PostGame Thread OFFICIAL POSTGAME THREAD: Patriots Fall 35-31 to the Bills

[FCB02062]

My counter is that most of his contemporaries have not put themselves in position to have the lead going into the fourth quarter game in and game out. Most of those same contemporaries have superior weapons that have played major roles in the comebacks that you cite. Henry's drop on the late third down play had a major impact today and stopped a potential comeback drive. As great as Allen was today, James Cook was at least as impactful in their win.

If the team cannot win in the fourth quarter when the new Edelman, Gronk, Amendola, James White, Branch, Faulk, etc. are on the team I will share your concern. Until then I am not concerned about Maye's ability to win.

Mvp candidates are supposed to raise the players around them. Mvps win this game with a two minute drill, or at least give the team a chance to win with a heave into the end zone. Maye did neither. Does he suck? No one is saying that. But people here get their Patriots panties in a bunch at the least bit of criticism...happened when we started on Belichick (and we were 100% correct) and now people are starting when anyone criticizes Maye. Maye has another chance next week. If he puts together another stinker he's opening himself to a ton of criticism, and rightfully so. If he plays a great game, the he'll have righted his ship until the next time he needs to generate a GW drive. God forbid Maye needs to get points to win the game next week in the 4th quarter and he comes up short again. The Maye Isn't clutch chorus will start singing pretty loudly. Let's see how he does

 

[Tunescribe]

This post is straight out of 2021 and Mac Jones.

No. It's Dec. 14, 2025. And you are quickly wearing out your welcome here.

 

[VectorPrime]

This post is straight out of 2021 and Mac Jones.

If you guys get to the Super Bowl the Rams are going to do their best Dallas Cowboys impression and absolutely skull f.uck you.

 

[VectorPrime]

13 Seconds remains the funniest fu.cling thing.

That was the Bills window. What losers lmao.

 

[GreenCow]

No. It's Dec. 14, 2025. And you are quickly wearing out your welcome here.

For having a football take that you don’t like?

Weak.

 

[dliverey44]

If you've seen a defender pull a receiver's jersey when he makes a cut and refs don't call it, then that's a missed call lol.

the defender can put hands on the WR as long as they do not restrict the WR from catching the ball. it was a bad call because it did not restrict the WR from catching the ball, but the rule is vague enough that it is a judgement call. At game speed a jersey pull seems to be automatic PI but really they should not be.

 

[FCB02062]

Looking forward to the Breakdown tomorrow w Ted Johnson. He does a great job showing what other teams do to he Pats on D and I'm super concerned that this is actually a "blue print". There was nothing downfield today, receivers got zero separation. Also would be nice to see if Maye was missing open guys and it wasn't just great coverage/inability to separate

 

[dliverey44]

Can NE still clinch the division next week with a win no matter what Buffalo does?

No, we are a game up on the Bills so if Buffalo and we win they could still get the division if we lost to Fins and Jets and they win out

 

[SVN]

Our miami game is no gimme because it has another RB who can give us headaches .And the ravens with 200+ yards rushing will be a tough challenge as well. Buffalo suddenly has much more favorable schedule. @clevland then home to the struggling eagles and jets. We can assume bills wont lose again

 

[Foxypats]

7-9 teams have won divisions before. It’s not primetime.

Even going back to the first game, the Bills had more yards, more first downs, better 3rd down %, etc. They were the better team then, too. But they lost the game because they were being sloppy with holding onto the ball.

Wow, you haven't shown your face here in months, right after the Pats beat the Bills last time because you are a coward . And now that you guys won today, you've come here to gloat ??? That's BS and down right ballsy !!!
I used to think you were a decent poster but now you're at the bottom of the barrel !!!!
Ian should ban you. I never get upset with posters but this time I am totally pissed that you think it's okay to come here and gloat !!!!

 

[TheRainMaker]

If you guys get to the Super Bowl the Rams are going to do their best Dallas Cowboys impression and absolutely skull f.uck you.

If anything, the pressure for the Bills to reach the Super Bowl has sky rocketed now that the Chiefs have been eliminated.

 

[mgteich]

No, we are a game up on the Bills so if Buffalo and we win they could still get the division if we lost to Fins and Jets and they win out

Presuming that the Bills win out (they do have to play PHI), we need to beat the jets and Miami. We would win tie-breaker for division record.

 

[Vindicate]

**** the Bills and **** Green Cow


Funny how the only cool non Pats fan on this site is a freakin Jets fan lol

@Lambeau12 is a solid other-team-fan, I will say. A little easier to like because he's NFC, but still.

 

[dliverey44]

Do Patriots win division if they win against both the Jets and Miami and lose to Baltimore?

Yes we would based on division record. Buff currently has 2 division losses and we have one

 

[mgteich]

Bills win, good job by them, they deserve it.

We're not ready for primetime yet.

It is that simple.

The team needs to learn to how to play the second half and how to come back from diversity.

Sure, BUF lit up the Defense who had no answer. HOWEVER, the Offense scored 3 points in the second half and had the ball at the end with almost two minutes left.

 

[dliverey44]

Presuming that the Bills win out (they do have to play PHI), we need to beat the jets and Miami. We would win tie-breaker for division record.

Correct, he was asking if we would win the division if we beat Baltimore.

 

[mgteich]

Our defense was really bad today. The offense was a let down in the second half but giving up 5 TDs in a row. Gotta be kidding.

If that’s what they are we aren’t going far in the playoffs.

They were horrible. What was the score with 2 minutes left in the half?

 

[FCB02062]

Baltimore defense only giving up 15.9 PPG last 9 games. Next week is looking like a very tough game and geniuses in here were thinking the Pats were winning out going into today

 

[Vindicate]

They were horrible. What was the score with 2 minutes left in the half?

For everyone focusing on Maye, not being clutch or some ****, it's ignoring that the offense put up 31 points today. In fact, when the Bills first get their lead, the offense immediately answered. Then the D failed again.

 

[festy1986]

Yes we would based on division record. Buff currently has 2 division losses and we have one

What does it look like if we're 2 and 1 with a lose to one of Miami and Jets and the Bills are 3 and 0?