Will the Bills beat the Patriots next week?

[TLO]

Poll and discussion.

[Hammock Parties]

1. Brady is significantly worse than he was in their first meeting.

2. Josh Allen missed the critical end of that game with injury.

The Bills are beating the Pats.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Eleazar

No. The Bills have beaten no one. They already lost to the Pats in Buffalo. They lost to the Ravens. The only thing close to a quality win they have is Dallas. They're pretenders in the AFC.

The Patriots have also beaten no one, and they'll be temporarily dissuaded from cheating this week.

[scho63]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

1. Brady is significantly worse than he was in their first meeting.

2. Josh Allen missed the critical end of that game with injury.

The Bills are beating the Pats.

You sound more optimistic about the Bills beating the Pats than you did about the Chiefs beating the Broncos.

[Megatron96]

The Bills defense is better than the Pats for one reason: they have a significantly better pass rush.

The Patriots have trouble generating any kind of pressure without sending extra guys. The Bills unit doesn't have that problem.

The offenses are kind of a wash, but Brady is obviously a more accomplished QB than Allen.

However, I believe that the Bills secondary will have a relatively easy time of covering the Patriots receivers, allowing that Bills pass rush to create all kinds of havoc behind that Patriots' OL.

Bills will win by 10 in spite of the Bills offense.

[Mahomes_Is_God]

I have very little faith in them. They're an above average team but they don't have the killer instinct to finish off the cheaters. They couldn't even beat them in their own house. Maybe if one of those thrown dildos lodges it's self in Brady's eye socket they might have a chance I guess.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by Mahomes_Is_God

I have very little faith in them. They're an above average team but they don't have the killer instinct to finish off the cheaters. They couldn't even beat them in their own house. Maybe if one of those thrown dildos lodges it's self in Brady's eye socket they might have a chance I guess.

Let's be brutally honest: If it were up to the offenses, the Bills would have absolutely no chance of beating the Patriots. The Bills offense is possibly less than rudimentary; the patriots defense will have little trouble preventing the Bills from turning the game into a shoot-out.

BUT on the other side of the ball, the Patriots OL is a barely functional mish-mash of mostly second- and third-string guys. Sony Michel is not able to improvise behind that line. And the Patriots receivers are going to have a very difficult time getting open against that Bills secondary.

And Brady is throwing just a bit under a pick a game this season.

I almost guarantee you that the Bills defense is going to score at a TD next Saturday. But at the very least they're going to snag some errant Brady throws. Give their offense some short fields, and get some kind of points.

Let's not forget that if not for a blocked punt/scoop and score, the Bills would've won their earlier meeting. 10-9.

[Mahomes_Is_God]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Let's be brutally honest: If it were up to the offenses, the Bills would have absolutely no chance of beating the Patriots. The Bills offense is possibly less than rudimentary; the patriots defense will have little trouble preventing the Bills from turning the game into a shoot-out.

BUT on the other side of the ball, the Patriots OL is a barely functional mish-mash of mostly second- and third-string guys. Sony Michel is not able to improvise behind that line. And the Patriots receivers are going to have a very difficult time getting open against that Bills secondary.

And Brady is throwing just a bit under a pick a game this season.

I almost guarantee you that the Bills defense is going to score at a TD next Saturday. But at the very least they're going to snag some errant Brady throws. Give their offense some short fields, and get some kind of points.

Let's not forget that if not for a blocked punt/scoop and score, the Bills would've won their earlier meeting. 10-9.

I wish I could be as optimistic but the Bills are to the Patriots as what the Faiders/Donks are to the Chiefs. They just know how to beat them better than anyone. I'd love to be wrong.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by Mahomes_Is_God

I wish I could be as optimistic but the Bills are to the Patriots as what the Faiders/Donks are to the Chiefs. They just know how to beat them better than anyone. I'd love to be wrong.

In the past twenty years I'd completely agree with you.

But Sean McDermott isn't all those past coaches for one reason: he really isn't scared of the Patriots. Like John Harbaugh, or Frank Riech or Sean Payton. He knows he can beat Bill. The only thing really holding him back this year is Josh Allen. If Josh weren't so damned raw, the would've beaten the Patriots earlier this year. Mostly because the Bills D is better than the Patriots D.

When these two teams run into each other next week, the Bills defense is going to generate at least three turnovers. Probably four. At least one of those turnovers is probably going to result in a score.

Based on their earlier meeting, the question is can the Bills offense generate at least 10 points?

Because if they can, the Bills will probably win the game.

[Rasputin]

The Bills have to overcome cheating but in a fair world the Bills would win.

[Coochie liquor]

Originally Posted by njchiefs

Right. So third seed we get New England in the Divisional. Fourth seed we get Baltimore. Doesn’t matter, we still get Baltimore in the AFC Championship as the third seed unless a lower seed knocks them off in the divisional which is not likely. So 3 vs 4 seed is not enough of a difference to risk our marquee players in the last week of the season IMO.

If NE wins next week we absolutely want the 3 seed IMO.

[njchiefs]

Originally Posted by Coochie liquor

If NE wins next week we absolutely want the 3 seed IMO.

I believe you do. But enough not to rest the studs on the last week? Explain please. In my opinion, anything less than getting to the SB will be a bit of a disappointment. So will the 3 rather than the 4 be more likely to get us there?

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

The Patriots have also beaten no one, and they'll be temporarily dissuaded from cheating this week.

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

If Josh weren't so damned raw, the would've beaten the Patriots earlier this year. Mostly because the Bills D is better than the Patriots D.
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Based on their earlier meeting, the question is can the Bills offense generate at least 10 points?

Because if they can, the Bills will probably win the game.

Josh Allen didn't even finish that game. He got knocked clean the **** out by a dirty cheap shot helmet-to-helmet hit that didn't get flagged and didn't result in a fine or a suspension.

Without that and their (probably cheating on, illegally lining up on that) blocked punt, they probably don't win that game.

[Tribal Warfare]

The Bills had a chance to close on Baltimore, but Josh Allen was so inept they squandered it.

Buffalo's defense can hold the Pat's but Josh Allen needs to put on his big boy pants and play like a starting NFL QB.

[RobertWeathers]

NEP will win. It'll be a disgusting, ugly affair as you would expect to see from the top two defenses in the NFL and two shitbags for offenses.