Big Pool Payouts In Sloppy/Controversial Game For The Bills

Typically, the postgame write up would feature the end results of what occurred on the field in out weekly GOTW. Today the lead-in will focus less on the adventures and misadventures of the game (we’ll get to that), and more on the fates of several very, very lucky pool members. Folks, we had our first overtime game of 2025 and with that all the spoils go to the victors on the score sheet.

“ML22” was the day’s biggest winner for nailing the $100 OT pot in the smooth amount of $1,050. “Steel-Strong” came in at number two on the day with $525 OT hit in the $50 payout pool. But even in regulation we had the rich getting richer has we had two double hits in the $100 pool (“Don2” & “Jay Horrigan”), and in $50 action “MyLow” swept the board – hits in all four quarters – on two separate squares. Congrats to all.

In football action, what can we say? Can the hearts of Buffalo Bills (13-6) fans be ripped out any further? Their playoff history ends the same way every time…. In misery.

Yesterday in Denver it was their Superhero QB Josh Allen who handled the football like Superman handles Kryptonite. Allen fumbled twice in the first half, the second of which allowed the Broncos (15-3) a gimmee field goal at the end of the half to go into the locker room with a 20-10 lead. Allen then opened the second half with an interception. His play overall was far from heroic.

Yet, somehow Allen and the Bills rallied back and even took a late 4-pt lead (27-23) with four minutes to play in regulation. That allowed plenty of time for Bo Nix and the home team Broncos to work some late game magic and retake the lead on a beautiful deep pass down the left to Marvin Mims, Jr. Game over, right?

No, no, no, nooooo.

Allen did put his cape on and with but a minute to play he guided the Bills into field goal position. Former Bronco Matt Prater booted the 50-yard attempt clean and true to tie the game at 30 and send into overtime.

That’s where Buffalo’s well-known postseason suffering continued. An Allen deep ball to Brandin Cooks was caught, Cooks’ knee hit the ground while in contact with a defender (Ja’Quan McMillian), Cooks rolled on the ground – still with possession and in contact – and then McMillian ripped the ball away and somehow miraculously was awarded an interception. It was if the whole theory behind the rules of down-by-contact and simultaneous possession wa thrown out the window. A bitter pill for certain.

Denver didn’t waste the new opportunity, going nearly the length of the field for the game-winning FG and on to the AFC Championship Game. The only bad news for the Broncos in the end is that Nix broke his ankle on the second to last play of the game and will not play. Oh boy. What a season.

Divisional $100 Results

Divisional $50 Results