Revised season win loss total

[Nick the Greek]

12 Lord have mercy

make it 13 while we're at it!

[BuffaloBill]

Just a week ago -

It's time to see what Peterman can do

This coaching staff ( Dennison ) is horrible

We have the worst WR's in the NFL

OL zone blocking blah blah blah

Amazing what one win can do

Welcome to September hope as a Bills fan...

 

We will see what the gremlins of December bring...

[Numark3]

Where are all the 2- to 5 win people? That was an objectively bad projection before the season, and remains so. This team isnt tanking and never was, and nothing they did signaled they were lol

[aristocrat]

i thought we'd beat carolina but lose to den and atl pre season. after the car game i actually thought we'd have a better shot at beating atl than denver. i didn't think we'd beat either just that atl was the better shot. we can get our run game going vs them and with good defense we have a shot. keep the score under 40 points total and we have a shot.

[Dorkington]

I don't see many 'gimme' wins on there. A lot of the supposedly bad teams are pretty close, imo. Hell, the Bengals were looking like the worst team in the league, then turned around and (edit: almost) beat the Packers. The Colts all of a sudden have a QB, apparently. The Jets are about the only team that seems like a 'sure' win, but even when it's a 'sure thing' the Bills have a history of messing it up.

 

Just going to take it a week at a time, personally.

Edited September 25, 2017 by Dorkington

[aristocrat]

I don't see many 'gimme' wins on there. A lot of the supposedly bad teams are pretty close, imo. Hell, the Bengals were looking like the worst team in the league, then turned around and beat the Packers. The Colts all of a sudden have a QB, apparently. The Jets are about the only team that seems like a 'sure' win, but even when it's a 'sure thing' the Bills have a history of messing it up.

 

Just going to take it a week at a time, personally.

 

bengals lost in ot.

[McBean]

I won't go crazy and change my prediction of 5-11.

 

Great win yesterday? Yeah but we've been fooled so many times with this football team that I've lost count.

 

I'm going to re-evaluate after 8 games.

[Dorkington]

 

bengals lost in ot.

Woah, last I saw they were up big late in the game

[aristocrat]

Woah, last I saw they were up big late in the game

 

yea it was crazy. you should have heard the announcers taking turns gobbling arods junk about his smiling and smirking. i wanted gb to lose so bad it was awful

[Max Fischer]

Other than the Patriots, few teams are easy to predict. Bills seem to have a good thing going but there are far too many tripwires to believe more than 8 wins, and I would not be surprised by any win total between 5 and 9.

[krf139]

Pretty funny how one win (at home against a team that was due for a clunker) makes people actually think we can win 11 or 12 games. If they get blown out against the Falcons, these predictions will go back to 5 or 6. Can we just take it one game at a time and enjoy the fact that they aren't beating themselves and there seems to actually be hope for the future.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

IF TT keeps playing Very Well in the passing game and the defense remains top notch 10 is not out of the question.

 

The Defense is no longer the excuse through week 3.

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

Pretty funny how one win (at home against a team that was due for a clunker) makes people actually think we can win 11 or 12 games. If they get blown out against the Falcons, these predictions will go back to 5 or 6. Can we just take it one game at a time and enjoy the fact that they aren't beating themselves and there seems to actually be hope for the future.

 

 

I don't think it's funny at all. I picked 10 wins at the beginning of the season and although the carolina game made me question my prediction, even setting my optimism back some, they played well on all 3 phases of the game yesterday.

 

do I think they'll win 11-12 games? it's likely they wont but they do have a chance to win 10?

 

 

what I find funny are those that want to crash the party on monday morning trying to discredit the win by saying the opponent was due for a clunker.

 

a 2-1 start is pretty decent especially when the two wins are division/conference wins. I do not see them being blown out in atlanta. I wont say they win or lose but certainly not blown out, the defense will see to that. even if they did lose it's a non conference game that wont really hurt their position later for a possible wild card?

 

early yet but this looks good to me: http://www.nfl.com/standings

[Nihilarian]

The run games an issue.

 

Awful, considering how great it was. Don't fix things that aren't broken!

In the first game against the NY Jets, the Bills had 190 rushing yards on 42 rushing attempts 4.5 yards per carry average. Against the Panthers, the BIlls ran for 77 yards on 28 attempts a 2.8 YPC average. It got worse against Denver with the best RB in the league held to 1.5 YPC avg. It sure looks broken to me!

 

This team is set up to be a run-first team that needs to run to win games to help set up the passing game and keeps the defense off the field.

 

Like I said, this team can't rely on the opponent turning the ball over three times due to stupidity every game. Those three turnovers were huge for the Bills.

 

8.5 underdogs against the Falcons in Atlanta seems about right.

[Simon Says]

I think 9-7 is possible. To do any better than that the Bills have to continue to make progress with their offense (getting more out of Zay Jones and McCoy), and he incredibly lucky regarding injuries. Perhaps a lucky break or two, or a huge play.They dont seem to have the depth to overcome an injury to a key player. A mid-season trade doesn't seem to be on their agenda but could be significant step, even if a short-term (and inexpensive) rental.

[SaviorPeterman]

 

New York Jets

@ Carolina Panthers

Denver Broncos

@ Atlanta Falcons

@ Cincinnati Bengals

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Oakland Raiders

@ New York Jets

New Orlean Saints

@ San Diego Chargers

@ Kansas City Chiefs

New England Patriots

Indianapolis Colts

Miami Dolphins

@ New England Patriots

@ Miami Dolphins

 

My predictions have changed a bit based on three weeks.

 

I don't see a win at Atlanta. I thought they would take a step back after the SB and I have never been a Matt Ryan guy. I thought we could run on their D but the running game with this zone blocking is just not working.

However, I now see a victory over Oakland. Unless that game is moved back to a 4PM start I think the Bills win. The West coast team playing early on the East coast is a real issue.

I now see future wins : Cinci, Tampa, Oakland, Jets, Pats, Colts, Dolphins x 2

Losses: Atlanta, Chiefs, Pats

Toss ups: Saints and Chargers

 

I can see a path to 12 wins. The schedule doesn't look nearly as difficult as it did. New England's offensive line is garbage and their defense is even worse. There is a good chance Luck sits the rest of the season. Sooner or later an empty LA stadium will be detrimental on the Chargers.

 

I see difficult games against Tampa, Oakland, and the Saints but they are all at home. Miami will be out of the playoffs by the time they meet. KC looks like a SB contender (until Andy Reid chokes in the playoffs). And there will just be a game that makes no sense, like holding Brees to 125 yards and losing or last second loss to Bucs on a pass to OJ Howard the player I most wanted in the draft.

 

After all that, 10-6 losing the Division in Foxboro week 16.

 

 

I wouldn't put much stock into what is happening to other teams we play right now just like it's still too early to know whether the Bills are going to have a chance at the playoffs or be a 6-10 type of team.

 

Both the Raiders and Bucs are going to be very tough games to win at home despite how they looked on the road yesterday.

 

Still don't see us beating the Pats other than playing one game close like we always do.

 

Also there are always games every playoff type contender loses even when they are expected to win. (i.e. don't be surprised if we blow a games in CIncy and/or NY Jets).

[cj192]

How many optimistic starts have we had during the drought? Quite a few. It's 3 games. A great start indeed and have definitely exceeded expectations at the fan and media level. But it's early. A bad loss in Atlanta and many will be calling for Peterman again and how we should have never traded Sammy. Let's hope they keep it up.

[TheBrownBear]

I was a 5-11 guy, but now I think we win a minimum of 8 games. I've got Jets, Dolphins x2, Los Angeles, Cincinnati and Indy in the win column. And I like our chances against Oakland and Tampa at home.

[Mellow1]

In the first game against the NY Jets, the Bills had 190 rushing yards on 42 rushing attempts 4.5 yards per carry average. Against the Panthers, the BIlls ran for 77 yards on 28 attempts a 2.8 YPC average. It got worse against Denver with the best RB in the league held to 1.5 YPC avg. It sure looks broken to me!

 

This team is set up to be a run-first team that needs to run to win games to help set up the passing game and keeps the defense off the field.

 

Like I said, this team can't rely on the opponent turning the ball over three times due to stupidity every game. Those three turnovers were huge for the Bills.

 

8.5 underdogs against the Falcons in Atlanta seems about right.

It's not broken at all. This team ran up against the best two run defenses in the league the last two games. I bet you wont see 1.5 ypc again. I expect close to 180 yards rushing against the Falcons next weekend.

[rodneykm]

We are a dropped pass / bad throw away from 3 and 0. Who called that?