The Bills take the AFC this seasom

[JustDíqLix]

Are you ready for some football!?

I know I am!

With that, I am here to make a proclamation!

The mighty Bills from Buffalo will take the AFC this year.

For two decades I watched people say the Patriots window was closed, that their time was dwindling, that it was all over… seemingly every time those predictions happened, the Patriots went and won another Super Bowl.

A lot of doom talk simply because we lost to the Bengals in the playoffs. Let us not forget that the Bills watched their brother DIE on the field just a few weeks prior. Their heart was simply not in it. If it had been, the Bills would have captured the AFC last year.

The Bills have won 2 of their last 3 in Arrowhead and they’re ready to make it 3 of the last 4.

Let’s go mighty Buffalo Bills! 🦬 🦬 🦬

[FlaChief58]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

This guy is in a dark place.

Only one team in history has reached four consecutive Super Bowls.

And it’ll never happen again.

Tell me that the ‘90’s Bills wasn’t a dynasty.#BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/XURt6OFctt

— Put Steve Tasker in the Hall of Fame (@HOFSteveTasker) February 17, 2024

Losing all four was historic, yes. Losing doesn't make you a dynasty.

[Raiderhater]

AFC dynasty, maybe. NFL dynasty, no way.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

This guy is in a dark place.

Only one team in history has reached four consecutive Super Bowls.

And it’ll never happen again.

Tell me that the ‘90’s Bills wasn’t a dynasty.#BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/XURt6OFctt

— Put Steve Tasker in the Hall of Fame (@HOFSteveTasker) February 17, 2024

Buh gawd kang that's Daquix music. "Throws 80 year old white bearded mask on walking out with the million dollar walk"

[ptlyon]

Print that and put it in the Chiefs locker room for the next 3 years

[Rainbarrel]

I thought Allen would have to juggle a girlfriend a baby momma and Diggs. The pregnancy seems to be rumor only

[PHOG]

WIDE RIGHT!!

[FlaChief58]

Originally Posted by PHOG

WIDE RIGHT!!

A tradition like no other

[Bob Dole]

Watched “Four Falls of Buffalo” on Netflix to replace my usual Sunday football.

Enjoy the tears.

[Stryker]

OMG! Your team FINALLY did it! Congrats! You were right!

Oh wait, you LOST AGAIN!

Did you hear that the CHIEFS just won the SB back 2 back? Well ya did now!

[Frazod]

I think they've mistaken "die nasty" for "dynasty."

An easy mistake to make, I guess, after you've dived headfirst into a dozen burning tables.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Bob Dole

Watched “Four Falls of Buffalo” on Netflix to replace my usual Sunday football.

Enjoy the tears.

I actually felt for them some after watching that show. They do support their team. Doesn’t mean I want to see them win a SB, but I understand.

[Pepe Silvia]

Buffalo sucks, it’s really that simple.

[jerryaldini]

Some really good stats from a Bills fan. Mahomes has owned their defenses.

Bills defense in playoff games, Josh Allen era:

vs Texans - 5.5 yards per play allowed (gave up 19 pts in regulation)

vs Colts - 6.2 yards per play allowed (gave up 24 pts, bills led by 14 pts until late rally)

vs Ravens - 4.7 yards per play allowed (gave up 3 pts)

vs Chiefs - 7.4 yards per play allowed (gave up 38 pts, removed four KC kneel downs for -4 yards)

vs Patriots - 5 yards per play allowed (gave up 17 pts, including a garbage-time TD)

vs Chiefs - 7.6 yards per play allowed (gave up 36 pts in regulation)

vs Dolphins - 3.3 yards per play allowed (gave up 31 pts, but includes defensive score and two other scores via TO)

vs Bengals - 5.9 yards per play allowed (gave up 27 pts, removed two CIN kneel downs for -1 yards)

vs Steelers - 5.1 yards per play allowed (gave up 17 pts, including gift-wrapped score off blocked FG)

vs Chiefs - 8.5 yards per play allowed (gave up 27 pts, removed four KC kneel downs for -6 yards)

The common narrative here is that the Bills defense "comes up short in the playoffs." The truth is, against non Chiefs playoff opponents, the very strong Bills regular season defense has performed the exact same in the playoffs. Against non Chiefs teams (2019 thru 2023), Buffalo's defense gives up an average of 19.7 points and 5.1 yards per play in the playoffs. That's exactly on par with their regular season performance during the same years (2019 thru 2023), where they allowed 19.2 points and 5.14 yards per play.

But against the Chiefs, the Bills come up short. In their 10 playoff games, their three worst games in yards per play have all come against the Chiefs. These aren't just bad performances, they are epic bad, and would rank among their very worst in a sample of 80+ regular season games in that time frame.

Again:

vs non Chiefs: 5.1 yards per play, 19.7 points allowed

vs Chiefs: 7.8 yards per play, 33.6 points allowed

Do you see the difference?

The Bills don't have a playoff defense problem. They don't have a "paper tiger" defense problem.

They have a Patrick Mahomes problem.

[Rainbarrel]

McDermott is no stranger to being the red headed stepchild on Saint Patrick's Day

[Bob Dole]

Originally Posted by tredadda

I actually felt for them some after watching that show. They do support their team. Doesn’t mean I want to see them win a SB, but I understand.

As someone who was heartbroken by his team for 50 years, I guess I’m numb to their pain.