2020-2021 NFL Thread

[eschatological]

Oh, you guys enjoyed the Bills-Indy game? I aged like 40 years.

Not impressed with how we played, but we won playing badly. This may be a superstition of mine, or something, but I happen to think a good playoff run always involves a scare you barely scrape past. I hope it kicks the Bills right in the ass. SIR CHARLES BARKLEY PICKED YOU TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL YOU BILLS.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Oh, you guys enjoyed the Bills-Indy game? I aged like 40 years.

Not impressed with how we played, but we won playing badly. This may be a superstition of mine, or something, but I happen to think a good playoff run always involves a scare you barely scrape past. I hope it kicks the Bills right in the ass. SIR CHARLES BARKLEY PICKED YOU TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL YOU BILLS.

Yeah I can understand that reaction if you're a Bills fan. That was not the game you expected with how they came into the playoffs.

But hey, they get the cupcake Steelers next week to get right.

[dwightyo39]

Yeah I can understand that reaction if you're a Bills fan. That was not the game you expected with how they came into the playoffs.

But hey, they get the cupcake Steelers next week to get right.

I'm not sure what is wrong with me. As a long time Bills fan, I just had a feeling they were going to let me down, again. Indianapolis is a legit team.

I watched the game at home by myself (wife just played wow in another room) with very little emotion. That is odd for me. Normally I'm stringing together curse words. It kind of felt like an out of body experience.

[Grube]

That might say more about the Bucs than anything.

It amazes me how insanely easy their schedule was. They went 11-5 with only 1 win against a team that finished with a winning record. Even their last 8 games they lost to the 3 good teams they played. Then they got the horrific Lions defense that didn't even have their coaches, 2 against the bad Falcons defense, the Panthers who have no offense, and the Vikings. Then they manage to play the 7-9 division winner playing their 4th string QB in the playoffs.

The Vikings are probably the second best team they have beat this year...

[eschatological]

I'm not sure what is wrong with me. As a long time Bills fan, I just had a feeling they were going to let me down, again. Indianapolis is a legit team.

I watched the game at home by myself (wife just played wow in another room) with very little emotion. That is odd for me. Normally I'm stringing together curse words. It kind of felt like an out of body experience.

I had some emotions during that fumble that they refused to call a fumble.

But yeah, I watched the whole game with a sense of foreboding. Which kept getting fulfilled at every turn, from us starting 10-0 down right to the Hail Mary attempt.

[ProphetFlume]

It amazes me how insanely easy their schedule was. They went 11-5 with only 1 win against a team that finished with a winning record. Even their last 8 games they lost to the 3 good teams they played. Then they got the horrific Lions defense that didn't even have their coaches, 2 against the bad Falcons defense, the Panthers who have no offense, and the Vikings. Then they manage to play the 7-9 division winner playing their 4th string QB in the playoffs.

The Vikings are probably the second best team they have beat this year...

IDK you could do that breakdown to a lot of teams.

Packers got teams like lions x2, bears x2, vikings x2 (lost one), jags, texans, eagles, falcons, niners, panthers

lost to colts, demolished by bucs

Their only 2 wins against teams with positive records were saints and titans. And only titans game was a confident win; saints was by 7.

[eschatological]

The Bills, I believe, are the only team in the AFC with a Strength of Schedule above .500.

There was a lot of disparity in the NFL this year, lots of bad teams and teams that cleaned up on bad teams. Unlike the AFC North, which got three playoff teams because they played the NFC East, the Bills played the NFC West and went 3-1, and only missed out on 4-0 on a fluke Hail Mary.

[Vetali]

Playoff Lamar has arrived.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Is it Playoff Lamar, Playoff Titans, or Both?

After all the Titans were up on the Chiefs in the AFC Championship last year.

[draynay]

More refs on crack.

[ProphetFlume]

What a shitty way to lose, having your receiver just...trip as the ball is about to hit him in the chest.

[Vetali]

Refs have been mostly OK this season. They were clearly saving their bullshit for the playoffs.

[ProphetFlume]

Refs have been mostly OK this season. They were clearly saving their bullshit for the playoffs.

Can you link a replay of the call you're talking about? I wasn't paying attention to much of the second half

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

And now for the two worst games of the weekend.

[Vetali]

Can you link a replay of the call you're talking about? I wasn't paying attention to much of the second half

Very very tacky OPI on a RB screen. I will post a clip if I can find it. Everyone is posting the Ravens kicking the midfield logo right now...

[Logwyn]

Refs have been mostly OK this season. They were clearly saving their bullshit for the playoffs.

They should be better than just "OK". They should be spot on and just about perfect. As much video as can be used they should get things pretty much right. The more and more I watch it. Refs seem to have the mandate to make games "interesting" and close.

[draynay]

They should be better than just "OK". They should be spot on and just about perfect. As much video as can be used they should get things pretty much right. The more and more I watch it. Refs seem to have the mandate to make games "interesting" and close.

They get it wrong even with replay, its astounding. The way they blew what should have been an game-ending fumble by Indy is not something we should have to be putting up with. They got the power to correct pass-interference with replay and did their best to sabotage it with poor decisions and have the rule discarded.

[Vetali]

They should be better than just "OK". They should be spot on and just about perfect. As much video as can be used they should get things pretty much right. The more and more I watch it. Refs seem to have the mandate to make games "interesting" and close.

Sports have this obsession with having a human element in officiating. At least the NBA will look at nearly any close call on video. It takes longer but most the time I watch they get it right.

[Dread Pirate Phayde]

Oh, you guys enjoyed the Bills-Indy game? I aged like 40 years.

Not impressed with how we played, but we won playing badly. This may be a superstition of mine, or something, but I happen to think a good playoff run always involves a scare you barely scrape past. I hope it kicks the Bills right in the ass. SIR CHARLES BARKLEY PICKED YOU TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL YOU BILLS.

Don't really post here, since I have nothing to value to add, but the Bills gave me a few more gray hairs as well. I have a bit of a lump of worry in my stomach that we'll get back to the SB and lose again.

[dwightyo39]

Don't really post here, since I have nothing to value to add, but the Bills gave me a few more gray hairs as well. I have a bit of a lump of worry in my stomach that we'll get back to the SB and lose again.

I'd take that over everything the Bills have done between 2000 and 2016. Don't get me wrong, it would be depressing to pile on superbowl defeat #5.