Steelers @ Bills. Monday, January 15th at 4:30pm.

[Pete]

6 hours ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

Did McDermott explain, or was he even asked, why Spector entered the game over Dorian Williams? If Dodson is a no go, would they again have Spector up as next man, or would a week off of prep allow for Williams to possibly slide into that role?

WGR said Spector is better at stopping the run,, and Williams is better at defending the pass.  The Bills were prioritizing stopping the run, hence Spector.  Spector was another, next man in, that had a great game!

[ALG1130]

I always want home field advantage, but why does our weather always do this to us for a game? It's been so mild so far, so of course it might be a slopfest for the game. I don't normally like resorting to this, but we might need to run Josh all game. Hopefully Cook and Lenny can get something going. Ugh.

[NI Bills Fan]

57 minutes ago, Aimee75 said:

I always want home field advantage, but why does our weather always do this to us for a game? It's been so mild so far, so of course it might be a slopfest for the game. I don't normally like resorting to this, but we might need to run Josh all game. Hopefully Cook and Lenny can get something going. Ugh.

 

I may be wrong, but wasn't the weather similar (to what is forecasted) for the Wild Card Patriots game 2 years ago?

 

Bills won 47-17 and Allen went 21-of-25 for 308 passing yards and five touchdown passes.

 

Edited January 9 by NI Bills Fan

[Bob Chandler's Hands]

13 minutes ago, NI Bills Fan said:

 

I may be wrong, but wasn't the weather similar (to what is forecasted) for the Wild Card Patriots game 2 years ago?

 

Bills won 47-17 and Allen went 21-of-25 for 308 passing yards and five touchdown passes.

 

That game was very cold, dry, little wind. 

This game will be somewhat cold, high wind, maybe some precipitation, per forecasts. 

 

[WhitewalkerInPhilly]

10 hours ago, chongli said:

 

 They do have a point with the last one, but it's harder than it sounds. A big reason why those numbers are there are because our pass D is so good. YPC is high but yards allowed is middle of the pack.

 

Yeah, you can run on the Bills. But are you prepared to settle for field goals and that one tackle for loss can soon your drive? 

Edited January 9 by WhitewalkerInPhilly

[Buffalo_Stampede]

Just had a thought. A lot of people here had Mason Rudolph ranked above Josh Allen in the draft.

 

 

[CSBill]

16 minutes ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:

 They do have a point with the last one, but it's harder than it sounds. A big reason why those numbers are there are because our pass D is so good.PC is high but yards allowed is middle of the pack.

 

Yeah, you can run on the Bills. But are you prepared to settle for field goals and that one tackle for loss can soon your drive? 

 

I bet Joseph is activated again for this game. Sit Von. He isn't good against the run and makes little difference in the pass rush these days.

[WhitewalkerInPhilly]

24 minutes ago, CSBill said:

 

I bet Joseph is activated again for this game. Sit Von. He isn't good against the run and makes little difference in the pass rush these days.

Honestly yes. I am not as critical of Von's play as some others (and the numbers make it highly likely he gets a full offseason to rehab to play for his contract) but yes, I firmly believe that the Bills are going to focus on shutting down the run. The highest yard total the Steelers had this year was 290 against the Bengals a few weeks ago. I believe in the ability to get coverage sacks. If we make the Steelers have to put their faith is Mason Rudolph chucking it, I feel good about our chances.

[zow2]

Pittsburgh has a couple solid WRs so if they have trouble passing in the wind that helps us.  It's not like the Steelers totally rely on running.

 

This is one of those playoff games the Bills just need to win and dominate in boring fashion (i.e. Dallas game).  This won't be a day for style points.  If they can get through Pittsburgh, the Bills could roll.  

 

I know as fans we expended so much mental energy thinking about making the playoffs, i can't imagine how the players feel.  It would be easy to come into this game, and not be as emotionally fired up as they were in Miami.  They have to think about the lessons from Cincinnati last January....and I see McD is even bringing up the preseason game vs Pittsburgh.  McD knows he needs to get these guys actually fired up and prepared to play at the level of intensity the Steelers will bring.

[Juice_32]

Not sure if it’s been discussed before, but with the pending weather forecast, I wonder if they ever considered building a dome?

[CSBill]

Another reason the Bills are hot and should be favored this week:

 

Buffalo is bound for the NFL playoffs—and a great real estate year

 

 

[Bob Jones]

7 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said:

I really believe that from here until the rest of the season, we will see the 2nd half of the Dolphins game performance from Josh Allen. SteAllen has found his GROOVE😎

No doubt that tens of millions of Bills fans all over the world are hoping and praying for this, because if it comes to fruition, a SB Victory is very probable. When he is "hot", the Bills offense is virtually unstoppable.

[PromoTheRobot]

8 hours ago, Big Turk said:

 

Pointless as we likely will have a localized weather event involved that they have no means or experience to even forecast.

 

Outside of NOAA/NWS Buffalo or Donn Paul, I wouldn't trust any of those other places for weather in these situations.

 

Heavy lake snow is likely for Saturday/Sunday and possibly into Monday. Probably measured in feet not inches.

 

I have to drive.

[Since1981]

Sloppy and bad weather is a bonus for the worse team. Keeps score down, closer and mistakes happen. Josh has shown an ability to throw a little bit and better than others in it. It’s funny because this board hates that our weather might have impact. 

[BobbyC81]

19 hours ago, TFBillsfan said:

Felt like everyone could finally take a deep breath and exhale after last nights W and what it meant. Now the Bills need to Carpe Diem and get it done.

 

Steelers will bring physicality to the game. Gotta match their physicality. Bills need to get out of the gates early and force Pitt out of their game plan. Gotta shut down their running game and get pressure on Mason.

 

Offensively, Bills need to take advantage of Pitts weaknesses at LB and secondary.  Run their offense and don’t give Pitt any points off of turnovers. Kick the ball in the end zone to eliminate any ST gaffes. Brady needs to do better at having a counter punch ready for the blitz. 
 

The table is set, now the Bills need to take care of business and get it done.

 

BillsMafia will be loud and out in full force.

 

LETS GO BUFFALO 🦬 

 

 

it’ll be Naji Harris up the middle.  The dude is a beast.  He’s hard enough to tackle without adding cold, wind and maybe snow to it.  The Bills probably wouldn’t do it, but I’d consider playing 3 LBs.

[PromoTheRobot]

1 minute ago, Since1981 said:

Sloppy and bad weather is a bonus for the worse team. Keeps score down, closer and mistakes happen. Josh has shown an ability to throw a little bit and better than others in it. It’s funny because this board hates that our weather might have impact. 

 

We don't like domes, right?

[Bookie Man]

18 hours ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

It really kind of did lol we were passing the ball into the wind without much issue late in that one to the point where I think even belichick was pretty shocked.  Not sure why we didn’t attempt it sooner. 

Remember that dime that Josh threw to Diggs that would have been a TD? Such an amazing throw that’s fallen through the cracks. 

[Toledo Bill]

18 minutes ago, BobbyC81 said:

it’ll be Naji Harris up the middle.  The dude is a beast.  He’s hard enough to tackle without adding cold, wind and maybe snow to it.  The Bills probably wouldn’t do it, but I’d consider playing 3 LBs.

Very happy that Jones is back. We are a different defense with him in there.

 

 

[boyst]

[Giuseppe Tognarelli]

1 hour ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Just had a thought. A lot of people here had Mason Rudolph ranked above Josh Allen in the draft.

 

 

I wanted us to draft a weapon in round 1 and Rudolph in round 2.