Week 9

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Joe knows the Bengals are a pain in the ass. But this is taking it too far, he decides when he arrives at the hospital with a rebelling colon. It is the first time Joe misses a Bills game in an eternity. Well at least part of it. After quite some time in the waiting area of the emergency room and a variety of examinations, he finally gets a stream of the game going on his smartphone. Just in time to see the Bills score a touchdown and reduce their deficit to two points.

"This isn't over yet," the commentator concludes while Joe opens the window, "Burrow and the Bengals have to score here, or we might be seeing a comeback. As a head coach I would be going to Burrow now and say..."

"Hello, Joe. I am sorry. I have bad news for you," said Dr. Smith whom Joe had known since the days he came to visit his father in the hospital.

"We ran a bunch of analyses. Not all the results are in yet. But we have already determined that..."

"... the Bills' defense just can't stop the explosive receiver corps of the Bengals."

Joe has never been able to fully ignore a Bills' game even in a serious situation like this.

"Look at the space Tre'Davious White is giving Ja'Marr Chase. Respect is one thing. But this looks like he is scared of him to the degree of..."

"... anal bleeding. The pain you are experiencing comes from inflammations of the large bowel. They are occurring due to ..."

"... Orlando Brown going medieval on Shaq Lawson's ass. Joe Mixon slips through the hole. No one can stop him. And it's a ..."

"... cancer. I am so sorry, Joe. The prognosis for this is not good. Unfortunately, you will have to ..."

"... go to Philadelphia in three weeks. Then to Kansas City the week after. And I can see this Bills team end up with five losses in a row. At least if they keep performing like they ..."

"... will die soon. Unless we get really lucky with the chemo, we are talking about maybe eight more months ..."

"... of not living up to expectations. And maybe the problem is mentally rather than physically. At some point you have to ask is Josh Allen able ..."

"... to process everything. You will need to be extra cautious. If your immune system is weakened, things that used to be negligible become a big deal. Like getting a cold. In fact, let me close that ..."

"... title window."

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