One week you’re an also-ran, 7th seed, 3rd in your Division. The next week, you’re King of the Conference. One week, your star All Pro CB returns after a year away from reconstructive knee surgery, the next week you lose your All Pro DE with the same injury. So it goes In today’s NFL. So thrilled to wake up Monday in 1st Place, having the stars align the day before. But it’s tenuous at best, likely requiring we win out with 5 games remaining just to maintain it. 5 games remaining?!? I easily recall when week 14 meant the season finale!
Task 1. The feisty, rejuvenated NY Jets -who no longer roll over and play dead. Their Defense has emerged as one the best and loaded with great young talent. They’re nipping at our heels as no Division team has a losing record. Say that again. Week 14 and not one losing record in the AFCEeast! Last year, our #1 ranked Defense had zero PBers. I’m guessing the Jets will have a handful of them this year! They’re outstanding on Defense (Saleh) with no end in sight and becoming dangerously talented on Offense. Did I mention they’ve already beaten us?
Our schedule this year had to be drawn up on Ripley’s Believe It or Not, with 4 games to play vs the Division this late in the year. Not too many years ago, our schedule was Sunday at 1 PM unless we were playing out west. Now? I’m glad there aren’t 8 days a week, cuz we’re already playing on 4 different days of the week -with Saturday, Monday and likely a Sunday night still to complete.
We have the pieces together to meet this gauntlet and we’re a veteran team that knows what it takes to grab December games by the throat.
That’s a great thing, because that’s what has to happen! Starting today!
GO BILLS!