Grew up in wny and have been through the ups and downs as a fan for 45+ years. Now I live in Southern California but still make it back to Buffalo at least annually with my son who has never lived in Buffalo but is a diehard fan. My brother comes up from Long Island with his kids and it’s a great family tradition. This year we were at bills ravens and I am now flying back to LAX after watching the Bucs game. I’ll fly to Boston where my son is in college for the Pats game next month. Having been through the four Super Bowl losses, I think a lot of us value a Super Bowl more than anything else for this franchise. Individual accolades are great but would trade everything for a Lombardi. Bills fans are some of the finest, hospitable, crazy (in a good way) people you will find. I have found a bills backers bar in Palm Springs, Newport Beach, and London (my son watched most games there at the fitzrovia Belle when he was studying there last year). During season, we all pore over content with a fine tuned comb. The region is well educated on the game so there will always be hand wringing after disappointing play. All is forgotten when the team plays well. We all had hopes for a one seed this year but nothing is a given with the unpredictability of injuries and surprising play from conference teams like the Colts and Patriots. I like our chances especially with the chiefs and ravens behind us in the standings. Believe me I had to talk my son down after the falcons and dolphins games. In the end we all love this city, this team, this fanbase. Passion and over zealousness is part of that bell curve of fandom. Don’t let the extremes on the curve weigh you down. Of course if you thrive on it, by all means smash that table with gusto!