Billsfanatic8989

They would've beaten Cincinnati twice. Yes. So I can see Ravens fans irritated at the thought of sweeping Cincinnati but still playing WC weekend in Cincinnati. However.....Cincinnati never got an opportunity to beat us Mon and end up with 4 losses to Baltimore's 6 losses. Had that occurred, Baltimore would've had no chance at hosting a game. So in a way, the NFL is rewarding Cincinnati for something out of their control.

Well...there it is. I presume the top three AFC teams win this weekend. My fear is potentially getting Miami instead of NE on WC Weekend. I'd rather get NE. Assuming we take care of NE Sunday. KC will likely get a tomato can opponent on divisional weekend. Probably Jax or Chargers. Safe bet that they are back in the title game. Our biggest benefit is getting KC in a neutral field over Arrowhead. But we still need to beat Miami & Cincinnati (Likely) to get to KC. Not easy at all. https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-owners-approve-resolution-to-adjust-afc-postseason-including-potential-neutr

There has yet to be an official word from NFL. Rumor has it that the Bengals aren't happy with these scenarios and are trying to find another alternative

So if Cincinnati wins and us and KC lose, Cincinnati can't get the top two seeds. Is this correct?

Agree completely with what you said. To me this is fair for all. But I know Bengals fans won't be happy if they visit us in round 2. They will contend that they could have beaten us Monday night. Which most likely would've put said PO game in Cincinnati. Not Buffalo. In the end, the Bengals get the least benefit of all this. But they had 4 losses at the time of the incident. Us and KC had 3. Had all three teams had 3 losses at the time, this would be an even bigger mess. It's possible the NFL comes up with another crazy idea too.

This proposed scenario does seem fair to me. Assuming we are 13-3 and KC are 14-3, there are different views. Yes, we beat KC. So it may seem unfair that they don't play WC Weekend. And we do. Both with the same number of losses. But...we didn't finish the Cincinnati game. A game we very well could have lost. Which would've left us at 4 losses and KC at 3 losses. Meaning an AFC title game would be in Arrowhead. Instead, said game would be at a neutral field. Which KC fans would hate. Buffalo fans would like. Both us and KC get some good and bad out of this proposition.

If we win and KC loses this week, do we get the 1 seed. KC the 2. Meaning, we get a bye and host KC in a potential AFC title game? KC would have 4 loses. We have 3. So even if we lost the Bengals game, our record would be better than KC due to head to head.

This team may not win the SB this year. But no matter what, they are champions in my mind and heart. They've overcome so much adversity.

Let's say we win tomorrow. KC plays on Saturday in Vegas. Let's pretend something crazy happens and Vegas wins. We go into Sunday knowing the 1 seed is ours. There is a possibility we rest starters. Or, we play starters and knock NE out. Thing is, I would much rather see NE down the road instead of Miami. There are pros/cons to resting starters.

Miami is out if the Jets beat them. If Miami beats NY, we could potentially be hosting the Fins on WC weekend. I am assuming we beat NE next week. No way do I see us losing to them with so much to play for. Pittsburgh is done after Baltimore beats them tonight.

I never thought of it this way. It is possible Miami with Tua could take out Cin/KC for us. I wouldn't put money on it. But it is possible. Good point.

If Jets lose to Seattle, but beat Jets. Would that put NE in the postseason. Regardless of what they do against us?

I remember after they beat us thinking Miami was a legit SB contender. Many times, the team you see in September is quite different from the one you see in Dec/Jan. Bengals looked miserable for the first 6 weeks. Miami looked great. The Jets were a threat for the east title at one point too. How things change.

Look at the teams they were beating to get to 8-3. I remember telling myself that SF will either expose them to the rest of the league. Or, they are in fact a legit SB threat. SF absolutely exposed them and it snowballed from there.

Excluding KC & Cincinnati? Dolphins and Jets are low key trouble teams for us. Familiarity in division. Dolphins have receivers that could give us fits. Now, do they have the QB to fully take advantage of said receivers? Jets are a legit stud QB away from being a serious threat imo. That defense is no joke. Allen has struggled against them. I don't believe the Patriots, Titans/Jags, or Chargers are a serious threat to us. Ditto Baltimore. To win the SB, we will need to get by at least one of KC/Cincinnati in the AFC title game. Jmo. Question is where will the game be played.

If we win the SB, that's all that matters. There isn't one dominant team in the league.

True. Tomorrow is a gigantic game. Our SB dreams are easier with everyone coming through Buffalo.

I agree. I think the season kind of does come down to tomorrow night. Because Bengals would be favored against Baltimore. I'm not confident in Ravens winning tonight. Let alone next week. Us getting the 3 seed is a nightmare scenario.

You think Cincinnati sweeps us and Baltimore?

We can still get at least the 2 seed if we lose tomorrow. Beat NE & have Baltimore beat Cincinnati. Not that crazy of a scenario.

We need to take care of business ourselves. If we don't get the one seed it's on us. Just win tomorrow please. That's it. Win one game tomorrow. Doesn't matter how.

This may be the best team we have faced all season. Chase is arguably the best receiver in the game. Higgins would be a #1 on most teams. Mixon is arguably a top 5 back. Obviously Burrow is right up there with Allen as an elite QB. Yes, Miami has Hill & Waddle. Unfortunately they have Tua throwing him the ball. Quite different when Burrow is throwing to elite receivers. Saying a guy coming off major surgery will struggle covering elite receivers isn't some earth shattering news. Most healthy, and elite, CB's would struggle against this group. We can't afford to go down by ten points early and rely on Allen to play superman again. To win, this needs to be a team win. D, ST's, coaching, and offense.

This is unlikely to torpedo the Bengals season. However, it may benefit us next week as they get adjusted to life without him.

IF (Huge IF) we beat Cincinnati, KC loses to Den, and NE beats Miami, should we play second stringers in week 18? It does two things: Rest Likely keeps Miami out. I'd rather see NE down the road instead of Miami.

If a QB can't throw a 50 plus yard hail Mary, they shouldn't be in the league. Even most backups can throw that.