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- WEBVTT 00:00:11.350 --> 00:00:13.630 What's up, friends? Welcome into this special 00:00:13.630 --> 00:00:16.489 playoff game preview of Tables, Tailgates, and 00:00:16.489 --> 00:00:18.309 Top Loaders. So happy to have you all aboard 00:00:18.309 --> 00:00:20.890 for this episode. I'm your host, TB. Thank you 00:00:20.890 --> 00:00:23.070 so very much for stopping in and checking out 00:00:23.070 --> 00:00:25.789 this special playoff edition. We have a lot to 00:00:25.789 --> 00:00:28.230 get to, so let's dive right into this divisional 00:00:28.230 --> 00:00:30.629 round playoff game preview. We have Bills at 00:00:30.629 --> 00:00:34.149 Broncos coming at you Saturday, January 17th 00:00:34.149 --> 00:00:36.950 at 4 .30 in the afternoon. That's Eastern Time 00:00:36.950 --> 00:00:40.929 from Empower Field in Denver, Colorado. these 00:00:40.929 --> 00:00:43.630 game previews with news and notes so we'll start 00:00:43.630 --> 00:00:46.789 right in there are eight teams left if this were 00:00:46.789 --> 00:00:49.609 the NCAA tournament we are down to the elite 00:00:49.609 --> 00:00:52.750 eight now I like to take a look at the whole 00:00:52.750 --> 00:00:55.130 field are any of these remaining teams actually 00:00:55.130 --> 00:00:58.009 elite I would say there are pieces of each team 00:00:58.009 --> 00:01:01.350 that are elite But I'm not so sure. I'm not quite 00:01:01.350 --> 00:01:03.909 sure there's an elite team left in the remaining 00:01:03.909 --> 00:01:06.909 eight NFL teams. The Texans defense, I would 00:01:06.909 --> 00:01:08.989 say that's elite. Josh Allen, of course, elite. 00:01:09.150 --> 00:01:12.329 The Rams offense, probably elite. Mike Vrabel's 00:01:12.329 --> 00:01:14.530 clear. Yep, that's elite too. So you get the 00:01:14.530 --> 00:01:17.519 point. There's elite pieces of each team, but 00:01:17.519 --> 00:01:19.859 I'm not sure we have one team that stands out 00:01:19.859 --> 00:01:21.719 heads and shoulders above the rest. But you get 00:01:21.719 --> 00:01:23.739 my point. Things are getting exciting. Pittsburgh 00:01:23.739 --> 00:01:25.920 and Carolina, they have been bounced just as 00:01:25.920 --> 00:01:28.239 we all expected. The pretenders are the Chargers. 00:01:28.299 --> 00:01:30.659 The pretenders are the Jags. They have hit the 00:01:30.659 --> 00:01:32.819 road, and we are left with, I would say, eight 00:01:32.819 --> 00:01:35.189 contenders. They have entered the arena and we 00:01:35.189 --> 00:01:38.010 should be good for a wild weekend of football. 00:01:38.189 --> 00:01:40.069 So let's keep with the number theme for a minute. 00:01:40.150 --> 00:01:42.870 And that number that I want to focus on is the 00:01:42.870 --> 00:01:45.370 number three. Because as of Tuesday afternoon, 00:01:45.629 --> 00:01:48.510 the Bills had three active wide receivers on 00:01:48.510 --> 00:01:50.829 the team after losing both Tyrell Shavers and 00:01:50.829 --> 00:01:54.510 Gabe Davis to torn ACLs in that Jags game. I 00:01:54.510 --> 00:01:57.750 was pretty sad to see the Gabe Davis injury. 00:01:58.299 --> 00:02:00.079 You didn't know what was going on with Tyrell 00:02:00.079 --> 00:02:03.620 Shavers until, what, a day or two later. I think 00:02:03.620 --> 00:02:05.900 they announced it Tuesday, but it's unreal. It's 00:02:05.900 --> 00:02:08.180 pretty sad. The wide receiver room absolutely 00:02:08.180 --> 00:02:11.020 decimated. Tyrell Shavers, can we talk about 00:02:11.020 --> 00:02:13.139 him for a second? Because he got hurt in the 00:02:13.139 --> 00:02:15.439 first half. He went to the locker room, and he 00:02:15.439 --> 00:02:17.240 came back out, and he played the second half 00:02:17.240 --> 00:02:21.180 of that Jacksonville game on a torn ACL. Are 00:02:21.180 --> 00:02:24.139 you serious? How is this even possible? This 00:02:24.139 --> 00:02:27.180 dude is a freaking beast. I wish these guys the 00:02:27.180 --> 00:02:29.900 absolute best, man. Shavers and Davis, they have 00:02:29.900 --> 00:02:33.439 done a lot of the dirty work, and their efforts 00:02:33.439 --> 00:02:36.639 and their contributions to this team are going 00:02:36.639 --> 00:02:39.879 to be missed severely. So I wish them both a 00:02:39.879 --> 00:02:42.460 speedy recovery. But yeah, we're down to three. 00:02:42.539 --> 00:02:45.599 We were down to three on Tuesday afternoon. Khalil 00:02:45.599 --> 00:02:47.379 Shakir, Brandon Cooks, who's only been on the 00:02:47.379 --> 00:02:49.719 team for approximately six weeks, and then Mr. 00:02:49.960 --> 00:02:52.939 Inactive himself, Keon Coleman. Now, could the 00:02:52.939 --> 00:02:55.879 NFL writers possibly come up with a better story 00:02:55.879 --> 00:02:59.500 than the one that is surrounding Keon Coleman 00:02:59.500 --> 00:03:03.000 and this game on Saturday? He has a chance to 00:03:03.000 --> 00:03:06.379 have the Hollywood redemption story for the ages 00:03:06.379 --> 00:03:09.840 if he comes out and goes crazy against these 00:03:09.840 --> 00:03:12.960 Denver Broncos. So in response to the depleted 00:03:12.960 --> 00:03:15.719 wide receiver room, the Bills have signed. Christian 00:03:15.719 --> 00:03:18.479 Wilkerson to their practice squad. Now, if you 00:03:18.479 --> 00:03:21.539 believe in preseason success, Wilkerson led the 00:03:21.539 --> 00:03:24.139 Bills in preseason receptions, catching seven 00:03:24.139 --> 00:03:26.300 of nine targets. Yeah, he caught seven whole 00:03:26.300 --> 00:03:30.340 balls in the preseason for 91 yards. And he made 00:03:30.340 --> 00:03:33.219 a strong case for actually having a roster spot 00:03:33.219 --> 00:03:35.520 coming out of training camp. But ultimately, 00:03:35.639 --> 00:03:38.740 he was passed over. But now he has a chance to 00:03:38.740 --> 00:03:41.539 potentially be called up to the main squad for 00:03:41.539 --> 00:03:44.599 the game. Curtis Samuel, has anyone heard that 00:03:44.599 --> 00:03:47.219 name? Well, he's back, baby. And for some reason, 00:03:47.360 --> 00:03:50.039 I think I said on an earlier podcast, I thought 00:03:50.039 --> 00:03:52.120 that he was released. I got this totally wrong. 00:03:52.240 --> 00:03:55.020 As it turns out, he was placed on IR for most 00:03:55.020 --> 00:03:57.159 of the season. Well, the Bills opened up his 00:03:57.159 --> 00:03:59.919 21 day practice window. And if I'm a betting 00:03:59.919 --> 00:04:02.199 man, I think he's going to be active. I think 00:04:02.199 --> 00:04:04.479 he's going to be ready to suit up come Saturday, 00:04:04.580 --> 00:04:07.340 because why not? If you remember the playoff 00:04:07.340 --> 00:04:09.419 game last year against these very same Denver 00:04:09.419 --> 00:04:12.520 Broncos, he had a pretty good game catching three 00:04:12.520 --> 00:04:15.879 passes for 68 yards. including a 55 -yard tutty 00:04:15.879 --> 00:04:18.660 to put the game completely out of reach. I think 00:04:18.660 --> 00:04:20.740 the Bills, if I remember correctly, that score 00:04:20.740 --> 00:04:24.420 31 -7. So yeah, let's try to replicate that feat. 00:04:24.579 --> 00:04:27.399 Curtis Samuel, all eyes are on you. What else 00:04:27.399 --> 00:04:29.000 we have for news and notes? Everyone's favorite 00:04:29.000 --> 00:04:31.579 OC, everyone's favorite offensive coordinator, 00:04:32.000 --> 00:04:35.120 Joe Brady. He has now interviewed for two open 00:04:35.120 --> 00:04:37.620 head coaching positions. I think he has a third 00:04:37.620 --> 00:04:40.199 on the docket because I think there's another 00:04:40.199 --> 00:04:42.459 team I thought was interested, but we shall see. 00:04:42.560 --> 00:04:44.410 But the Ravens, and the Dolphins. He's interviewed 00:04:44.410 --> 00:04:47.050 for both of these openings. And I would love 00:04:47.050 --> 00:04:50.310 to see the Dolphins sign Joe and then stick with 00:04:50.310 --> 00:04:52.490 Tua because they would end up in the exact same 00:04:52.490 --> 00:04:55.050 place they are now, which is third in the division 00:04:55.050 --> 00:04:58.050 and completely irrelevant. So let's turn our 00:04:58.050 --> 00:05:00.550 attention to the injuries for the Bills. Buckle 00:05:00.550 --> 00:05:02.310 up, Mafia. This is going to take a few minutes. 00:05:02.430 --> 00:05:05.889 Let's start with some good. So kicker Matt Prater, 00:05:06.050 --> 00:05:08.569 42 -year -old hero from last week, kicking a 00:05:08.569 --> 00:05:11.589 50 -yarder and a 47 -yarder. He was back practicing 00:05:11.589 --> 00:05:14.069 on the field this week. He should be good to 00:05:14.069 --> 00:05:17.209 go out in mile high against the Denver Broncos. 00:05:17.250 --> 00:05:19.529 Ed Oliver, this is the name to watch. This is 00:05:19.529 --> 00:05:22.189 the name to circle and put some stars next to. 00:05:22.250 --> 00:05:24.329 His 21 -day practice window has been opened. 00:05:24.490 --> 00:05:26.689 He is back on the practice field. Now, whether 00:05:26.689 --> 00:05:30.209 he gets the nod and suits up Sunday, that's probably 00:05:30.209 --> 00:05:34.509 a closer game time decision, but what a boost 00:05:34.509 --> 00:05:36.709 to the D -line this would be if Oliver can go. 00:05:37.079 --> 00:05:38.639 Unfortunately, we have to turn our attention 00:05:38.639 --> 00:05:40.819 to those who are not going to be playing, and 00:05:40.819 --> 00:05:43.560 that is Jordan Poyer dealing with his quad. He 00:05:43.560 --> 00:05:45.860 has been designated week to week, which means 00:05:45.860 --> 00:05:48.319 he is a no -go for Saturday. This is a tough 00:05:48.319 --> 00:05:51.920 one because Jordan Hancock came in in his absence 00:05:51.920 --> 00:05:54.519 and got kind of torched all over the field. The 00:05:54.519 --> 00:05:57.939 Broncos wide receiver room, while not as... good 00:05:57.939 --> 00:06:00.639 as the jaguars he's still going to be at a disadvantage 00:06:00.639 --> 00:06:03.019 so we'll see if hancock gets the starting nod 00:06:03.019 --> 00:06:06.000 at safety for the bills or who they decide to 00:06:06.000 --> 00:06:08.459 turn to max hairston he has also been ruled out 00:06:08.459 --> 00:06:10.399 for the second week in a row with his knee injury 00:06:10.399 --> 00:06:12.839 and this just sucks because i would have really 00:06:12.839 --> 00:06:15.139 liked to have that extra speed element in the 00:06:15.139 --> 00:06:17.500 secondary but what else we got running back ty 00:06:17.500 --> 00:06:21.399 johnson this is a this is a worry one worrisome 00:06:21.399 --> 00:06:24.019 spot for me I think Ty Johnson will be huge in 00:06:24.019 --> 00:06:26.240 this game involving the running backs in the 00:06:26.240 --> 00:06:29.560 passing game I think would be instrumental coming 00:06:29.560 --> 00:06:31.899 up on Saturday afternoon but he was a did not 00:06:31.899 --> 00:06:34.259 practice and we shall see whether he gets the 00:06:34.259 --> 00:06:37.839 good to go for Saturday Terrell Bernard he was 00:06:37.839 --> 00:06:41.360 back practicing in a limited basis with his calf 00:06:41.360 --> 00:06:44.310 injury I'm fine with Shaq Thompson. So if he 00:06:44.310 --> 00:06:46.949 is, if Terrell Bernard lines up as your reserve 00:06:46.949 --> 00:06:49.149 linebacker, I have no issue with that. I just 00:06:49.149 --> 00:06:51.930 don't want him starting this game. AJ Epinesa 00:06:51.930 --> 00:06:53.889 was dealing with a neck injury. He was limited. 00:06:54.110 --> 00:06:56.089 Dalton Kincaid, stop me if you've heard this 00:06:56.089 --> 00:06:58.329 one before. He was also limited. Matt Milano, 00:06:58.430 --> 00:07:00.490 limited with an ankle. Greg Russo was limited 00:07:00.490 --> 00:07:03.470 with a back. The newest one, Shaq Thompson, was 00:07:03.470 --> 00:07:05.250 dealing with some sort of neck injury. He was 00:07:05.250 --> 00:07:08.449 also limited. So there's a lot of bills that 00:07:08.449 --> 00:07:10.569 could go either way, but hopefully most of these 00:07:10.569 --> 00:07:13.209 guys are ready to go outside of Jordan Boyer 00:07:13.209 --> 00:07:15.410 and Max Hairston. On the Broncos side, they look 00:07:15.410 --> 00:07:18.970 to be getting back linebacker Dre Greenlaw. He 00:07:18.970 --> 00:07:21.829 was dealing with a hamstring, missed some games, 00:07:21.970 --> 00:07:24.529 and he should be a positive impact on the middle 00:07:24.529 --> 00:07:26.850 side of their defense. But that's the benefit 00:07:26.850 --> 00:07:28.930 to having a bye week. The Broncos are looking 00:07:28.930 --> 00:07:31.670 fairly healthy coming into this divisional. playoff 00:07:31.670 --> 00:07:34.509 game with the bills x factors let's turn our 00:07:34.509 --> 00:07:37.889 attention to x factors to the game in my opinion 00:07:37.889 --> 00:07:40.649 bills need to have defensive success on early 00:07:40.649 --> 00:07:42.850 downs the broncos have trouble sustaining drives 00:07:42.850 --> 00:07:45.730 they go three and out nearly 38 percent at a 00:07:45.730 --> 00:07:48.540 time which Around the league, that's pretty bad. 00:07:48.660 --> 00:07:50.600 I think that puts them in the bottom third of 00:07:50.600 --> 00:07:52.259 the league. If the Bills can get them to third 00:07:52.259 --> 00:07:55.500 and longs, it will be very tough for this offense, 00:07:55.660 --> 00:07:57.500 for this Broncos offense to score. And speaking 00:07:57.500 --> 00:08:00.560 of scoring, they are only averaging 23 .6 points 00:08:00.560 --> 00:08:03.240 a game during the season. Folks, that is not 00:08:03.240 --> 00:08:06.079 good. So we worried about the Jags. The Jags 00:08:06.079 --> 00:08:08.600 are a much more potent offensive team than this 00:08:08.600 --> 00:08:11.639 Broncos team. And the Bills did well to limit 00:08:11.639 --> 00:08:14.319 their success. So there's nothing on this offense 00:08:14.319 --> 00:08:16.699 that screams problem to me. Cortland Sutton is 00:08:16.699 --> 00:08:19.639 good. I don't think he is an off -the -chart, 00:08:19.639 --> 00:08:23.160 holy cow, ridiculous, we need to rotate our defense 00:08:23.160 --> 00:08:25.620 to take care of him every play sort of guy. But 00:08:25.620 --> 00:08:27.500 I think he's good. He's fine. Troy Franklin, 00:08:27.680 --> 00:08:30.500 again, he's fine. He's their deep threat. He 00:08:30.500 --> 00:08:32.759 burned us. I believe it was Troy Franklin that 00:08:32.759 --> 00:08:35.820 caught the bomb for their only touchdown last 00:08:35.820 --> 00:08:39.399 playoff game. But again, he's fine. He's not 00:08:39.399 --> 00:08:42.039 a holy cow, we got to lose sleep over this guy. 00:08:42.100 --> 00:08:46.940 Marvin Mims Jr., he's fine, but whatever. I had 00:08:46.940 --> 00:08:51.240 much more fear over the Jags wide receiver room 00:08:51.240 --> 00:08:53.779 than I do this. broncos team now they do have 00:08:53.779 --> 00:08:56.659 speed on the offensive side of the ball i think 00:08:56.659 --> 00:08:59.840 speed wise they they have a lot more speed than 00:08:59.840 --> 00:09:02.700 the jags i fully expect them to try to lean into 00:09:02.700 --> 00:09:05.320 this take advantage of some of the speed mismatches 00:09:05.320 --> 00:09:07.440 but historically the bills have been usually 00:09:07.440 --> 00:09:10.240 been able to contain speed factors pretty pretty 00:09:10.240 --> 00:09:12.720 well what other x factors do we have protect 00:09:12.720 --> 00:09:15.860 josh allen at all costs like The Broncos, they're 00:09:15.860 --> 00:09:17.840 coming after him. They're going to pin their 00:09:17.840 --> 00:09:20.000 ears back, and they're going to try to knock 00:09:20.000 --> 00:09:21.940 him out of the game if I'm a betting man. The 00:09:21.940 --> 00:09:23.779 Broncos had the most sacks of any team in the 00:09:23.779 --> 00:09:27.919 league, 68 sacks on the year. So they can definitely 00:09:27.919 --> 00:09:30.500 get after the quarterback. The O -line, y 'all 00:09:30.500 --> 00:09:33.799 need to be ready to go. Spencer Brown, Osiris 00:09:33.799 --> 00:09:37.019 Torrance, Deion Dawkins, y 'all, it's time to 00:09:37.019 --> 00:09:39.320 go. After a physical game against the Jags, this 00:09:39.320 --> 00:09:41.259 is the time for the O -line to step up, take 00:09:41.259 --> 00:09:43.639 some of the heat off Allen. I don't think he's 00:09:43.639 --> 00:09:47.279 going to have time for long pass plays to develop, 00:09:47.399 --> 00:09:49.820 and he's going to need to be quick on his routes, 00:09:49.860 --> 00:09:52.440 on his reads, get the ball out. Ty Johnson, this 00:09:52.440 --> 00:09:54.340 is what we talked about earlier. I hope he's 00:09:54.340 --> 00:09:57.220 active. I hope he's ready to go. Cross your fingers 00:09:57.220 --> 00:09:59.480 because him playing could be a huge factor in 00:09:59.480 --> 00:10:01.580 the passing game. What else? This also bodes 00:10:01.580 --> 00:10:04.059 well for our tight ends. Look, I've talked about 00:10:04.059 --> 00:10:07.370 Dalton Kincaid. So, so many times. And maybe 00:10:07.370 --> 00:10:09.750 I need to back off that. So maybe I shouldn't 00:10:09.750 --> 00:10:12.129 ask for a big Dalton Kincaid game, but I think 00:10:12.129 --> 00:10:15.149 that the X Factor portion is going to be focused 00:10:15.149 --> 00:10:17.750 on the tight ends completely. So let's just ask 00:10:17.750 --> 00:10:19.730 for a big day from the tight end room. Whoever 00:10:19.730 --> 00:10:21.590 wants to step up, I don't care. Now's the time 00:10:21.590 --> 00:10:23.690 to shine. Dawson Knox, bring back that new dad 00:10:23.690 --> 00:10:26.909 energy. Jackson Hawes, this is a big stage. It's 00:10:26.909 --> 00:10:29.429 playoff time. Go make a big play for us. James 00:10:29.429 --> 00:10:33.129 Cook, so last week he was not that great. And 00:10:33.129 --> 00:10:35.899 I think that was a credit to... the Jags defensive 00:10:35.899 --> 00:10:39.220 front to their front seven. They are pretty good 00:10:39.220 --> 00:10:42.320 against the run. And he was significantly slowed 00:10:42.320 --> 00:10:44.720 by that Jags defense last week. And this Broncos 00:10:44.720 --> 00:10:47.279 defense, it's definitely no slouch either. But 00:10:47.279 --> 00:10:50.019 the key to success against the Broncos is literally 00:10:50.019 --> 00:10:52.179 going right at the middle of their defensive 00:10:52.179 --> 00:10:54.120 line. And I think that is somewhere where we 00:10:54.120 --> 00:10:56.860 can thrive in this game. So this could turn into 00:10:56.860 --> 00:10:59.720 what you call a good old lunch pail game, similar 00:10:59.720 --> 00:11:01.980 to the way we played against the Steelers. If 00:11:01.980 --> 00:11:05.490 you remember that game. Cook had 32 carries and 00:11:05.490 --> 00:11:08.370 144 yards on the ground. So the O -line literally 00:11:08.370 --> 00:11:10.750 dominated that game. The Bills controlled the 00:11:10.750 --> 00:11:13.649 ball. They ran the clock for almost 42 minutes 00:11:13.649 --> 00:11:17.279 of play time in that game. With the inconsistencies 00:11:17.279 --> 00:11:19.720 of this Broncos offense, I could see the Bills 00:11:19.720 --> 00:11:23.320 trying to replicate that Steelers game from earlier 00:11:23.320 --> 00:11:26.240 in the season. Another X -Factor, Keon Coleman. 00:11:26.419 --> 00:11:29.379 It is time to shine, my friend. We talked about 00:11:29.379 --> 00:11:32.259 this earlier. Time to show that your boy TB didn't 00:11:32.259 --> 00:11:35.120 waste time putting together a rather significant 00:11:35.120 --> 00:11:37.600 collection of Keon Coleman football cards. As 00:11:37.600 --> 00:11:40.080 I said, he could literally rewrite the ending 00:11:40.080 --> 00:11:42.100 to his Bills story with a banger of the game 00:11:42.100 --> 00:11:44.419 here on the road in a do -or -die divisional 00:11:44.419 --> 00:11:46.519 playoff game against the Broncos. He will have 00:11:46.519 --> 00:11:49.820 to have and he will have to be an absolute. dog 00:11:49.820 --> 00:11:52.580 out there. We lost Davis. We lost Shavers, two 00:11:52.580 --> 00:11:55.159 stud blocking specialists, especially in the 00:11:55.159 --> 00:11:58.279 run game, and that is huge, but Keon is, to his 00:11:58.279 --> 00:12:00.480 credit, he's a very good blocking wide receiver, 00:12:00.620 --> 00:12:03.500 and now he needs to be great. He needs to stay 00:12:03.500 --> 00:12:05.399 locked in. He needs to stay invested for the 00:12:05.399 --> 00:12:08.139 whole game. He needs to go show the world on 00:12:08.139 --> 00:12:10.279 Saturday afternoon in Denver why the Buffalo 00:12:10.279 --> 00:12:12.860 Bills invested such a high draft pick in him. 00:12:13.120 --> 00:12:16.679 Please make it happen, Keon. It is time to shine. 00:12:16.919 --> 00:12:19.690 Defensively, But defensively, I think what they 00:12:19.690 --> 00:12:22.409 need to do is confuse Bo Nix. They are great. 00:12:22.509 --> 00:12:24.549 The Bills are great at making young, inexperienced 00:12:24.549 --> 00:12:28.350 quarterbacks look bad. I don't think he is fantastic. 00:12:28.669 --> 00:12:31.210 I heard one commentator say that Bo Nix is really, 00:12:31.269 --> 00:12:32.909 really good. I don't think he's really good. 00:12:32.950 --> 00:12:35.110 I think he's okay. I think he's average at best. 00:12:35.330 --> 00:12:39.809 And I think this is where McDermott shines historically. 00:12:39.950 --> 00:12:42.909 He makes these young, inexperienced quarterbacks 00:12:42.909 --> 00:12:46.740 look... Pretty, pretty rough. So mix up the coverages, 00:12:46.759 --> 00:12:49.480 keep him guessing, force him into making mistakes. 00:12:49.879 --> 00:12:52.639 I'm not convinced he's the right guy to win under 00:12:52.639 --> 00:12:55.679 the pressure of this type of game. So let's keep 00:12:55.679 --> 00:12:58.879 adding on and adding on and adding on and make 00:12:58.879 --> 00:13:02.080 him really have to think his way through this 00:13:02.080 --> 00:13:04.279 game. Stress meter, I talk about this every game. 00:13:04.909 --> 00:13:07.009 After the stress of last week, I will admit the 00:13:07.009 --> 00:13:11.070 stress meter is pretty tame for this week. I 00:13:11.070 --> 00:13:15.049 will probably have it fire way up as we get closer 00:13:15.049 --> 00:13:18.129 to 430 on Saturday. But looking into this, preparing 00:13:18.129 --> 00:13:21.549 for this game preview. I got to tell you, Mafia, 00:13:21.610 --> 00:13:24.070 I'm sitting right around a five because yes, 00:13:24.129 --> 00:13:26.149 there are factors out there that could potentially 00:13:26.149 --> 00:13:29.409 get me fired up and push that meter to eight, 00:13:29.490 --> 00:13:31.710 nine, whatever. But I keep pushing back against 00:13:31.710 --> 00:13:34.309 it. Yes, I know the Bills are beat up. Yes, I 00:13:34.309 --> 00:13:37.190 know we have to travel west in a hostile crowd, 00:13:37.429 --> 00:13:39.509 which is much worse than the Jacksonville crowd, 00:13:39.690 --> 00:13:41.230 mind you, because there are a ton of Bills fans 00:13:41.230 --> 00:13:42.710 there. I don't think there's going to be a ton 00:13:42.710 --> 00:13:45.269 of Bills fans out in Denver. And yes, I know 00:13:45.269 --> 00:13:47.149 it's a short week. Yes, I know Denver's coming 00:13:47.149 --> 00:13:49.309 off the bye week. So you see my point. You see 00:13:49.309 --> 00:13:51.610 where i'm getting at i think it's easy to stack 00:13:51.610 --> 00:13:53.490 up all these negatives against the bills but 00:13:53.490 --> 00:13:55.830 having said all that i just can't seem to get 00:13:55.830 --> 00:13:57.789 worked up about this game and stressed out about 00:13:57.789 --> 00:14:00.009 this game because i said last week before the 00:14:00.009 --> 00:14:02.669 wild card preview i said the jags matchup was 00:14:02.669 --> 00:14:05.929 going to be the toughest of the afc side of this 00:14:05.929 --> 00:14:08.029 bracket and i'm standing by it i said whoever 00:14:08.029 --> 00:14:10.149 won that game bills versus jags is going to go 00:14:10.149 --> 00:14:12.330 on to represent the afc in the super bowl which 00:14:12.330 --> 00:14:15.330 leads me right into my game prediction so here 00:14:15.330 --> 00:14:17.570 we go mafia the bills are favored by one and 00:14:17.570 --> 00:14:20.590 a half points on the road in Empower Field and 00:14:20.590 --> 00:14:22.950 Mile High, which is a pretty dumb stadium name, 00:14:23.009 --> 00:14:25.789 by the way, from Denver, Colorado, this Saturday 00:14:25.789 --> 00:14:29.450 afternoon at 4 .30 p .m. Eastern Standard Time. 00:14:29.590 --> 00:14:31.409 So the forecast for this game, it's looking like 00:14:31.409 --> 00:14:34.850 43 degrees, low 40s, no snow, which for Denver 00:14:34.850 --> 00:14:37.710 in January, look, folks, you cannot get much 00:14:37.710 --> 00:14:39.970 better than that. The Bills will be rocking the 00:14:39.970 --> 00:14:42.309 same jerseys as last week, so white jersey, blue 00:14:42.309 --> 00:14:45.110 pants, white helmet as the visiting team. This 00:14:45.110 --> 00:14:47.389 is a winning combo. I love it. So what's the 00:14:47.389 --> 00:14:50.360 call? This Denver team reminds me of the year 00:14:50.360 --> 00:14:52.139 the Tennessee Titans got the number one seed. 00:14:52.240 --> 00:14:55.100 If you remember this, the Titans kind of lucked 00:14:55.100 --> 00:14:57.279 themselves into it. They had a very similar looking 00:14:57.279 --> 00:15:00.019 year to this Denver Broncos team. And then in 00:15:00.019 --> 00:15:01.799 the divisional round, they lost to Cincinnati 00:15:01.799 --> 00:15:04.740 and only managed to score a whopping 16 points 00:15:04.740 --> 00:15:07.840 against the Bengals. And that's exactly how I'm 00:15:07.840 --> 00:15:09.899 viewing this Broncos team. I don't think their 00:15:09.899 --> 00:15:12.539 offense can stay on the field. I'll even throw 00:15:12.539 --> 00:15:15.539 the Broncos a few more points because... I still 00:15:15.539 --> 00:15:17.440 think they lucked into this number one seed and 00:15:17.440 --> 00:15:20.279 were gifted this first round by. Well, sorry 00:15:20.279 --> 00:15:23.179 to say, Broncos, your luck has run out. I think 00:15:23.179 --> 00:15:25.059 there's too much experience, too much drive from 00:15:25.059 --> 00:15:27.240 Josh Allen and this Buffalo Bills team. I think 00:15:27.240 --> 00:15:29.600 they go into Denver with all the check marks, 00:15:29.759 --> 00:15:32.139 all the odds stacked against them. I think they 00:15:32.139 --> 00:15:35.259 pull out the victory 27 to 18. And I think the 00:15:35.259 --> 00:15:38.820 Bills move on to the AFC championship. So there 00:15:38.820 --> 00:15:41.039 you go, folks. Thanks for tuning into the three 00:15:41.039 --> 00:15:43.460 T's. Thanks for listening to this divisional 00:15:43.460 --> 00:15:47.159 round game. Enjoy the game on Saturday afternoon. 00:15:47.379 --> 00:15:53.460 And as always, Go Bills! So until next time, 00:15:53.539 --> 00:15:55.860 whether it's ripping packs, breaking tables, 00:15:56.100 --> 00:15:58.620 or dropping elbows, keep doing what you love. 00:15:58.779 --> 00:16:00.700 And as always, Go Bills!