billsfan_34 Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 3 hours ago, Cygnus99 said: We play the Dallas cowboys today . Scenario number one : We win today against the Cowboys and we lose against the Ravens Scenario number two : We lose today against the Cowboys but we win against the Ravens I do not understand why playing an NFC team is not as important as playing an AFC team Scenario number 2 is better than scenario number 1 ? Why ? I am trying to figure this out HAPPY THANKSGIVING For your own teams purpose it is always good to get the win no matter where. For the AFC foes you always want them to lose to NFC and vise versa unless there is some crazy circumstance that I cant even think of right now lol
The Red King Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) The Ravens game helps if we were able to somehow claw back into the divisional race. One tiebreaker is the combined record of all wins. Beating Baltimore would be huge, as the Pats lost to them. In addition, if we somehow won the AFCE, that win against the Ravens would provide a head-to-head tiebreaker for seeding. Crazy as it sounds, if anyone else beats the Pats, and the Bills run the table, they would be the #1 seed in the AFC. 15 minutes ago, billsfan_34 said: For your own teams purpose it is always good to get the win no matter where. For the AFC foes you always want them to lose to NFC and vise versa unless there is some crazy circumstance that I cant even think of right now lol Thought it was the other way around. For AFC foes, you want them to have worse conference records. It's how the Chargers missed the playoffs two years ago. Edited November 28, 2019 by The Red King
iinii Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 10 minutes ago, The Red King said: The Ravens game helps if we were able to somehow claw back into the divisional race. One tiebreaker is the combined record of all wins. Beating Baltimore would be huge, as the Pats lost to them. In addition, if we somehow won the AFCE, that win against the Ravens would provide a head-to-head tiebreaker for seeding. Crazy as it sounds, if anyone else beats the Pats, and the Bills run the table, they would be the #1 seed in the AFC. Thought it was the other way around. For AFC foes, you want them to have worse conference records. It's how the Chargers missed the playoffs two years ago. Correct
Big Turk Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Cygnus99 said: We play the Dallas cowboys today . Scenario number one : We win today against the Cowboys and we lose against the Ravens Scenario number two : We lose today against the Cowboys but we win against the Ravens I do not understand why playing an NFC team is not as important as playing an AFC team Scenario number 2 is better than scenario number 1 ? Why ? I am trying to figure this out HAPPY THANKSGIVING Uhh its pretty simplistic. Tie breakers for the playoffs usually have a conference record component high up so losing to an NFC team doesn't have much of an effect compared to losing to an AFC team. However, unlike some on this board that hope for Bills losses to NFC teams so we don't ruin our playoff chances, its always better to win regardless. But if you have to lose its better to do so to NFC teams. Edited November 28, 2019 by matter2003
billsfan_34 Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 1 hour ago, The Red King said: The Ravens game helps if we were able to somehow claw back into the divisional race. One tiebreaker is the combined record of all wins. Beating Baltimore would be huge, as the Pats lost to them. In addition, if we somehow won the AFCE, that win against the Ravens would provide a head-to-head tiebreaker for seeding. Crazy as it sounds, if anyone else beats the Pats, and the Bills run the table, they would be the #1 seed in the AFC. Thought it was the other way around. For AFC foes, you want them to have worse conference records. It's how the Chargers missed the playoffs two years ago. ?♂️
MJS Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 It's just slightly less important. Tie breakers only come into play if you actually get enough wins, which means you need to beat as many opponents as possible. And if you handle your business, tie breakers don't even have to come into play. I think this game is a little more winnable than the Patriots and the Ravens games, so I think it is important we go out there and get a win.
Al Czervik Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 6 hours ago, prissythecat said: I thought it was bad to win against NFC teams. Good old Crayonz...timeless!
RoboTronic Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 It's likely they lose today as well as to the Ravens, they will really need both the Steelers and Jets games because they lost to the Bowns.
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