A closer look at the playoff teams' records against each other.

[ImpactCorey]

We all know the big wins by the Bills over KC and Detroit.  The flip side of that coin is they lost to every other playoff bound team they faced.  So It made me curious how that stacks against the other playoff bound teams.  There are 5 teams still on the bubble: Miami, Cincinnati, Denver, Atlanta, and Tampa Bay.   Therefore, I considered the worst case record and best case records for each team as well based on who the 2 additional playoff teams end up being.

 

For the AFC:

 

Buffalo: Currently 2-3 which is also the worst case.  Best case is 4-3 if Miami gets in.

Baltimore:  Currently 5-3 which is also the worst case.  Best case is 7-3 if either Cincy or Denver make it for the AFC and Tampa Bay for the NFC.

Pittsburgh: Currently 3-3 which is also the worst case.  Best case is 5-3 if either Cincy or Denver make it for the AFC and Atlanta for the NFC.  Also note they have another game against Cincinnati would could push best case to 6-3.

Houston: Currently 2-5 which is also the worst case.  Best case is only 3-5 if Miami gets in.

Kansas City: Currently 6-1 which is also the worst case.  Note they beat both Atlanta and Tampa Bay so giving them 1 win there.  Best case is 7-1 if Cincy or Denver get in.

La Chargers: Currently 0-4.  Their worst case is 0-5 if Miami gets in for the AFC and Tampa Bay for the NFC who they lost to.  Best Case is 2-4 if Cincy or Denver make it for the AFC and Atlanta for the NFC.

 

So my first takeaway here which isn't really surprise is that KC has performed the best by far even with the loss to Buffalo.

The other takeaway is that the Chargers are easily the weakest playoff by far.  I know a lot has been said about how they are scary but they haven't beaten a single playoff team in current state.

 

Lastly Houston also doesn't look all that strong of a playoff team with only a 2-5 record despite their win against Buffalo.

 

If this is interesting, I'll take a look at the NFC too.  I'll also come back and update once we do in fact have the final playoff teams.

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

I was interested in this same thing a couple years ago. The Bills had by far the best record and then went on to lose in the playoffs.

[Orlando Buffalo]

I am much more interested in record since November 1st.  Houston in week 5 is not same as current team, which is true for most of the Playoffs teams. This does get the conversation started in a good direction though

[ImpactCorey]

5 minutes ago, Orlando Buffalo said:

I am much more interested in record since November 1st.  Houston in week 5 is not same as current team, which is true for most of the Playoffs teams. This does get the conversation started in a good direction though

Yes I totally agree with this statement.  Those 2 playoff team losses by the Bills were so long ago.

[Brand J]

18 minutes ago, D. L. Hot-Flamethrower said:

I was interested in this same thing a couple years ago. The Bills had by far the best record and then went on to lose in the playoffs.

And the Chiefs had a losing record against playoff teams last year and went on to beat the Dolphins, Bills, Ravens, and 49ers. Any given Sunday.

[eball]

Meh.  Two of our losses were before mid-October, and since then we beat both KC and Detroit.  I think this is pretty meaningless analysis.

 

[ImpactCorey]

4 minutes ago, eball said:

Meh.  Two of our losses were before mid-October, and since then we beat both KC and Detroit.  I think this is pretty meaningless analysis.

 

And one of those losses was to the Rams who struggled to put up any points since that game.  🤷‍♂️

[RyanC883]

I do find this interesting.  Perhaps post October 1 or November. 1 games vs. playoff teams.  

Edited Thursday at 10:47 PM by RyanC883