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Which is why I was reminding people that the "must win/win-at-all-costs" mentality is more fear-driven than reason-driven. There are so many fans who think that every game is must win. As you remind us, "even the very wise cannot see all ends." Aside from your fears, do you have a prediction for the game?

The Bills finished with 8 total turnovers.

It's a good policy for ownership to buy goodwill in the locker room.

Not if they lose every time they do it though.

At the risk of violating the "no playoff talk" rule and angering the gods, it needs to be pointed out that none of the NFC teams know what their final playoff seeding is. That means that there are a lot of NFC games with "playoff relevance" as far as seedings go.

You're not the boss of me! For a lot of season ticket holders, it's a big chunk of their discretionary income. Selling the tickets is a very common way of defraying some of the cost. I don't agree with the practice and I've said before that the secondary market should allow a season ticket holder to sell to a "verified fan" of the home team. Surprised/disappointed that this easy option is not yet available.

It will be glorious to vanquish our biggest rivals/nemesis in one playoff season. We would: 1) Get revenge against the Bengals for the '22 Divisional Round 2) Keep our status as postseason Daddies to the Ravens ("now about that MVP conversation...") 3) Get the monkeys off our backs against the Chiefs I don't really care who we beat in the Super Bowl.

I think because he's only played 12 games and less than half of all offensive snaps that he needs the work to shake off the rust and get into game shape (he's missed the last two games). Also he has to help eat up some of the snaps today... especially with Amari not playing.

We can watch porn any night... this is football Sunday!!! I think you misunderstood my post. The last 14 game season was in 1977.

I saw where the offseason jobs program between the CFL and Canadian Tire has been scaled back. The coaches now only receive a 5 gallon pail with assorted promotional merchandise and giveaways. It includes a pretty sweet tire pressure gauge though.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/steelers-make-unwanted-history-after-losing-fourth-straight-game-heading-into-the-playoffs/#:~:text=PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers,(h%2Ft ESPN).

Per PFT: "It’s the second straight year in which the Browns have fired an offensive coordinator. After the 2023 season, Alex Van Pelt got the boot after a playoff appearance for the Browns. Head coach Kevin Stefanski, the 2023 coach of the year, earned his shot to be a head coach through his work as an offensive coordinator. The chronic failures of the offense, however, have not yet stuck to him. Dorsey had been fired by the Bills during the 2023 season. He was one of several offensive coordinators who crash-landed on their feet in 2024. Van Pelt became the offensive coordinator in New England. Luke Getsy, fired by the Bears, was hired by the Raiders. Shane Waldron, out with the Seahawks after Pete Carroll was fired, got the Bears job. All of them except Van Pelt already have been fired. And, based on the Patriots offensive performance this season, Van Pelt could make it a clean sweep." https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/browns-first-offensive-coordinator-ken-dorsey

FWIW according to Google AI, the Bills hold the record in a 14 game season with 13 different players. It doesn’t say what year that is though. Accounting for the longer season, that prorates to 15.79 different players over 17 games.

As of this morning (Sunday January 5th) most of the playoff field has been set, but two playoff teams remain to be decided and the No. 1 seed in the NFC will go down to the final game of the season. Here’s how the NFL playoff picture looks after the Saturday games of Week 18: AFC Playoff Picture DIVISION LEADERS 1. Kansas City Chiefs (15-1): Clinched the No. 1 seed, first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. 2. Buffalo Bills (13-3): Clinched the No. 2 seed. 3. Baltimore Ravens (12-5): Clinched the No. 3 seed. 4. Houston Texans (9-7): Clinched the No. 4 seed. WILD CARDS 5. Los Angeles Chargers (10-6): Clinched a wild card, will be the 5 seed with a win on Sunday or the 6 seed with a loss on Sunday. 6. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7): Clinched a wild card, will be the 6 seed if the Chargers win on Sunday or the 5 seed if the Chargers lose on Sunday. 7. Denver Broncos (9-7): Need to win today to be the 7 seed. OUTSIDE LOOKING IN Cincinnati Bengals (9-8): Would be the 7 seed if the Broncos and Dolphins both lose. Miami Dolphins (8-8): Would be the 7 seed with a win and a Broncos loss. NFC Playoff Picture DIVISION LEADERS 1. Detroit Lions (14-2): Clinched a playoff berth, will clinch the No. 1 seed if they beat or tie the Vikings on Sunday night. 2. Philadelphia Eagles (13-3): Clinched the No. 2 seed. 3. Los Angeles Rams (10-6): Clinched the NFC West. 4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7): One-game lead in the NFC South, but they would lose a tiebreaker to the Falcons. WILD CARDS 5. Minnesota Vikings (14-2): Clinched a playoff berth, will clinch the No. 1 seed if they beat the Lions on Sunday night. 6. Washington Commanders (11-5): Clinched a playoff berth, own the NFC record tiebreaker over the Packers. 7. Green Bay Packers (11-5): Clinched a playoff berth. OUTSIDE LOOKING IN Atlanta Falcons (8-8): Will win the NFC South if they win on Sunday and the Buccaneers lose. Clinching Scenarios Here are the full playoff scenarios released by the NFL: AFC CLINCHED: Kansas City Chiefs (15-1) – AFC West, No. 1 seed, first-round bye and home-field advantage Buffalo Bills (13-3) – AFC East, No. 2 seed Baltimore Ravens (12-5) – AFC North, No. 3 seed Houston Texans (9-7) – AFC South, No. 4 seed Los Angeles Chargers (10-6) – wild card Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6) – wild card Cincinnati Bengals (9-8) season over Cincinnati clinches a playoff berth with: DEN loss + MIA loss or tie Denver Broncos (9-7) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (15-1); Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS Denver clinches a playoff berth with: DEN win or tie Miami Dolphins (8-8) at New York Jets (4-12); Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX Miami clinches a playoff berth with: MIA win + DEN loss NFC CLINCHED: Philadelphia Eagles (13-3) – NFC East, No. 2 seed Los Angeles Rams (10-6) – NFC West Detroit Lions (14-2) – playoff berth Green Bay Packers (11-5) – playoff berth Minnesota Vikings (14-2) – playoff berth Washington Commanders (11-5) – playoff berth Detroit Lions (14-2) vs. Minnesota Vikings (14-2); Sunday night, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC Detroit clinches NFC North division title and the NFC’s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with: DET win or tie Minnesota Vikings (14-2) at Detroit Lions (14-2); Sunday night, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC Minnesota clinches NFC North division title and the NFC’s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with: MIN win Atlanta Falcons (8-8) vs. Carolina Panthers (4-12); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS Atlanta clinches NFC South division title with: ATL win + TB loss Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7) vs. New Orleans Saints (5-11); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX Tampa Bay clinches NFC South division title with: TB win or tie ATL loss or tie

My money's on the Bills beating the Ravens in the Divisional Round.