Week 14 - Bills at Rams Game Week Thread

[MikePJ76]

jared verse sprained his ankle in practice.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jared-verse-is-questionable-after-spraining-ankle-in-thursdays-practice

2 minutes ago, Harold Jackson said:

Bills shouldn't have a problem with this one. I think they win here but lose to Detroit. There's no reason to show Detroit anything,if SB possible.

They have Jets and Pats after that to get a 1 seed. 

 

If they do lose to Rams. I'd pick them to beat Detroit.

 

 

 

I'm pretty sure you would pick them to beat the '85 Bears in Chicago.

 

😉

[Steptide]

Knox's production is just as good as kinkaids, if kinkaid is still not 100%, I'd keep him out still. 

[Harold Jackson]

2 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

jared verse sprained his ankle in practice.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jared-verse-is-questionable-after-spraining-ankle-in-thursdays-practice

I'm pretty sure you would pick them to beat the '85 Bears in Chicago.

 

😉

No, because it's already been played

[Motorin']

9 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

jared verse sprained his ankle in practice.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jared-verse-is-questionable-after-spraining-ankle-in-thursdays-practice

I'm pretty sure you would pick them to beat the '85 Bears in Chicago.

 

😉

 

Da Bills!!! A Billion ta zero! 

 

Cuz da 85' Bearz iz colleting social security right about now. 

[Back2Buff]

27 minutes ago, stinky finger said:

 

Must win game? Is Rapp back with the Rams?

 

To get the one seed, its a must win.  Rapp plays for the Bills and doesn't have an injury designation this week so he will be playing vs Rams.

[RiotAct]

1 hour ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:

 

man oh man, how far we’ve come from the drought years.

[Beck Water]

1 hour ago, stinky finger said:

 

Must win game? Is Rapp back with the Rams?

 

I think he's viewing all our remaining games as must-win games for us to have a shot at the 1-seed.  

[Mark Vader]

3 hours ago, Logic said:

I guess that answers my question of "can anyone think of a recent example of a player being limited all week and then playing Sunday". 

Rapp it is. 

I guess I could change the question to "can anyone think of a recent example of a player being limited all week, having a 'questionable' designation', and playing on Sunday"

The Bills move in mysterious ways.

[Sierra Foothills]

58 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

I think he's viewing all our remaining games as must-win games for us to have a shot at the 1-seed.  

 

The ideas of... "must-win" and "win at all costs" games raise some interesting questions.

 

I took the time to do some research. Since the NFL expanded the playoff field from 10 to 12 teams in 1990 (they again expanded the playoff field to 14 in 2020) there have been 34 Super Bowls.

 

Keeping in mind that both conferences have a #1 seed, a #2 seed, etc, that means that every year there are 2 #1 seeds, 2 #2 seeds, etc):

 

Here are the seedings of the last 34 Super Bowl Champions

 

#1 seed: 15 (44%)

#2 seed: 8 (24%)

#3 seed: 2 (6%)

#4 seed: 5 (15%)

#5 seed: 2 (6%)

#6 seed: 2 (6%)

 

Findings:

• No #7 seed has won the Super Bowl in the 4 years that there has been a 14 team field.
• 44% of the Super Bowls have been won by teams seeded #1.
• 56% of Super Bowls have been won by teams that were not the #1 seed.
• 45% of Super Bowls have been won by teams that were seeded #2 thru #4.

So... when you look at these numbers it makes you suspect that at some point, teams weigh injury avoidance (aka load management) in the form of resting your starters, versus winning at all costs.

 

We know all too well how injuries arguably doomed the Bills in the divisional round against KC last year.

 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

2 hours ago, MikePJ76 said:

jared verse sprained his ankle in practice.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jared-verse-is-questionable-after-spraining-ankle-in-thursdays-practice

I'm pretty sure you would pick them to beat the '85 Bears in Chicago.

 

😉

Verse being gimpy would be huge. He is supposedly having a monster year. Ton of QB pressures.

[Beck Water]

39 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said:

 

The ideas of... "must-win" and "win at all costs" games raise some interesting questions.

 

I took the time to do some research. Since the NFL expanded the playoff field from 10 to 12 teams in 1990 (they again expanded the playoff field to 14 in 2020) there have been 34 Super Bowls.

 

Keeping in mind that both conferences have a #1 seed, a #2 seed, etc, that means that every year there are 2 #1 seeds, 2 #2 seeds, etc):

 

Here are the seedings of the last 34 Super Bowl Champions

 

#1 seed: 15 (44%)

#2 seed: 8 (24%)

#3 seed: 2 (6%)

#4 seed: 5 (15%)

#5 seed: 2 (6%)

#6 seed: 2 (6%)

 

Findings:

• No #7 seed has won the Super Bowl in the 4 years that there has been a 14 team field.
• 44% of the Super Bowls have been won by teams seeded #1.
• 56% of Super Bowls have been won by teams that were not the #1 seed.
• 45% of Super Bowls have been won by teams that were seeded #2 thru #4.

So... when you look at these numbers it makes you suspect that at some point, teams weigh injury avoidance (aka load management) in the form of resting your starters, versus winning at all costs.

 

We know all too well how injuries arguably doomed the Bills in the divisional round against KC last year.

 

 

The thing is, having a bye week to rest up is HUGE as far as load management

But your point is taken that in the last 4 years, it's been what, the 5 seed, the 4 seed, the 3 seed, and the 1 seed?

Edited December 7 by Beck Water

[Solomon Grundy]

I know I should probably wait for the Patriots thread to post this, but I was watching Inside College Football and saw that douche, Christian Fauria, who used to troll us fans during the Brady era. I wondered what hole he crawled into.

[The Firebaugh Kid]

2 hours ago, Steptide said:

Knox's production is just as good as kinkaids, if kinkaid is still not 100%, I'd keep him out still. 

I wanna see what 84 has. I have a feeling about him 

[TheWeatherMan]

2 hours ago, MikePJ76 said:

jared verse sprained his ankle in practice.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jared-verse-is-questionable-after-spraining-ankle-in-thursdays-practice

I'm pretty sure you would pick them to beat the '85 Bears in Chicago.

 

😉

[Scott7975]

5 hours ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:

I shouldn't of put andy in there. this clearly states "as of yet" so likely release update tomorrow or before game time? McD likes a smoke screen tactic leaving question as to who starts.

 

 

Nah not really. I think he straight shoots mostly. He has declared a few people out like mid week this season.

[Success]

3 hours ago, RiotAct said:

man oh man, how far we’ve come from the drought years.

 

The payoff is good.

 

[Kelly to Allen]

Josh Allen said the team is playing very free right now because a home playoff game is already guaranteed so they are not really too concerned about mistakes. They're guaranteed the division and 4th seed minimum 

 

Josh Allen in that mindset is the most dangerous QB in the NFL which is why we aren't losing another game. 

 

It's also why we are going to destroy everyone imo. 

 

 

Edited December 7 by Kelly to Allen

[strive_for_five_guy]

2 hours ago, Sierra Foothills said:

 

The ideas of... "must-win" and "win at all costs" games raise some interesting questions.

 

I took the time to do some research. Since the NFL expanded the playoff field from 10 to 12 teams in 1990 (they again expanded the playoff field to 14 in 2020) there have been 34 Super Bowls.

 

Keeping in mind that both conferences have a #1 seed, a #2 seed, etc, that means that every year there are 2 #1 seeds, 2 #2 seeds, etc):

 

Here are the seedings of the last 34 Super Bowl Champions

 

#1 seed: 15 (44%)

#2 seed: 8 (24%)

#3 seed: 2 (6%)

#4 seed: 5 (15%)

#5 seed: 2 (6%)

#6 seed: 2 (6%)

 

Findings:

• No #7 seed has won the Super Bowl in the 4 years that there has been a 14 team field.
• 44% of the Super Bowls have been won by teams seeded #1.
• 56% of Super Bowls have been won by teams that were not the #1 seed.
• 45% of Super Bowls have been won by teams that were seeded #2 thru #4.

So... when you look at these numbers it makes you suspect that at some point, teams weigh injury avoidance (aka load management) in the form of resting your starters, versus winning at all costs.

 

We know all too well how injuries arguably doomed the Bills in the divisional round against KC last year.

 

The value of the 1 seed will be greater now than it was for the first 30 of those 34 years.  For 30 of those years, the 2 seed also got a bye, hence the automatic win and injury avoidance too.  The 2 seed no longer has that, so over time the SB win % of the 2 seed will drop, whereas the 1 seed % will go up and I’d think the other seeds % will increase ever so slightly too.

[Stretch]

2 hours ago, Sierra Foothills said:

 

The ideas of... "must-win" and "win at all costs" games raise some interesting questions.

 

I took the time to do some research. Since the NFL expanded the playoff field from 10 to 12 teams in 1990 (they again expanded the playoff field to 14 in 2020) there have been 34 Super Bowls.

 

Keeping in mind that both conferences have a #1 seed, a #2 seed, etc, that means that every year there are 2 #1 seeds, 2 #2 seeds, etc):

 

Here are the seedings of the last 34 Super Bowl Champions

 

#1 seed: 15 (44%)

#2 seed: 8 (24%)

#3 seed: 2 (6%)

#4 seed: 5 (15%)

#5 seed: 2 (6%)

#6 seed: 2 (6%)

 

Findings:

• No #7 seed has won the Super Bowl in the 4 years that there has been a 14 team field.
• 44% of the Super Bowls have been won by teams seeded #1.
• 56% of Super Bowls have been won by teams that were not the #1 seed.
• 45% of Super Bowls have been won by teams that were seeded #2 thru #4.

So... when you look at these numbers it makes you suspect that at some point, teams weigh injury avoidance (aka load management) in the form of resting your starters, versus winning at all costs.

 

We know all too well how injuries arguably doomed the Bills in the divisional round against KC last year.

 

The #1 seed being almost double the next highest % seems pretty damn worth it to me.

[Billsatlastin2018]

This is now a seasoned by every type of adversity team. It is close to the healthiest any Bills team has been during the Allen years at this juncture in the season. Allen himself has become the zen poised, confident, experienced and highly dangerous QB we’ve always thought he would be.

 

The truth for every game upcoming and for every opponent,is that they are afraid of what the Bills bring to the table.

 

VERY afraid!

 

There is no looking ahead.
Only, taking on the next week’s opponent, winning and moving on.

 

There is only one goal.

 

To be in NO in February and to win the Lombardi.

 

There will be no interim celebrations,only quiet review of weekly successes.

 

On we go.