Here's where I'm at. What are the requirements for a win? Obviously pure talent is a huge determinant. Game plan and coaching is also a significant factor. But when folks talk about younger, up and coming teams 'learning to win', I think a big part of that is learning that every team can be beaten. There are no pre-ordained results. The supposedly 'better team' prevailing is not a 'fait accompli'. Games are decided on the field.
The first step in winning on the field is believing you can win and that it is as much in your team's hands as it is the opponents.
Often, young teams don't have that belief. It takes time not just to 'feel it', but to 'know it' - that on any given Sunday, there is no team that can't be vanquished if our best effort is given.
We've seen some small movements where this team has started to nudge open that door of true belief. The Tampa Bay playoff performance, where we were supposed to get embarrassed and blown out, was a battle. But there have been few instances where this team has gone into the Lion's den, to face a supposedly superior opponent, and smacked them upside the head and outplayed them.
That's what I want to see today, regardless of outcome. But a big road win where we impose our will on Buffalo would go a long way towards showing this team really believes down deep it can beat anyone on any given Sunday.
 }})
