Buffalo Bills 2025 Thread

[Night Train]

So nice of the Steelers to stay in the locker room after the half. 

[DarthEbriate]

I was going to say you need two hands to play quarterback, but that snap was five-hole.

He still doesn't have two hands. Every sack will be a fumble. What are you doing backing into a deep zone? Just sit short on every route!

[JustOneParade]

Why the holy hell is James Cook still in this game? Especially as chippy as it’s been.

[calti]

22 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

I was going to say you need two hands to play quarterback, but that snap was five-hole.

He still doesn't have two hands. Every sack will be a fumble. What are you doing backing into a deep zone? Just sit short on every route!

yes

[Gatorman0519]

Joe Burrow next… yikes. 

[Demoted]

1 minute ago, Gatorman0519 said:

Joe Burrow next… yikes. 

TBH shouldn't be a problem.

[JustOneParade]

What a weird year. Ravens get routed by a division opponent and move into first in that division.  🙄

[Taro T]

2 minutes ago, JustOneParade said:

What a weird year. Ravens get routed by a division opponent and move into first in that division.  🙄

In fairness, they came into the weekend in 1st place in that division too.

[JustOneParade]

36 minutes ago, Taro T said:

In fairness, they came into the weekend in 1st place in that division too.

I thought they were merely ‘in the hunt’ before this week’s games. Wasn’t Pittsburg leading the division? Could certainly have that all wrong.

[Eleven]

Without Brown and Dawkins, WOW.

[JohnC]

10 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Without Brown and Dawkins, WOW.

This team has character led by Josh. The OL and offense were plagued with injuries. They adjusted and overcame their limitations. No excuses were offered——they just kept playing hard. 

[Demoted]

 

 

[Taro T]

29 minutes ago, JustOneParade said:

I thought they were merely ‘in the hunt’ before this week’s games. Wasn’t Pittsburg leading the division? Could certainly have that all wrong.

Nope.  When the Crows won last week and the Stealers lost, they flipped spots in their division.  The Crows were 2-0 in division and the Stealers were 2-1.  Crows must have a better common opponent record as they're only 4-4 in conference but the Stealers are 5-3 in conference.

Their 2 h-t-h games will likely be the deciding factor as they still haven't played one another yet.

[Pimlach]

The Bills just played a great 2nd half of football and executed the plan that they wanted.  

The defense shut down a bad offense, scored the go ahead TD, and forced 2 turnovers for TDs, plus had a big 4th down stop in the red zone. 

The Offense was lacking in the first half but really ran the ball down Pittsburgh throats in the 2nd half.  Cook and Davis were finding big gaps to ramle through and the build had 41 minutes of possession time.   The back up tackles are road grader run blockers and they did a fine job.  

Allen led the way as needed, once again. 

Special teams is still  a mixed bag with a blown PAT, constant holding penalties on returns, and just average kick coverage.  

Go Bills!!  Get healthy.

Cinci at home will be a lot tougher.  

 

[Porous Five Hole]

2 hours ago, DarthEbriate said:

I was going to say you need two hands to play quarterback, but that snap was five-hole.

He still doesn't have two hands. Every sack will be a fumble. What are you doing backing into a deep zone? Just sit short on every route!

You rang?

[Doohickie]

56 minutes ago, JustOneParade said:

I thought they were merely ‘in the hunt’ before this week’s games. Wasn’t Pittsburg leading the division? Could certainly have that all wrong.

The Ravens own the tiebreakers over the Steelers, but fell behind the Steelers when the Ravens lost on Thanksgiving.  Now that the Steelers lost too, the Ravens are back in first by virtue of their tiebreaker advantage.

[Taro T]

Said it before the game, and do believe it was part of what got them this win.  Both OTs being out rather than playing while shells of themselves forced Brady and Kromer to actually come up with a plan to neutralize the Stillers pass rush.  They'd've still left the OTs on islands and run their normal pass/run mix and wouldn't have been nearly as effective as they were.  

The massive beasts they have on the O-line are custom built for road grading - even the backups.

Once the Bills stopped turning the ball over, that game became fun.

Cincy will give them a better test, but they're beatable even with Joe Rodent Home back.

[Taro T]

Just now, Doohickie said:

The Ravens own the tiebreakers over the Steelers, but fell behind the Steelers when the Ravens lost on Thanksgiving.  Now that the Steelers lost too, the Ravens are back in first by virtue of their tiebreaker advantage.

It went to a different tiebreaker advantage.  Prior to losing to Joe Rodent Home's Bungles, they had the better division record than the Stillers which was the 1st applicable tie breaker for them as they haven't played each other yet.  They now are both 2-1 in division.  They must have a better common opponent record than Pittsburgh, because Pittsburgh has the better conference record.

[shrader]

19 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Said it before the game, and do believe it was part of what got them this win.  Both OTs being out rather than playing while shells of themselves forced Brady and Kromer to actually come up with a plan to neutralize the Stillers pass rush.  They'd've still left the OTs on islands and run their normal pass/run mix and wouldn't have been nearly as effective as they were.  

The massive beasts they have on the O-line are custom built for road grading - even the backups.

Once the Bills stopped turning the ball over, that game became fun.

Cincy will give them a better test, but they're beatable even with Joe Rodent Home back.

Not just stop turning over the ball, but also start to get a few from our defense. We have Allen and Cook trying to do too much. Once the D got that first turnover (it sure did help that it got them 6), the weight of the world was off their shoulders and the fun began. 

[Indabuff]

The league looks wide open this year.  Bills should have been able to capitalize on that.   I still hope they find a way to but we all know how this mofo goes.  

[Indabuff]

31 minutes ago, shrader said:

Not just stop turning over the ball, but also start to get a few from our defense. We have Allen and Cook trying to do too much. Once the D got that first turnover (it sure did help that it got them 6), the weight of the world was off their shoulders and the fun began. 

It sure looked rather one dimensional during the game.   Allen to Cook for the run or pass.  They need weapons for Josh but I know I'm preaching to the choir.

[sabremike]

5 hours ago, Taro T said:

It went to a different tiebreaker advantage.  Prior to losing to Joe Rodent Home's Bungles, they had the better division record than the Stillers which was the 1st applicable tie breaker for them as they haven't played each other yet.  They now are both 2-1 in division.  They must have a better common opponent record than Pittsburgh, because Pittsburgh has the better conference record.

If the Bengals somehow win out we would likely win the division because of the 5-1 mark in the division as the tiebreaker. If they had only won even one of those nutty games without Burrow... 

[shrader]

10 hours ago, Indabuff said:

It sure looked rather one dimensional during the game.   Allen to Cook for the run or pass.  They need weapons for Josh but I know I'm preaching to the choir.

They also need tackles. That plan yesterday was a necessity. 

[JohnC]

Aaron Rogers will be a first ballot HOF member, maybe even a unanimous selection. I’m aware he is afflicted with injuries but it is evident that at this stage he’s a shell of a player that he once was. I’m sure this will be his last year.