RalphWilson'sNewWar Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 Burrow is such a assassin. ”if I NEED to.” Translation … they don’t need me to beat that Browns bunch. And the bravado of the Bengals to not care about where they finish. First team to set the tone for these playoffs. Quote
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 This is weird, the 1 seed and a bye week is still in play for them. Quote
TheFunPolice Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 Agree with the move. Burrow and his WRs should sit and rest up for the playoffs. Nothing to gain of any real importance by playing. Quote
Nextmanup Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 5:33 PM, Johnnycage46 said: This could be huge. If the Bengals lose to the Browns and the Bills win...we could be hosting the Raiders on Wild Card weekend if they win their game against the Chargers. If all that happens, except the Chargers win, we host the Colts. Expand I've been supporting a New England round 1 matchup, but if we could land Raiders, I'd take that in a heart beat. It will be a fun final week, keeping an eye on all the out-of-town scores! And we won't be so distracted in the 1pm slot, as we don't play until later. On 1/5/2022 at 5:37 PM, HamptonBillsfan said: Sounds like Joe's knee is not a small thing. It makes playing Indy a likelihood. That is a better matchup for us. Stephenson, now playing makes NE much tougher to defend. Expand I just think the Bengals have done a cost benefit analysis, and concluded a rested Burrow with a solid knee heading into the playoffs is worth more than a shot at a higher seed. It probably is! 2 1 Quote
Franco_92 Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 5:26 PM, Hebert19 said: That's interesting. Opens up cheifs and colts part of the playoffs which I'm not crazy about. We would be rooting for phins hard then I think Expand But if Cleveland wins, a NE and raiders win gives us the raiders in round 1. Quote
BuffaloBillyG Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 Mayfield is out too. Cleveland looked like they were loading the U-Hauls against the Steelers at the end. I don't think this mayters as much as we hope. 1 Quote
Big Blitz Posted January 5, 2022 Author Posted January 5, 2022 If we can't beat ANY of these teams at home we aren't good enough anyway. Build a dome - you all know if whoever we were playing was coming here to a dome in 2 weeks we would curb stomp them. 1 Quote
Motorin' Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 5:38 PM, Johnnycage46 said: Yeah, I started doing the playoff machine and it's crazy how many variables there are. We could be the 2, 3, or 4 and host the Raiders, Chiefs, Colts, or Pats (I'm not even going down the road of the non-division winning scenarios...can't bring myself to do it). Expand Not counting ties, there's 128 different combinations of W's and L's that could happen in the 7 games that matter (the 7th game being Pitt vs Bal in the event of a Indy L)... Counting ties, there's 2,187 different combinations... Quote
bigK14094 Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 Initial reports were Burrow hurt his ankle....I wonder if this comment is "disinformation". The knee was surgically repaired since last season, but, might not be the real reason for sitting. AND, Mayfield is not playing for the Brownies, so, we will see two unknown (to me) backups in the last game of the season. I feel sorry for the fans that paid for tickets to this game. Preseason in tone. Quote
Johnnycage46 Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 5:44 PM, Motorin' said: Not counting ties, there's 128 different combinations of W's and L's that could happen in the 7 games that matter (the 7th game being Pitt vs Bal in the event of a Indy L)... Counting ties, there's 2,187 different combinations... Expand Yikes...I'm glad I quite while I was behind then lol. Definitely going to make for an interesting weekend! 1 Quote
Motorin' Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 5:44 PM, No Place To Hyde said: Mayfield is out too. Cleveland looked like they were loading the U-Hauls against the Steelers at the end. I don't think this mayters as much as we hope. Expand Case Keenum > Baker Mayfield 1 1 Quote
ngbills Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 CIN still beats this CLE team most likely. They have already packed it in. I think I prefer 4 over 3 anyway. Do we want to play NE and then @TEN, or IND and then @KC? The NE and TEN route seems like the preferred road to me. Quote
colin Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 5:37 PM, Estro said: I think the #4 seed is more sought after than the #3 spot due to the higher likelihood of facing the Titans in round 2. I know upsets happen, so it's not guaranteed but the % chance if playing the Titans in round 2 is much higher if you finish in the 4 spot rather than the 3 spot. If your goal is the SB, then it makes complete sense to prefer a trip to Nashville over KC in the Divisional Round. The Bengals sitting all of their guys makes it very likely the Bills will be facing the Colts or Raiders (if they beat the Chargers). I think most Bills fans are going to be big Raiders fans on Sunday night Expand This is a really good point, but if we are gonna get to the chip this year, we most likely have to win in kc and tenn, which we almost did this year in the regular season. facing indy, then tenn, then kc, then GB in the chip would be the most insane gauntlet. Quote
BuffaloBillyG Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 5:46 PM, Motorin' said: Case Keenum > Baker Mayfield Expand Neither were good this year. But Cleveland is just ready to end a miserable letdown of a season. Pretty sure they will just be going through the motions. Quote
RoyBatty is alive Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 5:34 PM, Big Blitz said: Who said anything about wanting to play in a dome? The weather in Buffalo has almost one constant thing and it's the biggest thing and it's not like it almost anywhere else - WIND Of ALL the playoffs teams that impacts us negatively the most. Expand Not necessarily. If there is a brutally windy day like we had against the Pats game 1, then we can make a weak armed QB team one dimensional which we effectively did, Allen can cut throw the wind as good or better than any QB. We had the QB advantage and didnt use it till it was too late. We were outcoached against the Pats in game number 1, we should not have lost that game, Quote
Nextmanup Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 5:44 PM, Big Blitz said: If we can't beat ANY of these teams at home we aren't good enough anyway. Build a dome - you all know if whoever we were playing was coming here to a dome in 2 weeks we would curb stomp them. Expand Fans clamoring ad nauseam for a dome isn't going to make it happen! No one is building a dome in WNY and the owner of the team doesn't want one. I wish people would stop talking about this. 1 1 Quote
colin Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 5:37 PM, Estro said: I think the #4 seed is more sought after than the #3 spot due to the higher likelihood of facing the Titans in round 2. I know upsets happen, so it's not guaranteed but the % chance if playing the Titans in round 2 is much higher if you finish in the 4 spot rather than the 3 spot. If your goal is the SB, then it makes complete sense to prefer a trip to Nashville over KC in the Divisional Round. The Bengals sitting all of their guys makes it very likely the Bills will be facing the Colts or Raiders (if they beat the Chargers). I think most Bills fans are going to be big Raiders fans on Sunday night Expand This is a really good point, but if we are gonna get to the chip this year, we most likely have to win in kc and tenn, which we almost did this year in the regular season. facing indy, then tenn, then kc, then GB in the chip would be the most insane gauntlet. On 1/5/2022 at 5:37 PM, Estro said: I think the #4 seed is more sought after than the #3 spot due to the higher likelihood of facing the Titans in round 2. I know upsets happen, so it's not guaranteed but the % chance if playing the Titans in round 2 is much higher if you finish in the 4 spot rather than the 3 spot. If your goal is the SB, then it makes complete sense to prefer a trip to Nashville over KC in the Divisional Round. The Bengals sitting all of their guys makes it very likely the Bills will be facing the Colts or Raiders (if they beat the Chargers). I think most Bills fans are going to be big Raiders fans on Sunday night Expand This is a really good point, but if we are gonna get to the chip this year, we most likely have to win in kc and tenn, which we almost did this year in the regular season. facing indy, then tenn, then kc, then GB in the chip would be the most insane gauntlet. Quote
Chicken Boo Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 If you were to go by the "team that gets hot at the right time" logic, it's the Bengals. Quote
Nextmanup Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 "QB of out of division team rests" turns into "Let's argue about a dome." 😂 2 1 Quote
BuffaloBillyG Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 5:47 PM, ngbills said: CIN still beats this CLE team most likely. They have already packed it in. I think I prefer 4 over 3 anyway. Do we want to play NE and then @TEN, or IND and then @KC? The NE and TEN route seems like the preferred road to me. Expand My opinion: If you have to hem and haw about what teams we face where and when...we aren't as good as we think. Set em up and knock em down. Not a team in the playoffs to fear. 1 1 Quote
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