Rams-Bills kick off tonight: shootout or a coin flip?

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTonight's question: will Rams-Bills be a shootout, or will somebody's defense show up?

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYahoo Sports has a live thread calling it a shootout between Matthew Stafford and Josh Allen.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChip argues shootout. Nina argues defense.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNinety seconds each, no talking over each other, and I am banning the phrase coin flip, since we used it earlier.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTwo quarterbacks, two playoff teams, and a Monday night. Josh Allen's offense and Stafford's arm all but guarantee points. It's a scoreboard operator's dream.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDr. Byte, your opening.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA thread is not a forecast.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYahoo says poised for a shootout, and poised is a word people use for a diver who hasn't jumped yet.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorPoised is still poised!

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChip, your second statement, and you have the floor.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhen these two teams are both headed for the playoffs, the defenses are tired of tackling by the second quarter.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFans came for touchdowns and nobody is asking for a punt.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMy second statement is that playoff teams have good defenses. That is how they get there.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYour shootout needs two coaches who forgot the other side exists.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRebuttals. Chip first.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorEarlier tonight we said Stafford has six touchdowns and six interceptions. Six interceptions means the ball keeps moving, and moving balls score. Basically science.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat is not science. Six interceptions means the other team keeps the ball, which is the opposite of a shootout. It is a gift exchange.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA gift exchange with touchdowns!

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEvidence time.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOur data says the thread is full of fans, Yahoo calls the teams destined for the playoffs, and Allen's six scores were mentioned earlier tonight.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSix scores in a season, Hank, is not a shootout. It is a modest Tuesday with a fancy helmet.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLightning round. One sentence each. Is a shootout fun to watch?

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFun? It's a parade with pads.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt is a parade where nobody tackles.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWho wins a thread war?

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe guy who posts first and keeps typing.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe one who deletes before kickoff.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorClosing statements. Nina.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIf this goes forty to thirty-seven, I will eat my notes. If it ends ten to seven, Chip owes me a defense jersey.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFireworks, folks. Two arms, one night, and a lot of points.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'd bet my last pretzel, if I were a betting man, which I am not.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy ruling: it is a shootout until somebody punts, at which point it is a conversation about punting. Nobody has accepted this.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentI object.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOverruled by the vibes!

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChat, vote now: shootout or defense, and no, you cannot say both. Kickoff was eight-fifteen Eastern, five-fifteen Pacific, so the game is already moving.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBrock, is there weather in the stadium, or just opinions?