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The game was disappointing, the Bills never really had too much of a chance, Allen was under pressure all game and had no time to find his receivers, Mahomes looked good even if I still think he is not 100% recovered of his toe, unfortunately KC lost their left tackle for good and will not play the SB.


The receiving core on Tampa Bay is probably top 3 in the league while the receiving core on NE is the worst in the entire league, I will be honest even with Brady there I do not think NE could have made it to the playoffs, so from a purely team building perspective it makes some sort sense to let Brady go and begin the rebuild a year earlier, however this was done when there was no one behind Brady to take the team and Belichick had to hire Cam which was a disaster.

They just can't stop Kelce, can they. I guess I'm not gonna get my +6.5 out of this.


Me no expert so my opinion on this consists of two words: Bruce Arians.

For the NFL experts. Does Tom Brady have better players around him with Tampa Bay than with the Patriots? They are 2nd in passing yards during the regular season. Did Bill Belichick make a misjudgement on upgrading his quarterback?

Holy shit I just thought of the bills fans worst nightmare, finally getting to the Superbowl in the Brady era and then losing to him there!

Got a TD and a doink out of it, not bad

This loss is on Rodgers, after the fumble the GB defence only allowed 3 points and made 3 INTs, that should be more than enough to get a win, also I did not liked at all the play calling of the Bucs, instead of trying to get first downs and kill some clock they kept trying to push the ball down the field and that is how GB got 2 of the 3 INTs, however those interceptions came on long passes that basically served the same function as if the Bucs had just punted the ball a down earlier.


Rodgers still has contract until 2023 and will be an UFA in 2024 but they can always apply the tag if the Jordan Love experiment does not work.

Source: https://overthecap.com/player/aaron-rodgers/1085/

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What a mistake, the Bills have first and goal on the one yard line!

Edit: TD! 9-0 for the Bills, they failed the extra point.

So is Belicheck thinking right now how he can get his hands on Rogers?

Lol, good job!  That crusty old fucker, he lost me 1mBTC!  


FIFY! 

I imagine any coach in the league would love to have him.  I doubt that Green Bay will let him go after the season he just had.  Even if they sign him for a year or franchise him, if that's an option.

Mixed feelings for me, i really wanted to see Green Bay make the SB, Rodgers got the stops that he wanted but he couldn't convert on a few good opportunities.

Anyway, congrats to Buccaneers fans and Brady, he did it, another SB to his resume, simply amazing!

At least my bet hit! 

And he knocked out two other veteran QBs on his way to it. Well done, mainly because he just won me $500 LOL.

Well, this one is over and so is the Packer's season.  Tom Brady goes to his 10th superbowl, who scripted that?

Nah it's still pretty good. GB down by 5 and got a pick.

Edit: LOL that was quick, two sacks and back to Brady.

Starting to look pretty lopsided. Should have gone with my gut and put the bet in for TB last night. Instead I woke up and plopped in front of the TV right as kickoff was happening. If you're a GB fan, nows a perfect time to get some great odds on their favored outcome for this game, lol. Actually now they just got an interception... it might end up being a close game after all.

A couple hours before kickoff and the Bills are @2.35 to win.

Buccaneers are in top shape. Spectacular end to the first half.

That “concussion” was without a doubt very weird which leads me to believe that most likely it was an issue with a nerve combined with suffocation, as Mahomes was tackled in a way similar to a choke, which could explain why he seemed so confused at first and then a few minutes later we saw him running to the locker rooms.

But honestly I am more worried about his toe, unlike Brady, Manning and Brees that at best can just manipulate the pocket Mahomes depends on his mobility and if he cannot move as he is used to he could take some strong hits today.

So I think today the Bills and the Packers will win, as I do not see Rodgers playing as badly as he did against the Bucs in the regular season.

That's the superbowl I would prefer to watch as well, and that's my prediction.  I don't see Tampa getting the win today, and the Bills are under-rated in my opinion.

I can't help myself but go with the teams i personally want to see in the SB and that's Green Bay and Buffalo. I know everyone would prefer Mahomes vs Rodgers/Brady, it's box-office sure, but Bills have something special going on this season, so i'm riding with them. Clearing concussions protocols in 5 days and playing through turf toe injury is not as insignificant as some people think it is. #Billieve! 

Diggs Anytime score + J.Allen 30+ rushing yards @ 2.75

I like Green Bay's balanced offense that they have, and if Brees couldn't throw anything for more than 20 yards, Bucs corners/secondary are gonna have a long night imo. Tampa didn't impress me last week, if not for J.Cook's fumble, Saints were likely to extend the lead to 10 or 14 pts, force Brady to make things happen in the 4Q.

D.Adams Anytime score + Packers O1.5 TD @ 2.12

Absolutely amazing set of games today.  Placed on Chiefs vs Bills @ -3.  Deciding on Green Bay vs Bucs @ -3.5.  Wondering if there’s any chance that spread moves to -4 or -3 by game time.

When I wrote this, I never doubted Mahomes would start and the market knew as well. And yes, I still like this bet very much and even more now, because we get better odds after Mahomes has been cleared to play.

I found the early odds fair with a fully fit Mahomes and now we have better odds with a Mahomes, who I suspect to not being able to perform at a high level - I wouldn't be surprised to see Henne taking over again at some point during the game. This injury looked very weird; in the slow-mo you could see basically nothing that pointed to concussion issues, so like some media reported, this is a tweaked nerve or whatever and this is not good imo and will still bother him. Reid says he is fine, looks himself etc., but I don't believe in all this bla bla from team officials or players, not in NFL and not in any other sport, what else should they say ? These people lie all over the place or don't know better.

I wrote about KC not being that good anymore for the Browns game and I still think so. They win all the time, but it's not convincing and the Browns weren't up for the challenge. Their defense is/was too bad in the end and Mayfield, well he is still Mayfield and needs to mature a lot.
I was often critical about the Bills during the season, but I changed my mind a bit. They are really good and not worse than KC (even better imo with a banged up Mahomes).

I might be totally wrong and KC will win this easily with 6 TDs from Mahomes, but for me this is 50/50 or 49/51 Lots of gut feeling involved and I am even FOMOing a bit, so that I will place 50% of my stake pre-match and add the other 50% inplay if the Bills go down by a TD.
I don't necessarily recommend to follow though, but I am already excited for this game from a football fan perspective, because it will be a good one. And with a (for me) nice value bet on top, what else can you ask for on a boring Sunday

Do you still like the Bills knowing Mahomes is starting tomorrow? I dunno man. It sounds like there's a chance he may not run as much due to a toe injury, but even still, I just don't see the Bills winning here, even given the fact they have been pretty on fire.

I'm leaning toward putting in a bet on Tampa Bay; probably will go with +2.5 or +3 to play it safe. Rodgers is gonna be hungry for one more Super Bowl, but so is Tom, and Tom is just a devastating force when crunchtime rolls around. Antonio Brown playing would certainly bolster their case but I've heard conflicting reports about that... last I heard he was Questionable.