2009 Buffalo Bills Schedule Released
by Brian Galliford on Apr 14, 2009 7:05 PM EDT
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The NFL has released its 2009 regular season schedule. Mark your calendars, Buffalo Bills fans - here is Buffalo's full slate of games next season.
Week 1, 9/14/09: at New England 7:00 PM (MNF)
Week 2, 9/20/09: TAMPA BAY 4:05 PM
Week 3, 9/27/09: NEW ORLEANS 4:05 PM
Week 4, 10/4/09: at Miami 4:05 PM
Week 5, 10/11/09: CLEVELAND 1:00 PM
Week 6, 10/18/09: at NY Jets 4:15 PM
Week 7, 10/25/09: at Carolina 4:05 PM
Week 8, 11/1/09: HOUSTON 1:00 PM
Week 9, 11/8/09: Bye Week
Week 10, 11/15/09: at Tennessee 1:00 PM
Week 11, 11/22/09: at Jacksonville 1:00 PM
Week 12, 11/29/09: MIAMI 1:00 PM
Week 13, 12/3/09: NY JETS 8:20 PM (NFLN, Toronto)
Week 14, 12/13/09: at Kansas City 1:00 PM
Week 15, 12/20/09: NEW ENGLAND 1:00 PM
Week 16, 12/27/09: at Atlanta 1:00 PM
Week 17, 1/3/10: INDIANAPOLIS 1:00 PM
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complain too much….bye week perfectly in the middle of the schedule. However the last 3 games vs NE, at ATL and vs Indy is brutal way to finish if our season still matters
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by MARVelous on Apr 14, 2009 7:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Those last 3 are KILLER!
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by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 7:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We’ll probably be out of the playoff hunt by then anyways.
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by BillsNYC on Apr 14, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At Least
The Bills are guaranteed to play football in January this year.
THIS PIC LOOKS LIKE 5-1 TO 7-9!!!!!!!!!!!!
by JTM1023 on Apr 14, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but looking at the team we’re facing, it looks more like a punishment than anything else.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 14, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does 3-5 after the bye seem like it could be a strong finish to anybody else?
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by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 7:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that’s tough K C is th inly soft team
by BigUgly on Apr 14, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would say the @ Jax, Jets and Miami are all strong win possibilities but not gimmies.
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by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hopefully jax draft badly again to make it little easier
by BigUgly on Apr 14, 2009 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
rumor is they are looking at percy
jax loves their UF alum. and yes it comes from a reliable source
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by silverstreak3k on Apr 14, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So that’s W’s vs Browns, Saints, and Jets?
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by thurman on Apr 14, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta like
Tenn after the bye!
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by thurman on Apr 14, 2009 7:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I like that. I was hoping they wouldn’t get a cupcake after the bye.
by krytime on Apr 14, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I’ll have a cupcake with powder blue frosting, please.
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by thurman on Apr 15, 2009 1:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeez
Enough 4pm games?
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by BillsNYC on Apr 14, 2009 7:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gotta milk the TO-as-close-to-prime-time as long as possible.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 14, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I noticed the 4pm thing as well and was wondering if it meant more televised games for Bills fans :-)
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by Joe P. on Apr 14, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
notice
that the 4pm games are all at the beginning of the season? They know they can sell TO and the Bills so long as they are in the chase. I think it shows the NFL doesn’t think we’ll be a contender by mid season.
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by poz on Apr 14, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think it shows an opinion as much as their awareness of the team’s historical trends. Don’t forget flex scheduling – if we’re still in it after Week 12, you can bet we’ll be bumped down once or twice.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 14, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Bills typically put on a late push also.
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by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
… just not last year.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 14, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well they beat Denver late in the year :)
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by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the last game the Bills actually had a reason to play late in the season
was the whipping we took from Pittsburgh’s 3rd stringers.
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by Joe P. on Apr 14, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
was the whipping we took from Pittsburgh’s 3rd stringers.
I have about that game. My brother and I planned on scalping tickets for it. I had some friends on town from Pittsburgh. Hours before the game, tickets were going for 120 each. We said no friggin way; we’ll wait until closer to the game. National anthem, and then game time – down to 110. We said screw it, and took the 220 we would have spent and hit up Savannah’s hard.
Only time in my life I couldn’t/wouldn’t scalp a ticket, and I’ve scalped a lot…
by krytime on Apr 14, 2009 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If by push you mean.......to the bus to go home for the year
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by Joe P. on Apr 14, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly what I meant
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by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't imagine why they think that :-P
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by Joe P. on Apr 14, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that the 4pm games are all at the beginning of the season?
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the NFL doing that thing where the last 6 weeks the primetime games are decided the week of the games, which is why we only have 1pm games.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 14, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are still 4PM games then though.
Just not Sunday night 830 starts.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 14, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah ok. I thought they re-did the entire week’s schedual. My bad. … … Would still be nice to nab one of those late spots though, maybe our second game against NE.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 14, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well...
if they flex a 4PM game I think they usually bump a 1PM game into the 4PM slot. It’s not a massive free for all or anything.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 15, 2009 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
See I was hoping for the massive free for all because a shear entertainment value ;-)
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 15, 2009 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just when we had all gotten used to having so many 1:00 starts...
That’s going to take some getting used to.
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by Chris Dobbertean on Apr 14, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
good for me
and my move west, wont have to wake up early to watch football!
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by silverstreak3k on Apr 14, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
kinda cool though
4:00 o’clock games ain’t bad, but I do like having an early game as well, because I do get anxious
The Bills CAN win every game
by killascript on Apr 14, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
4pm good 4 fantasy
by then alot players are down less to keep track of while watching the game
by BigUgly on Apr 14, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get the feeling that we will have more then 30 players this year Brian.
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by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
… what?
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 14, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
FF man!
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by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still confused. Trying to correlate 4PM with 30 in my mind and got nothing.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 14, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
good 4 fantasy
Try using this and not the time.
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by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL no, I got the fantasy football thing. Why 30 players? I swear, I am not being intentionally thick.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 14, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn’t we have 30 guys sign up for FF last year. 3 divisions of ten?
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by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OH! When you said “players”, I thought you meant 30 players on each roster.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 14, 2009 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could have said participants I guess.
I think we could top 50 this year.
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by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Brian
Is there…( I think this is a dumb question) but there is an SB Nation Fantasy league or is it a Rumblings fantasy league? I have never played, and am just curious as this year I just might because I think I need another reason to go on here 20 times a day
The Bills CAN win every game
by killascript on Apr 14, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s just Rumblings. We had 3 leagues through the blog last year, and there will probably be close to double that this year.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 14, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and someone will be a two-time defending champ….
~K
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by Kurupt on Apr 14, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No three peat for you.
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by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially if I’m in your division this year…
by krytime on Apr 14, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I personally like the four o’clock away games. Gives you a chance to actually have some time to do stuff on Sundays.
by krytime on Apr 14, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
jets in toronto on thursday night is disappointing for a season ticket holder
by tripl21 on Apr 14, 2009 7:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey we get a turkey day game this year so I wouldn’t complain too too much.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 14, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
… no we don’t.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 14, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, when is thanksgiving in the US? We have it on a different day up here, thats why I just assumed Thursday night game late in the year means thanksgiving.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 14, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
4th thurs in Nov............whichever day that happens to be
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by norcaliangelsfan on Apr 14, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
11/26 this year.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 14, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks for the assist
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by norcaliangelsfan on Apr 14, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanksgiving is not in October buddy.
But I might come up to Kitchiner-Waterloo and watch the parade.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 15, 2009 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In Canada is the second monday in October, so yes, thanksgiving is in October!
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 15, 2009 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Monday?
Ha!
The Thursday gives us TWO days off!
~K
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by Kurupt on Apr 16, 2009 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know, you guys get a WAY better deal.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 16, 2009 8:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never been to that parade though… mind you Kitchiner-Waterloo is about 8 hours away from where I live. It’s actually faster for me to make my way to Buffalo.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 15, 2009 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I marched in that parade a few times.
It’s like 6 miles long. That’s a long parade, yo.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 15, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should check out Toronto’s Santa Claus Parade, they shut down all of Young street for it (all 35 miles of it). Its a hell of a parade, expecially if you have kids. I plan On taking my son to it this year.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 15, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So the Toronto game is on NFL Network? Nice. Now I won’t have to see the half empty stadium or the Jet fan majority filled stadium on TV.
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by thatguy34 on Apr 14, 2009 7:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Division game in Toronto again
That blows!
This is a tough, but exciting schedule.
No games in Buff that make the weather a positive factor for us late in the year, but that might be a good thing as well.
I think we can be over .500 at the break easily, but just as easily under .500 after, so that could leave us 8-8 at best.
I think, with an average D, some pretty good weapons on offense and a suspect OL, our success or hopes of playoffs comes down to one thing….
Trent better come to play, and if he’s the guy, he’d better prove it, because he has got to carry this team, no matter what we get in the draft because those are just rookies. The great ones do it, and if he is, then I hope we see it. If not, pink slips will go round at the end of the season. This is #5’s team, so lets see what happens.
The Bills CAN win every game
by killascript on Apr 14, 2009 7:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No games in Buff that make the weather a positive factor for us late in the year, but that might be a good thing as well.
i think miami late in nov, and indy late in the year are two positives. indy plays dome and miami is miami
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by silverstreak3k on Apr 14, 2009 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What I meant by it was
That it could be good, because the Jauron Bills aren’t exactly the better team in the snow, which kind of sux, but it has bentrue
Hopefully this year that changes
The Bills CAN win every game
by killascript on Apr 14, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea, good point
sad that jauron cant take advantage of the cold weather. anyone notice, no west coast games?
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by silverstreak3k on Apr 14, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
just 1 in two years now
at AZ last year
~K
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by Kurupt on Apr 14, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
west coast games
Except for KC, we don’t play any west coast teams this year. (We played AFC/NFC West teams last year — although most came to Buffalo except AZ, DEN, and KC.)
by LABillsFan on Apr 14, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And when Indy has wrapped up a division title and/or playoff berth by Week 17, they won’t have anything to play for. Hello, Jim Sorgi!
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 14, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe
Depends on Tennessee….I see the titans as a team that could easily be a one year wonder, and then weaken considerably, and with Manning, the Colts can always get right back in contention, and were still in the hunt in the playoffs last year.
I have to digest this thing for a while
The Bills CAN win every game
by killascript on Apr 14, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hello, Jim Sorgi!
McLovin Duo take your positions, the INT’s will be up for grabs!
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 14, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
very early prognostication.
@NE – L
TB – W
NO – L
@ Miami – L
Browns – W
@NYJ – L
@Carolina – L
Houston – W
that is 3-6 at the Bye
@Tenn – L
@Jax – W
Miami – W
NYJ – W
@ K.C. – W
That is 7-6 going into the last three games.
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by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 7:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So....7-9 then?
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by killascript on Apr 14, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think winning in NY is a possibility
by tripl21 on Apr 14, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I gave splits vs the Jets and Miami. I think that after the goose egg they dropped in the division last year even that is iffy.
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by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
true
but the Dolphins have a QB and the Jets do not
by tripl21 on Apr 14, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sweep the Jets and lose both to Miami. Same record.
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by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats being VERY optimistic.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 14, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sweeping miami, VERY optomistic. 8-5? ML=NFL MVP
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by thurman on Apr 15, 2009 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ML
Kids, don’t drink and type.
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by thurman on Apr 15, 2009 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think sweeping the Jets is very likely, sweeping Miami is easier said than done. Remember, they did win the division last year. I’m thinking we go 1-1 against miami.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 15, 2009 8:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why the schedule may help us
First things first, there is no way to sugar coat it, that is an absolutely brutal schedule. If its not the hardest one in the league I’d like to see one thats tougher. We open the first quarter of the season against 3 (NE+brady=playoffs) playoff teams and one powerhouse offense with a QB who can light it up and we close the final quarter of the season against 3 playoff teams and Cassel who knows our defense after years of studying it in NE.
However, I am confident that this schedule gives us a better chance to make the playoffs than last years. Young teams with talent, in any sport, often play down or up to the level of their opponents. Last year we opened the season 5-1 but we did against the softest competition in the league. Our young team came to be comfortable with their playing level as enough to put games away and be on top of the league. Sadly, when the games against Oakland, Seattle, etc. came to an end, our young team was left playing at the same level against teams like the Jets, Dolphins, Patriots, etc and dropping games week to week.
This year we’re going to see the opposite. This young team is going to learn very quickly what it takes to be on top of the league this year; trial by fire straight out of the gate. This team is going to have to go 110% from kickoff to the final whistle to hang in there with teams like New England, New Orleans, and Tampa Bay out of the gate. I like it. Even if we drop 2 of those games our team will have already established the level they have to play at and the intensity they have to bring to be winners against the best. This early season gauntlet will be invaluable when trying to pull off the games we should win against the Jets, Dolphins, Browns, Jaguars and Browns and absolutely necessary when trying to go 12 rounds against the Panthers, Titans, and Colts.
The pressure is on, the offseason has already set the tone: for varying reasons the coaches feel it, Edwards feels it, Owens feels it, Whitner feels it, Peters feels it (if here), Hardy feels it, Schobel feels it, Kelsay feels it, McKelvin feels it. Now despite that, they have to go through a gauntlet of gladiators to overcome that pressure. The stage is set gentlemen. 2009 we find out what each and everyone of these guys has got. I for one, couldn’t be more excited.
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by poz on Apr 14, 2009 7:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So, you wrote this earlier today, right?
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 14, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i love the excitement
bc this is our Super Bowl….FA, Schedule release, Draft, Training camp, Preseason….and then 7-9 ensues….which is a total buzz kill. I won’t speculate on anything regards to record, but the setup of the schedule, bye week 9, divisional games spaced out, and not playing NE off a bye for once.
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by MARVelous on Apr 14, 2009 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
didnt do it in 08 either
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by norcaliangelsfan on Apr 14, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bye Weeks
No games against anyone after their bye week. That is a plus.
by billsfan69 on Apr 14, 2009 7:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s not exactly what I meant when I had said I would like to see a Bills game in January…
by TimEllis on Apr 14, 2009 7:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ha, yeah, the late Labor Day is actually allowing Bills and Lions fans to watch January football. Go figure.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 14, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When was the last time it happened?
2005 season vs the Jets?
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by Kurupt on Apr 14, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate the NFL Network
Now I have to go to a bar and watch the game. No wait, actually I hate Time Warner – they’re the ones who won’t bring the NFL Network to Rochester. Oh and they suck with their tiered payment plans. Looks like I will be saying goodbye to the monopoly.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Apr 14, 2009 7:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
TWC sucks!
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by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWC sucks!
The Weather Channel?? What’s wrong with that?
/sarcasm
by thefourwinds on Apr 16, 2009 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty sure if you’re local they’ll play it locally. Or am I wrong on that?
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 14, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope, they won’t play it locally – as of now, anyway.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Apr 14, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They do here I think
The Jets/Pats Thursday nighter was on one of the local stations last year, if I remember correctly. I have NFLN, so I don’t care anyhow
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by Kurupt on Apr 14, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought they simulcast it as well in the local markets.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 14, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty sure if you’re local they’ll play it locally. Or am I wrong on that?
I think you have to be right. Wouldn’t the NFL network be kind of silly not sharing the broadcast with a local affiliate? Why alienate over a million households? That’s a significant loss of potential advertising as well.
Isn’t it also a kind of unwritten rule that teams get to “pick” a game or two on their schedule? I have a gut feeling the Bills picked this one. This is kind of a tangent, but hear me out…
The Jets/Bills games at Rich Stadium, in my opinion, are some of the worst games to attend as a fan. The behavior is significantly worse compared to other games. Now, I’m definitely not a prude. The group I go with puts out a fine spread. We eat a lot, drink a lot, and in general, are merry. But…
This game brings a lot of college kids from New York who attend school in the area. Now – like I said – I have nothing at all against tailgating. But some of these guys take it a little to far. Ask any of your security gaurds that work there. They say they work harder in that game then they do combined for three of four other games. I actually know people who openly give up their ticket to that game to avoid aggravations…
Sending that game to Toronto is a good thing if you ask me, and I think the Bills might know it. It avoids the headache in Orchard Park, and I’m sure the local police did a jump for joy tonight.
by krytime on Apr 15, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
FYI - WGR reporting
The game will only be on the NFLN. We’ll have to wait and see but they are saying we won’t be able to see it. Bills Backers Rochester meeting at Tully’s (I think). :-)
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 15, 2009 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t hear that yet this morning. If that’s the case, there will be a terrible uproar about it. I really hope all of the powers that be aren’t using this game as some sort of a chip in the poker game between Time Warner, NFL, Comcast, and whatever else.
by krytime on Apr 15, 2009 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
something along the lines of....
“The Bills in Toronto series will be aired on a thursday night on NFL Network, and only NFL Network…”
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 15, 2009 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correct me if I'm wrong...
…but doesn’t the NFL Network offer their broadcasts free on their website?
by GreenGoober on Apr 15, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No idea.
Never bothered to watch the games because they weren’t Bills games.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 15, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I might be wrong here…
But they did for the 07 season. I thought last year they had some wierd booth thing going on, where the showed some of the game via the web, but had the hosts get way too much facetime. It wasn’t like a live broadcast, from what I remembered.
by krytime on Apr 15, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But…it’s a bar! Where we should all go during a game- in case of emergencies, beer is readily available.
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by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Apr 14, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s the problem. Plus, it’s nice not having to worry about driving or hailing a cab home after the loss…er game.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Apr 14, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate the NFL Network
Here’s where I,m happy the NFL network comes for free with most cable sports packs in Canada. Don’t know if its the case in the US though, but I’ve had NFLN since it opened.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 14, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is not the case
Half of American households don’t have it.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 15, 2009 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure does. Want to adopt me?
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Apr 15, 2009 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol, only if you give up the Rangers :-P
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 15, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If your son defied genetic code and reached a higher form of enlightenment and became a Rangers fan, would you disown him?
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Apr 15, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, love that kid way too much. I’d be disapointed in him though, I mean common, it’s the Rangers :-P
As for that higher form of enlightenment, which one of the two teams has 24 championships?
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 15, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That just mean that he would be rooting for the underdog more often. Nothing wrong with that.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Apr 15, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Absolutly not, heck we do it all the time as Bills fans…. to me as long as he like Hockey anf Football, he’ll be fine.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 15, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I live in Cincinnati...
and I have to get the NFL Sunday Ticket. I wont complain because I hate going to the bar and having people chant “Who Dey.” It is funny that ever since I have lived in Cincinnati, we have beaten the Bengals… so my answer is always Buffalo
by hilliarddavid on Apr 14, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is funny that ever since I have lived in Cincinnati, we have beaten the Bengals
Any chance we could interest you in a nice new home in Foxborough?
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 14, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL... I have thought about it
I do have family in Boston… it may be worth a shot. I would take 12 thousand a year and be able to help the team more than Peters would at 12 million. Just kidding, I like Peters as a player but not at 12 mill.
How did this turn into a Peters post? Damn
by hilliarddavid on Apr 14, 2009 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Local TV
I know when we play monday night on ESPN one of the local stations always carries it , so I would think the same will be true for that game, but not sure if that includes Rochester
by billsfan69 on Apr 14, 2009 7:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well at least it won't be another 7-9
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by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Jauron gets fired when we’re 3-7 or so?
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by BillsNYC on Apr 14, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL. Love the speculation – it’s all so… happy. :)
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 14, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You guys can be very masochistic at time.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 14, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We’re Bills fans- I thought that ‘masochistic’ went without saying?
Penn Staters belong at Penn State. The problem with a lot of kids is they just don’t know they are Penn Staters yet.
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by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Apr 14, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Toronto on a Thursday
So that is bad as we will be coming off the miami game with a shortened week to go into Toronto, but it gives us a longer time to regroup and then play a KC team that by that time, “might” be on a hot streak
The Bills CAN win every game
by killascript on Apr 14, 2009 8:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought that was weird.
With all the promo and hype they did leading up to the Toronto game last year, wouldn’t you want a longer week leading up to the Toronto game to get more guys up there talking it up?
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 14, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Also, wouldn’t you think they’d want it on a network that the majority of households get?
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Apr 14, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure they do...
but they are also interested in forcing Time Warner’s hand on the NFLN. They have been trying for years now. They will keep trying and don’t really care about who can or can’t see it. Every team on NFLN games has the same complaint.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 15, 2009 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wouldn’t you want a longer week leading up to the Toronto game to get more guys up there talking it up?
That’s a good point MRW.
by krytime on Apr 15, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t like the short time, but if theres any team to do it against this year, it’s the Jets. I’m fairly confident that we’ll go 2-0 against them this year.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 14, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They'll be strong on D
so its hard to say
The Bills CAN win every game
by killascript on Apr 15, 2009 8:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate to say it
But just as it is a pretty “safe” bet to say we will hover around .500, we could just as easily be 11-5…or 3-13
The Bills CAN win every game
by killascript on Apr 14, 2009 8:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If the Bills finish 11-5 it would be a bigger shock than the Cards making it to the SB.
I am not going to make any predictions until after the draft at the earliest.
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by Joe P. on Apr 14, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My thoughts exactly- there’s a lot up in the air right now, but the draft should settle a lot of things. I hope.
Penn Staters belong at Penn State. The problem with a lot of kids is they just don’t know they are Penn Staters yet.
Noli nothis permittere te terere.
by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Apr 14, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I suppose stranger things have happened, I wouldn’t say it is impossible, just improbable.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Apr 14, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don’t think we can go 11-5 with our 2018 Hall of Fame Class QB? :)
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 14, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coincidence?
Jets might hold their training camp Upstate in Ithaca or Cortland, and now they’re playing in the Toronto game.
Are they trying to build an Upstate fanbase for when the Bills eventually move?
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by BillsNYC on Apr 14, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Only if Rex Ryan is a genius....
because it was his idea to move training camp to be a more secluded endeavor.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 14, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BTW - Rex Ryan is not a genius.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 14, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a good sign
Having us play another divisional rival up north makes we wonder if they just want the folks in Toronto to get used to seeing our biggest rivals because they’ll be seeing them regularly next decade as the Toronto Bills (or whatever). If our home game against the Pats goes up there next year, it will really look suspicious.
by ccthemovieman on Apr 14, 2009 9:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think so...
The Dolphins, Jets, Cowboys, Patriots, Steelers…. these teams are internationally known. It’s not like we’re playing the Browns or the Chiefs up there. They want a team people know with some drawing power.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 14, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They want a team people know with some drawing power.
Then why did they agree to allow the Bills play in the series? /sarcasm.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Apr 14, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
booooo...
that’s kind of the point of the series as you well know. :-) I got the sarcasm.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 15, 2009 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The no actual home sunday or monday night games isn’t cool, but we can’t look at this schedule and necessarily say it’s super hard. Remember last year, the Seahawk/Jaguar opening two games looked daunting and they were far from it. Definitely more difficult from last season, but I think the team has improved and they know the tough road they have ahead. Even though we start off with all 3 AFC East opponents on the road, but because I look at the glass half full, that means we end with them at home. Hopefully meeting the Pats without much tape with TO will help, though Marshawn won’t play. I have my faith with Freddy.
So all in all, the lack of a true home game night game is a little maddening, and I’m not loving the schedule looking at it today, but there’s nothing we can do about it. The Bills still play at least 14 winnable games.
GO BILLS
by billsct11 on Apr 14, 2009 9:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They could always flex that Pats or Colts game onto Sunday night....
when we are fighting with the Pats for the division crown or going toe to toe with Indy for the last Wild Card slot. Or the Colts are gunning for that last Wild Card spot…..
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 14, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have a chance to start fast
After NE, winnable games against TB, NO, @Miami, Cleveland, and @Jets. No strong start, no playoffs. It’s as simple as that this year. Of course, a strong start means nothing here, but it’ll give us a chance considering how tough the schedule is down the stretch.
I’m disappointed they put another division game in Canada. Why does the NFL keep doing that to Bills fans? Plus, why wouldn’t they want to send NO or Indy, teams with star power, to play the Bills there? I can see the Jets game drawing only slightly more interest than last year Fins game, and that might even be a stretch.
And I’m also disappointed the Ralph doesn’t get a prime time game. Not cool, NFL…
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by Kurupt on Apr 14, 2009 9:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the NE game is a winnable game.
In fact it’s the best I’ve felt about a Bills/Pats game in a while. They won’t have film on T.O. Brady will be getting into the swing of things still. I think it’s our best shot to beat them honestly.
I think New Orleans was passed over because they played in London last year. It’s just a guess really. I was surprised Indy wasn’t the team. I really expected that (and so did WGR who so much as reported it as a virtual done deal this afternoon based on Vic Carucci’s report last month).
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 14, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They won’t have film on T.O.
He’s been in the league for what 13-14 years now? I think the Pats will know more than enough about TO.
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by Kurupt on Apr 14, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They should know nearly as much as the Bills will know about TO in week 1.
"It's not delivery, it's DiGiorgio!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Apr 14, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t forget about the Springs affect.
by krytime on Apr 15, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Springs? YOu got to be kidding
I watched some TO highlights a couple weeks ago just to get pumped up, and guess what Redskins cornerback seemed to be the victim of 75% of the plays I saw TO make in those highlights?
I know the Cowboys play the skins twice a year, but still, TO looks to have owned Springs, so I can’t for Billy B and the silver fairies to try and stop TO with Springs…and even if they did, with a safety coming over….what are they gonna do about Lee. I am quite excited for that game
The Bills CAN win every game
by killascript on Apr 15, 2009 8:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Springs? YOu got to be kidding
I wasn’t kidding. Now, I’m not saying I’m 100% sure, but I thought I read something somewhere when Springs signed with the Pats that throughout his career, he faired very well against Owens. Something about being very physical with him. Also, was it true that TO even texted Springs when he signed, something along the lines of “Why you following me?”
by krytime on Apr 15, 2009 8:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read that too
But, it made it all the more surprising when i saw TO having his way with him in the highlights I saw…
12 catches for 109 yds and a td last year and
in 2007 8 catches for 173 and 4 TDs, but that was in one game (must have been where alot of the highlights came from
2006 he had one bad game 3 rec 19 yds, but in the other game he was okay 7 rec 76 yds and a td
I guess those were mostly against springs…so I guess Springs did okay, but anyway, who is NEs other CB…and how will he fare against Evans? Anyway, I like the matchup
The Bills CAN win every game
by killascript on Apr 15, 2009 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
T.O. how Turk uses him....
and how he effects the way Buffalo plays.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 15, 2009 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we learned anything from last year........it doesnt matter how strong you start......
If you fall faster than a Fat Drunk chick on St Patty’s day.
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by norcaliangelsfan on Apr 14, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but this has to do with what appears to be a very tough end of the season.
~K
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by Kurupt on Apr 14, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you fall faster than a Fat Drunk chick on St Patty’s day.
You shoulda seen Dyngus Day on Buffalo’s Polish East Side Monday.
by krytime on Apr 15, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can see the Jets game drawing only slightly more interest than last year Fins game
I really disagree with that. This game will sell out so much quicker than last year’s game. All the folks from NYC will gobble up tickets for the chance to see a Jets game, and hit up Youngs Street in the same night.
If I was home tonight when the schedule was announced, I would have purchased every single hotel room in Toronto that I could. One week later, you might double your money on ebay.
by krytime on Apr 15, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You may be right
but remember, the game is on a Thursday night. Not sure there’s too many people making this trip during the week….
~K
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by Kurupt on Apr 15, 2009 2:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
4 day weekend!!!
:-)
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 15, 2009 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another 'emotional' Patriots game
I’m sure we’ll all be treated to a series of lengthy Brady-bits, shoving the game into a tiny box at the bottom of the screen (kind of like with that Bruschi travesty), in which various people speak about how heroic Brady has been in his offseason recovery. Oh, and Whitner made an INT but never mind because we’re still going to be focused on the pain and trauma of the unfair hit to Brady and all that could have been. Sniff. Sniff.
Well, at least we might get some gratuitous shots of his wife out of the deal…
by Ron From NM on Apr 14, 2009 9:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
one word Ron: motivation
us against the world. It works for coaches in team sports everywhere. Nobody is giving us a chance. All week every question that was asked of you was about Tom Brady’s knee or T.O. Nobody cares about us. Nobody gives us any credit. Go out there and take the credit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SIGN ME UP AND GIVE ME A HELMET YEAH!!!!!
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 14, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And you know what happens when you give someone too much credit????
They need a bail out!!!!!! Jauron already got his “bonus” for running this company into the ground…..Well, to be fair…he didn’t really run it into the ground….we were already there. It is more like Jauron has the Bills laying on their side, spinning in a circle like Curly from the Three Stooges!
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by Joe P. on Apr 14, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some weird 4PM start times at first glance.
All of our 4PMs are East coast teams except New Orleans. I expect one Jets game to be a 4PM start usually. Carolina is a good team though. That game might be national if the Bills don’t suck out of the gate.
One thing I like is Indy at the Ralph in January. They may be sitting starters and have it wrapped up. They also may not be sitting starters and we could (are you listening Turk?) run the ball down their throats.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 14, 2009 9:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If I remember
correctly the NFL Network games are similcast on the computer. We’re losing the NFL Network next month on Comcast in PA.
Bills Fan in PA
by BILLS on Apr 15, 2009 9:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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