ngbills Posted September 21, 2020 Posted September 21, 2020 A bit too early for this. But after too weeks the early indicators are out. My AFC Power Rankings: BAL - Two dominating performances KC - Its the Chiefs BUF - Improved offense; Two wins vs bottom feeders PIT - D and running game TEN - 2-0 but have not looked great NE - Almost beat SEA on road LAC - Nearly beat Chiefs LAV - Win v Panthers on road. HOU - Tough start but vs good teams. IND - Good or bad Rivers? CLE - Better team if they can stick to the run game. JAC - Not as bad as expected. DEN - Could be going downhill with injuries piling up. CIN - Burrow has been impressive. MIA - D is awful. FItz is just Fitz. NYJ - Terrible. Got steamrolled two weeks in a row. 3
BillsToast Posted September 21, 2020 Posted September 21, 2020 Not a bad list but I would rank Jax higher than CLE or IND. Minshew is amazing this year and they beat the Colts. 2
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted September 21, 2020 Posted September 21, 2020 It's such a shame that two historically great teams (BAL, KC) exist. Some years, I think this Bills team would have a chance at a #1 seed.
Process Posted September 21, 2020 Posted September 21, 2020 Bills #5 in the league right now, only behind the chiefs ravens saints and seahawks
416BillsFan Posted September 21, 2020 Posted September 21, 2020 Houston might the be bizarro Bills, people giving them the benefit of the doubt from having started with KC & Baltimore. Without Hopkins they are in trouble, though probably not Vikings post-Diggs level of trouble. I'd be shocked if Pittsburgh doesn't blow them out next week unless Ben has his annual WTF game.
ProcessAccepted Posted September 21, 2020 Posted September 21, 2020 No way Miami should be that low. I'd also put the Jags a little higher on the list. 2
Penfield45 Posted September 21, 2020 Posted September 21, 2020 Baltimore is the best team in the league for me. Bal KC NE Buf Ten top 5 for me 2
May Day 10 Posted September 21, 2020 Posted September 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, Penfield45 said: Baltimore is the best team in the league for me. Bal KC NE Buf Ten top 5 for me thats what I was going to put. New England looks pretty good and need to be ranked ahead of Buffalo until proven otherwise (other than a nail-biter loss @ Seattle) 1
Penfield45 Posted September 21, 2020 Posted September 21, 2020 Just now, May Day 10 said: thats what I was going to put. New England looks pretty good and need to be ranked ahead of Buffalo until proven otherwise (other than a nail-biter loss @ Seattle) yup. Until McD learns how to beat the patriots we cannot consider ourselves a better team. 1
maryland-bills-fan Posted September 21, 2020 Posted September 21, 2020 Let us not get carried away. Remember that we have played the worst two teams in the several lists above. AND the games were competitve but should have been blow outs. 2 1
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 22, 2020 Posted September 22, 2020 Well. This was the first hit in the search https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-power-rankings-behind-tooearly-mvp-candidate-josh-allen-seriously-the-bills-are-dangerous-034658616.html 1. Baltimore Ravens (2-0, LW: 1) The Chiefs-Ravens game next Monday night is going to be a beauty. No football fan should miss it. 2. Kansas City Chiefs (2-0, LW: 2) The best part of the Chiefs’ comeback win on Sunday might be that it didn’t take any luster off of their Week 3 matchup against ... 3. Buffalo Bills (2-0, LW: 4) Stefon Diggs put up 153 yards and a touchdown Sunday. It’s reasonable to think they overpaid in the trade to get Diggs from the Vikings, but it was a bold, aggressive move for a team that saw its window to win a division title (and maybe more) opening up. It’s hard to find a difference-making receiver like Diggs, and they won’t come cheap if they are available. YES this is for the entire NFL 14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1, LW: 19) It’s not easy to take a year off from the NFL and play well right away. The last time Rob Gronkowski played like the future Hall of Famer was the 2017 season. He looked like he lost something in 2018 (though he finished with a flourish) and then was out all last season. He came back and has just two catches for 11 yards, including no catches in Week 2.
HOUSE Posted September 22, 2020 Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) Josh never had a 500 yard game .... Edited September 22, 2020 by HOUSE 5
BillsBytheBay Posted September 22, 2020 Posted September 22, 2020 Our quarterback is leading the league in passing yards, tied for second passing touchdowns and 3rd QB rating. It would be nice to have our defense back on track and healthy and not have to score 30-plus points. 2
ghostwriter Posted September 22, 2020 Posted September 22, 2020 18 hours ago, maryland-bills-fan said: Let us not get carried away. Remember that we have played the worst two teams in the several lists above. AND the games were competitve but should have been blow outs. Did the Patriots not get credit for capitalizing on a weak division for the last 20 years? 2 1
ghostwriter Posted September 22, 2020 Posted September 22, 2020 23 minutes ago, Gene1973 said: They also pretty much beat anyone else they played... There is something to strength of schedule in my opinion. If Allen kills it against Donald and Ramsey, and we get the usual D back, I'll feel better about the power rankings and MVP talk. Right now, there is an asrerisk due to the level of competition so far. Plus, Bills fans should have really learned to hold their horses by now! Regardless, pretty much 6 easy wins for them every year for the last 20 years.. Bills made the playoffs last year at 10-6... think about that, Patriots only needed 4 wins every year outside of the division to win the AFC East every year... 1
TigerJ Posted September 22, 2020 Posted September 22, 2020 I wonder about calling Miami a bottom feeder. Yes, they are 0-2 in 2020, but two games is an awfully small sample, especially when those two losses came against teams that most everybody thinks are very good. Add that to the fact that Miami finished strong last season with a roster that isn't as good as the one they have right now, and we might find that Miami will finish the season closer to the middle of the pack than the bottom. It's still early in any case. Buffalo's next 4 opponents are a combined 8-0. Their record after 6 weeks of the season will tell us a lot. 2
C.Biscuit97 Posted September 22, 2020 Posted September 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, TigerJ said: I wonder about calling Miami a bottom feeder. Yes, they are 0-2 in 2020, but two games is an awfully small sample, especially when those two losses came against teams that most everybody thinks are very good. Add that to the fact that Miami finished strong last season with a roster that isn't as good as the one they have right now, and we might find that Miami will finish the season closer to the middle of the pack than the bottom. It's still early in any case. Buffalo's next 4 opponents are a combined 8-0. Their record after 6 weeks of the season will tell us a lot. They will play hard in every game but they aren’t very talented right now. Their defense has major holes, they don’t a running game, their oline isn’t very good, etc. they should be good in a few years though. the jets on the other hand are just terrible and are a mess. Should be 2 more easy wins. It’s good for us but what they are doing to Darnold is pretty terrible. I hope a real team gets him. 14 minutes ago, Gene1973 said: I get your point, but I am a firm beliver of pumping the brakes on stuff like this so early in the season. It's not like we haven't been duped in the past... It’s like an annual tradition of getting super pumped up for a few weeks and having the Pats game be our SB and getting brought back to earth. difference should be is this team is legit talented. I’m excited to see how it matches up against some really good teams coming up. 20 minutes ago, Victory Formation said: Regardless, pretty much 6 easy wins for them every year for the last 20 years.. Bills made the playoffs last year at 10-6... think about that, Patriots only needed 4 wins every year outside of the division to win the AFC East every year... I get this point but the Pats have a really good record against anyone. But it definitely helps they get home field advantage easier than say the Ravens or Steelers. 1
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 22, 2020 Posted September 22, 2020 I keep reading it was just the JETS and Miami. While I just read the Rams are tough at 2-0 and they played the Dallas and Philly. And Dallas won because the Falcons screwed the pooch on the botched kick recovery!! 1
C.Biscuit97 Posted September 22, 2020 Posted September 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: I keep reading it was just the JETS and Miami. While I just read the Rams are tough at 2-0 and they played the Dallas and Philly. And Dallas won because the Falcons screwed the pooch on the botched kick recovery!! Great thing is we get to play the Rams! i mean I think most people would think the Rams has the tougher schedule but who cares? Bills get to prove who the better team is Sunday. That’s what is great about sports.
JoshAllenHasBigHands Posted September 22, 2020 Posted September 22, 2020 Just now, C.Biscuit97 said: Great thing is we get to play the Rams! i mean I think most people would think the Rams has the tougher schedule but who cares? Bills get to prove who the better team is Sunday. That’s what is great about sports. I'm so excited for the next four games--one way or another, we get to find what this team really is. I don't care about power rankings, though they are fun to read. But setting that aside, they are truly meaningless. 1 1
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