12/22/24 GAMEDAY Week 15 Bills vs Patriots* Post GameThread

[Doc Brown]

2 hours ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

I don't get this irrational fear about the Bengals and how fans think they are a shoo-in for the 7th seed.

The Bengals can beat the Broncos next week and still have only a 4% chance if the Colts and Dolphins also win.

Were you alive 23 months ago?  Seriously though, they're the only team at least in the AFC that has an elite QB and two elite WR's in the NFL.  Their defense, as poor as its been this year, traditionally rises up in the playoffs.  If I had an order of preferred teams still in it from first to last it would be Colts, Broncos, Steelers, Dolphins, Chargers, Bengals, Ravens.

[Dan Darragh]

5 hours ago, DaVinci said:

Throw those red jerseys and white pants in the garbage and burn them!

I hate the red unis as much as anyone but I have to mention that the Bills are 9-2 wearing the red jerseys.  Undefeated since 2019.

[Doc Brown]

1 minute ago, Dan Darragh said:

I hate the red unis as much as anyone but I have to mention that the Bills are 9-2 wearing the red jerseys.  Undefeated since 2019.

I gave up believing in superstitions long ago.  If I start believing in them now the Bills won't win another game this season.

[Dan Darragh]

4 hours ago, Bob in STL said:

We won and I hate the Pats*.  I always have since the days of Gino Capaletti, Babe Parelli, and Jim Nance.  

Fun fact: Babe Parilli was backup QB to Namath on the '69 Jets.  He has more rings than Jim Kelly.

 

Amazing how great Jim Nance has been in his second career as a play-by-play man.  THAT'S A JOKE, YOU TROLLS.

Edited 5 hours ago by Dan Darragh

[Dan Darragh]

How many times did the announcers mention Alex Van Pelt without saying he was Buffalo's starting QB for 11 games

[UKBillFan]

1 hour ago, Doc Brown said:

Were you alive 23 months ago?  Seriously though, they're the only team at least in the AFC that has an elite QB and two elite WR's in the NFL.  Their defense, as poor as its been this year, traditionally rises up in the playoffs.  If I had an order of preferred teams still in it from first to last it would be Colts, Broncos, Steelers, Dolphins, Chargers, Bengals, Ravens.

 

I'd put the Broncos and Dolphins before the Colts. And would only want to face the Colts before the Steelers if the latter's defense is still decimated with injury. Taylor's run game could easily turn the game into a shootout.

[vincec]

Bills are trying to keep Mayo employed.

[BobbyC81]

8 hours ago, oldmanfan said:

Sometimes you just have to win ugly.  Better performance by the D second half.

I’m somewhat not surprised at this game. The Pats have given us trouble even when they haven’t been good.

 

If there’s still hope for the #1 seed going into the last game, it’ll be tough in Foxboro.

 

 

[Chandler#81]

I’ve heard it stated often on numerous channels that the Bills essentially wrapped up the 2nd seed by beating the Pats. While I don’t know what ‘essentially’ means in this context, if the Chiefs wrap up the 1 seed on Xmas, sit everyone who matters. Screw 14 win regular season and undefeated record at home and in the Division. We’ve failed enough times in the playoffs because of attrition to our roster, go away for a while. Enjoy your families.

[BobbyC81]

6 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said:

I’ve heard it stated often on numerous channels that the Bills essentially wrapped up the 2nd seed by beating the Pats. While I don’t know what ‘essentially’ means in this context, if the Chiefs wrap up the 1 seed on Xmas, sit everyone who matters. Screw 14 win regular season and undefeated record at home and in the Division. We’ve failed enough times in the playoffs because of attrition to our roster, go away for a while. Enjoy your families.

I was thinking the same thing. Instead of having a bye in the playoffs, let most of the starters sit that last game.

[entropyrules]

Like most Bills fans i thought the refs were especially egregious this game. Two plays stood out to me. The first was the holding call on Torrence; not only was it not a hold but it was not even close to where the play went. The second was the failure to throw a flag for face guarding on one of Allen's long passes (I just can't remember who the receiver was) when they threw a flag for the almost exact same thing on the Bills. Is face guarding still a penalty? Serious question-I haven't kept up with any of the rule changes.

[Bills!Win!]

Some of you forget how many ugly wins the patriots had against us during the drought. 
 

do you think their fans were mad after the McKelvin game?

 

Good teams know how to win bas games 

[Not at the table Karlos]

9 hours ago, DapperCam said:

Was it actually that cold? I think there was just a lot of snow. It was frigid out there today.

Patriots playoff game where the offense was pretty much perfect was colder than yesterday.

[Doc Brown]

1 hour ago, BobbyC81 said:

I’m somewhat not surprised at this game. The Pats have given us trouble even when they haven’t been good.

 

If there’s still hope for the #1 seed going into the last game, it’ll be tough in Foxboro.

 

 

I think it was more a natural let down after a pretty brutal four game stretch than it being the Patriots (especially facing a whole new coaching staff and QB compared to last year).  The Bills just seemed to lack the energy you usually see them play with and were kind of going through the motions.  I think we smoke them in at there place if we're lucky enough to have a shot at the 1 seed at that point.

[Ray Stonada]

The Bills called 13 straight passing plays after Cook’s long TD run. Ugh.

[BananaB]

I’m so sick of this defensive system. No way NE should come in and hold the ball for  about 15 of the first 17 minutes of play and score 2 TDs. The D is a problem, it’s always been a problem in big games and games like this makes you have zero confidence in the system and the player. I honestly don’t give a ***** about injuries, sick of that excuse for this unit. 

Edited 2 hours ago by BananaB

[Coffeesforclosers]

28 minutes ago, Ray Stonada said:

The Bills called 13 straight passing plays after Cook’s long TD run. Ugh.

 

Yeeaaahhhh...Joe Brady made some interesting decisions in this game. 

[stevewin]

6 hours ago, zow2 said:

 

Yes, Miami and Indy could also both win out against lesser teams.  The fins will have to show they can win in cold weather twice in order to do it 

The Tua/Miami can't win in cold weather thing is one of my favorite narratives ever.  I am 100% in on it being colder than 40 degrees for both those games and Miami dropping both

[UKBillFan]

39 minutes ago, Ray Stonada said:

The Bills called 13 straight passing plays after Cook’s long TD run. Ugh.

 

Yes. I don't know why they abandoned the run game so quickly. In Josh's defence, watching back without the emotion of the moment, he wasn't as bad as the passing game as it first appeared. Shakir and Cooper really dropped balls they should have had caught. But then, were throws and catches off due to the cold weather making it hard to handle the ball? And, if so, why wouldn't the run game be utilised? Brady has called so well over the past couple of games but yesterday was baffling. Though, as I say, if Shakir and Cooper had caught those balls would we be saying that?

[BRH]

1 hour ago, entropyrules said:

Like most Bills fans i thought the refs were especially egregious this game. Two plays stood out to me. The first was the holding call on Torrence; not only was it not a hold but it was not even close to where the play went. The second was the failure to throw a flag for face guarding on one of Allen's long passes (I just can't remember who the receiver was) when they threw a flag for the almost exact same thing on the Bills. Is face guarding still a penalty? Serious question-I haven't kept up with any of the rule changes.

 

I rewatched the condensed game afterward and realized that each of the Pats’ three TD drives was aided by one or more critical penalties, with the third drive being the most egregious example.  And each featured at least one play where the flag came in way late, after the play’s result was known.

 

This had all the feel of a Little League game where the ump shrinks the strike zone on the best pitchers and expands it for the best hitters.