Wow that game sucked

[ExiledInIllinois]

FWIW... In the 64 year history of the Bills, that was the 17th greatest comeback... Though, tied with 11 other games.

 

Chew on those numbers Chicken Littles!

 

😆🤣

 

485-508-8 = 1,001 games played

 

[JGMcD2]

14 hours ago, DrPJax said:

Amen!   Horrible game from a team that plays down to bad teams.  Human nature I guess.   Classic Mcd team against bad teams.  This is why he is hard to fathom winning a Lombardi.  They always tend to let down along the way , while KC Looks like they are improving.  Merry Christmas tho.  Not good for one’s mental health to ever question things after a win , even tho we’ve never won the one a coach is hired to win!  lol.  

[Chaos]

4 hours ago, Casey D said:

To the surprise of all, turns out the Bills are human beings too.  After two amazing road games on the road, the team came back to earth and played a mediocre game against a mundane team.  I mean after all the fanfare and drama of the Lions game, how could most anyone get up for a game against a 3-11 Pats team on a cold cold night.  So they did not have their A game-- but they won with their C game.  That I submit, is the mark of a champion, not a sign of weakness.  That is why KC remains so formidable as they win when they should not.  If the Bills are developing that DNA, then we have a chance to topple KC.  So, I view yesterday as an overall positive and a sign of growth.  Happy Holidays!!!

They went 1-1 in the amazing road games on the back of one guy. He came down to earth.  The others had never left 

[Casey D]

27 minutes ago, Chaos said:

They went 1-1 in the amazing road games on the back of one guy. He came down to earth.  The others had never left 

It's a team sport, sport. That's why the Bills are so good, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.  And Allen leads in that regard.

[Chaos]

40 minutes ago, Casey D said:

It's a team sport, sport. That's why the Bills are so good, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.  And Allen leads in that regard.

No one said it was not a team sport. Pretending a defense that gave up 44 and 42 points “came down to earth “ is mentally deficient.  That is the point. 

[billsbackto81]

18 hours ago, Roundybout said:

I don’t think Shakir “forgot to catch,” that ball in the end zone was just a really good play by the DB. Yeah he should have had that other deep shot but it happens.

Shakir has a strange make up. 6ft 190

Great hands, real good speed.

 

Long upper body, short legs and short arms. His short legs give him a low center which is why he has great contact balance and looks like a pinball bouncing off tacklers. His short arms unfortunately limits his catch radius as it showed on yesterday's deep ball. 

[BillsfaninSB]

5 hours ago, Thurman#1 said:

 

 

"A lot" is a major exaggeration.

 

When the Bills are a big favorite they tend to win big, but it is true that a few times that does not happen and they don't play to expectations.

 

On the other hand, division games are often tougher than they look to be on the surface, and that's true around the league, not just in Western NY.

I don’t believe it is an exaggeration.  More than a “few times” since 2021 though.  At least these games listed below.  Can argue Steelers and Bucs but at the time it felt like a strong win going into the game. 
 

2021:  Steelers and Jags

 

2022: Jets x 2

 

2023:  Jets (game 1 when Rodger’s went down early), Patriots x 2, Giants, Buccaneers, Broncos and Chargers. 

2024: Jets, Patriots and ?

[JP51]

19 hours ago, VW82 said:

We went back to looking like the less physically imposing team. No one wins SBs like that. And we're sloppy. 

I agree, I am as is everyone happy we pulled that out... but we have bigger aspirations than beating the Pats at home... I think watching that game our ultimate goal was called into significant question with the most recent D performance... 

[Casey D]

1 hour ago, Chaos said:

No one said it was not a team sport. Pretending a defense that gave up 44 and 42 points “came down to earth “ is mentally deficient.  That is the point. 

Really good point. 🤔  The issue, however, was a drop in the emotional state of the team.  The team was on an emotional high.  Playing Pats hard to get emotionally revved up as a team-- and perhaps Allen in particular as well.  How well the defense played against Rams and Lions is a total aside and not relevant to the point at hand.  But being a MOTO, I get that the Bills defense was not great in the prior two games.  If you think no one else knew that, I don't know what to tell you.

[mjt328]

15 hours ago, Success said:

I hate being the spoiled guy who thinks the win was too ugly.

 

But man - I just wish we'd have better games against the Patriots in general.  It seems like we have some of our worst games against that team.  After the Brady years, I was definitely hoping for more.  It was a moral victory for them - which doesn't mean much in the scheme of things, but it's annoying nonetheless.

 

 

When you are a bad team, sometimes hanging with a contender for 4 quarters can feel like an accomplishment.

When your expectations are Super Bowl or bust, barely winning against one of the worst teams in the NFL is going to get fans worried/upset.

 

The reason I'm supposed to be optimistic about this year's playoffs being different is because the Chiefs are barely winning against bad/mediocre teams.  Which means they are vulnerable I guess.  But then I'm supposed to be happy when the Bills barely scrape by, because all that matters is winning.  No reason for alarm whatsoever.  

 

The defense allowed 40+ two weeks in a row.  And when they finally got a chance to right the ship against a rookie QB with zero weapons and a terrible O-Line, they were absolutely torn to shreds.  But don't worry.  It will totally look different against Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, etc. in a couple weeks.

 

[TBBills Fan]

We went down 14-0 early

 

Then we rallied and the rest of the game went 24-7 bills.  And that last 7 it took them 9 attempts from inside the 5 yard line...

 

The sky isn't falling

 

There's work to do, yes.  We went vanilla against an inferior opponent and still won...