UPDATED!!! Sunday Jan 5th Up to the minute NFL Playoff Picture and Scenarios

[mannc]

On 1/3/2025 at 5:34 AM, Gregg said:

 

I still hope they fall to #6 and play the Ravens. Even if they lose the game, they will still put a hurting on the Ravens. Those games are usually all out wars.

I understand the point, but I also think the Chargers have a better chance of beating the Ravens than the Steelers do. 

[RiotAct]

1 minute ago, mannc said:

I understand the point, but I also think the Chargers have a better chance of beating the Ravens than the Steelers do. 

Agree 100%.  Russ will be herping and derping all game against the Ravens’ D on the road in Baltimore.

[Chaos]

5 hours ago, Gilberto said:

So we want Baltimore to lose and Pitt to win today right?

yes

[Mango]

I’ll scream it from the rooftops.

 

I DON’T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WOTH THE BENGALS.

 

We have done a poor job against that squad on a few occasions when that roster was much colder than it is now.

 

My next least favorite team is Baltimore. It’s not that they’re so good, just that both seem to be bad matchups for us right now. 
 

After that I don’t really care. 

[Richard Noggin]

3 minutes ago, Mango said:

I’ll scream it from the rooftops.

 

I DON’T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WOTH THE BENGALS.

 

We have done a poor job against that squad on a few occasions when that roster was much colder than it is now.

 

My next least favorite team is Baltimore. It’s not that they’re so good, just that both seem to be bad matchups for us right now. 
 

After that I don’t really care. 

 

Agree on both. 

 

Give us the Broncos and their rookie QB in cold and wind, or the banged up Dolphins. 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Where things stand:

 

1) chargers are 5 with a win and Steelers are 6. With a chargers loss, they are reversed. 
 

2) we all know 7: Miami, Denver, or Cincy. 

[Billsfanatic8989]

My guess....

 

Denver@Buffalo

Chargers@Texans

Steelers@Ravens

 

I can't see Payton losing to backups. And I can't see the Chargers losing to Vegas.

 

I would prefer Miami over Denver. Payton is a coach who gets more out of less. 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 04:25 AM by Billsfanatic8989

[Fetou]

40 minutes ago, Mango said:

I’ll scream it from the rooftops.

 

I DON’T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WOTH THE BENGALS.

 

We have done a poor job against that squad on a few occasions when that roster was much colder than it is now.

 

My next least favorite team is Baltimore. It’s not that they’re so good, just that both seem to be bad matchups for us right now. 
 

After that I don’t really care. 

Joe Burrow would make this defense look like Rookie mode on Madden with your older brother dragging defenders away from the play intentionally. They'll score 60. Need them as far away from us as possible. I hope they fly out to Aruba after a Denver victory

Edited yesterday at 04:24 AM by Fetou

[That's No Moon]

1 minute ago, Billsfanatic8989 said:

I can't see Payton losing to backups. And I can't see the Chargers losing to Vegas.

 

 

I generally agree with you, but I also remember a red hot team losing to Willie Parker and a host of back up QBs at home to keep them out of the playoffs many moons ago.

[Big Blitz]

I don’t think we play them.  
 

But in no way am I as worried about a Bengals matchup vs our D - that feasts on terrible olines - and doesn’t have an elite RB to go with the elite QB

 

Higgins and Chase Brown aren’t 100 percent.  
 

In fact I’d call Higgins in doubt if he couldn’t finish this must win game today.   

 

 

The Ravens in Round 2 is inevitable.  The Steelers are an absolute joke.   

[Billsfanatic8989]

1 minute ago, That's No Moon said:

I generally agree with you, but I also remember a red hot team losing to Willie Parker and a host of back up QBs at home to keep them out of the playoffs many moons ago.

You referring to the season ending loss in 04 that kept us out and put the Jets in?

 

That was 20 years ago. And look at our HC then vs what Denver has.

 

Yes, it's possible. But highly unlikely.

[Big Blitz]

3 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:

I generally agree with you, but I also remember a red hot team losing to Willie Parker and a host of back up QBs at home to keep them out of the playoffs many moons ago.

 

Yea but this Chiefs team has it in their interests to prevent a potential round 2 matchup vs the Bengals instead of anyone else. 

[Billsfanatic8989]

1 minute ago, Big Blitz said:

I don’t think we play them.  
 

But in no way am I as worried about a Bengals matchup vs our D - that feasts on terrible olines - and doesn’t have an elite RB to go with the elite QB

 

Higgins and Chase Brown aren’t 100 percent.  
 

In fact I’d call Higgins in doubt if he couldn’t finish this must win game today.   

 

 

The Ravens in Round 2 is inevitable.  The Steelers are an absolute joke.   

Just clarifying...you are saying the Bengals have an elite QB but not the RB to go with him?

[QLBillsFan]

5 minutes ago, Fetou said:

Joe Burrow would make this defense look like Rookie mode on Madden with your older brother dragging defenders away from the play intentionally. They'll score 60. Need them as far away from us as possible. I hope they fly out to Aruba after a Denver victory

He looked very pedestrian tonight when Higgins went down. If they weren’t playing a team that could take advantage of the gifted opportunities they would have lost to go 8-9.. sorry yes dangerous O but overall  team the Bills should beat. 

[Big Blitz]

1 minute ago, Billsfanatic8989 said:

Just clarifying...you are saying the Bengals have an elite QB but not the RB to go with him?

 

Correct.  Mixon was a massive problem for us. 

Brown is good.  But he’s clearly not 100 percent and he isn’t Mixon.  

[Billsfanatic8989]

Just now, Big Blitz said:

 

Yea but this Chiefs team has it in their interests to prevent a potential round 2 matchup vs the Bengals instead of anyone else. 

This.

 

I have to think KC wants Denver in over Cincinnati. Most teams would. 

 

Not that that is the reason they are resting starters.

[HereComesTheReignAgain]

48 minutes ago, Mango said:

I’ll scream it from the rooftops.

 

I DON’T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WOTH THE BENGALS.

 

We have done a poor job against that squad on a few occasions when that roster was much colder than it is now.

 

My next least favorite team is Baltimore. It’s not that they’re so good, just that both seem to be bad matchups for us right now. 
 

After that I don’t really care. 

The Bengals looked average at best tonight. They are not the scary team that everyone is making them out to be. 

[Big Blitz]

If we can’t beat that Bengals team at home in January we aren’t winning the SB anyway let alone winning in KC

[Buffalo ill]

Bring on the Bengals.  If the Bills can't beat them, they are not going to beat the ravens or Chiefs.  Might as well get knocked out in the first round and have more reason to get a new coach.

 

With that said, if Josh plays well the Bills can beat any team in the league.  I'm excited for the playoffs.

[Billsfanatic8989]

1 minute ago, Big Blitz said:

 

Correct.  Mixon was a massive problem for us. 

Brown is good.  But he’s clearly not 100 percent and he isn’t Mixon.  

True.

 

For a minute, I thought that post was saying Burrow wasn't an elite QB lol.

 

The one reason I would want Cincinnati instead of Denver is the coaching matchups. Taylor instead of Payton. NFL upsets are ore likely to happen when a team has a HOF caliber HC.

 

Otherwise...I'd take Denver.