Is the #1 seed that big of a deal anymore?

[whorlnut]

Yes it’s a big deal. Absolutely. However, this thread wouldn’t exist if it was a possibility for this team at this point. It seems OP is trying to feel better about things. Haha

[Xwnyer]

38 minutes ago, streetkings01 said:

In the off-season when the focus was KC KC KC it was talked about how we’d need the #1 so we don’t have travel to KC, but since KC has taken a step back and there really isn’t a dominant AFC Team is the #1 seed really that big of a deal anymore?

YES First round bye and than playing at home versus a loud baltimore, pitt, teen, kc

 

[corta765]

So getting the #1 seed is a big deal because the at least 1 of the #1 seeds has made the Super Bowl over the last decade. So statistically you are giving yourself a 50% chance at the big game.

 

Currently the #1 seed is not a big deal for two reasons:

 

1. The AFC is straight whack right now. Take a look at the standings and your guess at how it ends up is as good as anyones as many of the teams have to play each other so attrition is coming to teams like Baltimore and the Chargers. The Titans have the easiest path but at some point they will struggle a bit and lose 2 maybe 3 (Or they are your 1 seed).

 

2. The Bills loss against the Jags and Titans especially has taken them from the driver seat to being just one of many. Outside of the Bills winning out and being 14-3, if they are 13-4 or my guess 12-5 at seasons end they will have manyyyyy teams with the same record and it will come down to tiebreakers which I do not want to even have to think about as it hurts my head haha.

[Aussie Joe]

If would be nice if new threads had to pass some type of IQ threshold before being posted…. Unfortunately still probably a couple of decades away…

[Greg S]

37 minutes ago, streetkings01 said:

I get that it’s big to have the #1 seed……the way the AFC is this year I don’t thinks it’s doom and gloom if we don’t. 

 

If they have to play the Ravens and/or Titans I would rather it be in OP.

[Nextmanup]

1 hour ago, streetkings01 said:

In the off-season when the focus was KC KC KC it was talked about how we’d need the #1 so we don’t have travel to KC, but since KC has taken a step back and there really isn’t a dominant AFC Team is the #1 seed really that big of a deal anymore?

Yes.  It's a big deal.

 

 

[BADOLBILZ]

1 hour ago, streetkings01 said:

In the off-season when the focus was KC KC KC it was talked about how we’d need the #1 so we don’t have travel to KC, but since KC has taken a step back and there really isn’t a dominant AFC Team is the #1 seed really that big of a deal anymore?

 

 

The Chiefs were not playing particularly well in the second half of last season.    Being in command of that #1 seed for the last month of the season and then getting a bye week allowed them to focus on playing their best game against the only real competition they had in the AFC..........Buffalo.    Homefield would give the Bills the same chance this year.   Having the only bye is huge.   Playing 2 high-intensity playoff games going into the AFC title game really seemed to take a toll on the Bills.

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

16 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

The Chiefs were not playing particularly well in the second half of last season.    Being in command of that #1 seed for the last month of the season and then getting a bye week allowed them to focus on playing their best game against the only real competition they had in the AFC..........Buffalo.    Homefield would give the Bills the same chance this year.   Having the only bye is huge.   Playing 2 high-intensity playoff games going into the AFC title game really seemed to take a toll on the Bills.

Yep Havin that bye is huge…I think we could potentially win a road game or two assuming the jags loss was a complete fluke of course lol we def got robbed of a shootout in the afc championship last year by some interesting officiating…we likely still would’ve lost but I don’t think we played as flat as it appeared 

[benderbender]

Since we're all sour grapes about it now, no its not a big deal. I think that the off week would throw off the rhythm especially since our bye week was so early in the season. Hopefully the OL will remember how to block or we find the right combination and we'll hit our stride right as the playoffs start. 

Championship!

 

[MJS]

It's bigger than it has ever been.

38 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

The Chiefs were not playing particularly well in the second half of last season.    Being in command of that #1 seed for the last month of the season and then getting a bye week allowed them to focus on playing their best game against the only real competition they had in the AFC..........Buffalo.    Homefield would give the Bills the same chance this year.   Having the only bye is huge.   Playing 2 high-intensity playoff games going into the AFC title game really seemed to take a toll on the Bills.

And the Bills were pretty banged up by then. Beasley had a broken leg.

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

Being at home in the playoffs never stopped mattering. This team has like 1 loss ever at home in the playoffs but almost never wins a road playoff game.  Yes, it matters…a lot 

[Big Blitz]

Nope.  It doesn't.  

 

Tampa won 3 road games last year.  

 

Cleveland beat themselves in KC.  

 

 

Just be healthy playing your best football those are the teams that can go on a run.  Especially considering the data is flat out saying home field has not mattered this season.  

 

The doomers here just think if the Bills aren't 15-2 and the 1 then this season was a failure.  

Edited November 11, 2021 by Big Blitz

[JohnNord]

It’s a guaranteed first round victory so I think that’s big. 

[LabattBlue]

2 hours ago, Aussie Joe said:

If would be nice if new threads had to pass some type of IQ threshold before being posted…. Unfortunately still probably a couple of decades away…

…especially since some other genius just started this exact same thread in the last month. 

[Casey D]

Tampa won three road games and the Super Bowl as a 5 seed.  #1 seed is nice but guarantees nothing.  KC had number #1 seed and got whupped.  So if your real question is whether the #1 seed is essential, the answer is no.  

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

The home team almost never wins these big games

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Edited November 11, 2021 by Over 29 years of fanhood

[JohnBonhamRocks]

Chances of a team’s Super Bowl aspirations dying on a BYE week: 0%

[Herc11]

The #1 seed is more important this year, and going forward, than it ever has been with the new 17 game seasons.

 

[EmotionallyUnstable]

Absolutely the 1 sees is valuable. 
 

What doesn’t seem so important to me anymore is if you’re the 2, 3 or 4 seed. 

[Steptide]

I never cared about the 1 seed honestly. Always thought it was way too much of a focus with fans and media. Yes I want the bills to be the one seed, but if they're not, whatever