So which is it?

[OpIv37]

Sometimes wins like this feel almost like losses because they expose major flaws and create doubt that we can actually beat good teams.

But there are no style points in the NFL and we beat a good D on the road with half our offense injured and guys we signed off the street, so maybe we should just feel fortunate that we got the win.

Those two things should be mutually exclusive, but somehow this feels like both at the same time.

[Bill Cody]

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It just feels like a win to me.

[MikeInRoch]

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For me, I have to have this feel like a win. Because when the opposite happens, it feel ONLY like a loss.

[Night Train]

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OL is the monster issue. They are all swinging doors right now, outside of Incognito.

[Skooby]

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Every team that makes the playoffs has a few squeakers that they barely get a win against a so / so team, it's just usually we're the so / so team on the losing end of it all. Take what we can get and realize that half our starters missing isn't a call for betting the over.

[justasportsfan]

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It's like we suck but got a lucky win

[jimmifli]

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Defense played really well considering the ToP. I'd like to see them get off the field a little easier, but 3 points in the first half was what won us this game.

Roman kept a balanced offense and was patient on the deep balls. Tyrod can hit the deep pass, and Roman seems to prefer waiting until the underneath gets crowded before going for it. I've always preferred to throw deep early in order to open up the underneath, but Roman's strategy should lead to more big plays (so far it has).

Overall, this is the type of win I expected with Rex and Roman. Here's to 8 more just like it...

[stuckincincy]

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Defense played really well considering the ToP. I'd like to see them get off the field a little easier, but 3 points in the first half was what won us this game.

Roman kept a balanced offense and was patient on the deep balls. Tyrod can hit the deep pass, and Roman seems to prefer waiting until the underneath gets crowded before going for it. I've always preferred to throw deep early in order to open up the underneath, but Roman's strategy should lead to more big plays (so far it has).

Overall, this is the type of win I expected with Rex and Roman. Here's to 8 more just like it...

A 1 point win? It wasn't too long ago Roman was being praised here for pulling points out of his keester...

[Scumbag College]

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I dunno, can't really bemoan this win. Bills held a rookie QB that's put together 2 good games coming off a bye week to not much of a day, went on the road without their top WR and top 2 RBs, and overcame a 10 point 3rd quarter deficit. The Bills aren't the Pats or Packers and aren't good enough to go on the road vs. an average team and expect to win by three touchdowns. There are the undefeated teams, about fifteen or so teams in the middle, and about 10 teams in the bottom of the barrel. We're one of the fifteen in the middle on Columbus Day. There's a long way to go with only two of the top teams in the league left on the schedule. I'll take it.

[gebobs]

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They're going to get mortalized by Cinci.

[Thurmal]

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It was pretty cool seeing Tyrod pull it out in the fourth quarter despite seemingly not completing a pass to a WR all day.

[BertSquirtgum]

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Rape won't be a strong enough word to use next week.

[Mace]

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I don't know. They're exposing flaws every week anyway. I'm most bothered by coaching. It's a win, feels like an unenthusiastic win. But so what, 3-2 is 3-2. 2-3 would have felt like 2-3 even if they lost heroically and I felt enthusiasm.

Don't mind saying though, my optimism is about gone. I thought they'd ride the Ryan 1st year shot of adrenaline way better than they appear to be.

I just had very little fun watching this game, and I never mind low scoring slugfests.

[tomz]

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I dunno, can't really bemoan this win. Bills held a rookie QB that's put together 2 good games coming off a bye week to not much of a day, went on the road without their top WR and top 2 RBs, and overcame a 10 point 3rd quarter deficit. The Bills aren't the Pats or Packers and aren't good enough to go on the road vs. an average team and expect to win by three touchdowns. There are the undefeated teams, about fifteen or so teams in the middle, and about 10 teams in the bottom of the barrel. We're one of the fifteen in the middle on Columbus Day. There's a long way to go with only two of the top teams in the league left on the schedule. I'll take it.

actually, as was mentioned on nfl network, there are 4 division leaders and the Jets and the Bills with winning records in the AFC (similar in the NFC). The Bills are in the top group. One loss that was frustrating and one eked out win. I think we really are in the top 10, especially with our playmakers back. Who knows what we will see next week but I'll take it for now.

[HHURRICANE]

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The Titans played Jauron/Marrone ball today.

When you play not to lose....you lose.

Tyrod showed me something today that I haven't seen since Kelly.