SageAgainstTheMachine

A playoff payoff!

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So, if we ignore Baltimore's chances of losing 2 in a row, we're basically looking at a 6-game parlay... Pitt beats KC Bills beat Oakland Denver beats Cincy Bills beat Pats Pitt beats Cincy KC beats SD It's highly unlikely, but not preposterous.

We still have a chance if KC beats Pittsburgh, though it's unlikely. If the NFC North completely tanks (Cincy loses to Denver, and Baltimore loses their last two) then we're in. At this point, it actually behooves us that Pittsburgh/Cincy and KC/SD play each other in week 17. The problem is that Baltimore would have to lose to Case Keenum and Johnny Manziel. I wouldn't be surprised if things are over by the time we kickoff at 4:25 today.

There ya go, Philip.

If it falls out this way... San Fran beats SD Buffalo beats Oakland Pittsburgh beats KC Denver beats Cincy ...then things become VERY interesting. I'd also include Houston beating Baltimore, but...Case Keenum.

I disagree. This renders the Steelers-Chiefs game at 1 pm tomorrow much less important (thought it's still better if the Steelers win).

Needs to be our #2 priority after QB. Dude is a load and (much as I dislike Harbaugh) comes from a culture of success.

Did he not just commit 2 awful turnovers en route to losing to one of the NFL's worst teams? And in a playoff elimination situation? By the way, this is the same Mark Sanchez that some pretty awful Bills' defenses picked off a bazillion times.

From my perspective as a fan, I'm playing with house money. The Bills will be in Buffalo for the foreseeable future and the franchise is no longer the laughing stock of the NFL. So they aren't setting the world on fire yet. Playing relevant football in late December is a good friggin' start.

With running backs, I think it's safest to assume that any degradation in ability is the new normal. Players at that position tend to fall off cliffs.

He can make all the throws! (You know, in a vacuum, with no pressure, expectations, stress, teammates....)

I voted neither. Ray Rice averaged 3.1 yards per carry in 2013. You can get that production from a minimum-salary player, and without the media circus. As for Spiller, he has proven to me that he doesn't possess the vision to be a regular contributor. He's best off getting 8-10 touches per game and it's foolish to pay $4 million for that.

Definitely Eli, though I don't think either one is what this franchise needs right now. They are both incredibly turnover-prone, which I think would net us the same results as Orton's general mediocrity. Who we really needed was Alex Smith. As for Cutler, he is poison.

Elimination games are never trap games for teams with even a modicum of discipline.

Honestly, if the Bills get to 10-6 with their remaining schedule and make the playoffs, they will have proven themselves SB contenders. GB, NE and Denver are the top 3 teams in the league, in some order.

Ha. If you say so. The Jets are a !@#$ing tire fire.

The Rams (sort of the Bills West, with a dominant front 7 and questionable QB play) handled Peyton with aplomb a few weeks ago and won. It wouldn't surprise me if the Bills (in desperation mode) knock him to the turf a few times.

Sully must be a good poker player. Always leaves himself an out.

What do we use to land Skelton, then?

Well, we matched out last season's win total in 11 games and I've always been a proponent of continuity. We've gone from sad-sack to competitive during Marrone's tenure. That said, Mike Pettine and Jim Schwartz probably have more to do with this turnaround than Marrone. It makes me sad that we could be wasting an all-time great defensive line unit.

It looks like Baltimore has the easiest remaining schedule and San Diego has the toughest, so it's probably worth rooting for SD in their matchup next week.

Screw the NFC South.

I believe 10-6 will be enough, even disregarding tie breakers. Every year, people think that 11 wins will be necessary and it very rarely is. Saying 'Period' doesn't make it true.

I bet Houston would take Sammy if there were a re-draft. Imagine him joining A. Johnson and Hopkins.