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Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

I was responding to C&O in the other thread, but I'll bring it here, too.

That's another part of the calculus I left out. The Bills were 3rd & 2 at their own 27. The risk of giving up points, you would think, is pretty low.

But Josh Allen broke away from Dayo, tap danced away from Latu, and rolling to his right, launched a 44 yard rainbow. He made a fucking great play.

Where's the agency for these players? We always jump straight to Gus or Steichen or Ballard as if this is Madden and they're holding the controller. The players have to make plays and sometimes, the other teams' guy makes a fantastic one.

C&O brought it up in his response, but it was actually 3rd and 2 from their 19 when we called a TO. The Bills called a time out after they converted a first down from their 27. Then 2 incompletes. Then the 44 yard bomb on 3rd and 10. So the odds were even more in our favor that even if they converted after our TO that they wouldn't score.