Bills Fan to Pats Fans - thanks.

[Billsfanonapatsforum]

Hoping for a good game. Thanks for the hospitality this week. Special nod to the older pats fans, you know this suffering well.

I live up here in Connecticut, it's punishment in football terms but scenic for sure, been here 15 yrs, which means 15yrs of bills sucking. I goto pats/bills every other year in NE and saw the bills win for the the older pats fans a super fun to talk football with. Also travel to WNY once or twice a year for games with friends as I grew up there for 20 some odd years.

hope you guys come out injury free, players are people too.

Cheers.

 

[scott99]

Thanks ! Best of luck and no injuries on both sides. Always rooted for you guys in SBs in the 1990s, always liked Jim Kelley and the rest of that offense and Smith on the defensive front.

 

[Billsfanonapatsforum]

Good job last night, tough game see you next year. I was wrong, I thought it was the bills game to lose.

 

[memento]

Good job last night, tough game see you next year. I was wrong, I thought it was the bills game to lose.

It was a good game player wise. Terrible officiating, obviously. The clock should have stopped on that last play. Good luck getting the wildcard, the rest of your schedule looks good.

 

[Billsfanonapatsforum]

It was a good game player wise. Terrible officiating, obviously. The clock should have stopped on that last play. Good luck getting the wildcard, the rest of your schedule looks good.

terrible officiating, not picking sides but for every poor pats call there was an equally horrible bills, I know everyone here will complain that brady got abused, but tyrod got equally abused with 2 head shots. the refs were absolutely garbage, i almost wondered if we were back to the replacements and i missed it somewhere.

 

[shmessy]

I think it is safe to say Gene Steratore's crew will not be sniffing the Super Bowl this year.

 

[scott99]

Good job last night, tough game see you next year. I was wrong, I thought it was the bills game to lose.

Thanks, your D played a great game, pretty much eliminated Gronk and gave Brady fits. Unfortunately for both teams, the injury bug hit both our teams last night. Good luck the rest of the way.

 

[scott99]

I think it is safe to say Gene Steratore's crew will not be sniffing the Super Bowl this year.

Don't be surprised if they get the SB, especially if the Pats get there.

 

[Billsfanonapatsforum]

Thanks, your D played a great game, pretty much eliminated Gronk and gave Brady fits. Unfortunately for both teams, the injury bug hit both our teams last night. Good luck the rest of the way.

Mario Williams is not going to be here much longer, if he doesn't do his job regardless of if he approves of his job. I'm pretty sure he blew that blitz coverage... but you don't see Hughes complaining, he ran down the sideline and although it was dpi and not called, he did his job and got away with it just like plenty of other dpi's that weren't called on both sides. Mario's time is ticking.

 

[Tunescribe]

I was wrong, I thought it was the bills game to lose.

No, you were right. They lost.

 

[1960Pats]

terrible officiating, not picking sides but for every poor pats call there was an equally horrible bills, I know everyone here will complain that brady got abused, but tyrod got equally abused with 2 head shots. the refs were absolutely garbage, i almost wondered if we were back to the replacements and i missed it somewhere.

The game took almost 4 hours, and that was without any red flags thrown by the HCs. Thankfully I don't watch them live and it took me "only" 3 hours to watch it.

I've always been a proponent of instant replay, mainly because I want the call on the field to be correct, even if it doesn't go my way. What's fair is fair. The problem now is that nobody, refs included, has a complete grasp of what constitutes the right or wrong call.

The most frustrating thing of all though is that on almost every big play we have to sit there and wonder if some call is going to be made, rather than enjoy the moment.

Anyway BFOAPF, thanks for the respectful and insightful posts. Don't be a stranger and good luck the rest of the way.