Technically possible but probably won't happen scenario where Bills lose out and still make playoffs

[ImpactCorey]

We all want the Bills to win out and hopefully take the division!  However, if for some reason they end up losing instead, these are the games to watch for the outcome because the Bills could still make the playoffs if these are the results:

 

Week 17

Colts beat Raiders - Raiders playing inspired football but doable
Titans beat Texans - Possible if Stroud is still out
Seahawks beat Steelers - Very possible
Chiefs beat Bengals - a likely KC bounce back against a flailing Cincy team

 

Week 18

Browns beat Bengals - Browns are hot!  Bengals are not
Colts beat Texans - another toss up
Ravens beat Steelers - as long as Ravens aren't resting starters
 

Broncos lose in week 17 or 18 (Chargers or Raiders) - No more Russell?  I'd count on at least one loss here

 

You know... in case you were wondering.

 

Go Bills!

[Doc Brown]

If we lose our we don't deserve to make the playoffs.  Having said that, I would totally accept a Super Bowl victory if that crazy scenario played out.

[Aussie Joe]

It’s probably still technically possible that the Super Bowl is Denver versus Atlanta 

[LABILLBACKER]

Just did the NYT calculations.  If we lose out there still is anywhere from a 21-89% chance of making it depending on several outcomes.  Basically need Steelers, Texans and Bengals to lose 2x. 

 

Let's just destroy NE and not think of all this....

[Doc Brown]

2 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

Just did the NYT calculations.  If we lose out there still is anywhere from a 21-89% chance of making it depending on several outcomes.  Basically need Steelers, Texans and Bengals to lose 2x. 

 

Let's just destroy NE and not think of all this....

We have a 6% chance of making the playoffs if we lose out.

[MJS]

1 hour ago, Doc Brown said:

If we lose our we don't deserve to make the playoffs.  Having said that, I would totally accept a Super Bowl victory if that crazy scenario played out.

Actually, they WOULD deserve to make the playoffs because that is how the playoff seeding works.

[Saxum]

10 minutes ago, MJS said:

Actually, they WOULD deserve to make the playoffs because that is how the playoff seeding works.

 

Agree. Some do not understand scientific method and got Doctorate degree from Cracker Jack box.

[Einstein]

10 minutes ago, MJS said:

Actually, they WOULD deserve to make the playoffs because that is how the playoff seeding works.

 

Playoff seeding =/= deserving.

 

A 7-9 team made the playoffs just a couple of years ago. They were not deserving. But it was how the playoff seeding works.

 

[MJS]

8 minutes ago, Einstein said:

Playoff seeding =/= deserving.

 

A 7-9 team made the playoffs just a couple of years ago. They were not deserving. But it was how the playoff seeding works.

They absolutely deserved it. Did that make them a good team compared to other playoff teams? No.

[ControllerOfPlanetX]

This seems easier than actually trying to beat the Pats and Dolphins…I’m in, and will sleep better Saturday night.

[NoHuddleKelly12]

10 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

If we lose our we don't deserve to make the playoffs.  Having said that, I would totally accept a Super Bowl victory if that crazy scenario played out.

Hey, didn't you know that it's hard to win games in the NFL?

 

🙂

[Einstein]

7 hours ago, MJS said:

They absolutely deserved it. Did that make them a good team compared to other playoff teams? No.

 

Forget other playoff teams. There we’re multiple NON-playoff teams who had better records. If you feel a 7-9 team is deserving to make the playoffs when an 11-5 team and a 10-6 team and multiple 8-8 teams miss the playoffs, then perhaps we have very different ideas on deserving.

Your logic of ‘deserving’ is akin to a C- student deserving Valedictorian because they are graded on a curve that the A+ students were not.

[Virgil]

11 hours ago, ImpactCorey said:

We all want the Bills to win out and hopefully take the division!  However, if for some reason they end up losing instead, these are the games to watch for the outcome because the Bills could still make the playoffs if these are the results:

 

Week 17

Colts beat Raiders - Raiders playing inspired football but doable
Titans beat Texans - Possible if Stroud is still out
Seahawks beat Steelers - Very possible
Chiefs beat Bengals - a likely KC bounce back against a flailing Cincy team

 

Week 18

Browns beat Bengals - Browns are hot!  Bengals are not
Colts beat Texans - another toss up
Ravens beat Steelers - as long as Ravens aren't resting starters
 

Broncos lose in week 17 or 18 (Chargers or Raiders) - No more Russell?  I'd count on at least one loss here

 

You know... in case you were wondering.

 

Go Bills!

If the Ravens beat the Dolphins this week, the Browns will rest their starters next week.  They will be locked into the 5 seed

Edited December 29, 2023 by Virgil

[Big Blitz]

Every game except Miami went our way last week. 
 

All of them.  
 

Just feels like something isn’t going our way this week.  
 

My gut is telling me Bengals over Chiefs, and there is a good chance if the Steelers get out to an early lead they absolutely can beat Geno Smith.  

[Prospector]

So you’re saying there’s a chance

[Gregg]

7 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:

Every game except Miami went our way last week. 
 

All of them.  
 

Just feels like something isn’t going our way this week.  
 

My gut is telling me Bengals over Chiefs, and there is a good chance if the Steelers get out to an early lead they absolutely can beat Geno Smith.  

 

As long as the Bills and Ravens win then it will be a great Sunday.

[Einstein]

21 minutes ago, Virgil said:

Browns will rest their starters next week.  They are locked into the 5 seed

 

They are not locked into the 5 seed. They can still get the #1 overall seed for goodness sake.

 

Hopefully the Ravens do lock them in with a win over the Dolphins, but that is yet to be seen.

 

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Edited December 29, 2023 by Einstein

[Big Blitz]

Is Cleveland locked in to the 5 seed??

 

If Miami loses, they could fall to a WC and in a tie with Cleveland who would be the 5 seed?  
 

If they could fall to 6, then they have to beat the Bengals next week - which might turn out to be important for us if the Bengals beat the Chiefs.  
 

Unless they don’t care about 5 or 6.  I don’t recall teams being good with potentially dropping down.  

Edited December 29, 2023 by Big Blitz

[ColoradoBills]

7 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:

Is Cleveland locked in to the 5 seed??

 

If Miami loses, they could fall to a WC and in a tie with Cleveland who would be the 5 seed?  
 

If they could fall to 6, then they have to beat the Bengals next week - which might turn out to be important for us if the Bengals beat the Chiefs.  
 

Unless they don’t care about 5 or 6.  I don’t recall teams being good with potentially dropping down.  

 

Cleveland is either winning the Division or the #5 seed.

 

 

Just a general comment:  You guys are driving yourself nuts with all the scenarios.  

[Virgil]

30 minutes ago, Einstein said:

 

They are not locked into the 5 seed. They can still get the #1 overall seed for goodness sake.

 

Hopefully the Ravens do lock them in with a win over the Dolphins, but that is yet to be seen.

 

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I keep thinking the week is over.  
 

To clarify, if the Ravens beat the Dolphins, then the Browns will be locked into the 5 seed