The goalposts are coming down tonight. The field will be stormed by triumphant (and almost certainly boozed up) Bills fans. Actually, the game still has to be played but if the Bills can follow this simple rule, then they might be on their way to the biggest upset in NFL history.
That rule? Be the badass Bills, rather than the just bad Bills that limped through the two teams Week 3 debacle.
This means play with an edge, play like they're pissed off that everybody has already anointed the Pats as a 19-0 Super-Champion, the greatest of all time.
Forget that.
It's time for sweet revenge.
That's right, revenge for all those games that dubious, biased officiating aided the Pats to victory, revenge for the "Teddy Bruschi Game", revenge for the cheap shot on Losman earlier in the year and revenge just for being an pompous, no-class organization.
After the last time these two squads met I wanted desperately for Dick Jauron to sucker-punch Belichick during the post-game handshake. He deserves it, in fact I would start a fund to see an NFL person do this. How does www.suckerpunchbelichick.org sound?
Seriously, these guys do deserve a taste of their own chowder so to speak (a cheap shot for a cheap shot, eye for an eye), but that's not what it means to be the bad ass Bills.
Mainly it means to ditch this conservative gameplan that has been maddening to watch at times (are you listening Fairchild?). This doesn't mean to play stupid and take unnecessary risks, just open a the play book, and get the ball in the hands of the playmakers. Do some flea-flickers, some reverses, creative blitzes to take out Brady. I know, easier said then done, but it's still key especially with Lynch doubtful.
Of course, that's brings up another badass point. What would pump a Labatt-fueled, towel-waving crowd more than Lynch doing his best Willis Reed imitation and taking the field against silver and white clad Goliaths. Nothing would delight me more than a Marshawn Lynch stiff-arm punch to the face Tedy Bruschi, any blood or a possible busted face for the Pats linebacker "hero" would be a nice bonus.
Anyway you look at it, this is a colossal task for Buffalo. I mean when has a surging team that's won four in a row, been nearly perfect at home (damn you heart-breaking losses to Denver and Dallas) be 15.5 point underdogs. To make matters worse the league decided to make a pair of die-hard Patriot fans members of the chain gang this game. That's right fellow Bills fans, you should feel comfortable knowing that a crucial 4th and inches will be in the hands of two die-hard New England fans who are "glad to be part of history."
That's right, everyone has already gave these guys the Vince Lombardi trophy and a spot in the history books. You just know the league wants them to be undefeated going in to a Super Bowl match-up against Dallas or Green Bay (ooh....in Favre's finale nonetheless). They would be able to charge a billion dollars per 30-second spot during that game.
You know what, maybe know one can stop the Patriots from winning another title, they've certainly looked like the best team this league has seen in a while. But they're not undefeated yet, and I think some people might be surprised what this amped-up crowd can do for the Bills.
They were close from pulling off the shocker against Dallas, and this time there might not be any heartbreak, well unless you're a Pats fan. Pipe dream or not, you have to admit one thing... that sure would be badass.
