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1/2/23 Week 17 Gameday Bills @ Bengals Pregame Thread


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Obviously I'd like to see the Bills get the #1 seed. And the path to the Super Bowl is harder if they don't get it. 

 

But if they lose tonight they are far from done. #1 seeds have won only seven of the last 22 Super Bowls. Getting the home field and the bye are absolutely no guarantee. 

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I don't know why, but I feel good.

 

There has been so much Bengals hype, and they've talked so much trash while the Bills remained quiet and focused.

 

Bengals rely on running an airshow and beating teams on the blitz. The Bills defense is about forcing precision drives and getting there with 4 rushers. Bengals starting RT is out.

 

Bengals D is bottom 1/3 of the league at stopping scrambling QBs. That's where Josh eats.

 

I'm not saying it's a done deal, but I legitimately like the way we line up against the Bengals. I think all the hardship the Bills had is making them gel at the right time. I don't think it's easy but as long as 17 is under center I won't count the Bills out of anything. 

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3 minutes ago, arcane said:

What is an explanation for the discrepancy between the 4 seed and the 3 seed? Just small sample size? 

 

Is the 4 seed the first wildcard who is often better than the worst division winner?

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2 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

Is the 4 seed the first wildcard who is often better than the worst division winner?

That was the case until 2002. That’s when they realigned into 4 divisions per conference and the 4 seed is the worst division winner. 

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7 minutes ago, arcane said:

What is an explanation for the discrepancy between the 4 seed and the 3 seed? Just small sample size? 

 back until… 2002 I think(?), there were only 3 divisions in each conference.   So the 4 seed was the best non-division winner.

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