Week #11 Two Marquee Matchups

YTD 16-15 

Buffalo Bills -2.5

Know this, that this game is the biggest thing to happen in Buffalo since the inauguration of Teddy Roosevelt in 1901. Bills' fans would rather crawl through the sewage pipes of Shawshank prison than watch the Chiefs beat the Bills in their stadium on Sunday. 

Usually, I am not a believer in revenge being a motivating factor with professional athletes, but in this case, I make an exception. That 13 seconds' left drive by the Chiefs to tie up the playoff game and which eventually led to eliminating the Bills (January of 2022) lives on in the memory of all of those who participated in that game in any way (playing or watching). 

Pittsburgh +3 

Lamar has had serious problems versus the Steelers' defenses over the years. IMO this is the best Steeler defense that he has faced yet. That being said, the game itself will be a war like it always is between these two teams. The one downer for me is the ankle injury to Steelers' edge rusher Alex Highsmith but they do have a quality backup though he is not so good versus the run. 

One glaring weakness for either team, is the Ravens' pass defense. They give up almost 300 yards per game thru the air and the Steelers now have an aerial attack to take advantage. Should be a fun one to watch with a lot of action.

I expect the Steelers to be able to run the ball on them and I expect one pick by Minkah Fitzpatrick in this one. The Ravens will have to respect the Steelers' long passing game. 

Pittsburgh has a Thursday game coming up versus the Browns following the Ravens, but I doubt that they will be looking ahead to that game. This game is for the lead in the AFC North. 

I bet most did not know Lamar has only faced the Steelers six  times 

@the1toturn2

Lamar was either injured or in the last game of the year one time, they decided to sit him for the playoffs. The Steeler strategy seems to be to clog up the interior line and force him to run laterally (outside). The Steelers have 2 very speedy linebackers in Patrick Queen and Payton Wilson who can run him down IMO.

Of course the Ravens will get theirs and score as that is what they do. The Steelers held the Redskins to 60 yards on the ground which was way below their 160 per game average. 

Good luck BB.  

@D-Town

 Cheers and back at you pal. 

GL 

@Buffalobob89074

As a Buffalo native and fan I really hope the Bills lose this game. Beating KC in the regular season in a game that doesnt mean much is pointless. In recent years weve beat them in the regular season just to lose to them postseason. I hope they give a crap effort and get blown out and get revenge in the playoffs 

Good Luck 

@Yanasaur 

Written like a true Bills' fan. This Goodell/Mahomes 'face of the NFL' crap is so lame though year after year. There are 31 other franchises in the league and surely there must be one that can unseat these jibronies? There is just so much Kelce/Swift nonsense that one mortal can bare. 

@Fuse

@JoseAlonso787

@undermysac

May the force be with us this week.