It’s been a rough week for fans of the Buffalo Bills with their AFC East title chances dwindling to “slim” and feeling like “none.” The fourth deflating loss of the season on Thursday Night Football was no fun for anyone.

Looking at the grand scheme of things though, it could be much worse during this season of thanks. I’m thankful we have a team that’s been so good and (mostly) fun to watch. I’m thankful we have some genuine role models to gravitate toward. I’m always thankful for the spirit of community the team brings. Not bad for “it’s just...

Find another SB Nation NFL team site with a readership more dedicated than ours here at Buffalo Rumblings. You won’t. Our readers bleed football, even when it comes to chatting about games that have almost no bearing on the Buffalo Bills.

That’s not to say this evening’s Monday Night Football game between the 7-4 San Francisco 49ers and 6-5 Carolina Panthers is void of significance for Buffalo’s playoff hopes. You see, if the Panthers win tonight, they’ll claim the lead in the NFC South… and help the Bills’ Strength of Victory measure for potential playoff tiebreaker scenarios.

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The Buffalo Bills haven’t had much success in Houston, and that trend continued during an ugly Thursday Night Football “performance.” Down four at the half, the defense clamped down after the break and only allowed three additional points. The offense had six drives to work with and only came up with three of their own points.

Having the game within striking distance for so long and seeing the futility is one of the worst feelings. If it weren’t for penalties, the game may not have been so close.

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The Buffalo Bills needed a complete performance last Thursday night if they were going to defeat a Houston Texans team with an excellent defense. Instead, their offense sputtered, and that Houston defense dominated the point of attack, sacking quarterback Josh Allen eight times on the way to a 23-19 victory. Buffalo’s defense, which allowed 20 points and 201 net yards in the first half, found a rhythm after intermission, allowing three points and 60 net yards in the second half.

Ultimately, that improvement was too little and too late for the Bills, who find themselves at 7-4 and in a...

Josh Allen is compared to Cam Newton far too often. There are certainly similarities when it comes to their size, running ability, and cannon-like arms, but both Josh and Cam were unicorns in different ways — making it very difficult to compare the two. That said, there is one area where Allen and Newton’s careers are starting to overlap, and it’s cause for serious concern.

The Bills loss to the Texans on Thursday Night Football was symptomatic of a deep seated problem, and one that Brandon Beane, Sean McDermott, and the rest of the Bills braintrust witnessed first hand with...

The Buffalo Bills fell to the Houston Texans on Thursday Night Football, but that wasn’t the only loss the Bills suffered in Week 12.

With six games remaining in the regular season, today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks leads off by examining where the Bills find themselves in a crowded AFC playoff picture.

Bills currently are the No. 7 seed in the AFC

On Sunday, the New England Patriots (10-2) held off the Cincinnati Bengals to take a 2.5-game lead over the Bills (7-4) in the race for the AFC East title, and to make matters worse, the Bills fell...

The Buffalo Bills lost on Thursday night to the Houston Texans, and they didn’t get much help on Sunday. The New England Patriots were able to overcome a very game Cincinnati Bengals team to take the top spot in the conference and solidify their lead over the Bills in the AFC East.

The Denver Broncos were on the bye along with the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Indianapolis Colts lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in the biggest game of the week in the AFC. Indy remains in third place.

The biggest change in the playoff picture was the Baltimore Ravens...

While Thursday’s game may have been a forgettable one for most Buffalo Bills fans, the team gets extra time to think about it with a mini-bye before their Week 13 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The extra time off also gives players additional opportunity to rest and recuperate, including quarterback Josh Allen.

The Houston Texans’ defense sacked Allen a career-high eight times this past Thursday, which many would assume had left Allen feeling bruised and battered this weekend. Contrary to that assumption, Allen was up on his feet as his number was retired at the University of Wyoming football game...

Despite the fact that the Buffalo Bills had a chance to score the game-winning touchdown late in Thursday night’s primetime game, the Bills were thoroughly dominated by the Houston Texans in Week 12.

Houston’s front four, led by Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter, bullied Buffalo’s offensive line and finished with eight sacks and countless other hurries. Quarterback Josh Allen was under constant pressure, Houston’s defensive backs bottled up Buffalo’s wide receivers, the Texans’ offensive line gave backup quarterback Davis Mills a clean pocket for much of the night, and Houston’s offense was able to do whatever it wanted in...

Fans of the Buffalo Bills probably don’t care much for the latest results of our Reacts poll. First of all, they’re late getting to you as they should have been shared ahead of Thursday Night Football. Despite that, it’s worth showing where people were at in general ahead of the Week 12 game that turned into a disappointing loss.

On the heels of a points explosion in victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and heading into Thursday’s game against Houston, Rumblers were a bit reticent to buy the hype — where just 38% of voters were confident in the current...

The Buffalo Bills fell to the Houston Texans 23-19 on Thursday Night Football, dropping their record to 7-4 on the season. Houston’s dominant pass rush harassed quarterback Josh Allen and the offensive line all night long, resulting in a career-high eight-sack night. After totaling six touchdowns in Week 11, Allen totaled zero in Week 12 and threw two interceptions.

Wide receiver Keon Coleman was a healthy scratch for the second straight week, with wide receiver Curtis Samuel joining him, thanks to elbow and neck injuries. Buffalo placed wide receiver Mecole Hardman on Injured Reserve with a calf injury, and used...

The Buffalo Bills were pushed around all night by the Houston Texans during Thursday Night Football. Josh Allen was battered and bruised by the relentless pressure generated by Houston’s front four, getting sacked a career-worst eight times while throwing two very ugly interceptions. The Bills’ defense failed to generate pressure on backup quarterback Davis Mills and allowed the Texans to score 20 first-half points, including a back-breaking, last-second touchdown following Ray Davis’ 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

Despite it all, the Bills still had a chance to walk away with a big conference win in Houston when Josh Allen,...