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I'm trying to decide which is more likely what Toney was thinking: "Hey Creed, what are you doing back here with the receivers?" or "Uhm, Von, do you mind? You're blocking my view of the ball!"

Yeah, the tip of the ball is literally on the right hash mark, and Toney's foot is lined up two feet to the left of - but definitely not behind - the left hash mark. How he didn't realize that he was that far forward, I can't imagine.

I get Mahomes' frustration at the end of the game. A very rare penalty likely cost them the game. But hadn't he or Andy seen a replay before they got to podium? Didn't he think, "damn, I didn't realize that he was that offsides!" The neutral zone is 11" or so, and his foot and helmet were in line with the Bills' end of the ball. He's further down field than his center!

I believe that charges could still be brought if there is sufficient evidence of assault (bruises on her neck, any other eyewitnesses/video, etc.) However, with her recanting, exactly what happened here would happen it court. When there's two possible conflicting explanations, that's the definition of reasonable doubt, which favors the defense.

Fixed. He tries not to be beat on one play, but gives up big chunks over and over.

Daboll was offered an NFL head coaching job. Not much to wonder about there.

And Gabe ... but mostly McDermott. 🤪

Interception opportunities, especially those that have a chance of being returned, being what they are, I could see DaRond Bland setting the career pick-6 record (currently 12) or never having another one in his career. Still, his single-season record (5) in just 11 games is very impressive, especially for an elevated nickelback.

Is "Billsy" in Webster's yet?

Dang ... CJ Stroud ... 30/42, 470 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT, 147.8 Rating Not bad ... for a rookie

Never gotten into how the NFL cap works, but do they not get any relief for three players going out for the season? If not, the system is messed up.

My thoughts: 1) Please, please, please don't let Milano's injury be season-ending. 2) Offense took way too long to get over their jetlag. 3) Depleted D got worked, but Epenesa and a few others took the ball away enough to keep it close. 4) Ref's help or not, still waaaaay too many penalties. 5) That 2-point conversion went from looking like a walk-in to being shot down fast. Too soft of a throw and nothing doing after the catch. 6) What was Gabe Davis doing on that onside kick? It looked like he was in the best spot to make a play, but wasn't watching the ball at all (flew by low and facing backwards.) 7) Ugh, that last play ...

That's what it was when I wrote it, but they started well before that. If I remember, they were down 21 with over 10 minutes left, had three straight plays with big pickups, but never hurried up.

I'm surprised at how often Miami is letting the play clock run down below 10 after a run or a completion tackled in bounds. They're not showing any urgency to get back in it

First, I didn't say Kincaid was bad or a bust - I'm sure that he'll be very good (possibly great) - just that moving up for him doesn't look so good when you have LaPorta taken seven spots after their original pick. They could be equally good, but 27+130 wouldn't be as good of a value as just 34. Second, it was a small-sample, offhand comment, not a definitive statement - "making a case ... " In four games, yeah, LaPorta has looked great: LaPorta - in 4 GP: 22 rec for 242 yds (avg. 11/rec) and a long of 45 Kincaid - in 3 GP: 11 rec for 72 yds (avg. 6.6/rec) and a long of 14 Usage is definitely a big part of it. I hope that Dalton is given a chance to show what he can do.

Sam LaPorta making the case that moving up for Kincaid was a bad decision. Maybe it's just the "(not) trusting your rookies" thing ...

Fixed that for you. One bad sack on Tua and next week could be a 4th. Not wishing/hoping for anyone to get hurt, but that will be the Fins' Achilles heel all season.

I feel like they did make adjustments against the run on defense. The defense played well and got a little better. Quite simply, they (just barely) lost because the offense (Josh, in particular) had four turnovers, which got successively worse: 1) INT 1 - Jets would have likely had better field position if Whitehead had knocked that passed down forcing 4th down. It was like a 3-and-out with a great punt. Shouldn't have hurt much, but they gave up an 83-yard run on the first play. 2) INT 2 - Almost the same, but came on 2nd and 13 in (long) field goal range, and was a touchback, so it was like they had stalled, maybe with a sack, and had a poor punt. 3) INT 3 - 3rd and 2 from their own 41, poor pass into double coverage, gave the Jets good field position. 4) Fumble - 1st and 10 from their own 25 with the ability to run down the clock on a successful game-winning drive, Allen mishandles the snap and then does the risky thing instead of making the safe play. Gives the Jets the ball with really short field and, at worst, a go-ahead field goal. Josh took chances that he didn't need to, especially after Rogers went down. Even given that, they still had the ball in OT ... then took a false start penalty, dropped a 14-yard pass, ran a 2-yard draw and then didn't covert a 13-yard reception (with a little bit of a hold.)

Billsiest loss in a while.

I think this ends on either Josh's 5th turnover or a Gabe Davis long bomb touchdown.

Mahomes is a bust. Careless, inaccurate, interception machine ... 🤪

Neither. Ketchup (maybe a dash of mayo mixed in) or BBQ sauce. Blue cheese knows better than to even be on the same table with me 🤮

I see no good reason not to wear one. Add to the list of things already mentioned that it can let you maintain some level of control over your vehicle in an accident. It doesn't matter how good of a driver the driver of your vehicle is, there are plenty of terrible drivers out there to hit your vehicle. I can tell you that when hit, being held in the driver seat can be the difference between just missing a third vehicle or slamming into it. I'd love to start a similar thread about headlights. Mine are on, not just DTRLs, all of the time. And it's not just so I can see, but also because it can help others see me, especially when it's gray and rainy. This is why most DTRLs are silly, since they have nothing on in the back. I digress ...

And what percentage of first-round QBs are drafted into bad situation, taken too high because "we have to have a quarterback" or both? Bad teams tend to pick earlier. Some may be bad just because they're missing a good quarterback, but many are where they belong because of how they're run. A (potentially) good QB can be ruined by a bad situation.

Strangely, I paid for AHLTV last year, but not this year, yet I was able to watch Game 5 without signing up for anything. I'll have to go back to see if there was some sort of auto-renewal.