Bye Week - Which Game to Watch?

[Warcodered]

1 hour ago, 90sBills said:

Bills exposed KC so it might happen. 

After losing to the Bills I think that means they are now retroactively terrible.

[Success]

I want to watch the Pats & Drake Maye. The hype has been off the charts - I've gotta see if there is any there there.

 

[klos63]

1 hour ago, 90sBills said:

Bills exposed KC so it might happen. 

What did we expose?

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

Lions colts could be intriguing.  Rooting for a dolphins loss is always good too lol 

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Building a wall mirror in the shop...

[billsfan5121]

I feel I’m in the minority but I’m rooting for Miami. I’d rather them sneak into the 7th seed than Cincinnati. 

[notwoz]

Since the home team in my area, the Commanders, are playing at 1 p.m., I'll probably take the opportunity to do some grocery shopping at Wegmans.

[RunTheBall]

48 minutes ago, Kelly to Allen said:

KC will most likely blow out the Panthers. It's not uncommon tho for a team that is way better to lose the next week vs an inferior team if they just came off a huge emotional big game. It's very very common. 

 

This is 100% BS just like the whole trap game hoax. It’s fan and media talking head drivel used to drive narratives for games. If it’s so common, show me the data.

 

 

[Kelly to Allen]

43 minutes ago, Success said:

 

We were really dominating that game up until the fumble.  You could see the entire team deflate after that fumble - it was just "here we go again," and they never recovered.

 

I think if Norwood's kick was good and we win that one (and I'm not blaming Norwood), we probably win 3 out of the 4.  It became a psychological hurdle.  I remember one Bills player saying 'we don't want to be Denver" before the 2nd SB, and unfortunately, we actually surpassed that. No one thinks of Denver's futility now.  We are the standard bearer.

 

Josh will change the course of that narrative. I'm sure of it.

 

 

58 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said:

 

7 minutes ago, RunTheBall said:

This is 100% BS just like the whole trap game hoax. It’s fan and media talking head drivel used to drive narratives for games. If it’s so common, show me the data.

 

 

 

 

Off the top of my head we blew out KC in 21 and lost the very next week to the Titans.

 

I remember against Miami in 99. We won a huge game 23-3 and Miami was 7-1. We lost the next week to the ray Lucas jets.

 

In 2011 after finally beating the Patriots in an incredible comeback we lost vs the Bengals 

 

I still have no clue how KC lost to the O'Connell raiders last year and buffalo lost 9-6 the jags in 21. That seems literally impossible in this universe but it happened 

 

Trap games are a real thing because psychology is part of sports 

 

Momentum is also a psychological part of sports 

Edited 3 hours ago by Kelly to Allen

[RunTheBall]

2 minutes ago, Kelly to Allen said:

 

 

 

 

Off the top of my head we blew out KC in 21 and lost the very next week to the Titans.

 

I remember against Miami in 99. We won a huge game 23-3 and Miami was 7-1. We lost the next week to the ray Lucas jets.

 

In 2011 after finally beating the Patriots in an incredible comeback we lost vs the Giants. 

 

I still have no clue how KC lost to the O'Connell raiders last year and buffalo lost 9-6 the jags in 21. That seems literally impossible in this universe but it happened 

 

Trap games are a real thing because psychology is part of sports 

Your anecdotal memories are not data. Trap games have already been proven to be a hoax

 

https://harvardsportsanalysis.org/2012/11/debunking-the-trap-game-and-letdown-game-myths/

 

Same thing with “let down games”. It’s in your head.

[90sBills]

46 minutes ago, klos63 said:

What did we expose?

That any NFL can lose games. 

[gonzo1105]

Probably going to watch Lions @ Colts in the 1 PM window and watch Arizona/Seattle in the 4 PM window.

[zow2]

46 minutes ago, klos63 said:

What did we expose?

 

I think it’s more psychological.  Until someone beat the champs, no one had seen it. Now the aura surrounding them is down.  I’m sure KC will beat Carolina,  but the Raiders, Chargers, Broncos, Steelers, Texans, Browns will all give them a serious obattle. 

[Kelly to Allen]

12 minutes ago, RunTheBall said:

Your anecdotal memories are not data. Trap games have already been proven to be a hoax

 

https://harvardsportsanalysis.org/2012/11/debunking-the-trap-game-and-letdown-game-myths/

 

Same thing with “let down games”. It’s in your head.

His whole premise is flawed ( Aaron shatz). The data won't show up if looking for a trap game because it's rare by its own definition. That's why it's a trap game lol. What a stupid study 😭 

 

The question is why would such an inferior team beat a much better team other than random bounces of the ball.

 

Weather and human psychology would be the only answer. 

 

Duh lol

Edited 3 hours ago by Kelly to Allen

[hondo in seattle]

I'm thinking of skipping football entirely this weekend and instead taking my dog mountain biking or for a walk on the beach.  Or meditating at a Zen monastery in the mountains.

 

It may be sacrilege to say this here, but there's more to life than football. 

 

At least on a non-Bills weekend.  

[dwight in philly]

1 hour ago, klos63 said:

What did we expose?

IMHO, That they have an "O"Line   problem, that was manifested in the game..  Hence the Chief's signed LT Humphries.

Edited 3 hours ago by dwight in philly

[CircleTheWagons99]

Redzone

[Talley56]

49ers/Packers might have been more interesting if it wasn't for some key Niner injuries.  Ravens/Chargers could be intriguing.  If the Bills don't end up catching KC for the 1 seed, they could be playing one of these two teams in the WC round.

[HappyDays]

Watch every Bills TD so far:

 

 

[Steptide]

2 hours ago, Success said:

I want to watch the Pats & Drake Maye. The hype has been off the charts - I've gotta see if there is any there there.

 

He's pretty good. But time will tell. They were crowning Mac Jones the year he got the Pats to the playoffs and that didn't turn out so well