If The Playoffs Started Today, The Bills Have Beaten the #2, #3, and #4 Seeds

[What a Tuel]

20 minutes ago, SoMAn said:

Nevermind that the Bills basically fielding their preseason team, if the Dolphins were on the sunny side in that heat, I give the Bills the edge.

I truly believe that the short pass that missed McKenzie in the end zone was just Josh running out of gas and getting sloppy. 
So, to me the argument that they lost to an inferior team is more about not having a level playing field. 

 

"Hey, hey, Bills, you cant have tents to have shade on the sideline because we don't have tents to have shade on the sideline! It is only fair!"

 

Meanwhile:

 

[Process]

Newsflash.....bills are by far the best team in the league 

[Charles Romes]

If they lose to the Jets in two weeks they are 0-2 in the division and fall from the 1 to the 5 seed. 

[SoMAn]

48 minutes ago, What a Tuel said:

 

"Hey, hey, Bills, you cant have tents to have shade on the sideline because we don't have tents to have shade on the sideline! It is only fair!"

 

Meanwhile:

 

Making it worse is the idiotic NFL rule that if the Dolphins choose not to use the misting/cooling blowers that can give some relief, the opposing team can't use them either. I honestly believe that these issues will be brought up at one of the owners meetings. This is about more than fairness (which it isn't) - this is about the serious health concerns that can arise from over-heating.

[H2o]

13 minutes ago, Charles Romes said:

If they lose to the Jets in two weeks they are 0-2 in the division and fall from the 1 to the 5 seed. 

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

2 minutes ago, H2o said:

Right?

 

People are so afraid

 

 

[GunnerBill]

3 minutes ago, ScottLaw said:

Was this any different from last season when we beat them 35-7?

 

Only going from people who were there but I've heard a number say "it is always hot in Miami early in the season, but nothing like that." A friend of mine who isn't even a massive NFL fan and lives in Cayman but was in Florida for the weekend and so went to the game said he found the heat in the exposed bit of the stadium unbearable and spent most of the 2nd half in the concourse to get some shelter. 

[What a Tuel]

8 minutes ago, ScottLaw said:

Was this any different from last season when we beat them 35-7?

 

Yes huge temperature difference. Regardless it is less about winning and losing and more about the idiotic restrictions on visiting teams that in spirit are meant to equalize the visiting team to play in the home teams conditions but the home team gamed the system by modifying their stadium to be a giant effing tent to provide shade and then said, Bills you can't have shade because we don't. It is absurd.

13 minutes ago, ScottLaw said:

Was this any different from last season when we beat them 35-7?

 

For your reference from the original thread:

 

On 9/26/2022 at 9:34 PM, What a Tuel said:

Not sure if serious or not but I posted this on the prior page.

 

https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/fl/miami/KMIA/date/2022-9-25

 

Yesterday:

Time Temperature Dew Point Humidity Wind Wind Speed Wind Gust Pressure Precip. Condition

12:53 PM89 °F72 °F57 %ESE6 mph0 mph29.89 in0.0 inPartly Cloudy

1:53 PM89 °F73 °F59 %ESE9 mph0 mph29.86 in0.0 inMostly Cloudy

2:53 PM88 °F74 °F63 %E10 mph0 mph29.84 in0.0 inPartly Cloudy

3:53 PM88 °F75 °F65 %E13 mph0 mph29.82 in0.0 inMostly Cloudy

 

https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/fl/miami/KMIA/date/2021-9-19

Last year:

Time Temperature Dew Point Humidity Wind Wind Speed Wind Gust Pressure Precip. Condition

12:53 PM88 °F76 °F67 %E9 mph0 mph30.01 in0.0 inMostly Cloudy

1:40 PM81 °F75 °F82 %VAR3 mph0 mph30.00 in0.1 inHeavy T-Storm

1:53 PM81 °F76 °F85 %W7 mph0 mph30.00 in0.2 inT-Storm

2:53 PM77 °F75 °F94 %CALM0 mph0 mph29.98 in0.4 inT-Storm

3:13 PM78 °F75 °F90 %CALM0 mph0 mph29.97 in0.0 inMostly Cloudy

3:53 PM81 °F76 °F85 %CALM0 mph0 mph29.96 in0.0 inMostly Cloud

[What a Tuel]

24 minutes ago, SoMAn said:

Making it worse is the idiotic NFL rule that if the Dolphins choose not to use the misting/cooling blowers that can give some relief, the opposing team can't use them either. I honestly believe that these issues will be brought up at one of the owners meetings. This is about more than fairness (which it isn't) - this is about the serious health concerns that can arise from over-heating.

 

They really should be. I don't know how such things are brought up, but I wish the Vikings would since they won and won't be seen as whining about a loss and more of a concern for player safety.

[Captain Hindsight]

55 minutes ago, Charles Romes said:

If they lose to the Jets in two weeks they are 0-2 in the division and fall from the 1 to the 5 seed. 

If Zach Wilson gets to 150 yards, we might be in trouble 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

3 hours ago, BigDingus said:

Even crazier, the Jets would be the #5 seed, and the AFCE would be the division with 3 teams in the playoffs!

 

And here everyone was thinking the AFCW would be fielding 3-4 playoff teams 😆

I’m not terribly shocked the Matt Ryan/Russell Wilson experiments haven’t worked out but man the chargers have been disappointing again.  Staley is as good as gone.  I think the bengals will be bouncing the chargers out of the playoff picture soon 

57 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Only going from people who were there but I've heard a number say "it is always hot in Miami early in the season, but nothing like that." A friend of mine who isn't even a massive NFL fan and lives in Cayman but was in Florida for the weekend and so went to the game said he found the heat in the exposed bit of the stadium unbearable and spent most of the 2nd half in the concourse to get some shelter. 

Seems like the argument has been ‘you know you’re playing in Miami so prepare better’ but we ran out of healthy guys to substitute due to all the injuries we had.  It’s honestly incredible that game was even close.  Miami lost a couple offensive linemen for one play and tua for a drive but they were very healthy according to the snap counts.

[Ray Stonada]

it took a perfect storm of heat, injuries, and mistakes for Buffalo to lose to Miami.

 

And it affected them the next game too, against Baltimore, where they came out flat and fought their way back.

 

I think the Bills, at least unconsciously, did not think they should lose ANY game this season. Not saying they were expecting an undefeated season, but to lose at all was a shock that took another week to get over.

 

[nucci]

what if the playoffs started 2 weeks ago?

[BuffaloBillyG]

3 hours ago, H2o said:

We're only 7 weeks in, but the Bills have a leg up on all 3 of the next closest teams head to head right now. 

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/standings/_/view/playoff

OMG...the ENTIRE post season would be a trap game!

[FilthyBeast]

Just mentioned this in another thread but that Titans win looks very impressive in hindsight as they are rolling right now and have a key matchup against the Chiefs in a few weeks that could determine anywhere from #2 - #4 seed in AFC.

[ticketssince61]

4 hours ago, BigDingus said:

Even crazier, the Jets would be the #5 seed, and the AFCE would be the division with 3 teams in the playoffs!

 

And here everyone was thinking the AFCW would be fielding 3-4 playoff teams 😆

 

I watched part of the Jets- Broncos game and their offense is horrendous (and that was w. Breece)

 

They have beaten;

- the Browns by 1 after Cleveland's choke (and Brisset will be their backup QB when Watson returns)

- the Dolphins with backup QB

- Denver by 6 with an inexperienced backup QB

- Steelers by 4 with a rookie backup QB taking over in the middle of the game and throwing 3 INT's

 

Once they play real teams, they will come back to Earth

[fergie's ire]

3 hours ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

Absolutely.  We had too far to go and it took too long, ironically our success continuing converting 1st downs wore us out at then end.  The receviers started to lose concentration, lot of dropped balls and when it came to get a TD we were exhausted.

Agreed.  I also think exhaustion caused the missed 4th down pass.  Josh didn't step into the pass properly.

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

4 hours ago, Goin Breakdown said:

This is true. It's basically saying "we would have won if the other team wasn't better". Miami was not better. The Bills beat themselves that game. 

I'd say they took an ass kicking by the heat too.

 

[H2o]

18 minutes ago, ticketssince61 said:

 

I watched part of the Jets- Broncos game and their offense is horrendous (and that was w. Breece)

 

They have beaten;

- the Browns by 1 after Cleveland's choke (and Brisset will be their backup QB when Watson returns)

- the Dolphins with backup QB

- Denver by 6 with an inexperienced backup QB

- Steelers by 4 with a rookie backup QB taking over in the middle of the game and throwing 3 INT's

 

Once they play real teams, they will come back to Earth

Yeah, the Jets story was nice for NY fans and Breece Hall was looking good. Even still, they weren't going to make any noise this year. 

[Goin Breakdown]

43 minutes ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:

I'd say they took an ass kicking by the heat too.

 

I was thinking about that.