December 15th at Detroit is the Game of the Year

[wjag]

Detroit has lost two key pieces on their Defense.  Hutchinson (season) and Anzalone (6-8 weeks).  Plus they have to play one more game than Buffalo before they meet.  Although they have a 10 day breaks between their game and Buffalo.  

[Mat68]

Game of year will be in January.  I think it will be a very good game.  Win or lose wont affect much imo.  I think Buffalo is equipped to handle Detroit.  Have the offense to give them fits.  Have the back half to give Geoff problems. 

[TheFunPolice]

It's going to be EPIC!

 

Hopefully we'll be healthy. 

 

It's a real bummer for them that Huchinson was injured

[bigK14094]

Ford Field is a nice venue.  tough out for the Bills though.  Still, a relatively even match for heavyweights.

[Royale with Cheese]

Super Bowl preview.

[Kelly to Allen]

Lions are a really good team, very physical and good balance.

 

Buffalo is a great team with a great QB...

[cle23]

1 hour ago, Kelly to Allen said:

Lions are a really good team, very physical and good balance.

 

Buffalo is a great team with a great QB...

 

The Lions aren't just a good team, they're the best team in the NFL right now.  Goff isn't Allen, but Detroit's weapons are better.  

[Gregg]

Is their anyone in the NFC who could stop them from getting to the Super Bowl. Eagles have won 6 in a row. Green Bay, Minnesota? Divisional rivalry games are usually close since the teams know each other well. Maybe if SF gets healthy then they have a roster to do it, but it does feel like the Lions will represent the NFC in Feb unless injuries derail their season.

Edited yesterday at 06:38 PM by Gregg

[JP51]

11 hours ago, BigDingus said:

If we beat the Lions, it'll change all my expectations of this season.

 

Despite being 9-2, I still can't quite accept that they're genuine SB contenders. Call it being a lifetime Bills fan, always waiting for the other shoe to drop, but I've mainly been hoping to see Allen win an MVP & beat KC in the playoffs.

 

Super Bowl hasn't been something I truly thought was possible this season, but a win over the Lions & the Chiefs would certainly change that.

I am with you, I dont wanna talk 1a or 1b or power rankings... just get to the playoffs healthy and lets talk. 

[Alphadawg7]

To beat the Lions we are going to need to win in the trenches

 

 

[Steptide]

This is one game that I honestly don't care if we lose. I mean, yes if we have the chance to be the one seed, then try and win, but if we have the division locked up by then and we're trying to get to the post season healthy, then whatever. Also, Goff is prone to mistakes, so I can see the bills winning this one, but on paper this is probably our toughest remaining game 

[djp14150]

13 hours ago, Mikie2times said:

As many of you recall, we met last on Thanksgiving day, 2022. We won that game by the slimmest of margins 28-25 with Allen going nearly the length of the field in seconds to set up a game winning field goal. Detroit had us on the ropes in that game. We were totally off balance on defense often seeing Detroit run the ball on third down regardless of  distance. They went 3 for 3 that day on 4th down conversions. It had that "escape" feel when it was over. It likely only went that direction as a result of Detroit getting too conservative at the very end, opting for a field goal in 4th and short vs going for it with a first down likely ending the game. 

 

Since that game the collective record of the two teams is 55-18. Detroit has a 1.5 game edge on us since then. We will be facing elite coaching, excellent power run game and rightfully, the current Super Bowl favorite. We will have aspirations of the #1 seed on the line as Detroit is far and away the hardest game left on our schedule. Detroit is also becoming a rather difficult place to play. It's pretty simple to me, if we really want to know how this team stacks up for a potential Super Bowl run you will know after that game. They can throw haymaker and have balance like the Colts, Bengals, Titans, and Ravens in the past, teams that were able to knock us out when so few can. They're very hard nose. Houston just beat the living crap out of them and they found a way. 

 

As all this relates to the timing of the KC game, well, massive win, clearly. They either round into playoff form, at which point I will have a hard time drawing any conclusions from it or they won't, at which point we have bigger fish to fry. Detroit being the biggest if we can eventually make it that far. I just don't see anybody in the NFC pushing them. Another side note, being from that area, a Detroit & Buffalo Super Bowl would be epic. I also imagine it would be a massive ratings draw. Already getting chills for this one. 

 

the dealine to move it Monday passed yesterday.

 

thry coukd move this to nbc/ Sunday night

 

problrm is it’s not solo. Thry have to west coast games scheduled on cbs.

 

the s7nday night is gb at seattle which they could flex out.

 

this is also a dual DH week with Pitt- PHL on Fox.

 

option 1

 

pitt-PHL goes to nbc

cbs goes solo

4 west coast games on Fox at 425

they shift a few 1 pm Fox to cbs 

they could shift bills to fox and other late ones to cbs.

 

option 2

they could have one of bills- lions or Steelers-eagles fly solo at 1 pm, then  other games moved to 425

 

option 3 

they just move bills game to nbc and give cbs the gb-sea. Will cbs let this happen.  
 

cbs top crew did the chiefs and would do they bills- lions game. I don’t see them doing others this season 

 

if try flipped sf-bills to cbs they would get the bills again. 
 

week 15
 

CBS 1 pm. Kc-CLE, balt- giants, Mia- hou, 

fox 1 pm  Cincy- tenn, wash- saints, Dallas- Carolina, jets- jags

 

cbs 425  bills-lions, colts- broncos, pats- raiders

fox 425 bucs-chargers, Steelers-eagles

 

nbc packers- Seahawks 

 

 

 

 

[DapperCam]

I think the Lions will run all game, and make the Bills prove that they can stop it. That is what Reid should have done. If the Bills offense shows up I think we will win. Should be a close and good game though.

[90sBills]

35 minutes ago, Gregg said:

Is the anyone in the NFC who could stop them from getting to the Super Bowl. Eagles have won 6 in a row. Green Bay, Minnesota? Divisional rivalry games are usually close since the teams know each other well. Maybe if SF gets healthy then they have a roster to do it, but it does feel like the Lions will represent the NFC in Feb unless injuries derail their season.

Real life isn’t a video game. Human beings tend to get in their own way sometimes. What looks like a can’t lose team could shrivel up under pressure. Dan Campbell might stop them from reaching their potential. 

[djp14150]

40 minutes ago, Gregg said:

Is the anyone in the NFC who could stop them from getting to the Super Bowl. Eagles have won 6 in a row. Green Bay, Minnesota? Divisional rivalry games are usually close since the teams know each other well. Maybe if SF gets healthy then they have a roster to do it, but it does feel like the Lions will represent the NFC in Feb unless injuries derail their season.

healthy teams thst can beat the lions…

 

TB beat them earlier in season

Rams gave them a scare early in the season

 Vikings

packers

seattle has regularly faced thrm like 4 of the ladt 5 years 

week 17 at 49ers

Eagles can beat them

One score win over AZ

 

[90sBills]

11 hours ago, BigDingus said:

If we beat the Lions, it'll change all my expectations of this season.

 

Despite being 9-2, I still can't quite accept that they're genuine SB contenders. Call it being a lifetime Bills fan, always waiting for the other shoe to drop, but I've mainly been hoping to see Allen win an MVP & beat KC in the playoffs.

 

Super Bowl hasn't been something I truly thought was possible this season, but a win over the Lions & the Chiefs would certainly change that.

Bills are definitely SB contenders. They can beat anybody in the AFC. Whether they will in the biggest moments remains to be seen.

 

Allen is also a lock for MVP unless something crazy happens the last 6 games. He’s earned it. 

[Kelly to Allen]

2 hours ago, cle23 said:

 

The Lions aren't just a good team, they're the best team in the NFL right now.  Goff isn't Allen, but Detroit's weapons are better.  

No, they're not. 

 

They've a slightly better oline, although their interior is slightly overrated. The RB room is similar, Kincaid and Laporta are similar but Kincaid has more elite skills. Knox is better than any of the lions other tes. Shakir is a faster version of amon ra. Buffalo has better wrs outside that. 

 

Buffalo has a much greater QB who doesn't need a powerful running game to still be great. That has been proven over the years ad nauseum and was proven yet again vs the second best team in the NFL with the chiefs... Buffalo has better edges and can get an organic pass rush. The lions can't without hutch. Buffalo lbs are better especially with Milano back and anzalone hurt. CBS are even but Benford is the best right now and Douglas/ Elam have more experience. Lions have better safety talent 

 

 

Edited 22 hours ago by Kelly to Allen

[Alphadawg7]

1 hour ago, 90sBills said:

Bills are definitely SB contenders. They can beat anybody in the AFC. Whether they will in the biggest moments remains to be seen.

 

Allen is also a lock for MVP unless something crazy happens the last 6 games. He’s earned it. 

 

I agree, we are certainly SB contenders...but Allen is far from a "lock" for MVP.  He is, and should be, the betting favorite and front runner right now, but its a narrow lead.  But any hiccup and he will fall back behind again on any given week.  

[shane nelson]

6 hours ago, bills742 said:

I believe this is a CBS protected game so it can't be flexed.

I read somewhere that they dont like to move 4:15pm games that are already big draws.  Its still considered the golden hour, just like last weekend.  While Phiily Steelers is a big draw, its not as big as Bills/Lions 

[Kelly to Allen]

4 hours ago, wjag said:

Detroit has lost two key pieces on their Defense.  Hutchinson (season) and Anzalone (6-8 weeks).  Plus they have to play one more game than Buffalo before they meet.  Although they have a 10 day breaks between their game and Buffalo.  

Their starting CB Davis has a broken hand too