carpandean

Yub nub. 😞

We all would. But .... Josh is such a good guy, the heart and soul of this team, and humble, too. He is the main reason for their recent success, and he will be the main reason for them getting further in the future, if they do. So, it's good for him to get some well-deserved recognition. He said it's really a team award, and I'm 100% certain he would have traded it for a win against the Chiefs, too.

McDermott agreed with you, but then the penalty cut the distance to 1 yard. With the way the tush push had been working (this was early in the game before we knew the Chiefs had figured out how to stop it), the chance of getting a free point went way up. I don't know what the league-wide stats are for 2-point conversions from the 1-yard-line (very small amount of data, though you could add on 4th-and-goal from the 1), but going into this game, they'd probably say that the Bills' chance would be above that. If all 2-point conversions were taken from the 1-yard-line, you'd see teams taking them all the time.

I don't know about "should have", but it definitely wasn't a decisive win. It could easily have gone the other way, and especially in the second half, the Ravens did as much to hurt themselves as the Bills did to beat them. Even without the run, the Ravens were moving the ball on the Bills easily. Uncharacteristic turnovers (with credit to the Bills D, who are relatively good at forcing those, but the interception especially was a gimme from the Raven's) and drops were the difference. I certainly don't think it was an MVP-type performance for Josh.

Guys, terrible news ... Bills Face Major Setback: Quarterback Cut Before AFC Championship Clash 🤪

It's like the opposite of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object.

How did the Ravens not use Henry on either 2-point conversion? The end reminds me of the Seahawks not running Lynch against the Patriots in the Super Bowl.

I should have said that they would before the game started; it would have been a safe bet. Definitely not the only reason that they won, but they don't need any more help.

You do know that they're not mutually exclusive, right? 😜

This was definitely not a "Josh for MVP" game. He will need a better performance next week if he wants to erase any doubts.

When we were waiting for that decision, I was screaming "Decline it! Decline it!" When he didn't, I said, "game over." The Rams had diced them with big plays all day; they were going to get back most of those yards on third down.

I'll have to admit that with the speed that they have, I was nervous when Miami started lateralling the ball. Rousseau just ran Waddle down with his own speed and size.

I'd like to thank the Jets' defender for encroaching on the Bass field goal attempt. The way things were going, I don't know if he makes it otherwise. No, see, they were guarding the sidelines, but the Jets surprisingly switched to hail mary. (I'm paraphrasing what he said before heading into the locker room.) 🤯

They also need to get separation from Miami before Tua gets back. We know that the Dolphins can put together regulation wins with him at QB (however long that may last.) Bills win tonight, then the Tua-less Dolphins will face the Colts with the potential of also falling two games behind the Bills (through 6 GP.) If the Bills lose tonight, the Dolphins might see the chance to move into a tie with the Jets and the Bills right before Tua returns.

This is true, but with a major reset, I'll take an easier path to the playoffs while they (hopefully) get things figured out. If they don't, it won't matter whether they get in, but it's nice that it looks like that path is there, if they have some (re-)growing pains.