To save some face on behalf of Bills Mafia - I'm here to apologize for the other guy(s). I should start off on a good note. I tailgated with the Ravens Flock in 2019 and had a blast over beer and a mutual hatred for Cleveland. Yes, I dislike Cleveland more than the Jets, Dolphins and Patriots. The city sucks and the tailgating is worse. Anyways - as a hardcore Bills Mafia faithful - I hope:
1. I hope our run defense steps it up. Fast. But that's not going to happen. The Ravens will beat the hell out of the Bills on the ground. If Taylor can run without a mobile QB (Rivers) - Lamar and company will do more damage.
2. I hope someone covers Mark Andrews. I don't think Brown & Snead will have superstars games. Mark Andrews, though? The dude is getting in the end zone.
3. I hope our defensive line can get to Lamar. Another pipedream. We couldn't even touch Rivers.
So yeah - that's what I'm afraid of. I know the Bills will get on the board. Ever since Josh found his groove midseason - we've been throwing great man and zone coverage. Our run game is shit. I'd be shocked if Singletary even sniffs 75 yards. The only way the Bills win this game is if Allen plays LIGHTS OUT in a high scoring game.
The optimistic homer in me says BILLS 31 - 28
But the realist in me says RAVENS 24 - 20
GO BILLS!
If Bills were smart they would double Andrews with Milano and either Poyer or Hyde and let Tre try to erase Brown.
Did you watch the Indy game? They wanted to run all over us too and we held them under 3 YPC through 3 quarters until we got up 14 points and went back to a double high safety look like we prefer to use to protect against deep throws because we thought they were going to pass. They gashed us with 3 big runs in the 4th. Bills CAN defend the run fairly well when they sell out to do it. They held Henry to 57 yards and 3.0 YPC, which was his lowest rushing total of the regular season, and held Josh Jacobs to 3.2 YPC and 48 yards.
The Bills can defend the run or the pass well when they want to but not both consistently this year. The Ravens MAY run all over us, but it is far from a given, especially with the way we defended them last year.
Gameplans are different. Colts have the best line in the NFL, not a surprise they blocked well. The goal shouldn't be to go after Jackson, it should be to force him to stay in the pocket and pressure him up the middle. Going after him is a recipe for disaster as he will evade he pressure and take off running, which is what we don't want. I would much prefer him throwing to someone slower than he is.