Bills clinching Division

[djp14150]

On 11/14/2024 at 5:29 PM, Steptide said:

Dolphins remaining schedule is pretty cake minus a game or 2. While I think Miami is in too big of a hole, I think they will actually finish with a decent record 

MIA/Jets still can make the playoffs if thry go on a W streak getting back to 500 at 8-8 and then their week 18 game could mean a WC spot

 

if you look at other teams……in the battle for 3 WC spots with one of BAL/PIT/CIN winning division

BAL has PIT twice, chargers, eagles, texans, host browns to finish season eho they lostvto.

 

PIT has a difficult schedule. They have to play thrir divisional rivals ( all 6 games) and at eagles, host chiefs.  Thry coukd easily end up 10-7 or 9-8

 

Cincinnati has steelers twice, chargers. Broncos . They are passed ravens, chiefs, eagles

 

 Chargers have bengals, ravens, falcons, chiefs, bucs, broncos before finishing up with cheats and raiders.those next 6 games are a difficult stretch

 

 broncos have falcons, colts, chargers, bengals, chiefs in their schedule

 

colts have jets, lions, broncos. They might have one of the easier schedules

 

chiefs, after bills and panthers have their 3 div foes, browns, Steelers, Texans — don’t see thrm sweeping thise games.

 

Texans have chiefs, ravens, titans twice, jags, fins , cowboys 

Edited November 16 by djp14150

[djp14150]

36 minutes ago, TrentEdwardsCheckDownOn4th said:

If the bills are out of the running for the #1 seed and have the divison locked up then I want them to rest everyone.  I don't care if it's for 3 weeks! McDermott and allen will have them ready regardless of rust. 

 

Could you imagine this team with a month off and completely healthy. 

 

there is the scenario… with week 17 where chiefs-Steelers , ravens-Texans play. Based on the results, Buffalo could wrap up the top seed before they  play the jets on Sunday or a win wraps up #1 seed. Bills have 2L others sre 4+ L . Bills best chiefs, chiefs can lose 3 of ( Chargers, Steelers, Texans, at browns, Raiders) raiders beat them late last season at KC , browns at home would be motivated.

[DCofNC]

21 hours ago, Ballhawk said:

Best Miami can hit is actually 11. At this point it seems like the Bills will be the first to clinch a playoff spot. What will be more interesting (to me), will be tracking the Chiefs to figure out how casually the Bills approach the end of the year (as it relates to the possibility of the #1 seed in the east). Everything starts this weekend, you lose this game and it wouldn't surprise me if the Bills took a rest and relax approach at the expense of the #2 seed.

That would be the wise play.  Clinch the division, and then start resting guys.  Health is going to determine if there is a shot in hell of making it deep into the playoffs.  At the very least, I’d like to see the starters have the last week off, honestly wouldn’t mind seeing them sit for the second half of the week before the last game.  

[HardyBoy]

9 hours ago, uticaclub said:

If the Bills go 0-4, they aren't anywhere near legit contenders and the season will be a waste

 

So I'm just inherently more of a process over outcome type person (independent of McD coming in with his process talk).

 

To me right decision isn't based on if it works out, it's if it was the right decision in the first place with all the available information without hindsight. 

 

We're probably never going to fully agree, but at the same time I don't think we need to, it's just how we enjoy watching sports differently.

[uticaclub]

1 hour ago, TrentEdwardsCheckDownOn4th said:

If the bills are out of the running for the #1 seed and have the divison locked up then I want them to rest everyone.  I don't care if it's for 3 weeks! McDermott and allen will have them ready regardless of rust. 

 

Could you imagine this team with a month off and completely healthy. 

Yeah they’ll be rusty as hell, please see Dungy’s Colts as an example. The year they won was when they had the 4 seed and had to keep playing all year

3 minutes ago, HardyBoy said:

 

So I'm just inherently more of a process over outcome type person (independent of McD coming in with his process talk).

 

To me right decision isn't based on if it works out, it's if it was the right decision in the first place with all the available information without hindsight. 

 

We're probably never going to fully agree, but at the same time I don't think we need to, it's just how we enjoy watching sports differently.

You’ll enjoy them going 0-4 because of the process? What ***** process? What direction are we going?

Edited November 15 by uticaclub

[Sweats]

9 minutes ago, uticaclub said:

Yeah they’ll be rusty as hell, please see Dungy’s Colts as an example. The year they won was when they had the 4 seed and had to keep playing all year

You’ll enjoy them going 0-4 because of the process? What ***** process? What direction are we going?

 

 

I wander aimlessly........that's the only direction i know.

[Dillenger4]

20 hours ago, Logic said:

I always say that the only thing certain after a Bills game is that I'll be having a beer. It'll either be a celebratory beer or a consolation beer to make the loss hurt a little less. But either way -- beer is certain! 

Thats awesome. After a loss, I like to blast The Final Cut and drink tequilla and smoke weed and cry.

[Gugny]

22 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

the division race is over

And irrelevant. 
 

Show me the motherf*cking baby. 

[Ballhawk]

2 hours ago, DCofNC said:

That would be the wise play.  Clinch the division, and then start resting guys.  Health is going to determine if there is a shot in hell of making it deep into the playoffs.  At the very least, I’d like to see the starters have the last week off, honestly wouldn’t mind seeing them sit for the second half of the week before the last game.  

Just hope that doesn't result in a harder path to the AFC championship game (once there they are all tough).

 

1 hour ago, Dillenger4 said:

Thats awesome. After a loss, I like to blast The Final Cut and drink tequilla and smoke weed and cry.

 

After a game I look like this...

 

[HardyBoy]

2 hours ago, uticaclub said:

You’ll enjoy them going 0-4 because of the process? What ***** process? What direction are we going?

 

Not at all what I'm saying... what I'm saying is there is a possibility that they lose all of these next four games and the result is not that they are not a competative team that can't go far in the playoffs or that they should blow it all up. 

[uticaclub]

16 minutes ago, HardyBoy said:

 

Not at all what I'm saying... what I'm saying is there is a possibility that they lose all of these next four games and the result is not that they are not a competative team that can't go far in the playoffs or that they should blow it all up. 

Yea, 0-4 and we have to make major changes. Agreed.

[HardyBoy]

7 hours ago, uticaclub said:

Yea, 0-4 and we have to make major changes. Agreed.

 

Lol, that's where we disagree...0-4 doesn't necessarily mean we need major change at all...it depends on how they lost and all that...also, what was Tampa Bay's record after 12 games the year the won their last super bowl?

 

What I'm really saying is that I saw somewhere the bills were -5000 to win the afc east...I feel like there is a better chance than that that the bills lose their next four and the dolphins win their next five and they are tied in the loss column than the odds of -5000...there might be some value to hedge there potentially...I don't gamble on sports though, just pointing out a potential value bet to toss a few bucks on something that is unlikely, but feels more likely than the odds

[Kelly to Allen]

For the first time since 2020 buffalo can afford to rest guys. I firmly believe that KC resting everyone in the last game and buffalo losing Benford, Gabe and Bernard kept us from winning the Superbowl. 

 

McDermott has to be smart and realize that opportunity. You could realistically get the 3 seed and throttle down and still most likely play two home playoff games possibly. 

 

That's why this game is weird and kinda just a preamble to the real thing 

 

Edited November 16 by Kelly to Allen

[EasternOHBillsFan]

11 hours ago, djp14150 said:

if you look at other teams……in the battle for 3 WC spots with one of BAL/PIT/CIN winning division

BAL has PIT twice, chargers, eagles, texans, host browns to finish season eho they lostvto.

 

PIT has a difficult schedule. They have to play thrir divisional rivals ( all 6 games) and at eagles, host chiefs.  Thry coukd easily end up 10-7 or 9-8

 

Cincinnati has bengals twice, chargers. Broncos . They are passed ravens, chiefs, eagles

 

That's a neat trick  

Edited November 16 by EasternOHBillsFan

[djp14150]

12 hours ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:

 

That's a neat trick  

Cats are very flexible….

[GoBillsForeverAndAlways]

I'm certainly just glad that there's a verrry different feeling in the air than there was at this time last year! Last November we were in the conversation of whether or not we'd even make the playoffs, or maybe snag a Wild Card spot? While this year we're riding high atop the division and most likely will stay that way. I had no doubt this team could get here after the switch to Joe Brady last season. Love this team so much!!!!