Predict the Final Win total

[mabden]

14  - 3 with road wins in KC & Cincinnati.   

 

Win the Division with 1 Division loss.

 

Number 1 seed

 

Superbowl Win!

[oldmanfan]

Just now, ScottLaw said:

Just surprising anyone outside of a Seahawks fan thinks the Seahawks will get to the SB…

I think they win their division.  I don’t see Purdue being effective for the Niners over an entire season.  And I don’t think the Eagles repeat trying to get used to new coordinators on both sides of the ball.

[Charles Romes]

Jones/Burrow out for the first month could clear a path to a one seed 12-5.

[No_Matter_What]

12-5 or better. And we will win 2 out of 3 on road vs Chiefs, Eagles and Bengals.

 

I just hope that we finally will be healthy and lucky at the same time when playoff comes. 

[Rico]

14-3, then revenge playoffs,

stomp the Chiefs and Bengals in Buffalo and stomp the Cowboys in the SB.

[Brian3488]

16-1

[Dr. K]

Barring another series of injuries and major disruptions like last season, this team will be better than last year.

 

But the schedule is considerably tougher.

 

I figure it comes out to 11 wins in the regular season, and a stronger performance in the playoffs. 

[FLFan]

I am tempted to nod to the supposedly tougher schedule and say 11 wins, but the reality is predicting strength of schedule based on last years results is a losing game.  It rarely works out that way.  13-4, including 2 losses in the division TBD.  The Bills and Chiefs are the class of the AFC and meet again in the Championship game.  

[MikePJ76]

I am not sure but I think whoever wins the east will have to win 11 games overall and go 4-2 in the division.

 

Going to be a fun stressful season.

[SF Bills Fan]

11-6 and no Super Bowl win

[ganesh]

3 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

12-5 but three losses will be Bengals, Chiefs, Eagles and the narrative will be that the Bills are a step below those 3 teams. 

 

Make the AFCCG and lose there again is what my gut is telling me. But with the right bounces this can be a Superbowl team.

If the Bills lose all those three games, they will INDEED be a step below those teams.   The Bills have to win 2 out of the 3 games to show they belong in that elite tier.  These are the four best teams in the NFL along with the 49ers.

 

THe hard part for the Bills is that ALL the three games are on the ROAD.   Go Bills !

[stinky finger]

2 hours ago, flutie5 said:

14-3 and a Super Bowl championship for the first time in our history. Josh will be MVP and McDermott will be coach of the year.

 

Don't bogart that joint

 

I say 11-6 and losing in AFC game

Edited September 3, 2023 by stinky finger

[CSBill]

15-2

[Rockinon]

Bills finally get a break with injuries during the season. 14-3, #1 seed and on to the Superbowl. And then lose to SF, heartrendingly after Josh goes down with an injury in the 1st qtr. 

[stinky finger]

2 hours ago, Drew21PA said:

I actually see 12*
 

AND….AND

 

STARTING 8-0!

 

 

 

Ouch - so we go into the playoffs going 4 and 5 to finish regular season. That can't be good.

[teef]

I’m in the 11-12 win group, leaning towards 11.  I just want this team to actually gain some momentum going into the preseason. 

[RiotAct]

Regular season: 11

 

Postseason: TBD

7 minutes ago, teef said:

I’m in the 11-12 win group, leaning towards 11.  I just want this team to actually gain some momentum going into the preseason. 

I’d prefer momentum going into the postseason, myself…

[Alphadawg7]

4 hours ago, Buffalo Boy said:

   The Bills have the best team they have had, to my look, in the Josh era.

   The D is a question mark due to the coaching and MLB situation.

   The AFC East looks to be tougher ahead of the season . This could be a mirage, think AFC West last year. Who knows.

    13-4 Regular season

    We get the the one seed due to Chiefs taking a step back and the AFCN is tough so the Bengals are an 11 win team. 
    3-0 and a Lombardy

     

     

     

 

With our schedule, I think their floor (not factoring in any injuries to critical players) is 11 wins and their ceiling is 14 wins.

 

I will roll with 13-4 and I think this is the year we reach the SB.  While the AFC is loaded, team to team though I just don't see another roster that I can definitively say is better overall.  I think this is the year we break through and head to the Super Bowl.  

 

For all the heat the Bills get right now from media and fans, we were still 8 points away from being undefeated despite major injuries, including Von and to Allens throwing elbow.  Tre also wasn't close to himself either, and those are 3 of our 4 best players on the team.  Then there was the emotional drain of everything the team and the city endured last year.  Still, just 8 points away from undefeated.

 

Coming in hungry, with a chip on their shoulder, and healthy with less hype I think is going to be a recipe to get over the hump.  

 

PS:  I am fully aware that after each of the 4 losses the usual suspects will flood the board with Fire McD, Fire Beane, Trade Diggs, etc threads.

Edited September 3, 2023 by Alphadawg7

[K-9]

In the words of the late, great Senator:

 

20-0 baby!

[ganesh]

 

• AFC East Division champion 
• Go 4-2 in division with split with Miami and Jets 
• Go 2-1 in the AWAY games against the best teams in Football (KC, CIN, PHI).
• Go 3-1 in the remaining conference games  (DEN, Raiders, Chargers, Jacksonville)
• Go 3-0 against the NFC conference 
• Go 1-0 on the 17th game

Total 13-4 and host a home playoff game (#2 or #3 seed).  

 

The 4 losses are against their toughest opponents in the schedule.  

Playoffs - 

• Get to play the Ravens at home and win that game.
• Go to Cincinnati and win this time 
• Host the AFC Championship against Jacksonville (who had stunned the Chiefs) and win to go to SB

Super Bowl

• Beat the 49ers in the Super Bowl to lift the coveted (and elusive) Lombardi.  Allen is the Super Bowl MVP