So, since I am now without DirecTV, I attempted to watch the game using the PS3 Sunday Ticket app for the first time. The took forever to load, then it was slow and it kept cutting out to buffer. I missed several key plays on NE's first touchdown drive, which was kept alive by a stupid Buffalo penalty
Technology was failing me and the Bills were shooting themselves in the foot and appeared headed towards another epic defeat at the hands of Tom Brady and Bill Bellicheck. As the Bills fell behind 21-0, it looked as if I was headed towards a very frustrating afternoon. There was no way in hell we were going to come back and get the win for the 2nd straight week.
Then, something happened. The PS3 app settled down and it was just like streaming a Netflix movie. And the Bills didn't roll over and die. They showed an unbelievable amount of resolve and toughness. And they made a game out of it. I thought "well, they're not going to get the win, but at least they're tough enough to come back and challenge."
Then, something else happened. Something that's never happened before. The Bills got in Tom Brady's head WITHOUT hitting him. He started making mistakes. Stupid, amateur, JP Losman/Trent Edwards/Rob Johnson type mistakes. And the Bills made them PAY.
I kept waiting for the soul-crushing collapse. That epic last-minute failure like the Music City Mirage or the MNF collapse against Dallas in '07 or the '08 opener against NE. But it didn't come. This team is just too mentally tough, despite the lack of experience and the unheralded way that many of these guys made it to the NFL.
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Technology was failing me and the Bills were shooting themselves in the foot and appeared headed towards another epic defeat at the hands of Tom Brady and Bill Bellicheck. As the Bills fell behind 21-0, it looked as if I was headed towards a very frustrating afternoon. There was no way in hell we were going to come back and get the win for the 2nd straight week.
Then, something happened. The PS3 app settled down and it was just like streaming a Netflix movie. And the Bills didn't roll over and die. They showed an unbelievable amount of resolve and toughness. And they made a game out of it. I thought "well, they're not going to get the win, but at least they're tough enough to come back and challenge."
Then, something else happened. Something that's never happened before. The Bills got in Tom Brady's head WITHOUT hitting him. He started making mistakes. Stupid, amateur, JP Losman/Trent Edwards/Rob Johnson type mistakes. And the Bills made them PAY.
I kept waiting for the soul-crushing collapse. That epic last-minute failure like the Music City Mirage or the MNF collapse against Dallas in '07 or the '08 opener against NE. But it didn't come. This team is just too mentally tough, despite the lack of experience and the unheralded way that many of these guys made it to the NFL.
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