Power Rankings

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

The three teams ahead of us all do have a better record.  We are #2 in Athletic rankings behind Eagles

 

Rankings are also based a lot on "what have you done for me lately" and 2 weeks ago the Bills lost.  Without that loss they'd likely be #1 as they were #2 in a number of polls after beating KC and SF.

[chongli]

23 minutes ago, dorquemada said:

 

ESPN is garbage.  For a lot of reasons of course, but i've been a ESPN+ subscriber for years, and when I recently tried to cancel (because it's garbage) there was absolutely no way to do it, none of the links worked, I tried everything and I'm a professional computer toucher.  Fortunately I have one of the fancy tier credit cards and told my concierge the situation and they simply stopped payment

 

Maybe this way the issue?

 

https://support.espn.com/hc/en-us/articles/13617782234260-Canceling-Your-ESPN-Subscription

 

"NOTE: You cannot cancel your ESPN+ account using the ESPN app. A mobile or web browser is required."  

 

Otherwise, seems like a straight-forwatd process:

 

[from google AI]
 

"To cancel your ESPN+ subscription, you can: 

Log in to your ESPN+ account on a computer or mobile browser 

Hover over or select your profile picture in the upper right corner 

Select ESPN+ Subscriptions under the Manage my section 

Select Manage Subscription 

Select Cancel Subscription 

Select Cancel Now 

 

If you're billed through a third party, like Google Play, Verizon, Roku, or Hulu, you'll need to cancel your subscription through that platform. You can check which platform you're billed through by going to the ESPN Plus Subscriptions section in your account. 

 

You can also cancel your ESPN+ subscription on an iPhone by: 

Opening the Settings app 

Tapping your name 

Tapping Subscriptions 

Tapping the subscription 

Tapping Cancel Subscription 

You can cancel your ESPN+ subscription at any time, so you're only charged for the billing month you signed up in."

Edited December 17 by chongli

[dorquemada]

11 minutes ago, chongli said:

 

Maybe this way the issue?

 

https://support.espn.com/hc/en-us/articles/13617782234260-Canceling-Your-ESPN-Subscription

 

"NOTE: You cannot cancel your ESPN+ account using the ESPN app. A mobile or web browser is required."  

 

Otherwise, seems like a straight-forwatd process:

 

[from google AI]
 

"To cancel your ESPN+ subscription, you can: 

Log in to your ESPN+ account on a computer or mobile browser 

Hover over or select your profile picture in the upper right corner 

Select ESPN+ Subscriptions under the Manage my section 

Select Manage Subscription 

Select Cancel Subscription 

Select Cancel Now 

 

If you're billed through a third party, like Google Play, Verizon, Roku, or Hulu, you'll need to cancel your subscription through that platform. You can check which platform you're billed through by going to the ESPN Plus Subscriptions section in your account. 

 

You can also cancel your ESPN+ subscription on an iPhone by: 

Opening the Settings app 

Tapping your name 

Tapping Subscriptions 

Tapping the subscription 

Tapping Cancel Subscription 

You can cancel your ESPN+ subscription at any time, so you're only charged for the billing month you signed up in."

 

None of that worked bro.  Literally would follow the steps and it would bomb out. 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

What?! Ain’t nothing better than power rankings Tuesday after a big win!!! 

[jethro_tull]

SI has the Bills at (1); CBS Sports has them at (3).  

[DabillsDaBillsDaBills]

I think the top 4 are in their own tier and pretty interchangeable.

 

Bills, Lions, Eagles, and Chiefs. 

 

Obviously we're the only team with victories over the Chiefs and Lions, but we do have the most losses. 

 

Now, if someone were to rank us outside the top 4 I'd have some fighting words for them. But I won't be upset at being ranked #4

[BullBuchanan]

I always thought "power rankings" were pointless since they are always correlated to Win-loss record. Anyone can just look that up without needing someone to write a column about it.

[Solomon Grundy]

I think the defense is affecting the power ranking. The pundits aren't considering our injured players

[hondo in seattle]

33 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said:

I always thought "power rankings" were pointless since they are always correlated to Win-loss record. Anyone can just look that up without needing someone to write a column about it.

Isn't that, though, the idea behind power rankings?  It's not about win-loss records and more about which team is actually the best?

 

According to ELO ratings (which are used to rank chess players but can also rank any other competitive sport/game), the Bills are #2.  They have Josh rated as the #1 QB.  

 

ww.nfeloapp.com/nfl-power-ratings/

 

 

[Governor]

They don’t trust our defense.

[BullBuchanan]

2 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:

Isn't that, though, the idea behind power rankings?  It's not about win-loss records and more about which team is actually the best?

 

According to ELO ratings (which are used to rank chess players but can also rank any other competitive sport/game), the Bills are #2.  They have Josh rated as the #1 QB.  

 

ww.nfeloapp.com/nfl-power-ratings/

 

 

Exactly, though if your model has the Packers ranked #1, I suggest you fine tune it

[Chaos]

To answer the original question what can’t the Bills do?  Don’t inexplicably give up 44 points and lose to the Rams.  Beating the lions did not wash away that sin for the power rankers. 

[Augie]

24 minutes ago, Governor said:

They don’t trust our defense.

 

Sadly, I don’t blame them. 

[Utah John]

12 hours ago, Shaw66 said:

It used to be that we used to pay attention to the power rankings every week to see if the Bills had moved up or down. Everyone would comment on the rankings - too high, too low, about right.  

 

We don't do that on this forum like we used to. 

 

Anyway, I just happened to look at ESPN's power rankings.  Bills are fourth.  That's okay, I guess, and I don't really care, but it strikes me as really odd that the Bills beat both the Chiefs and the Lions and both teams are still ranked above the Bills.  What are they supposed to do to be recognized for what they are?

 

I don't know - maybe the both of those teams ARE better than the Bills, but it seems to me some leaps of faith have to be taken to reach that conclusion. Like, Patrick Mahomes is the next Tom Brady, and his team is ALWAYS better because they have Patrick Mahomes. Or, the Lions are everyone's favorite story this season, so they must be better.  

 

Just keep winning. 

 

Yeah, that was ESPN.  Another ranking I saw had the Bills at 2, behind only Philly, and I thought that was right.  The power rankings should reflect how well teams are playing NOW, not how many games they won or lost in September and October.  The Bills might be playing the best of any team right now, or maybe not considering all the yards and points the D has given up.

 

The thing is that rankings have nothing to do with who's going to win a particular game the next time out.  Good or bad schemes and injuries can overwhelm any supposed advantage.

[Boatdrinks]

12 hours ago, Drew21PA said:

Has to be something to do with our record against playoff teams 

 

which we lost to Houston and the ravens that hurts us

Not so much. Power rankings are more of a week to week snapshot than a cumulative season award. Those early losses are far in the rear view.