NFL 2025-26 Season

[Donoghus]

Is anyone listening to this Bills press conference? I can post all the quotes later today but man it's WILD. Especially the Keion Coleman comments (who btw, is still on their team). Terry Pegula is looking like a clown throughout this and he's even lied about certain things as some people have fact-checked him on Twitter.

Clock is ticking on their window.  They're also currently projected to be about $11M over the cap for next year.  Manageable but some decisions are going to be made.  And they def need to fix their WR situation.

[Goldstar88]

Cam Newton says the Patriots have had the easiest playoff path in NFL history.

?Going into Foxborough alone, that?s an edge, Newton said. Of the teams that were in the playoffs, the Chargers were not a team to be expected to have a deep playoff push. That?s facts. Also facts is they played another team that came into Foxborough that was deficient skillfully in the Houston Texans.

Nico Collins out. That wasn?t the best version of that team. And then, not to add, they?re not going to see the best team that?s the No. 1 seed, being that its the Denver Broncos. You?re going up against the second-string quarterback in Jarrett Stidham. So, when I say that the Patriots have had the easiest road to the Super Bowl in league history, that?s my argument.

The Patriots won each of their playoff matchups by at least 12 points. They haven?t faced a truly formidable test yet, Newton said.

I?m looking at your shield, your helmet, and it ain?t got no marks in it, Newton said. Your sword don?t got no blood on it, really. I?m looking at the Rams sword, I?m looking at the Seattle Seahawks, theyve got some real character building games going on the road and figuring it out.

[SparzWizard]

Cam Newton says the Patriots have had the easiest playoff path in NFL history.

?Going into Foxborough alone, that?s an edge, Newton said. Of the teams that were in the playoffs, the Chargers were not a team to be expected to have a deep playoff push. That?s facts. Also facts is they played another team that came into Foxborough that was deficient skillfully in the Houston Texans.

Nico Collins out. That wasn?t the best version of that team. And then, not to add, they?re not going to see the best team that?s the No. 1 seed, being that its the Denver Broncos. You?re going up against the second-string quarterback in Jarrett Stidham. So, when I say that the Patriots have had the easiest road to the Super Bowl in league history, that?s my argument.

The Patriots won each of their playoff matchups by at least 12 points. They haven?t faced a truly formidable test yet, Newton said.

I?m looking at your shield, your helmet, and it ain?t got no marks in it, Newton said. Your sword don?t got no blood on it, really. I?m looking at the Rams sword, I?m looking at the Seattle Seahawks, theyve got some real character building games going on the road and figuring it out.

Scam Newton still wouldn't have dived for the ball in the Superbowl. He'll always be fool's gold. Probably the most overrated QB ever

[Csfan1984]

It's been better than most I can remember but considering the defensive they are up against I doubt it really is. Tons of injuries happen every year we just forget about them after a while.

[Neurotic Guy]

There?s an expression in football that everyone knows - *any given Sunday*. It means that any team can win any game. Thats the nature of the game - things go the way of the underdog and they take out the favorite. So far, the Patriots have won 16 of 19 games. And 15 of their last 16.  The schedule was relatively kind and their playoff pathway has come with good fortune, but in a league where any team can win on any given Sunday, the Patriots have consistently won.  I love that they?ve been lucky in the playoffs because to win a championship in the NFL usually requires some luck along with skill. The Broncos are underdogs in this AFCCG which means they have a chance to win. I think they have a great chance given a meaningful home field advantage, a really good defense, and a backup QB who is a professional athlete who has something to prove. Broncos fans and Patriots haters may end up very happy when the dust settles on this given Sunday.

The Pats are once again playing in late January. Good.

[Moranis]

I know not all records are the same but I can't imagine a run of 11-6, 12-5, and 14-3 is anywhere close to the easiest path.

Heck the Seahawks have to beat just 2 teams and both teams from their division, one of which was a mash unit. 

[boscel33]

I know not all records are the same but I can't imagine a run of 11-6, 12-5, and 14-3 is anywhere close to the easiest path.

Heck the Seahawks have to beat just 2 teams and both teams from their division, one of which was a mash unit.

I read the Broncos wound up with the third easiest schedule, and wound up playing more teams backups, like KC with the third string QB.  Look, no one knows what to expect when schedules are set.  Some teams are going to be better while some are worse.  I've said it many times, you can only play the schedule given to you!

[Donoghus]

Regular season schedule certainly wasn?t the most difficult but they just went thru two Top 5 team defenses and about to play a third one on Sunday and potentially play another one in Seattle in the Super Bowl.

Even if they make it to the Super Bowl & lose, the Pats have gone thru the gauntlet and certainly earned it. Hell, look at what the ?19 Chiefs went thru in the playoffs. That wasn?t a murderers? row and I don?t recall anyone giving them guff about it.

[Neurotic Guy]

What do you think the NFL would have done regarding game time if the Bills had won last week with the storm looking to be its most intense from noon to midnight tomorrow?  In the old days I don?t think anything would have prevented a 1:00 or 4:00 start. Tomorrow it wouldn?t just be blizzard conditions during the game but near impossible driving after.

[SparzWizard]

What do you think the NFL would have done regarding game time if the Bills had won last week with the storm looking to be its most intense from noon to midnight tomorrow?  In the old days I don?t think anything would have prevented a 1:00 or 4:00 start. Tomorrow it wouldn?t just be blizzard conditions during the game but near impossible driving after.

It adds an extra element to the game of football!

The game still goes on until it becomes a player's safety

[Moranis]

McCarthy to steelers.  Probably means Rodgers is coming back

[SparzWizard]

McCarthy to steelers.  Probably means Rodgers is coming back

The reunion 

[Celtics2021]

What do you think the NFL would have done regarding game time if the Bills had won last week with the storm looking to be its most intense from noon to midnight tomorrow?  In the old days I don?t think anything would have prevented a 1:00 or 4:00 start. Tomorrow it wouldn?t just be blizzard conditions during the game but near impossible driving after.

I think they would have shifted the start time to 1 from 3 or whatever it is.  Stadium would probably be full of Bills fans wondering what the fuss about a foot of snow is.

[Phantom255x]

What do you think the NFL would have done regarding game time if the Bills had won last week with the storm looking to be its most intense from noon to midnight tomorrow?  In the old days I don?t think anything would have prevented a 1:00 or 4:00 start. Tomorrow it wouldn?t just be blizzard conditions during the game but near impossible driving after.

I think they would have shifted the start time to 1 from 3 or whatever it is.  Stadium would probably be full of Bills fans wondering what the fuss about a foot of snow is.

I think two years ago, the Bills had a snowstorm in the wild card round against the Steelers, so their Sunday game got rescheduled and moved to 4:30 PM Monday before the other MNF game.

But yeah in this scenario, my guess is they'd push the start time back to 1 PM.

Or maybe they'd move it to MNF or even Tuesday afternoon but the latter would be very weird, and even MNF would require insane and quick cleanup.

[Moranis]

The Championship games are always 3 and 630.  At least for as long as I can remember.  They do move the AFC and NFC around.  Last year the Chiefs/Bills were 630 and the Eagles/Commanders were 3.  Some of it depends on who the host team is, but this year they are both western teams so the premier game is the Seahaws/Rams.  If the Bills had beaten the Broncos I don't think it would have changed the time because you'd have an Eastern team and a Western team hosting so it makes way more sense for the Eastern team to play at 3 (local time) and the Western team to play at 330 (local time)