Turns out all the Buffalo Bills needed was a trip to Kansas City to face the hapless Chiefs who have lost 19 or their past 20 games. Despite giving up over 460 yards yesterday, the Bills managed to secure 5 takeaways on their way to a 54 point explosion. Needless to say, the Chiefs have some issues on defence.
Trent Edwards did not continue his rapid downward spiral and was a relatively efficient 20 of 28 with 2 touchdown passes and he earned another 2 himself on the ground. The tandem of Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson was very effective again and Lee Evans was back from the wilderness with 5 catches for over 100 yards. Josh Reed returned after a lengthy absence with a touchdown pass.
How good can Leodis McKelvin be? Well, he's scored 2 return touchdowns in 2 consecutive games and he looked comfortable playing the corner as well. Speaking of Corner, he looked good too but maybe everyone looks against the Chiefs.
So, here we are 11 games into the season and one game over .500 with the 49ers coming to Buffalo next. The Jets look like the best team in the AFC East right now but that can all change. It looks like the Bills will have to "run the table" to make the playoffs as the Colts and the Steelers are coming on strong. There will almost certanly be a 10-6 team left out again this year. Running the table would put thme at 11-5 and 3-3 in the division which could win the division if the Jets and Pats falter (beyond losing once each to the Bills). So, it's tough and they might regret the missed field goal against Cleveland if they do end up at 10-6. 9-7 is more likely.
The Bills have their Toronto game on Dec 7th against Miami. I'm looking forward to the 5 minute walk rather than the 3 hour drive but something tells me we are doing the Dolphins a favour by playing this game indoors. We'll see. So, both teams should be 7-5 going into that game as the Dolphins visit St. Louis this week.
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