Bills ended the season as the #1 team in the NFL based on FPI

[Reed83HOF]

 

Cool, but it still sucks....

[Ray Stonada]

That and fifty cents will buy ya a cup of coffee (in 1975).

 

But…

 

This was our Super Bowl the Rams got, dang it!!!!

[BillsFanSD]

No clue what FPI is, but I kind of like that the Jets are about as bad as we are good.

[Charles Romes]

#1 on the TeamRankings site as well!

 

https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/ranking/predictive-by-other
 

what an awesome consolation prize. 

[NewEra]

A great team that wasted an opportunity with a couple terrible coaching decisions.  Hopefully they’ll get it right next year. 

[JoPoy88]

Pretty cool I guess. I don’t know anything about the methodology behind this metric though, could be another ESPN ploy to sound smart a la QBR.

[BillnutinHouston]

Rams fans are planning their parade and Bills fans are looking up ranking websites.  

 

And it's Rams fans that are devastated?

[Beerball]

7 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said:

 

Cool, but it still sucks....

Yes, it does.

 

13 seconds 

[frostbitmic]

I'd rather have The Lombardi Trophy in my possession.

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

FPI= Fake Pointless Indicator 

[Utah John]

OK, sure the 13 seconds at the end of the Chiefs game was on the coaches, and were it not for those mistakes we probably win the SB this year.  

 

OR the Bills don't lay complete eggs against the Steelers and Jags, two teams they should beat easily, and they get home field and the #1 seed, and don't lose to KC or anyone else in the playoffs.  That's on the players as well as the coaches.  

 

I'm just saying there are other ways to avoid the disaster and the disappointment.  I think the players realize how close they came this year and what they need to do differently next year.

[FilthyBeast]

27 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said:

 

Cool, but it still sucks....

 

And the chances of them replicating these metrics next season or anytime soon are slim to none which is also why 2021 may be viewed as a true missed opportunity down the road.

[BuffaloBillyG]

Any list that would rank last years Seattle Seahawks in the top 10 is pretty useless.

[BuffaloBillyG]

11 minutes ago, FilthyBeast said:

 

And the chances of them replicating these metrics next season or anytime soon are slim to none which is also why 2021 may be viewed as a true missed opportunity down the road.

Can you explain what these metrics are precisely and why they cannot replicate it when we don't even know what the roster will look like next year? I'll hang up and listen.

[NewEra]

13 minutes ago, FilthyBeast said:

 

And the chances of them replicating these metrics next season or anytime soon are slim to none which is also why 2021 may be viewed as a true missed opportunity down the road.

It IS a missed opportunity. Not just down the road. It will always be.  That doesn’t mean that we can’t or won’t win a or multiple SBs in the future.  In 17 I trust.  

[Repulsif]

wonderfull...

where is the trophy ?

and the parade ?

[LABILLBACKER]

I'll never believe in analytical nonsense again. Our legendary #1 defense has given up 80 points to KC in the last 2 playoff games. Taylor shreds us for 5 tds.  Our coaches probably get a -8.6 for situational awareness. Any team that loses to the Jags doesn't deserve squat.  Josh Allen is the only thing at 8.6

[nedboy7]

While I agree that coaching is what cost us the KC game, it seems the narrative that our players are mostly average and our coaching sucks does not seem to fit all the metrics that claim we are indeed a pretty good team.  Either our players suck and the coaches did an amazing job or the coaching is sub par but the players are top notch.  Or..... the coaching is quite good, the team has quite a bit talent and we need to improve in both categories a little to do better next year. 

[Wo-Bah]

I don't feel like celebrating, though.

[freddyjj]

Finishing #1 actually involves being handed this:

 

Edited February 14, 2022 by freddyjj