Breakdown - Decision to PLAY STARTERS or REST STARTERS in Final Week of Season (Week 18)

[YoloinOhio]

Rest them please

[peterpan]

4 hours ago, mannc said:

And if Steelers and Ravens both lose on Wednesday, rest starters for the last two games?

If that happened, I would rest everyone for the Jest, then play the starters v NE for the first half or so, just to stay sharp.  Two weeks off is too much, teams always come out flat 

[MAJBobby]

I am going on the limb and saying doesn’t even matter what happens around the league. Josh Allen will start the last two regular season games. 
 

I am thinking at least one drive each. Maybe a QTR each. But he will start each of the remaining games. 

[ticketssince61]

6 hours ago, K-9 said:

If either getting the #1 seed or the threat of losing the #2 seed is a possibility in week 18, the starters need to play. Otherwise, they get the week off. 

 

100%. After your post, the mods should have closed down the thread, since this sums up every possibility in one sentence

[ProcessTruster]

3 hours ago, UKBillFan said:

 

I don't like the idea of facing the Ravens full stop, let alone having to travel to Baltimore to do so. Any upper hand the Bills can have, take it.

Edited 12 hours ago by ProcessTruster

[ChasBB]

43 minutes ago, ticketssince61 said:

 

100%. After your post, the mods should have closed down the thread, since this sums up every possibility in one sentence

  7 hours ago, K-9 said:

If either getting the #1 seed or the threat of losing the #2 seed is a possibility in week 18, the starters need to play. Otherwise, they get the week off.

 

   and

 

3 hours ago, ngbills said:

Simply put - win next week and see what Chiefs do. 

 

Haha, agree - my verbose post boiled down to either of the sentences above, save for maybe scenario 6.  I'd like to see Bills go starters all the way vs. the Jets just because I want to see at least one more game between Josh Allen & Aaron Rogers, no-holds-barred.

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

We should need 1 more win to lock up the 2. I figure we play to win the Jets game then Mitch or White play in week 18. I’m figuring we win this week and then you don’t see anyone important until wildcard weekend. Which we probably can still win that last game won’t backups but I assume we go all in regardless Sunday. If we win, everyone rests

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Everyone plays to win now matter what this week. Can't rest Allen for two weeks. 

If the #1 or #2 seed are still in question then everyone plays week 17.

If they can't win the #1 seed and they are locked into #2 then rest everybody week 17

[Dr.Sack]

KC aside, in all likelihood the Bills need to win one more game to guarantee the 2 seed, assuming Baltimore beats a crippled Texans team. Week 18 probably won’t mean anything if KC continues their near perfect run of winning 1 score games.