Broncos at Bills Sunday 1pm (confirmed)

[billykay]

1 hour ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

It's Colorado.  The players, for the most part are acclimated to cold weather.

The only thing in question weather wise is Bo Nix, but he played well in Denver yesterday in 30 degrees.

Bo Nix is the real deal. He played in Oregon so i guess he is ok with the cold weather.

[mannc]

3 minutes ago, billykay said:

Bo Nix is the real deal. He played in Oregon so i guess he is ok with the cold weather.

I’m pretty sure Nix never played a game below 45 degrees while at U of O…

[kitchen sink]

17 hours ago, 17islongenough said:

1 million dollars?

 Aim low miss low. 

I guess 100 billion dollars 🤣

[notpolian]

On defense, get them in third and long and disguise the coverage for the rookie QB.  Get them in 3 and out mode, which they excel at sometimes.

 

On offense, make them pay for playing man to man.  Isolate a WR on the opposite side of Surtain.  Crossing stuff and rubs.  Get Cook or especially Johnson on a LB and make them pay. Allen can run if everyone is looking at their coverage.  Get a blocker on Bonitto for passing downs.

 

If we can get a lead Nix should deliver the turnovers.

[mjt328]

5 hours ago, zow2 said:

They are talking about on ESPN how Denver is a really tough draw for Buffalo, and that Surtain will shut down half the field and man to man coverage will cause the Bills fits.

 

Burrow just went 39 for 49, 412 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs

 

The week earlier Herbert went 23 for 31, 284 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

 

So to me that all does not compute to being this impossible defense to move the ball against.  I understand they are a ball hawking D,  that might be the bigger concern.

 

 

 

I'm sure Surtain will shut-down the guy he's across from, but not half the field.

The beauty of the Bills passing attack, is that it doesn't rely on production from one guy.  If they want to put Surtain on Amari Cooper and take him out of the game, then fine.  The Bills will be just as content throwing to Keon Coleman, Mack Hollins, Khalil Shakir, Dalton Kincaid, Dawson Knox or one of the running backs.

 

Maybe I'm crazy, but I think Denver was an ideal draw for the Wild Card.  

I would ALWAYS rather have Josh Allen go against a top defense, than end up in a shootout with another elite quarterback.  I'm pretty confident we can put-up 25-30 points against even the best defensive units in the league, which should be enough to beat a rookie QB in his first playoff start.  Shootouts have the potential to become another Rams situation, where neither team can really get a stop and it comes down to 1-2 plays at the end.

 

[wjag]

1 hour ago, wjag said:

If the playoffs hold to form, seeding wise, Buffalo will face 3 straight running capable QBs:

 

1. Bo Nix

2. Lamar Jackson

3. Patrick Mahommes.

 

Lane integrity is gonna be a must.

 

One other thought I had on the draw.  Playing against 3 SB winning coaches too.

[The Frankish Reich]

1 hour ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

Buffalo winter weather is worse than Colorado.  It's typically dry and sunny here in Colorado.

The altitude makes the sun warm thing up quite well.  One of the reasons I love it here.

 

I'm banking on Bo Nix having the cold, wind, humidity, clouds and of course most importantly, the atmosphere of Highmark get him off his game.

As a fellow Colorado Bills fan ... well said.

[SoonerBillsFan]

The only concern I have is their Defense leads the league in sacks AND does a great job of containing QB's in the pocket.

 

They keep Allen from rolling right,we might have issues.

[YattaOkasan]

26 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

the flip side of that is that had they lost to the cardinals, dolphins and colts they would have had winning records.

 

none of that matters.  Teams can only play their schedule.  Everybody is 0-0 now.

Agree.  Also I think Dolphins with Tua are an above 0.500 team.  As you mentioned Cardinals are right there along with IND coincidentally.  We only played 6 teams with a winning record and went 3-3.  But going 4-0 against 8-9 teams (with an average diff of +10) make this stat seem very different.  Also all those losses are on the road.   

[Mango]

14 minutes ago, notpolian said:

On defense, get them in third and long and disguise the coverage for the rookie QB.  Get them in 3 and out mode, which they excel at sometimes.

 

On offense, make them pay for playing man to man.  Isolate a WR on the opposite side of Surtain.  Crossing stuff and rubs.  Get Cook or especially Johnson on a LB and make them pay. Allen can run if everyone is looking at their coverage.  Get a blocker on Bonitto for passing downs.

 

If we can get a lead Nix should deliver the turnovers.

 

It is playoff time baby. If there is a lane, take the leash off and let Allen rush 15 times for 150 yards if that is what it takes on Sunday. 

I think Allens success (or lack there of) in the run game will be the difference maker if Denver is hell bent on playing man. 

Edited Monday at 07:28 PM by Mango

[Gregg]

Apparently, Denver does struggle against good teams.

 

Joe Fortenbaugh's first bet: Buffalo Bills (-8.5) vs. Denver Broncos

Last week: Philadelphia Eagles 1H (-2.5) vs. New York Giants

This game is going to be ugly. Credit to Denver for an impressive campaign, but dive into the numbers and you'll see the Broncos went 1-7 with a minus-37 point differential against teams with a winning record this season, which obviously doesn't include their Week 18 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs backups. Denver's non-Week 18 wins came against clubs that combined to post a 48-88 record this season (.353), which isn't exactly the type of resume you look for when assessing which teams have a realistic chance of rolling into Buffalo in January and hanging tight with Josh Allen and the Bills.

[Logic]

27 minutes ago, Jauronimo said:

*Woe*, is you. 

You're obviously right.

I still kind of prefer my version.
 

[CincyBillsFan]

5 hours ago, zow2 said:

They are talking about on ESPN how Denver is a really tough draw for Buffalo, and that Surtain will shut down half the field and man to man coverage will cause the Bills fits.

 

Burrow just went 39 for 49, 412 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs

 

The week earlier Herbert went 23 for 31, 284 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

 

So to me that all does not compute to being this impossible defense to move the ball against.  I understand they are a ball hawking D,  that might be the bigger concern.

 

 

It's wishful thinking on the part of the ESPN "experts".  As others have noted playing at home matching our strength against Denver's is not a bad matchup in the playoffs where everyone is at least a solid team. 

 

As for Surtain, I suspect he'll stick to Cooper and we'll Detroit Denver's butt.

 

Also, doesn't man coverage lead to some big QB runs?

 

 

[mjt328]

14 minutes ago, billykay said:

Bo Nix is the real deal. He played in Oregon so i guess he is ok with the cold weather.

 

I'll just say this.

If the Bills defense has trouble with Nix, then it's time to replace Sean McDermott and completely overhaul that side of the ball.  System, scheme and talent.  Burn it down and start from scratch.  You are never going into the postseason healthier than the Bills are right now.  No more BS excuses from the defense.

 

The path to the Super Bowl is going through Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, etc... and it will be that way for the rest of Josh Allen's career.  We can't hope to someday get lucky and avoid them in the postseason.  Every year is going to require us slowing down a combination of those QBs.  If this unit struggles against Nix while he's a rookie in his first playoff game... then God help us.  

 

[Neo]

3 hours ago, The Frankish Reich said:

A cell phone by the pool with drinks sounds like a truly horrible experience.

 

My experience pool side at resorts.   Ask a “gratuity guy”, tell a pool boy or bartender what you want first thing in the morning and give him $20 just to try.   Tell him there’s another $20 coming with success.

 

The willingness to try is huge.   The teamwork, or help of others, is huge.   Gratuity guys get it.

[CincyBillsFan]

5 hours ago, zow2 said:

They are talking about on ESPN how Denver is a really tough draw for Buffalo, and that Surtain will shut down half the field and man to man coverage will cause the Bills fits.

 

Burrow just went 39 for 49, 412 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs

 

The week earlier Herbert went 23 for 31, 284 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

 

So to me that all does not compute to being this impossible defense to move the ball against.  I understand they are a ball hawking D,  that might be the bigger concern.

 

 

Also while he did throw 3 INT's in the game, Cleveland's Winston lit the Bronco's D up in Denver to the tune of 500 yards passing and 4 TD's.

 

And let's not forget the Indy game, again in Denver, where the Bronco's could only manage 193 total yards of offense but the Colts had that embarrassing Taylor fumble when he dropped the ball 6 inches before cruising into the end zone to score a TD that would have put Indy up 20 - 7 late in the 3rd quarter.

 

BTW both these games were in the 2nd half of the season.

 

 

 

[CincyBillsFan]

1 hour ago, WNYFAN1 said:

And we won exactly 3 games this year against teams with winning records...

 

Both of these teams feasted on bad teams this year.

Yea but two of those wins came against the top seeds in each conference with a combined 30 - 3 record (I don't count KC's last game where they played their water boy).  After last nights result that 48 - 42 win at Detroit is looking very impressive.

 

The fact is that when the games mattered the Bills lost 3 games each to a division winner and on the road.

 

 

 

[ngbills]

24 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

The only concern I have is their Defense leads the league in sacks AND does a great job of containing QB's in the pocket.

 

They keep Allen from rolling right,we might have issues.

Lamar was held in check running the ball or maybe he didnt have to because he was 16-19 for 280 yds and 3 TD. Could be a good game to watch to see what BAL did. 

[Ya Digg?]

27 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

The only concern I have is their Defense leads the league in sacks AND does a great job of containing QB's in the pocket.

 

They keep Allen from rolling right,we might have issues.

It’s going to be next to impossible for them to create pressure, keep him from rolling out, AND keep coverage on everybody 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

14 hours ago, Coffeesforclosers said:

 

I trust Playoff Josh in Round 1.  His only really dud games were Division round vs. Cincinnati and Division Round vs. Baltimore. Even then dud is pretty relative for him.

We’ll except second half Texans