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So you're stuck with me this morning It is Monday.
Happy Monday. I had a great weekend. I hope you
did too. I had one of those weekends where when
someone's like, hey, what'd you do? And I'm like,
you know, nothing. But at the same time, I did
so much. It was a productive adulting kind of
weekend. It was a weekend of rearranging the
garage. It was a weekend of cleaning out the
front closet. All that boring shit that we do
as adults. But then, something happened. My wife
came up the stairs with a look on her face, and
I knew what it meant. It's time to decorate for
Christmas? What? That's right. What is it? November
1st? Are we in November 1st? So, technically,
was yesterday October 31st? No. Okay, today's
the third. See? I don't even know what day it
is. Uh... We decorated on November 2nd for Christmas
and I was so torn By this might now my wife made
a good point. She came up and said look We have
a wedding next weekend. Well, the kids have like
three birthday parties the following we have
something next week This is really the only week
weekend we can do it and I said but we're going
from straight up taking down Halloween decorations
right into Christmas with no break in between
and that makes me nauseous because I've always
thought let's I think for me at least I think
you let you get closer to Thanksgiving and then
once Thanksgiving happens that's when you boom
up go the decorations but my wife also made the
point that if you do decorate Christmas you know
early enough you get a longer Christmas and that
is a good point you know I'm in the Christmas
spirit on November 3rd or 2nd, whatever day it
is. I'm already in the Christmas spearmint. Spearmint?
Spirit. We've got garland, we've got trees, we've
got lights. It's all up, so I walk in the house
and it's like, Santa just took a dump all over
my house and I'm excited about it. So, she makes
a good point because, you know, before we would
decorate right around after, you know, Thanksgiving,
and then we'd get what? Two, three, four weeks
if you're lucky. And boom, Christmas time. So
I guess my question is, did we decorate too early?
I don't know. It makes sense scheduling -wise,
but people are walking in our house going, what
do you guys do? Why? You know, we're like Lowe's.
Like all of a sudden you go to Lowe's in October
and they've got the Christmas stuff up already.
So we did a little bit of that. Another thing
that happened. Look, guys, I know it's not GNY
Sports, but look, the Bills beat the Chiefs yesterday.
This is a big deal. Even if you don't watch football,
you know you at least heard about it. It is a
conference rivalry that has become a game that
everybody looks forward to every football season,
right? And by the way, if you don't know, we
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got to talk about the bill. So yes, it was a
very, it's a very big game whenever they play.
It's kind of like when the Red Sox and the Yankees
play, you know? It's just, it's always... It
always comes down to the wire, and it always
gets to a point where I feel like I'm going to
vomit. And that's exactly what happened. They
never make it easy. There was a lot that happened
yesterday that really was detrimental for the
Bills. And that was, first of all, they won.
Now, if you've been following along, the overall
theme... the narrative is that the Bills always
beat the Chiefs during the regular season, and
then they lose to the Chiefs in the postseason,
and that is true. The Bills are now, as of today,
5 -0 against the Chiefs in the regular season,
and 0 -4 against the Chiefs in the playoffs.
So, in that regard, people were trying to brush
it off, like, you know, before the game, like,
oh, who cares? Even if the Bills win, that's
what they always do, or even if they lose, it's
fine. It's just the regular this this was not
just a regular season game you have to understand
that the Chiefs already have three had three
losses going into this game and the Denver Broncos
and the Los Angeles Los Angeles Chargers are
not letting off the gas pedal in their own division
So we're not even talking about a threat to not
winning the division We're talking about a threat
to not even make the playoffs and that's the
same case for the Bills The Bills, as of today,
are now a half a game behind the Patriots. The
Patriots are seven and two, Bills are six and
two, but as we all know, the Patriots did beat
the Bills a few weeks ago, so they have a half
game lead. So what used to be the Bills and the
Chiefs running away with the division and them
playing each other was, well, it's just gonna
be, it's gonna matter for who gets home field
or in the playoffs or better seeding. No, this
is to stay alive to possibly even have a chance
to get a one seed. It's also, in some cases,
are you going to win the division? Are you going
to get the wild card? Or I'm going to go a step
further. What if you don't make the playoffs?
I'm serious. The Chiefs are a very good team.
They're a dynasty. But I'm not saying anything
on a term. The Chiefs now have four losses. And
again, their division is tight. Off the top of
my head, I'd have to look. I don't know exactly
what the standings are. I do know that the Chiefs
are in third place, and it's early, anything
can happen. So this game meant way more than
just your regular, oh well, whoever wins it doesn't
matter, they're gonna see each other again in
January. There's no guarantee for January. For
either team. And you know, there's so many stats
now in football, and they did flash some stat.
Like, if the Bills had lost, their chance to
get the one seed fell to like, I don't even know,
11%. And their chance to win the division was
X percent. And so it was it was an important
game in that regard. But on top of that, it was
an important game because things happened that
needed to happen to make us Bills fans feel a
lot better. I went on a rant on my sports show
last week going off about the Bills after they
beat the Panthers 40 to nine. So I looked like
a spoiled brat sitting here going, I don't understand.
The Bills won 40 -9, and I'm upset. And there
was a good reason for that, because I felt like
they were delaying the pain. We all know up until
yesterday's game, the Bills had a great run game,
a great passing game behind the line of scrimmage,
or a mid -passing game, middle of the field,
but no downfield threats, because they don't
have guys that can separate. They've got guys...
that can do different things. Keon Coleman, to
me, is a power slot. He's not a boundary receiver.
They're trying to play him that way. Khalil Shakur
is a fantastic slot receiver. Dalton Kincaid,
Dawson Knox, and even Jackson Hawes, they're
three tight ends. That was a tight end game yesterday.
These are tight ends that are good at blocking,
but really, really great pass catchers. So we
knew going into this game, they had a banged
up secondary. and so not a very good pass defense.
Questions about Cole Bishop and the safety position
as a whole with Taylor Rapp being hurt and Demar
Hamlin being hurt and Cole Bishop just not, in
his second year, not looking like the stud athlete
that he was drafted to be. I mean, his athletic,
they have a rating system for your athletic ability.
He scored like a nine point something. He's an
insane athlete, but he just... hasn't been playing
the safety position the way it should be played
and not in that system. Well, guess what? Yesterday
was the opposite of all of that. The pass defense
was phenomenal. It was the Cole Bishop coming
out game. He was everywhere. He was in the right
places. He was making plays left and right. He
was a huge factor in that game. Max Hairston.
their first -round rookie corner, who we have
been dying to see, who's been hurt, got hurt
at training camp. He's playing his second game.
Yes, he had an interception, and it was more
of an arm punt, you know? Like, Mahomes threw
it up while he was under dress, and he caught
it, which is great. But for me, that's not what
made me excited as a Bills fan. What made me
excited was watching him... keep up with Xavier
Worthy, which we all know is a player who is
one of the fastest players in the entire league.
So to see him not only keeping up with Xavier
Worthy, but in a lot of cases just kind of shutting
him down, that's so much hope for this defense
and for the future. And then the defensive line.
That was the best I've seen the defensive line
play since... I mean, honestly, maybe like 2015?
I don't know. Definitely the best I've seen them
play against Mahomes ever. I mean, Mahomes got
hit, and it was glorious. Especially the one
with Eponessa on the sideline watching him go
back like... I loved it. I loved it. We all loved
it. The defensive line not only gave their offensive
line fits all day. I mean, they just manhandled
them. I... I forgot how many QB hurries they
had. double -digit QB hurries, and we all saw
the sacks. Joey Bosa, for me, justified his entire
contract. I mean, he's been playing well all
year. He justified his entire contract yesterday.
He was a game record. He was the Joey Bosa we
were all praying we would get, and let's pray
that it stays that way. Why? Because Ed Oliver's
been out, as we know, but now Michael Hoyt tears
his Achilles during the game. This is a guy...
who we picked up in the offseason, who was a
gadget defensive lineman. He could play defensive
line. He could play defensive tackle. He could
play defensive end. He could even play linebacker.
He could even play linebacker and drop into coverage.
I mean, he's unbelievable, so we thought. And
the seven quarters that he's played, six quarters
that he's played, whatever it is, he's made a
huge difference. He was a big reason that defensive
line was as successful as they were yesterday.
Yes, Joey Bosa was getting after Mahomes, but
that was because, obviously because he's great,
but also because Hoyt was all over the place
and allowing, when one or two other defensive
players are successful, it frees up other guys
to be successful too. It's a working machine.
It was awesome to see that. The run game. You
know, we saw James Cook yesterday. He ripped
off 200 yards, a record -breaking performance.
And he, a week ago, 200 and something yards.
Usually after that happens, they have a lull.
He did not have a lull. He had over 100 yards
rushing. So the ground game was working. And
Josh Allen, 23 for 26, 200 and I think 70 yards.
A handful of touchdowns. He ties or he passes
Earl Campbell for rushing touchdowns. Earl Campbell,
a legendary running back. He also set the franchise
record yesterday for quarterback rating. I mean,
everything we were worried about the last few
weeks seemed to flip yesterday. And the good
news is it wasn't against a New Orleans Saints
or a Carolina Panthers. It was against not only
an AFC contender, but against the Chiefs. the
team that is the dynasty. They played well in
all aspects of the game. Yes, there are still,
look, I'm still praying that they go after a
wide receiver that can get open downfield. They
need it. That's the missing piece. But what it
did show me was maybe they can get by and still
do well with what they have. I just think Joe
Brady needs to scheme guys open a little bit
more. And I'm not understanding, like, that third
and 10 screen pass to Shakir. Like, how many
times are we gonna do this, and why are we calling
it there? There's definitely some things Joe
Brady can clean up play -calling -wise, and definitely
they need somebody to get open downfield. They
did it a little bit yesterday, but you got to
think about, overall, can it be sustained? And
I don't think we can do it with just our tight
ends. They need somebody. But now with Michael
Hoyt's injury, he's out with an Achilles, which
is devastating, and still a banged up secondary.
You could argue not only do they need a receiver
before the trade deadline, they need possibly
a defensive tackle with that Oliver being out
and Michael Hoyt being out for the season. And
again, as I said, the secondary being banged
up. So now I wonder, are they going to go after
a corner and defensive tackle and not address
the wide receiver situation? And how does the
cap fall into that? There's a lot of question
marks, but the good news is, look, they're 6
-2. They're in second place in the East by only
a half a game. And they've arguably played the
two toughest opponents on the schedule already,
and that would be the Ravens, and that would
be the Chiefs. They do have the Eagles later
in the season, but it's so late in the season
that those teams might not even be playing their
starters. But we won't know. Another thing I
noticed about the game, and then I'll stop talking
about it, is... I wrote it down here. I got all
my notes. Reggie Gilliam is a fullback and back
in the day, a fullback... A fullback was a position
like the Mike Alstott days, right? Like the Alstott
days where they used fullbacks like running backs.
It's an old school position. Now they're mostly
used for blocking. It's something that you don't
really... If you hear about a fullback, it usually
means they did something wrong. Let me tell you
something. Yesterday was a spotlight on Reggie
Gilliam and exactly how important he is to that
offense and specifically the run game. They were
showing how they were pulling Gilliam and using
him for zone blocking inside and outside and
he was just clearing holes for James Cook. And
by the way, and that was also because of how
great their offensive line is as well. But shout
out to Reggie Gilliam and just how important
he is and I love that. Another thing I wanted
to shout out was I'm very, very excited. We all
know about the 13 seconds game, right? That's
the most famous. The Bills have lost four times
to the Chiefs in the playoffs, most notably the
most famous one being the 13 seconds game where
we're in overtime. It is a shootout. Mahomes,
Allen, touchdown, touchdown, touchdown. It was
one of the greatest games of all time in NFL
history. And it ended with the Bills finally
scoring. There's 13 seconds left. All they got
to do is stop the Chiefs and they go to the Super
Bowl. And what happens in 13 seconds? I think
the Chiefs went 80 -something yards downfield
in 13 seconds, scored one. It was probably the
most heartbreaking loss since wide right for
me personally. And yesterday, this game came
down to Mahomes getting the ball back with 22
- seconds. And I thought I cannot live through
a 22 seconds game. We have the 13 seconds game.
We cannot do a 22 seconds game. And thankfully,
that has been nipped. That's not going to happen.
So that's another shout out. One thing that did
kind of concern me, the last thing I'll say is
a couple of timeouts got blown early in the game.
and they were both by the defense because there
seemed to be some sort of confusion on the defense.
And first of all, we're in year eight with Sean
McDermott as the defensive coach. We are supposedly
Super Bowl or bust. That is not what a Super
Bowl contender does. You don't look confused
on defense twice and blow timeouts. And the other
part of that is when you're playing the Chiefs,
you need timeouts like you need oxygen. for the
exact reason I just said, which is it came down
to 22 seconds left. You know, these games, the
NFL in general, but especially with Mahomes and
Allen, it's more like basketball, where it's
coming down to the last minute. It's incredible
to watch, but it also is the reason I'm insane
and why, if I ever have a heart attack, I told
my wife to sue the Bills, because I... They never
lose. just by losing. They lose in like incredible
fashion and they never win by blowing out. Albeit
last week they did for once. It's always like
down to the wire but that's why we love it. That's
why we love football. That's why we love the
Bills. So the Bills beat the Chiefs. They're
six and two. They're a half game behind the Pats
in the AFC East and looking good for the playoffs
and the Chiefs are now really up against it and
we're going to see exactly what they're made
of. So I am so happy today. Respect to the Chiefs.
A well -played game, well -coached on both sides,
but it does feel good to say that the Bills beat
the Chiefs, and that's all I got to say about
that. So that was a big part of my weekend, the
Christmas decorating. Again, comment below. What
do you believe is the cut -off, or at least the
start date to when you should start decorating
for Christmas? I came up with this idea, by the
way. And it's either really stupid or really
cool. That's how it works with me, one or the
other. I think I mentioned this on Good News
York with Matt a while ago. Maybe not. But now
that the weather's changing and when I check
the weather in the morning, it's usually like,
Alexa, what's the weather going to be like? And
she's like, the weather today? will be a high
of 90 and a low of 37. And I'm like, well, how
the fuck am I supposed to plan for that? So I
never know what to wear. I'm a dude, right? And
I want to, can somebody, and look, if someone
comes up with this, just include me in it, all
right? If you're going to steal my idea, it's
timestamped. I always thought, like, I wish there
was an app where, you know, you don't have to
input every piece of clothing that you have.
That would be, nobody wants to do that. Ain't
nobody got time for that. But you know, you just
kind of put an idea of like I have, you know,
sweatshirts, zip ups, pants, this is what I like
to wear. And so you wake up in the morning and
you step outside and you take a deep breath.
ADD. You wake up in the morning, you look at
the app, somehow it's tied into the weather.
And this app will say, Mike, good morning. I
think today. Is a jeans and t -shirt day but
maybe bring one of your zip -ups because it's
gonna get colder later Because half the reason
I'm running late in the morning is I cannot decide
what to wear because the weather is bipolar So
I have to believe there is there an app out there
that does this and if not there should be Comment
below email me hit me up. Let's get this thing
going. I want to do it Maybe so much easier And,
uh, lastly, you know, with the holidays right
around the corner, it's holiday movie season.
And, you know, Home Alone 1 and 2 are a big one
in our house. Um, but overall, I like to do movie
nights with the family every couple weeks. You
know, we just pick, like, a tradition. My wife
and I pick a traditional movie, like The Sandlot,
something like that, just to show the kids, you
know, because they're so used to this YouTube
and shorts and reels, and, you know, we want
to make sure we preserve the traditional movies.
And I gotta say, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate
Factory is definitely one of my favorites, the
original. And I keep forgetting, and I think
Good News York needs to take a trip to Lowellville,
New York. Does anyone know where Lowellville
is? We're talking way up, Watertown area, right?
Way up, basically in Canada. Because guess what?
In Lowellville, New York, there is a veterinarian.
And I don't know his name, because I forget the
actor's name, but he is the actor that played
Charlie in Willy Wonka. And I don't know, I know
some people in Central New York and in New York
state in general know that, but I don't think
enough people know that. And I'm not saying go
harass and bother this poor man, because I'm
sure that's probably what he gets all day every
day. But I do think that we need to find this
man and see if we can get him on for an interview,
because for those of us who grew up with Willy
Wonka in the Chocolate Factory, or some people
call it Charlie in the Chocolate Factory, I don't
know the difference. I don't know if there is
a difference. You know, it's a huge nostalgia
piece, and to think that Charlie is just chilling
up in northern New York being a vet, we've got
to find this guy. Because I would love to interview
him. I mean, I don't even know what question...
I don't want to be the guy that asks like the
dumb questions of like, what was it like working
with Gene Wilder? Or was it real chocolate in
the river? No, I want to just talk to the guy
and hear about his life and if veterinarian was
always the plan or... But yeah, if you didn't
know that little fun fact. Anyways, I'm rambling
at this point. because it's just me, your pal
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