Buffalo Bills Season's End: The Off-Seasons Starts Now

[DolanPlsGoSabres]

This! People bang on about how Allen isn’t good, can’t even make it to a Super Bowl … dude (and the rest of the team) has to go through the current dynasty to even get out of the Divisionals.
People bang on about how Allen and the Bills can’t beat the Chiefs in the playoffs. Yeah well neither can anybody else.

Cincy getting past them once (amazing 2nd half adjustments by Anarumo) really changed the narrative against Buffalo towards the worst.

 

[Cirris]

Do we win in Baltimore today ? Likely, right ?

No.

Because Buffalo's back Defensive 7 are so banged up, Baltimore would have picked them apart just like the Chiefs did.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Yeah but you figure there are 4 outcomes
1) what happened (best case)
2) PI (2nd best case)
3) arm punt (not ideal but livable)
4) incompletion (not ideal but livable)

All 4 outcomes are either great or livable and it shows you trust both your offense and your defense.

Edit to add: only negative is a 5th option, an offensive penalty.

I'd point out the Bills did this earlier in the year against the Giants...but Knox dropped the ball, so instead of going to victory formation we had to hang on for dear life that Taron wasn't going to be flagged two plays in a row...

 

[Zman5778]

McDermott knows how to shutdown Lamar. How healthy would Bernard, Benford, and Douglas have been???

Bernard's health really would have been the key as he's the one athletic enough to really spy Lamar.

My initial instinct....as it was last week.....is to say that we likely lose this week because our Lamar beaters are either still out (Milano) or not near 100% (Bernard). Lamar annihilates Dodson and/or Klein. He likely burns Williams as much or more than Williams stops Lamar.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

very interesting...

 

[Der Jaeger]

So unexpected! Better build our defense as strong as possible so this *checks notes* can happen to us for the fifth year in a row against an elite QB.

Show us which receivers the Chiefs drafted in the first round to make sure Mahomes had help……

#narratives

 

[DolanPlsGoSabres]

I'd point out the Bills did this earlier in the year against the Giants...but Knox dropped the ball, so instead of going to victory formation we had to hang on for dear life that Taron wasn't going to be flagged two plays in a row...

FWIW we had a FG there so it was victory formation or 8 pts with NYG ball at the 25....but Bass missed

 

[26CornerBlitz]

The 2023 Season Opener on TNF was
Lions at Chiefs. Super Bowl LVIII Runback???

 

[DolanPlsGoSabres]

The 2023 Season Opener on TNF was
Lions at Chiefs. Super Bowl LVIII Runback???

So you're telling me Chiefs will self-destruct through dropped passes, tipped balls for INTs and repeated false starts!

 

[Dirty Dog]

No.

Because Buffalo's back Defensive 7 are so banged up, Baltimore would have picked them apart just like the Chiefs did.

Who in the world would be picking them apart? Surely not Lamar?

 

[26CornerBlitz]

So you're telling me Chiefs will self-destruct through dropped passes, tipped balls for INTs and repeated false starts!

They will make sure Toney is inactive.

 

[Zman5778]

Who in the world would be picking them apart? Surely not Lamar?

Worse QBs than Lamar have performed well against us this year.

It's not unfathomable to think that given how hurt we were at the end of the year.....that we'd have difficulty stopping the Ravens' O. Especially given how healthy the Chiefs' D was.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Worse QBs than Lamar have performed well against us this year.

It's not unfathomable to think that given how hurt we were at the end of the year.....that we'd have difficulty stopping the Ravens' O. Especially given how healthy the Chiefs' D was.

Who was the last qb that performed well against us? Hurts in week 12?

Mahomes in the first half last week sure, but Mahomes is Mahomes

 

[Zman5778]

Who was the last qb that performed well against us? Hurts in week 12?

Mahomes in the first half last week sure, but Mahomes is Mahomes

Doesn't matter who the last QB was that performed well against our HEALTHY defense. Our D that would have played this week would not have been at full strength, especially where it matters against the Ravens -- up the middle.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Show us which receivers the Chiefs drafted in the first round to make sure Mahomes had help……

#narratives

It may not be 1st round...but they've spent 2 2nd rounders in recent years (Skyy Moore, Rashee Rice) and traded another day 2 pick for former 1st rounder Kadarius Toney. Obviously Moore and Toney busted, but Rice has become an essential piece of their run this postseason.

In other words, sure, it wasn't the 1st round, but they have invested draft capital in WR (even if the results is a mixed bag). It's not exactly like they've just punted on getting playmakers either.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

What a difference establishing the running game makes. 49ers have pretty much run out of time to do that.

 

[SundherDome]

It may not be 1st round...but they've spent 2 2nd rounders in recent years (Skyy Moore, Rashee Rice) and traded another day 2 pick for former 1st rounder Kadarius Toney. Obviously Moore and Toney busted, but Rice has become an essential piece of their run this postseason.

In other words, sure, it wasn't the 1st round, but they have invested draft capital in WR (even if the results is a mixed bag). It's not exactly like they've just punted on getting playmakers either.

I'm also fairly positive Mahomes would love throwing to Addison or Flowers I'm addition to Rice instead of Toney/MVS.

 

[Husko]

It may not be 1st round...but they've spent 2 2nd rounders in recent years (Skyy Moore, Rashee Rice) and traded another day 2 pick for former 1st rounder Kadarius Toney. Obviously Moore and Toney busted, but Rice has become an essential piece of their run this postseason.

In other words, sure, it wasn't the 1st round, but they have invested draft capital in WR (even if the results is a mixed bag). It's not exactly like they've just punted on getting playmakers either.

They also gave MVS a big contract and took a savvy flyer on Juju last year. Their problem is more missing a lot than lack of investment. And even so, they took enough shots that they landed some hits amongst the sour

 

[kirby11]

Think I would’ve kicked there if I were Detroit. Should be able to trust your kicker from 45 in good weather to re-establish the 3 score lead

 

[oldgoalie]

well that INT was nuts.

 

[Zman5778]

well that INT was nuts.

What INT?

 

[NotABadPeriod]

This game shifted completely on just 3 plays: missed 4th down by Detroit, this missed Lions INT bouncing to Aiyuk for 50 yards, and the Gibbs fumble.

 

[Zman5778]

The Lions are absolutely crumbling

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Reynolds is SF MVP this game, he dropped back to back highly watchable drive ending balls

 

[kirby11]

Purdy’s unlocked the secret to avoiding INTs on bad passes: Chuck the ball directly at the defender’s face mask