Does playing for Home Field next week add incentive or just more pressure?

[SinatraSinger]

Or does it mean nothing at all?

 

Are Sean McDermott's teams really coached to where it is one game at a time?  

 

I'm just curious as to what others think.

 

Thanks

SS

 

PS: My apologies to the moderators if this has been discussed else where.

[Your Brown Eye]

Let's just get past KC first, this would be a moot point if they do not win today

[SinatraSinger]

1 minute ago, Your Brown Eye said:

Let's just get past KC first, this would be a moot point if they do not win today

Did you actually read the question.  It only makes sense before the game.  After the game it will all be in hindsight which is useless.

 

If you were one of the players would playing for home field next week mean added pressure or more incentive?  Simple question.

 

[RiotAct]

The pressure… THE PRESSURE!!!

 

[billsbackto81]

There's plenty of incentive just to win.

 

Home field is just a plus. Great for the fans though.

[Nextmanup]

I think the "Perfect Game" or "Saturday Night Massacre" against New England changed how I think about home games, in that Josh Allen did not seem excessively nervous.

On the contrary, he was ultra-dialed in and pumped up--super focused--as was almost the entire team, and they delivered a team performance for the ages.

 

If they can get up to that level of focus again, home field will be to our advantage I think.

 

How much it impacts the game is not NEARLY as much as fans would like to believe though.

 

 

[Mikie2times]

2 minutes ago, SinatraSinger said:

Did you actually read the question.  It only makes sense before the game.  After the game it will all be in hindsight which is useless.

 

If you were one of the players would playing for home field next week mean added pressure or more incentive?  Simple question.

 

I don't think it matters at all. I don't even think last week mattered to them outside knowing they needed to do what they did last week to get to KC. 

[Scott7975]

It adds incentive.  The pressure to win is the same.  

[gonzo1105]

I think the incentive is they wanna prove their the best team in the NFL my big worry honestly is we beat the Chiefs and then lay an egg against the Bengals after we all think we’ve done it 

[Evian]

I don't think players think past one week, especially in the playoffs. 

 

I think they rather play home next week but home field means very little to players,  as we saw yesterday. In fact sometimes there are too many distractions playing home.

[artmalibu]

Dont think it makes any difference since a loss means no super bowl

 

[Brand J]

The team is aware what’s at stake, but I don’t think it changes focus, or adds anything extra. Whether the game was in Nashville next week, or Buffalo, they’d go out in the same way to try to beat the Chiefs.

[YoloinOhio]

Neither. More excitement, added juice

[Pokebball]

13 minutes ago, SinatraSinger said:

Or does it mean nothing at all?

 

Are Sean McDermott's teams really coached to where it is one game at a time?  

 

I'm just curious as to what others think.

 

Thanks

SS

 

PS: My apologies to the moderators if this has been discussed else where.

Pressure on you or on the team LOL

 

I think the more pressure will be if the Rams beat the Goat in the early game.  The pressure for the visiting teams to sweep this weekend will become unbearable.

[SinatraSinger]

Maybe my problem is that I look at things as what I am and that's an amateur competitor.  Little things like that can play havic with my mind.  I've seen many friends while competing when adding additonal pressure will just crack under it.  

 

We may be able to say that about Tannehill and Rogers yesterday.

 

[Patience]

17 minutes ago, SinatraSinger said:

Or does it mean nothing at all?

 

All....or nothing at all?

[SinatraSinger]

1 minute ago, Patience said:

 

All....or nothing at all?

Great song from 1939.  Lyrics by Jack Lawrence and music by Arthur Altman.  Sung brilliantly by Frank Sinatra.

 

[loveorhatembillsfan4life]

If the Bills truly want the respect they deserve it’s time to show it tonight! 

[Brennan Huff]

15 minutes ago, RiotAct said:

The pressure… THE PRESSURE!!!

 

Relax Tweak, here have some coffee

[Mikie2times]

4 minutes ago, SinatraSinger said:

Maybe my problem is that I look at things as what I am and that's an amateur competitor.  Little things like that can play havic with my mind.  I've seen many friends while competing when adding additonal pressure will just crack under it.  

 

We may be able to say that about Tannehill and Rogers yesterday.

 

Did you see Josh's post game after New England? It wasn't an act. He really didn't care what just happened. After a year of being a Super Bowl contender and taking everybody's best shot. An AFC championship loss. Two straight playoff losses. We are dealing more with a team who understands how hard it is to get to the Super Bowl and is no longer content in just making the playoffs. I hope no more lessons need to be learned. It doesn't appear like it right now. Josh was so cold blooded last week after that stunning performance.