Bills win FIFTH straight: Josh Allen BOUNCES BACK, defense DOMINATES and the CHIEFS are NEXT

Summary

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Buffalo Plus Podcast: Bills win FIFTH straight — Josh Allen BOUNCES BACK, Defense DOMINATES, Chiefs Are NEXT

Date: November 11, 2024
Hosts: Mike Catalano & Dan Fates
Special Guest Quote: Sean McDermott

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Episode Overview

This episode of "Buffalo Plus" dives deep into the Buffalo Bills’ gritty 27–17 win over the Indianapolis Colts, marking their fifth straight victory and improving their record to 8–2. Mike and Dan break down a rollercoaster game featuring a resilient (if imperfect) Josh Allen, an offense that found ways to win despite crucial injuries, and a defense that stifled both the Colts’ passing and running game in the second half. With the Kansas City Chiefs looming next, the crew discusses the challenges ahead and the special energy surrounding this win and the Bills fanbase.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Bills Mafia Takeover in Indianapolis

• [01:05] Dan Fates: “I think this was 33% Bills fans and an unbelievable showing. Once again.”
  • The hosts marvel at the Bills fans’ presence in Indy, suggesting nearly a third of the stadium wore Buffalo blue. The players noticed, and the crowd’s energy carried over to the field.

2. Resiliency Through Adversity: Offensive Struggles and Adjustments

• Injuries: The offense was missing key pieces (Cooper, Keon, and Kincaid hurt, Spencer Brown out for stretches), making the win more impressive.
  • [02:23] Dan Fates: "They were playing with one hand tied behind their back ... they found ways to get it done."
• Josh Allen’s Ups & Downs:
  • Mixed effectiveness—bad interceptions, off-target throws, but came alive in critical moments with both his arm and legs.
  • [03:09] Dan Fates: “That was the most impressive drive of the season. It was death by a thousand paper cuts. It was chiefsy … Josh doing it with his legs.”
  • Praised for an effective RPO game—a noted weak spot in previous weeks.

3. Standout Performances

• Khalil Shakir’s Elusiveness:
  • [03:41] Dan Fates: “I do not understand how that man can go through such tight areas, bouncing off guys.”
  • Shakir made a routine pass into a major gain, electrifying fans.
• Mack Hollins Steps Up:
  • [05:28] Dawson Knox (via interview): "That dude works so hard. ... Freak athlete … always has the right energy. And seeing him make plays like that just fires everybody up."
  • Called out before the game as a key player and delivered under pressure.
  • Essential first-half catch and late-down awareness highlighted.
• Dawson Knox’s Big Play:
  • Clutch 31-yard deep ball catch from Allen — perfectly in rhythm, reminiscent of earlier successful Bills’ attacks.

4. Offensive Play Calling: Joe Brady’s Role

• Run Game Success but Abandonment:
  • James Cook ran well (“about five yards a pop”), but run game de-emphasized as injuries racked WR options.
  • Lack of Ray Davis usage noted as a missed opportunity.
• Curtis Samuel’s Fit Debated:
  • Hosts suggest the offense looks “clunkier” with him on the field and that Allen may be forcing passes his way.
  • [09:35] Dan Fates: “I think they're better when Curtis Samuel's not on the field.”

5. Game Management & Decisions

• Sean McDermott’s 4th Down Calls:
  • Praised for aggressive but sound choices—particularly trusting Allen in key moments.
  • [10:51] Mike Catalano: “You could make the argument to kick the field goal, but I thought his decisions were fine.”
• Tyler Bass Returns to Form:
  • [11:22] Mike Catalano: “He’s booming the ball ... the sweet spot in this league is like 45–55 [yards]. You got to make those to be an elite kicker.”

6. Defense Dominates Second Half

• Turnover Opportunities and Execution:
  • Taron Johnson pick-six and nearmiss on a second (potential for two pick-sixes).
  • [12:28] Mike Catalano: “Let’s start with Taron Johnson. Taren, you should have … had two.”
  • Terrell Bernard nearly picked a third, Taylor Rapp’s late INT sealed the win.
• Greg Rousseau’s All-Around Play:
  • Sack, strip, smart run defense, and talks of a contract extension.
  • [14:39] Mike Catalano: “Greg Russo plays some run defense. If they could get that on the other side ... I think they're going to end up paying him.”
• Von Miller Steps Up:
  • Called out for a “hell of a game”—disruptive behind the line and in key situations.
    • [16:26] Dan Fates: “Von Miller played a hell of a game.”
• Defensive Adjustments:
  • Colts were stifled in the second half—only seven rushing yards after Jonathan Taylor’s explosive first half.
  • Dorian Williams saves a touchdown with a hustling chase-down, showing effort even when out of the play.
  • Quentin Jefferson gets a key fourth-down sack thanks to blanket coverage.
• Special Teams Details:
  • Sam Martin’s “elite” punt pins Colts.
  • Codrington’s fumble nearly costs, but Alec Anderson’s recovery is clutch.

7. Keeping Focus with Chiefs Ahead

• Sean McDermott on maintaining team focus and not overlooking the Colts:
  • [20:58] Sean McDermott: “Just very intentional this week on the focus because there's a lot of ... young guys that we're counting on to play ... This is a week to week league ...”
• The win—harder than expected—sets up a massive game vs the undefeated Chiefs.
  • [19:43] Mike Catalano: “Their record is perfect. They're not perfect ... There’s a team in Orchard Park gonna be looking to stop it. ... It's gonna be a blast.”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On Allen’s Grit and Offensive Evolution

• [03:09] Dan Fates: “That was the most impressive drive of the season. ... Josh doing it with his legs.”
• [05:00] Dan Fates: “Those were two beautiful throws [to Shakir and Hollins].”

On Mack Hollins

• [05:28] Dawson Knox: “That dude works so hard. ... always has the right energy. Seeing him make plays fires everybody up.”

On Allen’s Day

• [04:03] Mike Catalano: “I thought he looked off, off like. Like his biorhythms were off.”

On Defensive Impact

• [14:39] Mike Catalano: “Greg Rousseau plays some run defense. If they could get that on the other side, I think they're going to end up paying him.”
• [16:26] Dan Fates: “Von Miller played a hell of a game.”

On Buffalo’s Fanbase

• [01:43] Dan Fates: “Just to see a Bill's mafia.”
• [25:01] Mike Catalano: “I love the stories of people traveling to the games ... It really is something to see people enjoy themselves.”

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Important Timestamps

• 00:00–01:43: Opening and fan turnout in Indy
• 02:05–03:54: Bills offense battles through injuries, Allen’s key drive
• 05:28–07:02: Mack Hollins/Dawson Knox steps up
• 09:33–10:12: Samuel’s odd fit, clunky stretches on offense
• 10:12–11:51: McDermott’s 4th-down strategy, Bass recovers
• 12:20–13:41: Defensive focus, Taron Johnson's pick-six
• 14:39–17:09: Rousseau and Von Miller’s defensive impact
• 17:43–18:21: Special teams, Anderson’s fumble recovery
• 19:43–21:23: Chiefs preview, keeping focus, McDermott quoted
• 22:00–25:01: Fan shout-outs and restaurant stories

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Final Thoughts

• The Bills win wasn’t flawless, but highlighted depth, resilience, and defensive improvement—critical with the high-profile showdown vs. the Chiefs ahead.
• The team and podcast both emphasize fan-community connection, road-trip culture, and behind-the-scenes personal stories, maintaining an upbeat, conversational tone throughout.
• Expect an intense week of prep and Buffalo Plus coverage as 8–2 Buffalo aims to knock off the unbeaten Chiefs.

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Next Up: Live podcast from Whelen Brewing Company, Orchard Park (Wednesday 7pm) + Chiefs preview!

Transcript

[Dan Fates]

That was the most impressive drive of the season. It was death by a thousand paper cuts. It was chiefsy to go through the way that they did it. Josh doing it with his legs. They got a flag when he got.

[Mike Catalano]

The ball to Shakir and then Ty Johnson made a play and then Josh ran the ball. They basically had taken the will away from the Colts in this game and it was good to see him come back and play strong towards the end of the game. This is the Buffalo plus podcast brought.

[Dan Fates]

To you by Connors and Farris.

[Mike Catalano]

Hey everybody. Welcome Back to the Buffalo Plus YouTube channel. Presented by Connors and Farris, Mike Catalano along with Dan Fates. Please make sure to like comment and subscribe to the channel. We always appreciate it.

[Dan Fates]

34,000 strong and we met a lot of you guys this weekend in Indy. We will get to that at the end.

[Mike Catalano]

You know, I said I was going to start with Josh Allen and we will. Let's start with the crowd. Okay, go ahead. I'm going to go all by you.

[Dan Fates]

I have been one of those people that have said when there are there's going to be a takeover. I have been the one that has been like, eh, we'll see. Even if you have 5000 bills fans travel to an away game, which is a ton of people.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah.

[Dan Fates]

In a stadium of 65,000, it just looks like 1/10th around the city. Last night we had the sense that this was going to be a lot of Bills fans. I think this was 33% Bills fans and an unbelievable showing. Once again. I tweeted out a couple of the pictures and the players going off the field. Right over there.

[Mike Catalano]

Yes.

[Dan Fates]

Right over there.

[Mike Catalano]

Yes.

[Dan Fates]

Just to see a Bill's mafia.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah. It was cool. And the players do notice. I mean they are always complimentary of the fans, but when they walk out here and it's loud, like it's noticeable. So that was great. Let's talk about the game. Let's talk about Josh Allen. We will get to the negative things on Josh. Let's talk about the way he closed out the game. The way the team closed out the game. Shorthanded, really. On offense. Yeah.

[Dan Fates]

They were without Cooper. They were without Keon Dalton. Kincaid hits his knee at some point late in the second quarter. Came back, came back in the third quarter, but then was out again.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah.

[Dan Fates]

And at times they lost on that final drive. They were also without Spencer Brown.

[Mike Catalano]

Right.

[Dan Fates]

They were playing with one hand tied behind their back. And like you said, Mike, it wasn't pretty the entire game.

[Mike Catalano]

Right.

[Dan Fates]

They found ways to get it done.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah.

[Dan Fates]

And Josh. My biggest thing that stood out to me for Josh today was for something. You've criticized him a time or two before.

[Mike Catalano]

Okay.

[Dan Fates]

The RPO game worked.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah. Because he hasn't been great at it.

[Dan Fates]

Nope.

[Mike Catalano]

And he really caught the Colts a few times on that. He was. He was good. There's movements with the football, but at the end of that game, you know, when they had made their series of plays, when he got the ball to Shakir and then Ty Johnson made a play and then Josh ran the ball. They basically had taken the will away from the Colts in this game, and it was good to see him come back and play strong. Towards the end of the game.

[Dan Fates]

That drive when they had the ball with about little over eight minutes and they were up by 10 and I kind of was thinking they were backed up, I think, on their own 10 yard line. They had a couple of penalties in that drive. They shot themselves in the foot a little bit. That was the most impressive drive of the season. It was death by a thousand paper cuts. It was chiefsy to go through the way that they did it. Josh doing it with his legs. They got a flag and then you hit Khalil Shakir. I do not understand how that man can go through such tight areas, bouncing off guys.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah.

[Dan Fates]

And Sean McDermott was great about it. He goes, well, I'm a short guy. He's a short guy. He goes. So I can't really see he goes. But I could hear the crowd react to it. It's a two yard. It's a. Maybe a one yard pass that Khalil takes. 30 yards.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah. So Josh ends up getting it done. They end up winning the game. I mean, they won by 10. They were up 17 late in the game. You know, credit to me, I picked him to win by 10.

[Dan Fates]

You did, yeah.

[Mike Catalano]

Anyhow, let's talk about the mistakes that he made. I thought he looked off, off like. Like his biorhythms were off. Like he. He just didn't have that normal Josh swagger. Something was missing and I think some of it was. He didn't have. He had Shakir, but he didn't have the other guys. The offense was a little bit different. They actually were running it pretty effectively.

[Dan Fates]

Yeah.

[Mike Catalano]

But when they tried to throw, I mean, I mean, had. He had a couple of bad picks in this one.

[Dan Fates]

Bad picks. And even his incompletions were just off. Like you said, the rhythm didn't. Wasn't there. I made the comparison about a pitcher. That's just one of Those games when you just don't have your fastball, you're trying to find it. He found it on a couple ones. It was back to back throws late in the second quarter. I know you tweeted about it. It was to Khalil Shakir for a first down and then it was to Mack Hollands. Or it was Mack and then Dawson.

[Mike Catalano]

Yes.

[Dan Fates]

Those were two beautiful throws.

[Mike Catalano]

First of all, Mack Hollins. Five players to watch. You pushed Mack Hollins. You said credit to me before the game. We did that video that hopefully a lot of you saw right away you said, Mack Hollins, that dude stepped up. And in fact, here's Dawson Knox talking about Matt Collins and what it means to do the things he does and then get his chance to shine.

[Dawson Knox]

That dude works so hard. He knows his place. He's in the right place at the right time. Freak athlete. He's been putting in the time, putting in the work since he got here in April, you know, for when OTAS first started. But he's a heck of a player. He always has the right energy. And seeing him make plays like that just fires everybody up.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah, Matt Hollins is what they were hoping Gabe Davis was going to be. Maybe Gabe was better in that role where you're not counted on as that guy. Sure, Mack was tough. He went over the middle, made big plays for them. That drive really woke this offense up and he made big plays on it.

[Dan Fates]

When you think about who brings juice on defense and Jordan Phillips back pumping up the crowd, Mack is a big driving force of that offense. With all of his antics and his energy, it was big. And again, when you see somebody that is primarily for his career, a special teamer.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah.

[Dan Fates]

To then get the shot when your opportunity, when you got guys falling down and are all around you going out, it's big for Mack to come through when your number is called upon. And I also said in that video he's pretty good at drawing penalties. And he drew another one today.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah. And he listen, he's big, he is strong and he is fast enough. He runs good routes.

[Dan Fates]

He can separate.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah, he does. And Josh trusts him and threw him the ball. So big shout out to Matt Collins. I thought he was. Honestly, I think you could certainly make the case he was the offensive player of the game.

[Dan Fates]

Yes, I agree.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah. And he made big plays for him.

[Dan Fates]

And then on that play late in the first half, the Bills get the ball back. It's third down, Josh is scrambling, throws one up, nearly scrapes the ceiling. And it's Mack. Not only with the way to make the catch, the sliding catch, the awareness to get up and get out of bounds, that to me, was next level veteran player. Knowing what to do in those situations, that was huge. And then Bass with the kick.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah. And speaking of a guy who stepped up, you know, because Kincaid got knocked out, I thought Dawson Knox's catch was outstanding to throw. It was 31 yards down the field, so not like a massive bomb. That was about as good of a deep ball throw from Josh as you're gonna see. That was well placed. He gave it some air, and Knox went over his head. And actually, that catch was made right there. I thought that was great. I thought that was needed. And Dawson really came up with a big play.

[Dan Fates]

That was one of those plays that we had talked about earlier in the year where they didn't have rhythm. That was Josh, a little play action, drops back on time on rhythm, sees his guy and just lets him run underneath it.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah.

[Dan Fates]

Phenomenal.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah, it was great. I want to get into the running game. I do want to mention this week, Wednesday, we will be at Whelen Brewing Company in Orchard Park. Jenna with us. Dan and I will be there. We'll be recording the podcast live Wednesday. The podcast starts at 7. If you get there earlier, we've heard from people that have been there a lot. It's a great spot. Yeah, they're going to have a lot going on that night, so I just wanted to mention it. Come out and see us. We enjoy talking to everybody. All right, we'll get to more about that later. Let's talk a little bit about Joe Brady's game. I thought the run game was pretty good, and I thought he got away from it. Now they were bringing pressure along, and I think the Colts were trying to get on the run game. They were certainly getting after Josh, but, you know, James Cook was running for about five yards a pop, and I thought they got away from it a little bit too early, and I didn't.

[Dan Fates]

Think they were able to get in the flow with all of their wide receivers that were out, like we have mentioned. I thought there would have been more of an emphasis to get Ray Davis involved in the offense. And he wasn't two or three carries on the day, not really enough where we saw the week before, him being a driving factor of the offense. So I thought with. With other guys down, he would step up and lean on him. It did feel a little clunky at times.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah.

[Dan Fates]

Josh, again, we talked about it. He just was a little bit off the interceptions, and I'LL say this about what I don't like about this offense.

[Mike Catalano]

Okay.

[Dan Fates]

I think they're better when Curtis Samuel's not on the field.

[Mike Catalano]

They made a few plays early. I.

[Dan Fates]

They seem to be trying to force it to him at times.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah.

[Dan Fates]

The offense, it just feels clunkier when he's on the field.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah. I mean, it was surprising. I mean, I think they threw to him like four, four times in the first quarter.

[Dan Fates]

Yeah.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah. He made a few plays, caught the ball.

[Dan Fates]

The pick was to him. Josh just seemed late.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah.

[Dan Fates]

Like, it just doesn't feel synchronicity, you know, some of that stuff.

[Mike Catalano]

Yes.

[Dan Fates]

Just doesn't feel perfectly in sync when Curtis is on the field.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah. There was no doubt that that might have been the case. All right, let's. Oh, by the way, I wanted to also mention, while we're talking about the offense, I liked all of Sean McDermott's fourth down calls. I did not mind them going forward on 4th and 3.

[Dan Fates]

Is it my favorite?

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah. Because sometimes everybody's like, first of all, Josh missed wide open Kincaid the play before. It's in the first half of the game. I get it. You always want to pile up the points. A lot of teams in this league are going for it there. They have Josh Allen. He knew he had just missed on a play. That's usually when Sean would be saying afterward, hey, I went back to him because he's Josh Allen. He knew he missed one there.

[Dan Fates]

Yeah.

[Mike Catalano]

But these are the. You know, it's funny, he's like, he went for it on the fourth and short in their own territory, but it was fourth and really short. And you get it, and that just gets set aside.

[Dan Fates]

Yeah.

[Mike Catalano]

Those are decisions that you make. I honestly, I thought I. You could make the argument to kick the field goal, but I thought his decisions were fine.

[Dan Fates]

Sometimes I think about in those situations, it's momentum. And I felt like you gave a little bit of momentum back, not converting on that fourth down. With that being said, everything else I was totally fine with. And Tyler Bass, he's back.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah, I tweeted that right away. It's like, because now he goes out there, definitely has confidence. And we were looking before halftime, before Josh made that play, thinking, how far back would they let him try one here in this dome with a window open? How many, how far would they let him kick? But he looked great in those kicks, you know, look, the sweet spot in this league is like 4:45-55. You got to make those in the NFL to be an elite kicker. And he's booming the ball. So that was a big plus today, too.

[Dan Fates]

I do give credit to Joe Brady and whether it was more Josh or Joe, in that case. We talked about all these things about the offense. Some things were off and Josh went back to using his legs more.

[Mike Catalano]

He did.

[Dan Fates]

And that was cool. Again, to see that third long third down run that he had that got the first down on that long 12 play, 86 yard drive that took up nearly seven minutes. Josh using his legs a bunch in that spot. We haven't seen a lot of that, whether that's the hand, whether that's the ankle, things like that. It was good to see that come back.

[Mike Catalano]

All right. We've been talking here for a while. We've been talking about the offense because of the way the flow of the game went. But the defense won this game.

[Dan Fates]

Absolutely.

[Mike Catalano]

Let's start with Taron Johnson. Taren, you should have, in the time.

[Dan Fates]

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[Mike Catalano]

Had two, should have had two.

[Dan Fates]

Terrell should have also had one.

[Mike Catalano]

But I'm talking about a touchdown. I think if he gets that second one and holds on to the ball, he's gone. That's a pick six.

[Dan Fates]

All right.

[Mike Catalano]

He jumped the route, got his hands on it. He caught that one like a defensive back.

[Dan Fates]

But the first one, first one was.

[Mike Catalano]

Rasool with a block.

[Dan Fates]

Yeah.

[Mike Catalano]

Sent him in for the time. Was Rasool right with that block?

[Dan Fates]

Yep.

[Mike Catalano]

Great to see him. Our friend Matt bovet at Channel 7 tweeted out, that's the biggest pick six in Taron Johnson's career. Of course he was kidding because we know what happened in the Baltimore playoff game. Most of the responses were what you would expect. This guy knows nothing about football.

[Dan Fates]

That's really good.

[Mike Catalano]

He knew it. It was funny. You got to have a sense of humor. But Taran made that and he should have had another one. I think he should have had another one, so.

[Dan Fates]

Well, I thought they could have had. Bernard could have had a third to start the game. They could have picked off Flacco on the first three possessions.

[Mike Catalano]

Who?

[Dan Fates]

Terrell? Bernard?

[Mike Catalano]

No, who could they could have picked off? Who?

[Dan Fates]

Flacco, Flaco.

[Mike Catalano]

I, I said, man, I, I listen.

[Dan Fates]

He threw some pretty balls. He. He still has it when he has all. When everything is perfect around Joe Flacco. He is a perfectly fine quarterback.

[Mike Catalano]

How often is it perfect around you? There's no pocket sense anymore.

[Dan Fates]

None. I mean, it was funny. I'm on the field, scrolling through, and I'm starting to say, wow, Joe's starting to spin it like you're starting to. They're starting to get to that rhythm early in the third quarter, and everybody is tweeting, you know, we can't get any pressure on Flacco. We can't get any pressure on Flacco. As I'm about to tweet something like, the bill's got to find some pressure. Greg Russo.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah. And listen, Russo got the sack. You know, I wasn't sure about this. We were asking upstairs. When you knock the ball out of.

[Dan Fates]

The guy's head, it's a strip sack.

[Mike Catalano]

It's a strip sack because you end the play.

[Dan Fates]

Correct.

[Mike Catalano]

You end the play for that player. So you get credit for a sack. Credit to him. He's moving up. But I thought his run play. He was not the problem in the run defense early.

[Dan Fates]

Nope.

[Mike Catalano]

Greg Russo plays some run defense.

[Dan Fates]

Yeah, he does.

[Mike Catalano]

If they could get that on the other side.

[Dan Fates]

Pay him.

[Mike Catalano]

I think they're going to end up paying him.

[Dan Fates]

Pay him.

[Mike Catalano]

They already got the fifth year option on him, and that's going into it. But I think they could. That would be the time to say, we're going to re up this guy. That's a bean issue for the off season to do that. But I thought he was great. Taylor Rapp came up with an interception late. That sort of ended it.

[Dan Fates]

Yeah.

[Mike Catalano]

By the way, can I tell this story? It's very. It's kind of odd. I'm up in the press box. Not odd. And the Bills had just scored, I think it was. And then Colts got the ball, and I had to stop to men's room. I go in the men's room. As I'm walking out, Joe Brady is walking in because the coach's booth was right there. Hey, coach. He runs in. Twenty seconds later, it's a turnover.

[Dan Fates]

That's amazing.

[Mike Catalano]

I'm like, you gotta make a quick. Joe. It just was a funny moment because I just. I'm like, oh, yeah.

[Dan Fates]

Well, sitting there watching the game and be like, you should be. You're involved in this.

[Mike Catalano]

Well, in that moment, I thought, oh, he's got to pick his spots to leave. Yeah, we just. We just scored. I'm gonna go.

[Dan Fates]

And then the next long drive.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah, he's holding it in anyhow. I just.

[Dan Fates]

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[Mike Catalano]

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[Dan Fates]

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[Mike Catalano]

That would fit as bathroom humor, but not really. I mean it was just more odd setting but anyhow that was good.

[Dan Fates]

So I thought we talked about how good Taran has been there. We've talked at length about that. To set the tone on that play. I thought the Colts would come out and run the ball more. They didn't. They got it two more in the second quarter.

[Mike Catalano]

Jonathan when he had 59 yarder.

[Dan Fates]

Jonathan Taylor ran for over 100 yards or something like that in the first half.

[Mike Catalano]

Yes.

[Dan Fates]

Made adjustments. Only had seven rushing yards in the second half of this game. But I'm going to give credit to somebody that we have been critical on and fairly been critical. Von Miller played a hell of a game.

[Mike Catalano]

He had one tackle from behind the line of scrimmage set the edge a little bit.

[Dan Fates]

But he also. It's not just sacks, it's the way that he was affecting it. I thought he was also pretty good in the run game, blowing up a third down in short so that Greg could get the tackle. But he I thought was having an impact on this game. And early on it was just third downs. That was all that he was doing. He was like the third down mercenary. And then all of a sudden he comes in earlier in the plays and I thought he really had a nice impact.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah. I also wanted to point out, and I think I have this right, Dorian Williams chasing down Taylor on that long run because that would have been or a good chance to be a touchdown. And they ended up keeping him out of the end zone on that after the 59 yarder. You love seeing that kind of effort because that is a long way down the field. But it went from we can't do anything with this guy too. They shut him down. So that was a very positive sign in the second half adjustments they did. And also Quinton Jefferson coming up with.

[Dan Fates]

A big play, great defense on the back end. That was a coverage sack that Quentin Jefferson gets the credit for. But a fourth down play was just phenomenal coverage. Flacco had nowhere to go and then he's got Quentin Jefferson in his face.

[Mike Catalano]

Okay, so let's also we mentioned Bass and he seems to have his act together. He's booming the ball. Sam Martin, elite punt. That was maybe his best of the year.

[Dan Fates]

Yes.

[Mike Catalano]

Spun it down here to the what, three yard line right over there. Not thrilled with Codrington's decisions.

[Dan Fates]

Nope.

[Mike Catalano]

And then he gives the ball up. God bless Alec Anderson for coming up with that Football.

[Dan Fates]

How, how did Alec Anderson find that football?

[Mike Catalano]

It was the strangest thing too because they kept peeling people off. You kept waiting for them to point that it was Colts ball. It just felt like that. But once they said they ruled that it was the Bills ball so that it couldn't change. The Colts then were running saying they had the ball that couldn't change. There was no way replay was going to show anything.

[Dan Fates]

Correct.

[Mike Catalano]

I think he sort of had it initially, but you had to be tough and he was fired up. Former Colt, right.

[Dan Fates]

Anderson.

[Mike Catalano]

I'm not sure it's in my head for some reason. A lot of stuff rattles around in here. But anyhow, that was a big play. They had just given up points and a kickoff and they would have been given the ball up instead. Somehow they ended up with a seven point lead at halftime.

[Dan Fates]

Yeah, and your point with Codrington returning the opening kickoff that was five yards deep in the end zone, only getting it to the 22 yard line. I'd like to think that that was a game plan of, hey, this opening kickoff, we're going to return it no matter what. Yeah, we like, we, we think we like what we see here on film. Just wasn't able to find it.

[Mike Catalano]

Now you got to hold on to the football though. That was, it was a, it was a peanut. Tillman kind of knocked the ball out. Come on, you're a returner, that's your moment. Biggest thing is ball security and he's a young gut player, but you got to got to do a better job than that if that was the case.

[Dan Fates]

Anything else?

[Mike Catalano]

No, I was just going to say in terms of finding ways to win, other teams find a way to win. You saw how the Chiefs won. Block a field goal at the end of the game, hey, that's somebody making a play. Their record is perfect. They're not perfect. They're still going to be getting guys back too. This game is going to be a lot of fun on Sunday. I mean they are a team that legitimately looking at their schedule could go 17:0. I looked at their schedules like they found a way to win today like they are doing. They could. There's a team in Orchard park gonna be looking to stop it. I think it's gonna be a blast. I think it's gonna be great. I think it's gonna be fun. No matter the outcome, there's a very good chance those two teams will meet again in January. So let's see what it is. But I mean, I mean I'm excited about this one.

[Dan Fates]

I Am too. And this was a. Could be a look ahead spot for this team. One o' clock game against a lonely Colts team and all this stuff. And they were able to stay focused. 10 point lead, giving up 13 unanswered, then kind of taking over the game from there. Sean McDermott was asked about how did he keep his team focused this week, knowing what's coming next week.

[Sean McDermott]

Just very intentional this week on the focus because there's a lot of. A lot of young guys that we're counting on to play and play meaningful minutes and plays. And you guys write it. Write about, hey, this is probably, I don't know, I don't pay too much attention, but Derek gives me the heads up on some things from time to time. And it's. This is a week to week league and you guys know that you've been around for a long time.

[Dan Fates]

Mike, why would you read. That's in a while.

[Sean McDermott]

I'll do it in the off season.

[Dan Fates]

He may not read a lot of stuff. I'd like to think he watches some buffalo.

[Mike Catalano]

He's a subscriber. I know he is. I know he's a subscriber.

[Dan Fates]

We know Bean is.

[Mike Catalano]

Yes, right. Guest.

[Dan Fates]

Yes.

[Mike Catalano]

You know, guest of the pod.

[Dan Fates]

Yeah.

[Mike Catalano]

We can't say friend because we cover him. He's a guest of the pod.

[Dan Fates]

Golf partner of the pod too.

[Mike Catalano]

It really is the case. And so Sean. So, yeah, I guess that's the case. This ended up being great. Let's talk. First of all, I need a restaurant review. We've been there. Everybody wants to know. Elmos.

[Dan Fates]

12 out of 10. I thought it was phenomenal. And the reason that I think it was better this time than all the other times. The medium rare plus. I thought the medium rare plus was a really nice touch.

[Mike Catalano]

So splain.

[Dan Fates]

Okay. So we get the shrimp cocktail, obviously. That's great. We did the navy bean soup, tomato, some pork, some beans in there, really good. And then I'm getting a strip. You got a filet?

[Mike Catalano]

Yep.

[Dan Fates]

I, I usually like my steaks medium rare. Mike likes them.

[Mike Catalano]

You said just in between. I said between medium rare and medium like. I don't like it.

[Dan Fates]

You don't like a cool center?

[Mike Catalano]

No.

[Dan Fates]

Okay, so that's. So when, when I ordered medium rare, he said red with a cool center. And I said yes. You then said that. And he goes, what? We'll do medium rare plus. And then Matt Bovet got medium rare plus. And then I didn't want to be the only one that. That way we can keep all of our steaks the same temperature. I got medium rare. Plus it was phenomenal.

[Mike Catalano]

So good.

[Dan Fates]

And what was even cooler about it than anything else were the amount of people that we saw waiting before our reservation that were subscribers.

[Mike Catalano]

You got a list? They I. We appreciate that you're listening. We appreciate you're taking restaurant advice from us. They wanted to be in. They're in indie. They're coming for the game. Go ahead.

[Dan Fates]

We met outside.

[Mike Catalano]

Yep.

[Dan Fates]

Liz and her husband and their friends, and they were the first ones that said she taught with my mom in middle school in Rochester. So that was funny. And she goes, yeah, we got this reservation because we heard you guys talking about it. So that was cool. Tom. Big shout out to Tom. We got to talk with him. Have a beer with Tom.

[Mike Catalano]

Yep.

[Dan Fates]

Big subscriber. He believes that Dan is right. Like, that was a cool moment. It was a big thing for me.

[Mike Catalano]

And he really was not a fan of Mike for the longest time.

[Dan Fates]

No. He's not a fan of mine now.

[Mike Catalano]

He thought I was too negative. Can you be that?

[Dan Fates]

And his brother was Mark, and he's.

[Mike Catalano]

A fan of you.

[Dan Fates]

I know his brother was Mark.

[Mike Catalano]

You're talk. I'm talking about Tom. Pre dinner.

[Dan Fates]

Yes.

[Mike Catalano]

Yes. Well, his brother is Pat.

[Dan Fates]

Pat. Okay.

[Mike Catalano]

Yes.

[Dan Fates]

I also have written down Mark, Adam, and Todd. So other. Mark was. When we were walking to our table, he was there with his wife.

[Mike Catalano]

Yes.

[Dan Fates]

And then Adam and Todd came up to us after dinner. They also said they got here because of. They were at Elmo's because of us.

[Mike Catalano]

And I believe Josh was there last night.

[Dan Fates]

Josh was supposedly there. That's what we heard. He was snuck in, had a basement table with some of the guys.

[Mike Catalano]

He might have. Josh, next time, if you can't get a rez, talk to Dan. He knows people there.

[Dan Fates]

Glenn was our server. He was phenomenal legend. We should have actually. Absolutely. We should have gotten a cut for some of the. The tables that we brought in. But again, just a really cool moment. We started this YouTube channel as just a way to produce some content. We never thought it would have 34,000 subscribers and continue to grow. It was a super cool moment to talk with people that say, hey, we love the channel. Not just the content, but just you guys. Like, we just wanted to come here. Knew you guys had a reservation at 8:30. That's why we're here. That was cool.

[Mike Catalano]

I love the stories of people traveling to the games. You know, some people said, I used to have season tickets. I don't want to spend all that money. So we go to One or two trips a year or come to Indy, because I had friends here. The one you know has a friend in Indiana. So they meet up here, the Bills fans, they go to the game. It really is something to see people enjoy themselves. And there was. This was substantial. Not a bad trip. You jump in the car, get here. Buffalo's like seven hours, but the stadium Elite. This place is great, so. But it was fun to see all those fans and to see them and we appreciate everything they said about Buffalo.

[Dan Fates]

Plus also met four nice women on the side pre game, took a picture with them. Their names escaped me, but they're from Rochester. They were also big fans of us as well. But again, Liz, her husband, Tom, Mark, Adam, Todd, really appreciate it. And again, Wayland Brewing Company or Wayland Brewery.

[Mike Catalano]

Brewery Brewing, Wailing Brewing Company, Orchard Park. We'll put it up on the screen this Wednesday. By the way, the things, two things. People say we love Buffalo plus. And they say, where's Jenna?

[Dan Fates]

Yes, Jenna will be there.

[Mike Catalano]

Jenna will be there Wednesday. She'll be at the game with the Chiefs Sunday. We'll have the content all week long with the team. So it's gonna be fun. Eight and two. Yeah.

[Dan Fates]

Eight and two. For the first time since 93.

[Mike Catalano]

Yep. I covered that team.

[Dan Fates]

I was two.

[Mike Catalano]

I covered that team. Let's go on back a little time. That team went to the Super Bowl.

[Dan Fates]

They did. They have the defending super bowl champs coming in.

[Mike Catalano]

Yeah. That's going to be a lot of fun. All right. That's going to do it for us. Please make sure to, like, comment and subscribe. Remember where we're going to be on Wednesday in Orchard Park. For Dan Fates and Jenna Cottrell, I'm Mike Catalana. Thanks for watching Buffalo plus, and we'll see you next time.

[Dan Fates]

We stopped recording this video. And then I remembered, I have to mention MVS's performance for the Saints, who beat the Falcons in this one.

[Mike Catalano]

Big day.

[Dan Fates]

Big day for Dan.

[Mike Catalano]

It doesn't count number one and number two. If you see his touchdown. I think he fumbled the ball before he got in the end zone.

[Dan Fates]

So he stepped out. You're thinking of one of the plays he had.

[Mike Catalano]

Oh, it wasn't touchdown.

[Dan Fates]

It wasn't touchdown. Doesn't matter.

[Mike Catalano]

All right, mvs.