SF Bills Fan Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 9 is about right considering all of the strong NFC teams. It's good to be in the top 10. Funny that pre-season ranking has us in the lower third and some near the bottom. If we beat New England this weekend, we should switch places with them.
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 5:51 PM, PolishPrince said: I honestly dont think GB, Minn or Sea are better than the Bills. I watch a lot of Seattle games as I live in Washington. Their defense isnt nearly as good as it has been, run game is meh... its really all Wilson magic at this point. If he isnt on point, they lose. Expand But they've all won 11 games and Minn, KC and NE 10 and have looked better winning the Bills have. So that's 7 teams with as many or more wins and until the Bills can easily beat inferior teams, these others who have won as much or more and look better doing it should be ranked higher. So that puts them down to at least #8 If you want to argue thats where they should be ranked , OK fine, but overall do think the Texans have more talent than the Bills so bumping Buffalo one slot lower to #9 isn't crazy by any stretch.
SloanBillsFan Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 5:47 PM, peterpan said: The NFC is really strong this year. Sea, SF, NO, GB, Minn are all going to be higher rates than Buffalo. NE and Balt should be higher rates in the AFC at this point. That's 7 teams right there, putting bills at 8. Being 9 or 10 is accurate and a strong ranking I'd say. Expand Looking at NFC division leaders earlier this morning, it's pretty impressive that 3 of the 4 are 11-3 on the season.
PolishPrince Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 7:13 PM, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said: But they've all won 11 games and Minn, KC and NE 10 and have looked better winning the Bills have. So that's 7 teams with as many or more wins and until the Bills can easily beat inferior teams, these others who have won as much or more and look better doing it should be ranked higher. So that puts them down to at least #8 If you want to argue thats where they should be ranked , OK fine, but overall do think the Texans have more talent than the Bills so bumping Buffalo one slot lower to #9 isn't crazy by any stretch. Expand And yet a lot of power rankings have Houston and Tennessee above us who have less wins than us... and we beat Tennessee lol - so obviously wins arent everything apparently. We have a top 3 defense, we also average rankings between offense and defense better than a lot of those teams, like Seattle for instance.
Mr. WEO Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 5:44 PM, SlimShady'sGhost said: Who had 8? never mind The Sporting News 8. Buffalo Bills, 10-4 (9) The Bills threw down their most impressive victory of their breakout season with their defensive dominance of the Steelers in Pittsburgh. They are showing they can do all the little and big things to win games in the playoffs, too NFL power rankings: Packers, Chiefs, Seahawks rise; 49ers ... Expand How was beating the Steelers (who's 4th string QB was driving for a tying TD as far as the Bills 24 in the final 90 seconds, thwarted by an EZ int) a more impressive victory than the win over the Cowboys?
Captain Hindsight Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 7:07 PM, SF Bills Fan said: 9 is about right considering all of the strong NFC teams. It's good to be in the top 10. Funny that pre-season ranking has us in the lower third and some near the bottom. If we beat New England this weekend, we should switch places with them. Expand Nah, NE will just be called overrated and the Bills will still have no quality wins
Big Turk Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) On 12/17/2019 at 6:17 PM, SlimShady'sGhost said: Really strong OR ... Just a bunch of good teams bunched together? Every one has had a blowout loss / Upset loss (or two) excerpt the Vikings Expand Yeah but they have Cousins who will fold like a cheap tent in the playoffs. When the stakes are the highest, he plays his worst. He is the anti-Allen Edited December 17, 2019 by matter2003
stinky finger Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 6:10 PM, mannc said: Yeah, pretty tough to make a case that they should be higher than 8 right now. Maybe after Saturday... Expand No it isn't. We're better than Minn, Sea and GB. Pretty simple actually.
thenorthremembers Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 The offense should keep them out of the top five, but when you've clinched a playoff spot and you're not in the top 8 the media is just being short sighted and bias.
buffalostu2 Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) No one pays attention to the Buffalo Bills. But they’re back in the playoffs after winning in Pittsburgh. By Mark Maske Dec. 15, 2019 at 9:41 p.m. MST "There aren’t that many people outside Western New York, it seems, who pay much attention to the Buffalo Bills. Not this season. Not this century. Not ever, really" No one pays attention? Then how do you explain the recent TV ratings? The Bills militia stretches across the US and around the world. They can all write this garbage until our playoff run comes to their town! Edited December 17, 2019 by buffalostu2
mannc Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 7:30 PM, inaugural balls said: No it isn't. We're better than Minn, Sea and GB. Pretty simple actually. Expand Most people would disagree, based on those teams’ records and strength of schedule, as well as the fact that all of those teams feature modern NFL offenses. See how that works?
Yav Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 These power rankings are all based on opinion and we all know everyone has one. When the Patriots win a game like the Bills won on Sunday night, the media likes to say it was a brilliantly coached game and the other teams D was playing great and that's why the NE offense didn't produce. The Bills win the game and it's the offense sucks. The media can spin the story however they want, anyone watching that game could tell it was two dominate defenses and the Bills were the better coached team. The heck with power rankings and the heck with the national media.
stinky finger Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 7:41 PM, mannc said: Most people would disagree, based on those teams’ records and strength of schedule, as well as the fact that all of those teams feature modern NFL offenses. See how that works? Expand All subjective my friend. But go ahead and follow "most people". We're better.
Malazan Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 as soon as you realize they're the 'how I feel' rankings and not the power rankings then you can realize you don't give a **** how the person who wrote them feels...and you will feel a lot better
LABILLBACKER Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 5:43 PM, TigerJ said: I checked half a dozen power rankings earlier today, and found the Bills ranked anywhere from 8 to 10. The #8 ranking appeared to be an outlier. Expand I saw nothing higher than 9, but who cares. Power rankings rank nothing.
BarleyNY Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 6:06 PM, Capco said: 8-10 is where they belong imo. Expand There are 9 teams with a record of 10-4 or better so it seems pretty reasonable. 1
mannc Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 7:47 PM, inaugural balls said: All subjective my friend. But go ahead and follow "most people". We're better. Expand I'm not saying I agree with "most people"; I think the Bills could beat any or all of those teams. I'm simply saying that it's not irrational to rank the Bills behind those teams, at least for now. 1
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