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I read an AP article the day after the game and the focus wasn't so much how the Bills snatched victory from the jaws of defeat as it was the Raven just plain gave it away. We've seen the Bills give it away too many times. It doesn't bother me at all that they were on the other side of one of those games for a change.

Can wedding bells be far off?

Oh yeah, all the "alternate universe" scenarios are mind numbing. We should just take the W and never speak of this game again.

It worked out, but in an alternate universe where McClappy leaves the first extra point on the board and doesn't go for two, and continues to kick the PATs, the Bills would have been at 41 points without the field goal. But then the Bills would be in the opposite situation toward the end: Up by less than a field goal and in a position to kill the clock. Changes the dynamic of the game. It all worked out, but I thought that was awful game management to keep doubling down (literally) and going for the two-pointers. If they just moved on after the first unconverted 2-point attempt and kicked PATs thereafter, they would have been tied at the end and each team would be driving for a game winning FG. What happens then? I mean, we got the desired result, but if the Bills coaching staff had made "better" decisions after touchdowns they might have lost. They won by playing wrong.

TCU did something like that a couple years ago. Considering this is the first game of the season, I wouldn't be surprised if this was a drill they ran in preseason and was still relatively fresh on everyone's minds, so *they* knew what they were doing but no one else (fans, broadcasters) did. After mismanaging much of the game to that point (3 failed 2 point conversions in particular), I felt that the coaching was perfect at the end.

Never sleep on the Bills. (I was watching at the Bills Backers bar here and if I had a better waiter I would have missed it too. I was going to call for my check but he didn't come around for a while and that got me to stay until things got interesting at the end.) Even then...

Here's one for you: Josh Allen holds the record for the most total touchdowns (passing + rushing) in a player's first eight seasons, with 262 touchdowns through his first eight years in the NFL. Last night's game was the first game of his 8th season, and he already held the record before kickoff.

I am a Blue and Gold diehard, but I have to admit, I certainly don't mind the Black and Red as much as I used to. About a third of the home games are Black and Red, that's fine.

Checking... Next time I'm in Buffalo, the Sabres have an away game in Boston. 😞

Your mom: "I ain't makin' that mistake again!"

The Middle One.

Really? Shame on me! Yes, I know how it's spelled. The older I get, the more careless my fingers get while typing.

I went to college in the Albany area. I think part of the problem is that the Capital District is kind of spread out in a tri-city area (Albany-Schenectady-Troy), and there is competition from Siena basketball and Union and RPI hockey, plus local fans are rooting for Boston and NYC NBA/NHL teams. I don't think the local population "needs" another sport to support. I get the sense that NLL exploded in popularity in Buffalo because the Bandits brought championships and the Sabres have sucked ass for so long.

Haha. We had NLL in Fort Worth (Panther City Lacrosse Club). In their last year they drew 2700 per game. When they left the league no one even tried to buy the team; they folded.

Little chance of that. His rooting priorities are Vancouver, Boston and Dallas, so I don't think he'd confuse Daryl Reaugh with Rob Ray.

I would say Detroit's Mickey Redmond was one of the best but as he's gotten older he's lost a step and his knowledge of the game is more and more dated. The other one I like quite a bit is Daryl Reaugh for the Stars.

Dig another well.

It's generally the case that the broadcasters are employees of the team. That's not just the NHL, it's most of the team sports in North America. I think the NFL is the exception for television broadcasts but they still employ the radio broadcast employees.

Is he? Sorry if my hopes aren't up. I hope he is.

I think you made the right call. I had done some internet shopping for cars but then my car started to show potentially serious symptoms and I decided not the put the money into it and just go out and buy a car. I know I could have done a better deal and that eats at me but the new car sure does ride nice.

Should have just called it Darth Hyundai.

Hopium springs eternal.

So what did you get???

Of the dogs we've had: Rat terrier mix from Humane Society A very overweight golden retriever from GR Rescue A stray puppy (looked like somewhere between a Pomeranian and a Golden) we took in after it fell into a friend's pool A stray beagle puppy that followed my sons home A stray hound-shepherd mix puppy that also followed sons home A stray heeler puppy that followed my wife home And my son's (who lives with us) dog, a border collie mix from Ft Worth Animal Control They just seem to find us. My wife says when the current dogs cross the rainbow bridge, no more. I'm not ready to accept that but I don't argue with her about it. If nothing else I would like to foster dogs, particularly older ones.