The Wiz Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Ok guys, I know the Miami Buffalo rivalry is back to the way it was in the old days but the pranks need to be taken down a notch. Quote
ALG1130 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 3 minutes ago, theAteam said: I've read that both Lamar and Harbaugh at least partially blame too much rust back in 2019 for their team coming into the playoffs flat and ultimately getting bounced prematurely. I expect starters to play at least some of the game. I really hope so. Play, build up a nice lead on The Steelers and then let the backups do the work!! Quote
Gregg Posted January 3 Posted January 3 5 minutes ago, Aimee75 said: If you are The Baltimore Ravens, how are you approaching this game against The Steelers? I am asking because I am seeing people say they would be foolish to "let The Bills in" and that they should tank, in hopes of Buffalo being eliminated. I personally think that could backfire because division games are always tough and you never know, especially if The Steelers get in. Do you think The Ravens care about The Bills being a potential threat or would they be more concerned about a pesky divisional rival, or do they just not care at all? Sorry for bringing this in this thread, but I didn't know where else to put it. I personally would feel a lot better going into this game Sunday night being in the playoffs already, especially if Josh is dinged up. Harbaugh is going to do what he thinks is best for his team. I doubt he is giving the Bills a second's thought. They probably will rest many starters, but they will play hard and try to win the game. Don't forget they hate the Steelers with a passion. So, I am sure they would love to ruin the Steelers season but not at the expense of hurting their team as they get ready for the playoffs. 3 Quote
MikePJ76 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 8 minutes ago, Aimee75 said: If you are The Baltimore Ravens, how are you approaching this game against The Steelers? I am asking because I am seeing people say they would be foolish to "let The Bills in" and that they should tank, in hopes of Buffalo being eliminated. I personally think that could backfire because division games are always tough and you never know, especially if The Steelers get in. Do you think The Ravens care about The Bills being a potential threat or would they be more concerned about a pesky divisional rival, or do they just not care at all? Sorry for bringing this in this thread, but I didn't know where else to put it. I personally would feel a lot better going into this game Sunday night being in the playoffs already, especially if Josh is dinged up. I bet the ravens have not even thought about the bills. Not once. The ravens can go all out and play everyone even the injured guys and beat pittsburgh and then Buffalo can beat Miami sunday night and Buffalo is still in. the flip side of that is the steelers are always pretty damn good against Baltimore. Pittsburgh already beat Baltimore once this year and they had a real problem covering pickens. So if you have Pittsburgh in your building, your arch rival and you can eliminate them....I imagine they want to do that. Especially since if Pittsburgh gets in as the 6 or 7 seed and they win in the wild card round which they can surely do....they would more than likely be heading back to baltimore, a familiar comfortable place for Pittsburugh. If I were a ravens fan knowing jackson's playoff history I would not want the 6 or 7 seed Steelers coming into my building in the division round. That seems like a recipe for a disaster for Baltimore. I have to go with my gut on this and think they are playing to win but they will do it in a smart fashion. Guys like kyle hamilton who are banged up will not play but I bet their offensive line and jackson will for at least a half and maybe 3 quarters. in a nutshell, if you can eliminate your arch rivals who already beat you once this year and get rid of the potential rematch in the division round I have to think they are trying to win this game. 1 2 Quote
wjag Posted January 3 Posted January 3 4 minutes ago, The Wiz said: Ok guys, I know the Miami Buffalo rivalry is back to the way it was in the old days but the pranks need to be taken down a notch. Damn. That sucks. How can you possible prepare for a game when the beds are burning.. 1 1 Quote
eball Posted January 3 Posted January 3 11 minutes ago, Aimee75 said: If you are The Baltimore Ravens, how are you approaching this game against The Steelers? I am asking because I am seeing people say they would be foolish to "let The Bills in" and that they should tank, in hopes of Buffalo being eliminated. I personally think that could backfire because division games are always tough and you never know, especially if The Steelers get in. Do you think The Ravens care about The Bills being a potential threat or would they be more concerned about a pesky divisional rival, or do they just not care at all? Sorry for bringing this in this thread, but I didn't know where else to put it. I personally would feel a lot better going into this game Sunday night being in the playoffs already, especially if Josh is dinged up. It's a reasonable question, but I don't think the Ravens will take essentially three weeks off before playing another meaningful game. The risk of losing your edge is too great. Besides, if you're Baltimore and you see what you just did to Miami do you really think Buffalo will lose to them anyway? It's a dangerous thing to screw around with your team in an effort to try and game the system. Sure, the rest of the AFC would prefer not to see the Bills but I don't think any coaches are making decisions on that basis. I'd bet if you ask coaches, most would prefer not to have a bye at all unless there are key players they are trying to get healthy. 1 Quote
YattaOkasan Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Dont know how to post injury report here but link is here:https://www.buffalobills.com/team/injury-report/ Floyd is DNP with Ribs/Rest, Von is on Vet rest (insert joke here) Josh was full with finger/shoulder Hyde limited with Neck Damar limited with shoulder 3 Quote
jletha Posted January 3 Posted January 3 6 minutes ago, Gregg said: Harbaugh is going to do what he thinks is best for his team. I doubt he is giving the Bills a second's thought. They probably will rest many starters, but they will play hard and try to win the game. Don't forget they hate the Steelers with a passion. So, I am sure they would love to ruin the Steelers season but not at the expense of hurting their team as they get ready for the playoffs. I think the biggest factor is: do they want to rest starters for 2 weeks? Aside from an injury, I dont think you want Lamar and the offense resting for that long. The last two games have been incredible for Lamar and the team. I think the starters play for a half at least. This same exact situation happened in 2019 and the players have talked about the fact that the rest screwed them up a bit. 1 1 Quote
Negan Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Saw Tyreek is still in a walking boot, per the picture at his house outside after the fire. 1 Quote
Gregg Posted January 3 Posted January 3 10 minutes ago, jletha said: I think the biggest factor is: do they want to rest starters for 2 weeks? Aside from an injury, I dont think you want Lamar and the offense resting for that long. The last two games have been incredible for Lamar and the team. I think the starters play for a half at least. This same exact situation happened in 2019 and the players have talked about the fact that the rest screwed them up a bit. You may be right. I don't know about a half, but I could see them treating it like a preseason game where the starters get a couple of series. Depends on what Harbaugh wants to do. Quote
Solomon Grundy Posted January 3 Posted January 3 2 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: As far as I'm concerned, this game is where McDermott loses me or not!! His coaching performances had me on the fence, but if these guys are not ready to play this week then I'm done!! This team NEEDS to play MISTAKE FREE football Sunday night 1 Quote
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted January 3 Posted January 3 41 minutes ago, Gman10 said: Correct me if Im wrong, but someone told me the Ravens rested some guys either last year or the year before and in that short time became rusty. I have a buddy who is a Ravens fan. Even in the blowout vs Miami they were down their top 4 CBs for a stretch. They will most certainly be resting players to some extent. The real question is how much. 1 Quote
BuffaloBillyG Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 5 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said: Ravens backups can still beat Pittsburgh. Sooner or later Mason Rudolph is going to play like Masin Rudolph. Christmas is over, time for Rudy to head back to the barn. 1 1 Quote
CaptnCoke11 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Just now, BuffaloBillyG said: Ravens backups can still beat Pittsburgh. Sooner or later Mason Rudolph is going to play like Masin Rudolph. Christmas is over, time for Rudy to head back to the barn. No they absolutely won’t beat Pittsburgh with their reserves. Bills need to win 1 Quote
boyst Posted January 3 Posted January 3 48 minutes ago, YattaOkasan said: Im not sure what this post is saying. There havent been 292 games this season as there are only 272 in the regular season that we are not done with. Are you saying the AFC versus NFC record is split? thats not correct as AFC is +12 by my count. So confused what you are trying to say wit these numbers. i used AI to tell me this 1 Quote
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