{"id":61566,"date":"2025-11-23T09:54:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T09:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/61566\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T09:54:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T09:54:14","slug":"buffalo-bills-fans-lacked-confidence-ahead-of-week-12-at-houston-texans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/61566\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Bills fans lacked confidence ahead of Week 12 at Houston Texans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Fans of the Buffalo Bills probably don\u2019t care much for the latest results of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buffalorumblings.com\/general\/122503\/poll-are-the-bills-trending-up-ahead-of-thursday-night\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">our Reacts poll<\/a>. First of all, they\u2019re late getting to you as they should have been shared ahead of Thursday Night Football. Despite that, it\u2019s worth showing where people were at in general ahead of the Week 12 game that turned into a disappointing loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">On the heels of a points explosion in victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and heading into Thursday\u2019s game against Houston, Rumblers were a bit reticent to buy the hype \u2014 where just 38% of voters were confident in the current direction of the team. It\u2019s not quite the jump I was expecting after seeing quarterback Josh Allen and company put together a dominating effort, but\u2026 that defense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Yet, the offense had an opportunity to win the game at the end of regulation, only to come up short. This, after converting a 4th &amp; 27 on the most unlikely of plays \u2014 just add it to the list of \u201cBillsy\u201d losses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Thinking ahead, one would imagine this number looks very different when we ask readers the same question ahead of Week 13 at the Pittsburgh Steelers. We\u2019ll of course wait for now and allow this space to serve as more postgame wound cleansing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Remember, the Bills are 7-4 and positioned for postseason play at the moment. The trouble is that they keep dropping games that are very important to the playoff formula.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Here\u2019s how fans of the then 5-5 Houston Texans felt heading into the Week 12 matchup with the Bills:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Things didn\u2019t go Buffalo\u2019s way as we know, but they led among voters as the overwhelming pick to win in Week 12. Oops!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Think you\u2019ve got what it takes to make a play on the Buffalo Bills this season? Head to <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/navigation\/nfl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FanDuel Sportsbook<\/a> to get started now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fans of the Buffalo Bills probably don\u2019t care much for the latest results of our Reacts poll. 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