The mighty Bills from Buffalo will take the AFC this year.
For two decades I watched people say the Patriots window was closed, that their time was dwindling, that it was all over… seemingly every time those predictions happened, the Patriots went and won another Super Bowl.
A lot of doom talk simply because we lost to the Bengals in the playoffs. Let us not forget that the Bills watched their brother DIE on the field just a few weeks prior. Their heart was simply not in it. If it had been, the Bills would have captured the AFC last year.
The Bills have won 2 of their last 3 in Arrowhead and they’re ready to make it 3 of the last 4.
Bills Mafia’s setting themselves up for massive disappointment yet again. Every year is like Groundhog Day, and the result will be too.
No intelligent fan would want any part of Arrowhead in January, vs a rested Chiefs team with an upgrade at LT and Hollywood Brown (possibly even Watson).
The only question is whether the Bills make it there. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BossChief:
I can’t wait for the annual “Josh Allen’s soul just left his body” stare after another playoff loss to KC.
In a weird way, I think 13 seconds was a blessing to him. He was always going to be Phil to Mahomes' Tiger, only I don't know if Allen will ever win a ring. And if that's the case, you may as well be numb to most of the failures that are going to bounce you from making the playoffs. I think 13 seconds made him permanently numb and he doesn't feel pain like a normal person would had he not gone through it.
He got the most gut-wrenching way to lose right out of the way early in his career. I don't think anything else will ever come close to having victory just about fully wrapped up and secured like that only to watch it dwindle away and being completely powerless to stop it from happening.
He even got a wide right Bills special last year and was like, "Yeah, it sucks. But I guess I'll just do it all over again and see if the results are any different."
But when I see people say they think the Bills “bounce back” and then Predict something like 27-22 Bills, I realize they’re not looking at how the Bills’ most likely path to a win works.
The Bills can win a shootout. I can’t see them winning a lower-scoring game.
Well, so far the Buffalo defense is completely shutting down the Detroit offense after 2 drives. The Detroit OL is getting whipped badly in both the run game and pass protection. Detroit needs to wake up or this will be a blowout. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DRM08:
Well, so far the Buffalo defense is completely shutting down the Detroit offense after 2 drives. The Detroit OL is getting whipped badly in both the run game and pass protection. Detroit needs to wake up or this will be a blowout.
It’s rare for emotion to carry a unit through an entire game at this level of competition.
The Bills are fired up. Matchup is still the matchup. [Reply]
This Buffalo team gonna get knocked out in playoffs due to their defense.
Gave up 450 yards last week, 520 yards this week.
All it will take is a cold weather game in January where Josh can’t be Super Josh, their advantage nullified, and someone’s gonna get them, be it us, Pittsburgh or Baltimore. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin:
This Buffalo team gonna get knocked out in playoffs due to their defense.
Gave up 450 yards last week, 520 yards this week.
All it will take is a cold weather game in January where Josh can’t be Super Josh, their advantage nullified, and someone’s gonna get them, be it us, Pittsburgh or Baltimore.
Yeah, I don't think it's that simple. Their offense is more than capable to compensate for their defense. [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
It’s rare for emotion to carry a unit through an entire game at this level of competition.
The Bills are fired up. Matchup is still the matchup.
Good call. Detroit scored 42, but a slow start (14-0 and 35-14) killed the Lions. Gave Buffalo enough of an advantage to squeak by with the shootout victory. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TEX:
Yeah, I don't think it's that simple. Their offense is more than capable to compensate for their defense.
LA showed otherwise. And if a team chews up the clock then what? Also the Rams defense was never good and the Detroit defense is banged up and got diced up by Jordan Love the other day. So context matters. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TEX:
Yeah, I don't think it's that simple. Their offense is more than capable to compensate for their defense.
Yeah, but they’ll find themselves in a slug fest eventually. Or find themselves down multiple scores. Do they trust that defense to get a key stop when they need it?
Also, Bass will probably have to win a walk off at some point. Teams rarely just roll through the playoffs. [Reply]
