Our Special Teams play can really help tilt some position for us. Also, this year where Denver had several games where they were working on long sustained drives, keeping teams off the field is going to be huge come play off time.
Did/do they need to convert for more TD's, sure. But get 1 more TD vs FG and it really starts putting games away.
This team just feels built for the playoffs. I'm just stoked to see some good football & see the further unfolding of the Broncos story this season.
I'd be curious of proof on this, we have 3 healthy WR's, the entire team is banged up, if healthy yea I'd feel much more confident but I follow a ton of Bills accounts and have not heard that literally anywhere even from the trolls
90% of us are not saying that lol. But I mean also no real fan of their team is going to say “Oh man we’re gonna get crushed by this team in the playoffs”. I expect it to be a good game and I expect the Bills to win, but a blowout to either side would be absolutely shocking to me.
There a few posters here that like to drum up false narratives because they have a victim complex. Please ignore them, the majority of the folks here are great and like to engage in productive discussion.
Yea that's an entirely made up narrative lol. Bills fans are too busy worrying about which free agent wide receiver might have enough juice to get 3 catches to be dismissing any opponent.
This is a very wounded bills team they're not overlooking anyone
Just looked and... Yup. About 19/20 recent posts are concerns about their wide receivers injuries and one random person saying "I'm actually confident I can feel it in my bones"
So yeah. Definitely not a bunch of overconfident fans.
And the 20 before think it’s 2024 and they’re going to dog walk us. I’ve been reading their sub since they beat the Jags and would say it’s 70% they’re not worried about the broncos at all.
The most recent post:
“You're telling me it's Josh Allen and bunch of effing children at QB left in the AFC? Lets fucking go Allen, this is your league right now, let's get it. Allen and Mcdermott are too good right now, there is no way they don't make it out of this AFC, I just can't see it.”
Some of you guys are so fuckin weird man I swear. Gonna scour a team forum for bulletin board material trying to paint a fake picture. There's always a few optimistic fans in literally every team sub. The bills fans are by and large very nervous about this one.
He (Tyrell Shavers) had been getting significant snaps at WR starting midway through the season. He is also one of the core Special Teams players (his ACL tear was announced today). Gabe Davis who was brought in late in the season had been getting snaps and made a few key catches, had his ACL tear announced on Monday
Question for you guys. What is it where you guys seem to be allergic to winning games by more than 1 score? Even that game against KC and their 3rd string came down to the wire. My fear is that Surtain II can shut down what limited WR capability we have and you guys can key in on Cook. Allen hasn't been able to be Superman for the most part in games where Cook is shut down.
I truly think the Bills blowing us out last year by dominating the trenches and controlling the time of possession traumatized Sean Payton. Historically he’s always had a light up the score board and win in a shootout type of offense. Now he seems to be the opposite — he’d rather play ultra conservative by running the ball a ton and lots of short completions to keep the chains moving and the clock running. Also not afraid to punt in a close game because he trusts the defense to get the ball back. Since the bye, the Broncos have had at least one scoring drive per game with double digit number of plays and 5+ minutes of time of possession. In some games we’ve had multiple drives take over 8 minutes. Unfortunately failure to execute in the red zone has made a lot of those scoring drives end in field goals so the score is usually much closer than it feels.
We drain the clock and we struggle in the red zone. Those limit the total scoring opportunities for both teams and tend to keep our score pretty low. Sucks vs teams we should blow out cause the margin for error goes to hell.
It's baffling. Half our wins last year were complete blowouts. This year we had 14 wins and literally 2 of them were. Idk if Sean was calling the games different last year (we played the NFCS and blew all of them out, so I imagine part of that is because Sean just hates them). But it seems like once we get a lead, he just lets the defense do its thing and doesn't calls everything safe on offense so that we don't give the other teams any free possessions
I think a good bit comes down to how Peyton views playcalling. Most coaches allegedly run through their best plays early on in games to use them up (like the "scripted first 15"). Peyton saves plays for what he thinks are important moments later in games, then ends up burning them on 4th-and-10 to try to clinch the game because he doesn't want to take that particular play to the next game. Or uses them in game sealing drives that make the qb look clutch. Or just takes them to the next game.
Another thing is that the offense always plays slow when the game isn't in the balance. This has paid off by lowering our total snap count and keeping us relatively healthy (the team has also had absurdly good health luck over the last two years). But it also keeps games close.
Now the counter point is you don't even know if there is another gear where you can blow open leads. We did that a couple times early in the season, and notably against the Cowboys. But not recently. Well unless you count the Chargers, which most don't because there weren't any offensive touchdowns. So if every game is coming down to the final possession, even if you have great confidence and experience in those moments your chances of winning 3 straight against good teams drops.
We really want to do long, 12+ play drives. Look again at the Chiefs game; we only scored 20 points, but we only had 8 drives, where we scored on 4 of them. A scoring rate of 50% is well above league average. Consider again that the 8th drive was a kneel down, the offense actually played well above average that game. But also consider there was an interception, those long drives lead to more chances for mistakes.
Ultimately if it gets to the 4th quarter and we're behind, the long drives don't work because the clock is coming down. This is when we start seeing Bo doing some game changing stuff, but it's clearly not the initial game plan. I would guess he's good at improvising, but I am not a coach, and encourage others to check me here.
It basically comes down to this: We want to drain the clock, and we want to limit how many opportunities the other offense gets.
I bought one for the divisional which has roughly doubled-tripled in value since it was settled that we were playing the bills. Thinking about selling it and buying an afc championship game ticket. But don’t know if I want to take that risk
Bills transplant here. We're looking to tailgate. How early would you have to show up to get a spot on Lot C, first come first serve? Lot opens at 8am. 2:30pm start so what 630-7am?
What's the overall feeling for you guys in here? Nervous? Confident? I'm feeling a little confident going into the game. Hoping the extra rest and home field advantage will help.
We have to capitalize on this opportunity. We're mostly healthy, playing at home and all the teams have been eliminated that beat us. No Mahomes, Burrow or Lamar Jackson. We have dead cap money yes but doesn't get any easier next year with a first place schedule and winning means paying more for your good players. Only two years left on Bo contract and we probably lose key coaches this off season. This may be our best opportunity to win a SB for the near future.
Lets hope we learned a thing or two from the shellacking we took in last years WC 31-7 game and at least make it competitive. Playing at home is good start but the rest of the team needs to follow through especially the defense if they really want to make the point that defense wins championships. If Buffalo scores 30+ again I don't see us winning this game, at least not easily.
It's pretty insane to see how hyped the NFL is on the Bears 4th quarter clutches and then turn around and say it's a weakness for us and why they are picking the Bills
This is all in good fun but let me just say, I’ve seen several Bills fans in that thread who were Broncos fans from Wyoming who switched when Josh got drafted, and I just can’t wrap my head around that. My dad did the same thing and I’ll say what I’ve said to him, Wyoming could get an NFL team tomorrow and I’d still be a Broncos fan. Feels icky to switch teams like that.
They're frontrunners. Guarantee they wouldn't be Bills fans if Josh wasn't as good as he is. I get not gatekeeping fandom, but what's the point if you can just switch on a whim?
Agreed. On a similar vein: I am a KC Royals fan. We had no pro baseball in Denver when I was young (still don't haha), and through some interesting kid logic I picked the Royals to be my team. Just because the Rockies came later, doesn't mean I gave up the Royals. At the same time I hate the Chiefs.
If you ever check the tv map, Wyoming literally gets every Bills game. If enough people petition and write letters to the local affiliates they’ll do that. Josh was back 6 weeks ago to get his jersey retired at halftime in Laramie and the get in price was like $300 lol
Don’t get me wrong man, I love me some Josh Allen, he’s been like one bright spot other than that Andrew Peasly season for Wyoming football. But I grew up with the Broncos being the local team and that’s who I’m sticking with.
Our young players need to step up big time. Need Harvey to not get dropped in the back field and just continuously keep us ahead of schedule. We need Franklin to CATCH contested footballs and we need a Pat Bryant breakout game. Also be nice to see Sutton have at least 1 crazy Sutton catch this season... a 1 handed diving catch with a dude drapped all over him.
Last but not least we need our stadium to be absolutely deafening this weekend, early and often.
I hope Sean Payton doesnt try to get to fancy with playcalls this week. I like our 11 vs their 11 and beating them in the trenches. No weird RB throws, no weird flee flickers....
Also BO needs to have his most mobile game to date. If there's a open lane take it BO! Do it with those legs.
It is, what it is. We have to be able to beat the Patriots or the Texans or the Bills.
If we play a good game there's a chance that we can beat any of these teams.
And if we play bad, we're going to get our butt kicked.
(That's pretty much football)
It's only a game and we had a great season and no matter what happens in this playoff game I'm still proud of how far they've come in the last 2 years.
I will be disappointed with a loss, and I really want the win.
Let's just hope we play a good game.
I don't know what the Chargers' depth is like on D but we could certainly rest 4 players on defense and still be solid. It's not like it was an entire squad of second/third-stringers.
My only real fear right now is if our LT Garrett Bolles is in good condition to play. He got an ankle injury last game but he will have had two weeks off by game day.
If he’s fine I feel very good about the game although I do respect the Bills. I think home field will carry us over the line.
If you look closer, not exactly. It's basically a pickem and the lines get funky updating sometimes like that.
Example, on draft kings you have bills -1.5 is a +102 and broncos +1.5 is -122. They have to put a spread up there and you can't do any less than 1.5 but the spread they put pays out a good bit better on bills than broncos.
The straight money line is broncos -112 bills -108 which means the payout for a bills win is slightly higher than a broncos win
So technically speaking broncos are favored by the slimmest of margins but it's basically a pickem
why is Fox getting all of these primetime playoff games...Josh Allen and Bo Nix get set aside for Purdy and Sam Darnold. The NFL can't be serious with that one
I believe the same thing and I'm a Bill's fan. The Patroits fans are really cocky and think all other teams are sh*t. I know all fan bases have their fans like that, but their fan base is over the top.
That Houston defense is going to smoke the Pat's. Maye is a great QB, but he hasn't faced a defense like the Texans. Their fan base is in for a rude awakening.
Lots of our fans were super concerned about the Jags going into our game this past weekend, as was I - and rightfully so. That was a tough game to win.
I look forward to great game this weekend between our teams. May the best team win and no players get hurt.
Especially no one getting hurt. Whichever of our teams win gets the task of making sure neither the Evil Empire nor the state of Texas is represented in the Super Bowl. It has to be Denver or Buffalo.
I’ll admit it, I enjoy watching Rodgers get blown up. No shame. I also had to travel to pittsburgh once a quarter for about two years and hated every minute of it, especially the whole yinzer thing. So yeah, I’m having a great time tonight.
I'm a Bills fan and the Pats haven't seen a defense like Houston all season. Our defense was one of the best defenses the Pat's faced and we were horrible against the run - until LB Shaq Thompson stepped in for the injured Terrell Bernard.
The Pats and their cocky arrogant fan base are in for a very rude awakening this weekend. Houston's defense is going to smother their RBs and QB. I'm serious here - I hope Drake Maye doesn't get injured.
Our - the Bills - run defense has gotten much better over the last 6 to 7 games, but we're still suseptible to allowing a big run or two each game - including 40, 50 to 60 yarders taken all the way to house.
This is going to be a very good game between our teams. I have a lot of respect for your team and you have a lot of talent.
I'm hoping for a good clean game and may the best team win. I also hope no players get injured.
Right? Our run loving team has to go through the two best run defenses in the league and the Patriots get to waltz their way to a basically free AFC Championship.
Honestly, I’m not sure how the Pats fare against this Houston defense. I just went back and looked at all of their regular season scores. From week 4 through week 18, they never scored fewer than 20 points. (They only had 16 against the Chargers, but that’s in part because they never really needed to put their foot on the pedal full throttle.) I think if the Texans’ D gives them fits, they’ll find themselves in unfamiliar territory and may struggle to overcome it.
Of course, the other piece of the equation is Houston’s offense, and yeah, they have hardly been impressive tonight.
Really want to see the offense play ahead of the sticks for once. So many of their issues come down to poor execution on first and second down. When is the last time you saw them string together multiple first downs in just a few plays? Gotta be better.
More Jaleel. Fewer penalties. Catch the ball. Table well. Don't worry about tendency breakers, just do what's working.
4 girls (Eagles fan, Bears fan, Broncos fan, Bills fan) going to the game, Saturday. Can we just walk into the parking lot and find friends beforehand ?
I mean everyone glazes their defense and says their offense is super suspect. Nothing we are seeing contradicts that. Their defense is just as good as advertised.
I like our chances to make the Super Bowl if we can put the bills to bed. Patriots are untested. Steelers have the experience at a few positions but are punching above their weight class. And the Texans got a little charger in them. Allen is the best QB left in the playoffs and Broncos have the dude on defense to make life very difficult for him Sunday.
Last time we played them we were both incapable of running the ball and stopping the run. Their run defense is supposed to be a bit suspect so if we can actually run the ball a bit and keep the offense on time and in a rhythm that would be a huge boon
We need the intensity and we need to be the more physical team to win this game. I'm looking at singleton, strnad and hufanga to keep the short throws to a minimum over the middle. Allen on Allen crime perhaps as well.
With the bills being banged up I can see us winning a close game. With that being said, the offense MUST be able to actually get some good drives and ones that end in points, whether it be 3 or 7. Receivers HAVE to be actually catching the ball this go around. Defense should be able to get to Allen but if not it could get ugly even with their not so good receiver core. Can’t forget about James cook. If cook can be contained the game plan will be get to Josh Allen and don’t let him beat you
Time to unleash Bo. Hurry up offense for most of the game would be nice. Time and time again Bo has to snap the ball deep into the play clock because of Payton's senseless substitutions. I'm not a Boliever but believe that the lack of pace in getting to the LOS is partly to blame for Bo's mediocre play in Q1-3. Play faster and tire out Buffalo's D from Q1. Get em gassed and then go to town on them in the last quarter and a half. Use the the naturally built in advantages of Mile High. And I'm going to lose a gasket if I see any drops by our WRs/TEs/RBs this game. Time to earn that paycheck and catch everything that's within a catchable radius. And can't end this post without calling out the dumb trick plays and head scratching play calling. Stop getting cute. 3rd and 2, run the damn ball or get that first down with Bo's legs (he's got two). 2nd or 3rd and long, quit calling screens that have seldom worked. Maybe we don't have the right personnel (WRs that block, shiftiness, etc.) and that's why our screens don't produce the yards needed to get first downs. Hopefully Sean has some zone beaters this week.Our RB1 needs to be Jaleel this week and sprinkle some RJ in when it makes sense (3rd and 4th Q when the Buffalo D is gassed from the quicker pace from Q1 and 2). I bet RJ will have some big runs and catches if we do exactly that. Playing not to lose Q1-3 will not work this Saturday.
Agree with most of this, especially playing with tempo (even though Sean hates it), more Jaleel, and not getting cute with the play calling. Run the damn ball. Yes, players are going to have to be on their game, but it's going to take great execution by the coaches as well.
as a Bills fan, i can assure you, none of us are looking ahead to the AFC championship. this has been a very up and down season and all of us are on the edge of our seats.
I don't see why any Denver fan would root for them after the game that happened last year. Their players were pretty classless stepping over our players on a few occasions. Josh Allen flops and is babied by the refs almost as much as Mahomes. And the Bills let KC beat them in the playoffs every year.
Bills get a bit screwed with a short week, going from Sunday wildcard game to Saturday divisional. Plus they are already banged up. Best QB left in the conference gives them a chance in any game, but Denver has every opportunity here if they bring it physically the whole game.
Imagine if the 1 seed played sunday and then had 1 less day of rest against the 2 seed that played Saturday the next week. That's dumber isnt it?
They have no elegant solution with having to play so many games like they do. They need to just do one day NFC, 1 day AFC. Then keep that going till SuperBowl, I guess.
Houston is the only other team in the playoffs that truly scare me. Pats could go on a run, but their game against the Chargers shows that an elite defense can and will stifle them. Their defense gave them so many chances to run away with the game, but they weren’t able to take a commanding lead until Q4
I honestly think we win this one. Josh Allen was beat to hell last game so unless they have senzu beans in the bills training facility im sticking with the broncos.
I'm pretty excited for this game.
Our Special Teams play can really help tilt some position for us. Also, this year where Denver had several games where they were working on long sustained drives, keeping teams off the field is going to be huge come play off time.
Did/do they need to convert for more TD's, sure. But get 1 more TD vs FG and it really starts putting games away.
This team just feels built for the playoffs. I'm just stoked to see some good football & see the further unfolding of the Broncos story this season.
The fact that this dual threat can exist is a testament to both fanbases. Here’s to a good game with no injuries
Both teams are suffering from injuries to key players, it’s gonna come down to Superman Allen with his sidekick James Cook going against Bo..
I BOLIEVE
Good luck come Saturday boys! fingers crossed for no injuries! Gonna be a good one
Before things get heated on game day, I just want to say whatever team wins this, I want them to go all the way.
I hope it is a good game and NO FUCKING INJURIES.
Think everyone here agrees with that. Broncos fans don't have much love for any of the NFC teams or New England, lol
Eff NE, agreed.
Bills fans really have no clue what is in store for them on Saturday. Many of them think it is going to be a cakewalk. I hope we crush them.
I'd be curious of proof on this, we have 3 healthy WR's, the entire team is banged up, if healthy yea I'd feel much more confident but I follow a ton of Bills accounts and have not heard that literally anywhere even from the trolls
We lost four super bowls in a row, we never think any game is a cake walk.
90% of us are not saying that lol. But I mean also no real fan of their team is going to say “Oh man we’re gonna get crushed by this team in the playoffs”. I expect it to be a good game and I expect the Bills to win, but a blowout to either side would be absolutely shocking to me.
Clearly you have not met the very vocal 10% of broncos fans.
Who thinks that? Nearly all Bills fans know the Broncos are talented especially on Defense.
Literally, no one thinks it’s going to be a cakewalk
There a few posters here that like to drum up false narratives because they have a victim complex. Please ignore them, the majority of the folks here are great and like to engage in productive discussion.
Yea that's an entirely made up narrative lol. Bills fans are too busy worrying about which free agent wide receiver might have enough juice to get 3 catches to be dismissing any opponent.
This is a very wounded bills team they're not overlooking anyone
Exactly, two WRs confirmed out for season in the last two days from ACL tears
It’s not, take a look in their sub.
Just looked and... Yup. About 19/20 recent posts are concerns about their wide receivers injuries and one random person saying "I'm actually confident I can feel it in my bones"
So yeah. Definitely not a bunch of overconfident fans.
And the 20 before think it’s 2024 and they’re going to dog walk us. I’ve been reading their sub since they beat the Jags and would say it’s 70% they’re not worried about the broncos at all.
The most recent post:
“You're telling me it's Josh Allen and bunch of effing children at QB left in the AFC? Lets fucking go Allen, this is your league right now, let's get it. Allen and Mcdermott are too good right now, there is no way they don't make it out of this AFC, I just can't see it.”
Some of you guys are so fuckin weird man I swear. Gonna scour a team forum for bulletin board material trying to paint a fake picture. There's always a few optimistic fans in literally every team sub. The bills fans are by and large very nervous about this one.
Denver fan here - nervous about this game.
Would have rather played the Bolts again.
It’s all over the cross sub thread that Broncos fans are invited to. Just because you don’t look doesn’t make it untrue ostrich boy.
Someone needs to get a life
Thats…exactly what I was thinking regarding the WRs lol.
Tons of injuries for the Bills.
Broncos are tough. Well coached.
Bills have 3 WRs on the roster.
Kalil Shakir (their slot WR, very good)
Keon Coleman (total draft bust from 2024, no separation, has been inactive many games this year)
Brandin Cooks (picked up off waivers late this season)
That's it. They just signed some grocery bagger no one ever heard of. Maybe they bring back Curtis Samuel or Mecole Hardman.
Surtain can take the day off.
Please do.
Bad take.
Something inaccurate?
I think our spy is going to have a busy day with Allen's legs.
Josh is banged up, possible broken foot/sprained ankle, he may try to run but will be limited compared to his healthy self
Meh. He will make a few plays but he’s banged up big time. He’s going to be mid at best.
LMAO😂😂😂😭🫵🫵🫵
I hope you're right!
Bookmarking this for later
Pat should take the day off against an MVP candidate QB?
He can play half speed and shut down the Bills WRs.
It’s was a joke man
That part was unSurtain
Bills lost another WR. Shavers has a torn ACL.
Is that the third rotation wr they've lost? Or is this a repeat of the second?
So many injured Bills receivers I can't keep them straight anymore.
He (Tyrell Shavers) had been getting significant snaps at WR starting midway through the season. He is also one of the core Special Teams players (his ACL tear was announced today). Gabe Davis who was brought in late in the season had been getting snaps and made a few key catches, had his ACL tear announced on Monday
And Joshua Palmer who fans know from the Chargers went on IR last week.
Curtis Samuel who I think was active for 2 games this season may appear.
That too. Almost forgot about him since he has been banged up most of the season with no consistent production since like October.
Has a team ever lost two WRs to ACLs in a single game? Let alone a playoff game?
D is going to FEAST.
Question for you guys. What is it where you guys seem to be allergic to winning games by more than 1 score? Even that game against KC and their 3rd string came down to the wire. My fear is that Surtain II can shut down what limited WR capability we have and you guys can key in on Cook. Allen hasn't been able to be Superman for the most part in games where Cook is shut down.
I truly think the Bills blowing us out last year by dominating the trenches and controlling the time of possession traumatized Sean Payton. Historically he’s always had a light up the score board and win in a shootout type of offense. Now he seems to be the opposite — he’d rather play ultra conservative by running the ball a ton and lots of short completions to keep the chains moving and the clock running. Also not afraid to punt in a close game because he trusts the defense to get the ball back. Since the bye, the Broncos have had at least one scoring drive per game with double digit number of plays and 5+ minutes of time of possession. In some games we’ve had multiple drives take over 8 minutes. Unfortunately failure to execute in the red zone has made a lot of those scoring drives end in field goals so the score is usually much closer than it feels.
We drain the clock and we struggle in the red zone. Those limit the total scoring opportunities for both teams and tend to keep our score pretty low. Sucks vs teams we should blow out cause the margin for error goes to hell.
It's baffling. Half our wins last year were complete blowouts. This year we had 14 wins and literally 2 of them were. Idk if Sean was calling the games different last year (we played the NFCS and blew all of them out, so I imagine part of that is because Sean just hates them). But it seems like once we get a lead, he just lets the defense do its thing and doesn't calls everything safe on offense so that we don't give the other teams any free possessions
I think a good bit comes down to how Peyton views playcalling. Most coaches allegedly run through their best plays early on in games to use them up (like the "scripted first 15"). Peyton saves plays for what he thinks are important moments later in games, then ends up burning them on 4th-and-10 to try to clinch the game because he doesn't want to take that particular play to the next game. Or uses them in game sealing drives that make the qb look clutch. Or just takes them to the next game.
Another thing is that the offense always plays slow when the game isn't in the balance. This has paid off by lowering our total snap count and keeping us relatively healthy (the team has also had absurdly good health luck over the last two years). But it also keeps games close.
Now the counter point is you don't even know if there is another gear where you can blow open leads. We did that a couple times early in the season, and notably against the Cowboys. But not recently. Well unless you count the Chargers, which most don't because there weren't any offensive touchdowns. So if every game is coming down to the final possession, even if you have great confidence and experience in those moments your chances of winning 3 straight against good teams drops.
It's the way we play offense.
We really want to do long, 12+ play drives. Look again at the Chiefs game; we only scored 20 points, but we only had 8 drives, where we scored on 4 of them. A scoring rate of 50% is well above league average. Consider again that the 8th drive was a kneel down, the offense actually played well above average that game. But also consider there was an interception, those long drives lead to more chances for mistakes.
Ultimately if it gets to the 4th quarter and we're behind, the long drives don't work because the clock is coming down. This is when we start seeing Bo doing some game changing stuff, but it's clearly not the initial game plan. I would guess he's good at improvising, but I am not a coach, and encourage others to check me here.
It basically comes down to this: We want to drain the clock, and we want to limit how many opportunities the other offense gets.
Keeping Allen off the field should be priority #1.
In a close game - Denver needs to ensure THEY have the last drive - not Allen.
If we win this, we're going to the Super Bowl. Bought a ticket for the AFC Championship.
I bought one for the divisional which has roughly doubled-tripled in value since it was settled that we were playing the bills. Thinking about selling it and buying an afc championship game ticket. But don’t know if I want to take that risk
Maybe you can keep tripling your money and go to a Super Bowl.
Bills transplant here. We're looking to tailgate. How early would you have to show up to get a spot on Lot C, first come first serve? Lot opens at 8am. 2:30pm start so what 630-7am?
What's the overall feeling for you guys in here? Nervous? Confident? I'm feeling a little confident going into the game. Hoping the extra rest and home field advantage will help.
Both.
We have to capitalize on this opportunity. We're mostly healthy, playing at home and all the teams have been eliminated that beat us. No Mahomes, Burrow or Lamar Jackson. We have dead cap money yes but doesn't get any easier next year with a first place schedule and winning means paying more for your good players. Only two years left on Bo contract and we probably lose key coaches this off season. This may be our best opportunity to win a SB for the near future.
No mahomes, burrow or lamar. But there is Josh Allen
Yes but next year could have all 4 in the playoffs.
And Denver has a tough 26 schedule.
Lets hope we learned a thing or two from the shellacking we took in last years WC 31-7 game and at least make it competitive. Playing at home is good start but the rest of the team needs to follow through especially the defense if they really want to make the point that defense wins championships. If Buffalo scores 30+ again I don't see us winning this game, at least not easily.
Hopefully it's 31 to 7 Broncos this year!!!!
It's pretty insane to see how hyped the NFL is on the Bears 4th quarter clutches and then turn around and say it's a weakness for us and why they are picking the Bills
Um, Rams are 3.5 point road favorites in that game…
Especially when that comeback was against an already beat up and depleted Packers team.
This is all in good fun but let me just say, I’ve seen several Bills fans in that thread who were Broncos fans from Wyoming who switched when Josh got drafted, and I just can’t wrap my head around that. My dad did the same thing and I’ll say what I’ve said to him, Wyoming could get an NFL team tomorrow and I’d still be a Broncos fan. Feels icky to switch teams like that.
They're frontrunners. Guarantee they wouldn't be Bills fans if Josh wasn't as good as he is. I get not gatekeeping fandom, but what's the point if you can just switch on a whim?
Agreed. On a similar vein: I am a KC Royals fan. We had no pro baseball in Denver when I was young (still don't haha), and through some interesting kid logic I picked the Royals to be my team. Just because the Rockies came later, doesn't mean I gave up the Royals. At the same time I hate the Chiefs.
If you ever check the tv map, Wyoming literally gets every Bills game. If enough people petition and write letters to the local affiliates they’ll do that. Josh was back 6 weeks ago to get his jersey retired at halftime in Laramie and the get in price was like $300 lol
Don’t get me wrong man, I love me some Josh Allen, he’s been like one bright spot other than that Andrew Peasly season for Wyoming football. But I grew up with the Broncos being the local team and that’s who I’m sticking with.
Denver is now favored to win Saturday's game as -1.5 point favorites
Should be more. Bills have no one left at WR and an injury report a mile long.
Has a team ever lost 2 WRs to ACLs in a single playoff game? That's crazy.
Likely more a reflection of betting patterns than anything
The spread is always a reflection of betting patterns and who the betting public thinks will win.
Yes
If the Broncos can run long, time consuming drives that end in points and keep Allen on the sidelines he can’t beat them.
And Denver needs to have the last drive in a close game. Not Allen.
Our young players need to step up big time. Need Harvey to not get dropped in the back field and just continuously keep us ahead of schedule. We need Franklin to CATCH contested footballs and we need a Pat Bryant breakout game. Also be nice to see Sutton have at least 1 crazy Sutton catch this season... a 1 handed diving catch with a dude drapped all over him.
Last but not least we need our stadium to be absolutely deafening this weekend, early and often.
I hope Sean Payton doesnt try to get to fancy with playcalls this week. I like our 11 vs their 11 and beating them in the trenches. No weird RB throws, no weird flee flickers....
Also BO needs to have his most mobile game to date. If there's a open lane take it BO! Do it with those legs.
It is, what it is. We have to be able to beat the Patriots or the Texans or the Bills. If we play a good game there's a chance that we can beat any of these teams. And if we play bad, we're going to get our butt kicked. (That's pretty much football) It's only a game and we had a great season and no matter what happens in this playoff game I'm still proud of how far they've come in the last 2 years. I will be disappointed with a loss, and I really want the win. Let's just hope we play a good game.
The Patriots are going to get rolled by Houston's defense.
(Patriots || Texans) && Bills
I'm kind of glad that we don't have to play the Jaguars. Or the Ravens or the Chiefs.
I am wondering if we couldn't move the ball vs Chargers backups, could this be concerning even though bills run defense isn't good.
Vanilla game plan - why show the world your best rolling into the playoffs?
Plus - DIVISION GAMES. The records don't matter.
Chargers only rested 3 starters on D.
People keep ignoring this and one of the guys was 36 year old Mack, lol.
I don't know what the Chargers' depth is like on D but we could certainly rest 4 players on defense and still be solid. It's not like it was an entire squad of second/third-stringers.
I hope Greenlaw justify his signing with this game - this is why he and Huf are here.
When he’s played he’s been great. WHEN he’s played.
Hey he earned his checks during that texans game.
Which streaming service is CBS?
Paramount+
Thanks
My only real fear right now is if our LT Garrett Bolles is in good condition to play. He got an ankle injury last game but he will have had two weeks off by game day.
If he’s fine I feel very good about the game although I do respect the Bills. I think home field will carry us over the line.
I think he’ll be fine. Seemed like he got rolled up on and he’s not gonna miss this game
Broncos are now -1.5 point favorites
The Bills are 1.5 point favorites
Underdogs
Which sportsbook? I’m seeing Bills -1.5 on Fanduel/Draftkings which means the bills are the favorites
If you look closer, not exactly. It's basically a pickem and the lines get funky updating sometimes like that.
Example, on draft kings you have bills -1.5 is a +102 and broncos +1.5 is -122. They have to put a spread up there and you can't do any less than 1.5 but the spread they put pays out a good bit better on bills than broncos.
The straight money line is broncos -112 bills -108 which means the payout for a bills win is slightly higher than a broncos win
So technically speaking broncos are favored by the slimmest of margins but it's basically a pickem
Hot take. Broncos win 38-0. Broncos meet Pats in the AFC Championship and shut them out as well 24-0.
Fantasy land.
I’m so scared
If you’re scared, go to church. - Bo Nix
I like the Texans and I like the Bills (just not next week) so PLEASE Houston take care of business if nothing else
Great, a Tony Romo game
What does this game mean for Mahomes' legacy?
Is it too late to start a petition to just replace Romo with soothing wave noises for 4 hours?
I would’ve loved to get Aikman and Buck. Just the way the cookie crumbles, it’s going to be painful listening to romo
It will be all about Josh Allen.
4:30 ET/2:30 MT Saturday
why is Fox getting all of these primetime playoff games...Josh Allen and Bo Nix get set aside for Purdy and Sam Darnold. The NFL can't be serious with that one
Networks don't trust the broncos
Of course we get the forgettable time slot
Ya I don't get that. Our game seems way better ratings wise then the 49ers and Seahawks.
Niners/Hawks will get strong ratings regardless because of the time slot. Josh will elevate what would otherwise be a lower ratings slot
CBS is showing 6 pm
Love the Broncos defense, but those Texans defense is on a level and that’s unheard of
I'll take CJ and his 5 fumbles.
Patriots fans should be afraid of the Texans next week. That's a defense that can embarrass Drake Maye.
I believe the same thing and I'm a Bill's fan. The Patroits fans are really cocky and think all other teams are sh*t. I know all fan bases have their fans like that, but their fan base is over the top.
That Houston defense is going to smoke the Pat's. Maye is a great QB, but he hasn't faced a defense like the Texans. Their fan base is in for a rude awakening.
Lots of our fans were super concerned about the Jags going into our game this past weekend, as was I - and rightfully so. That was a tough game to win.
I look forward to great game this weekend between our teams. May the best team win and no players get hurt.
Especially no one getting hurt. Whichever of our teams win gets the task of making sure neither the Evil Empire nor the state of Texas is represented in the Super Bowl. It has to be Denver or Buffalo.
I’ll admit it, I enjoy watching Rodgers get blown up. No shame. I also had to travel to pittsburgh once a quarter for about two years and hated every minute of it, especially the whole yinzer thing. So yeah, I’m having a great time tonight.
Fingers crossed this is the last time we had to see his smug face. lol
Trump will put him in charge of vaccines
LMAO - I can't stand Rodgers and you're on to something there.
more like the fed
That'll be Favre.
Love how Texans fans did nothing but make excuses for their loss against us by pointing out shroud was hurt yet he plays like this on a regular basis.
Some were calling for Mills to go in lol
Do you guys remember when this sub was full of boobs for the playoffs in 2015? I member.
Good times..
Does anyone know if there will be a flyover and if so what?
There will be one, no idea what
I can’t believe the pats get to play one of these teams and we have to play against Josh Allen
I'm a Bills fan and the Pats haven't seen a defense like Houston all season. Our defense was one of the best defenses the Pat's faced and we were horrible against the run - until LB Shaq Thompson stepped in for the injured Terrell Bernard.
The Pats and their cocky arrogant fan base are in for a very rude awakening this weekend. Houston's defense is going to smother their RBs and QB. I'm serious here - I hope Drake Maye doesn't get injured.
Our - the Bills - run defense has gotten much better over the last 6 to 7 games, but we're still suseptible to allowing a big run or two each game - including 40, 50 to 60 yarders taken all the way to house.
This is going to be a very good game between our teams. I have a lot of respect for your team and you have a lot of talent.
I'm hoping for a good clean game and may the best team win. I also hope no players get injured.
New England ain’t beating Houston
Don’t be surprised if Houston beats New England
Right? Our run loving team has to go through the two best run defenses in the league and the Patriots get to waltz their way to a basically free AFC Championship.
I think you’re significantly underrating the Texans. Their defense is scary good.
As a Bills fan, he's already seen his team run for 143 against that defense.
The Jags and Broncos are, in fact, the two best run defenses in the league.
But, yeah, I wouldn't call it a free AFC Championship.
Honestly, I’m not sure how the Pats fare against this Houston defense. I just went back and looked at all of their regular season scores. From week 4 through week 18, they never scored fewer than 20 points. (They only had 16 against the Chargers, but that’s in part because they never really needed to put their foot on the pedal full throttle.) I think if the Texans’ D gives them fits, they’ll find themselves in unfamiliar territory and may struggle to overcome it.
Of course, the other piece of the equation is Houston’s offense, and yeah, they have hardly been impressive tonight.
Really want to see the offense play ahead of the sticks for once. So many of their issues come down to poor execution on first and second down. When is the last time you saw them string together multiple first downs in just a few plays? Gotta be better.
More Jaleel. Fewer penalties. Catch the ball. Table well. Don't worry about tendency breakers, just do what's working.
4 girls (Eagles fan, Bears fan, Broncos fan, Bills fan) going to the game, Saturday. Can we just walk into the parking lot and find friends beforehand ?
Yes
Anyone else happy the Texans are on fraud alert? All the casuals that barely watch ball glaze them heavily 🤣🤣
This comment aged like milk.
Yeah bro Texans really looked unbeatable and deserving of the glaze
Stroud and Herbert proving why they’re the most overrated QB’s in the NFL
Apparently having a below average oline shields these two from any and all criticism
Right! The Bo Nix hate that would transpire if we were in a 7-6 playoff game lol
I mean everyone glazes their defense and says their offense is super suspect. Nothing we are seeing contradicts that. Their defense is just as good as advertised.
I like our chances to make the Super Bowl if we can put the bills to bed. Patriots are untested. Steelers have the experience at a few positions but are punching above their weight class. And the Texans got a little charger in them. Allen is the best QB left in the playoffs and Broncos have the dude on defense to make life very difficult for him Sunday.
Last time we played them we were both incapable of running the ball and stopping the run. Their run defense is supposed to be a bit suspect so if we can actually run the ball a bit and keep the offense on time and in a rhythm that would be a huge boon
Gabe Davis tore his ACL against the Jaguars
We need the intensity and we need to be the more physical team to win this game. I'm looking at singleton, strnad and hufanga to keep the short throws to a minimum over the middle. Allen on Allen crime perhaps as well.
Hufanga needs to as crazy as he was early to mid season. Love seeing him come out of nowhere.
Have they not announced the start time yet? What the hell are they waiting for
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Thank you! CBS app still had TBA
What time zone is this for ?
PST
thank you fellow PST fan <3.
Yeah that makes sense then. So we got the 230 (mst) game. With the next game being 2 West Coast teams that would be logical for night game
Isn’t this being 5:00 PST indicating a night slot? Not the 2:30 mst which would be 1:30 PST?
Durp durp your def right lol. Too used to working with east coast clients. Well know for certain in a few hours.
It would make sense that the West coast games have the later slot.
The DirecTV schedule is showing 8pm EST
The last game to be played.
I have time to work and get some takeout on the way home
I really really wish we had JK for this one. RJ and Jaleel gotta show up ! If we can run the ball effectively I think we have a good chance.
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Need a lot more Jaleel than we've been getting. Harvey really struggles with vision, although he's an excellent receiver
Breakout game for Harvey!!!
With the bills being banged up I can see us winning a close game. With that being said, the offense MUST be able to actually get some good drives and ones that end in points, whether it be 3 or 7. Receivers HAVE to be actually catching the ball this go around. Defense should be able to get to Allen but if not it could get ugly even with their not so good receiver core. Can’t forget about James cook. If cook can be contained the game plan will be get to Josh Allen and don’t let him beat you
Time to unleash Bo. Hurry up offense for most of the game would be nice. Time and time again Bo has to snap the ball deep into the play clock because of Payton's senseless substitutions. I'm not a Boliever but believe that the lack of pace in getting to the LOS is partly to blame for Bo's mediocre play in Q1-3. Play faster and tire out Buffalo's D from Q1. Get em gassed and then go to town on them in the last quarter and a half. Use the the naturally built in advantages of Mile High. And I'm going to lose a gasket if I see any drops by our WRs/TEs/RBs this game. Time to earn that paycheck and catch everything that's within a catchable radius. And can't end this post without calling out the dumb trick plays and head scratching play calling. Stop getting cute. 3rd and 2, run the damn ball or get that first down with Bo's legs (he's got two). 2nd or 3rd and long, quit calling screens that have seldom worked. Maybe we don't have the right personnel (WRs that block, shiftiness, etc.) and that's why our screens don't produce the yards needed to get first downs. Hopefully Sean has some zone beaters this week.Our RB1 needs to be Jaleel this week and sprinkle some RJ in when it makes sense (3rd and 4th Q when the Buffalo D is gassed from the quicker pace from Q1 and 2). I bet RJ will have some big runs and catches if we do exactly that. Playing not to lose Q1-3 will not work this Saturday.
I really want to see Bo use his legs - Allen will be doing the same.
Agree with most of this, especially playing with tempo (even though Sean hates it), more Jaleel, and not getting cute with the play calling. Run the damn ball. Yes, players are going to have to be on their game, but it's going to take great execution by the coaches as well.
Wish it was anyone but Buffalo honestly
I was hoping the Bolts could have pulled their heads out of their rears against NE.
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Don't worry Chargers let us down over here in Buffalo as well
I love that we are underdogs and the majority of their fans are already looking forward to the AFC championship.
This is war. They are not our friends. Don’t care if we normally root for them, this week it’s FTB.
Our defense is not going to take it easy on Josh, if he wants to win in Denver he’s gonna have to surrender his body and soul to blucifer
Underdogs? Broncos are favored.
as a Bills fan, i can assure you, none of us are looking ahead to the AFC championship. this has been a very up and down season and all of us are on the edge of our seats.
I don't see why any Denver fan would root for them after the game that happened last year. Their players were pretty classless stepping over our players on a few occasions. Josh Allen flops and is babied by the refs almost as much as Mahomes. And the Bills let KC beat them in the playoffs every year.
Hard agree.
He means against the Chiefs.
Bills get a bit screwed with a short week, going from Sunday wildcard game to Saturday divisional. Plus they are already banged up. Best QB left in the conference gives them a chance in any game, but Denver has every opportunity here if they bring it physically the whole game.
I think that goes along with being the lower seed? And it gives the team with the number one seed every advantage?
1 seed getting a bye is fine but then making their next opponent be on a short week isn't great
Imagine if the 1 seed played sunday and then had 1 less day of rest against the 2 seed that played Saturday the next week. That's dumber isnt it?
They have no elegant solution with having to play so many games like they do. They need to just do one day NFC, 1 day AFC. Then keep that going till SuperBowl, I guess.
truly believe whoever wins this game is going to the SB.
Houston is the only other team in the playoffs that truly scare me. Pats could go on a run, but their game against the Chargers shows that an elite defense can and will stifle them. Their defense gave them so many chances to run away with the game, but they weren’t able to take a commanding lead until Q4
I honestly think we win this one. Josh Allen was beat to hell last game so unless they have senzu beans in the bills training facility im sticking with the broncos.