FWIW, Bills are NFL's 7th Best Team in Computers

[moshermw]

Know this isn't college where computer rankings can matter as much as record. But one of the most reputable sites that has a system that takes into account who played, beat, score home/away, etc., Buffalo is #7.

 

I see that as an objective reason to be optimistic - including getting healthy at LB and WR as the second half of the season unfolds.

 

Best 5 - loss team:

 

1 New England Patriots = 26.68 7 2 0 20.16( 15) 3 2 0 | 3 2 0 | 26.99 1 | 26.43 1 | 26.31 1
2 Dallas Cowboys = 25.57 8 1 0 18.50( 29) 2 0 0 | 2 1 0 | 25.24 2 | 25.93 2 | 26.12 2
3 Seattle Seahawks = 24.59 6 2 1 20.43( 10) 3 0 1 | 3 0 1 | 24.35 3 | 25.04 3 | 24.96 3
4 Denver Broncos = 24.23 7 3 0 20.01( 17) 0 1 0 | 2 3 0 | 24.26 4 | 24.20 5 | 24.18 5
5 Kansas City Chiefs = 23.90 7 2 0 19.63( 22) 0 1 0 | 3 1 0 | 23.53 7 | 24.41 4 | 24.49 4
6 Philadelphia Eagles = 23.24 5 4 0 20.00( 18) 2 1 0 | 3 2 0 | 23.92 5 | 22.29 9 | 22.43 8
7 Buffalo Bills = 22.92 4 5 0 21.23( 6) 2 2 0 | 2 3 0 | 23.65 6 | 22.08 11 | 22.06 10
8 Arizona Cardinals = 22.77 4 4 1 18.36( 30) 0 2 1 | 0 3 1 | 23.48 8 | 22.12 10 | 21.91 11
9 Atlanta Falcons = 22.61 6 4 0 21.48( 1) 1 2 0 | 3 3 0 | 22.67 10 | 22.39 8 | 22.53 7
10 Pittsburgh Steelers = 22.53 4 5 0 21.40( 3) 1 3 0 | 1 4 0 | 22.69 9 | 22.54 7 | 22.29 9

 

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/sagarin/

 

[jr1]

I thought this would be able Bills players knowing how to code

[Fadingpain]

Can this computer system also dictate who gets into the playoffs and who does not?

 

No?

 

So we have to stick with that thing called "reality" ????

DAMN IT ALL TO HELL !!!!

 

[moshermw]

Can this computer system also dictate who gets into the playoffs and who does not?

 

No?

 

So we have to stick with that thing called "reality" ????

DAMN IT ALL TO HELL !!!!

 

Uphill battle in reality for sure. It's just an objective look at how well the Bills have played compared to other teams.

 

No delusion here at all that the NFL only looks at the 4-5 record.

 

So, every team we play from here on out is below us on this ranking (and others I've looked at, too) so winning out or 6-1 is not as crazy an expectation as one might think.

[Formerly Allan in MD]

Has the computer watched the Bills lately?

[moshermw]

Has the computer watched the Bills lately?

 

Given that Seattle is #3, the math liked the near road upset W.

 

Miami and Baltimore are still the two worst losses. Brutal computer or not.

[CountryCletus]

Xbox is a computer....

[dulles]

Know this isn't college where computer rankings can matter as much as record. But one of the most reputable sites that has a system that takes into account who played, beat, score home/away, etc., Buffalo is #7.

 

I see that as an objective reason to be optimistic - including getting healthy at LB and WR as the second half of the season unfolds.

 

Best 5 - loss team:

 

1 New England Patriots = 26.68 7 2 0 20.16( 15) 3 2 0 | 3 2 0 | 26.99 1 | 26.43 1 | 26.31 1

2 Dallas Cowboys = 25.57 8 1 0 18.50( 29) 2 0 0 | 2 1 0 | 25.24 2 | 25.93 2 | 26.12 2

3 Seattle Seahawks = 24.59 6 2 1 20.43( 10) 3 0 1 | 3 0 1 | 24.35 3 | 25.04 3 | 24.96 3

4 Denver Broncos = 24.23 7 3 0 20.01( 17) 0 1 0 | 2 3 0 | 24.26 4 | 24.20 5 | 24.18 5

5 Kansas City Chiefs = 23.90 7 2 0 19.63( 22) 0 1 0 | 3 1 0 | 23.53 7 | 24.41 4 | 24.49 4

6 Philadelphia Eagles = 23.24 5 4 0 20.00( 18) 2 1 0 | 3 2 0 | 23.92 5 | 22.29 9 | 22.43 8

7 Buffalo Bills = 22.92 4 5 0 21.23( 6) 2 2 0 | 2 3 0 | 23.65 6 | 22.08 11 | 22.06 10

8 Arizona Cardinals = 22.77 4 4 1 18.36( 30) 0 2 1 | 0 3 1 | 23.48 8 | 22.12 10 | 21.91 11

9 Atlanta Falcons = 22.61 6 4 0 21.48( 1) 1 2 0 | 3 3 0 | 22.67 10 | 22.39 8 | 22.53 7

10 Pittsburgh Steelers = 22.53 4 5 0 21.40( 3) 1 3 0 | 1 4 0 | 22.69 9 | 22.54 7 | 22.29 9

 

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/sagarin/

 

Maybe that's why their so good in Madden!

[metzelaars_lives]

Maybe that's why their so good in Madden!

"Their," huh?

[uticaclub]

The pats victory skews anything a computer will say about this team

[/dev/null]

A computer proclaiming the best 5 loss team is like the Prom Queen proclaiming the cutest Chess team geek before getting bukake'd by the football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, golf, tennis, wrestling, swimming,and lacrosse teams

[CountryCletus]

"Their," huh?

Ya!!! You didn't no better

[Beef Jerky]

Does not compute...

[boyst]

Jim Schwartz would have had us at 6th

 

A computer proclaiming the best 5 loss team is like the Prom Queen proclaiming the cutest Chess team geek before getting bukake'd by the football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, golf, tennis, wrestling, swimming,and lacrosse teams

you've seen that video, too. The debate team was rough on her

[aristocrat]

bunch of nerds

[moshermw]

5-5. And the Bills beat every "nerd" site spread with the 4 pt W so expect them to at least remain the best 5-5 prom queen with spooge on their face.

 

Even prettier if/when they go 6-5 after swallowing Jax.

Edited November 21, 2016 by moshermw

[Maury Ballstein]

So do we get to go to the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl, The TaxSlayer Bowl, or the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl ?

[moshermw]

So do we get to go to the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl, The TaxSlayer Bowl, or the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl ?

No. We just have the next higher - as computed - chance to now go 5-1 or 6-0 and make the AFC Wild Card Playoffs.

No. We just have the next higher - as computed - chance to now go 5-1 or 6-0 and make the AFC Wild Card Playoffs.

Just joined in 2015 cuz I wanted everyone to know Taylor was available cheap. Huge Bills fan my whole life.

 

Never been a member of a team site so ready to give up on a really good team - most of u are pathetic.

[moshermw]

Now #5 in this system: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/sagarin/, with the #5 SOS to date.

 

Only because Sagarin doesn't do it, looked at SOS remaining as well. Bills have the second easiest schedule remaining just behind the Bears: https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/ranking/future-sos-by-other

 

We can do this.