Potential NFC representative in the Super Bowl

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

13 minutes ago, L Ron Burgundy said:

Imo this is right.  To me they are very similar.   I think what Philly lacks compared to Baltimore is a strong passing game.  Any way you cut it we got work to do still.  We haven't won anything yet.

Oh yea and just because you beat some amazing team doesn’t mean you’re gonna beat the really good team anyway..  beating kc,Detroit,Baltimore makes you feel like anything is possible but you still have to go out and play well..  that’s why one game elimination is so hard 

Edited 17 hours ago by Generic_Bills_Fan

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

22 hours ago, KingBoots8 said:

Full disclosure: I am not looking past the next game. We have to dethrone the kings to get a shot in a Super Bowl, but that doesn’t mean we can’t discuss the other side of the coin: NFC teams remaining in the playoffs.

 

 

Next week we determine who is going to the Super

Bowl, and it’s a very interesting matchup between the Eagles and Commanders. I don’t think anyone expected Washington to still have a shot, but here they are. They just shocked the Lions, and you have the Eagles who many people expected to be here. They’re more similar than you think:

 

Offense:

Philadelphia Offense Ranking: 8th (27.2 ppg)

     - 7th best scoring, 29th in passing, 2nd in rushing

Washington Offense Ranking: 7th (28.5 ppg)

     - 5th best scoring, 17th in passing 3rd best rushing 

 

I know Daniels and the Commanders have outplayed expectations, but I was shocked to see how good they’ve been. They have ran wayyyyy better than I noticed, and Daniels was the best QB this weekend. On the flip side, you have Barkley who ran like a man possessed this last season. He just ran for over 200 on the Rams, and 119 vs Green Bay (in a game where to slid to kill the clock rather than rack up another TD and maybe 50 more yards. If you can find a way to stop either Barkley or Daniels you have a shot, but that’s no small task

 

 

Defense: 

 

Philadelphia Defense Ranking: 1st (17.6 ppg)

     - 11th best rush YPG, 1st in passing YPG

Washington Offense Ranking: 18th (23.3 ppg)

     - 30th best rush YPG, 20th in passing YPG

 

Philadelphia is stacked. They have a ton of playmakers and depth all over the field and pose (in my opinion) a much bigger challenge than the Commanders. They are a very physical team and will capitalize on any mistake. It felt like they blocked quite a few Stafford passes at the line yesterday, and Josh has sometimes struggled with that in previous years.

 

Commanders are far easier to exploit in my view. They can be mauled up front, and if they focus on stopping the run it leaves Josh with the opportunity to take over with his arm. I think they’re better than their ranking, but not by much.

 

 

I ultimately have more confidence in stopping Washington than Philly. Saquon is unrelenting and the real difference maker for Philly, and I am not sure we can stop the run against him for a full game. I think a rookie, when the lights are at their brightest, is more likely to make a mistake. Eagles have been there before, the Commanders are playing with house money at this point as nobody expected them to make it this far.

 

I think now that Snyder is gone I am fine with Washington having success. It would be nice to possibly avenge a previous SB loss, so there’s that too.

What are your thoughts on the NFC teams?

I’m rooting for Washington all day every day. I know Jayden Daniels had IMO the best rookie season ever (Cam Newton & Big Ben are up there as well) but he’s still a rookie and McD is going to throw some curveballs at him if the 2 teams end up facing off. I know we beat the Ravens, but I don’t like big physical running teams. If we play Philly then I put the Bills at a 60% chance of winning. Washington I think we beat them 9 out of 10 times. Actually, I am glad they beat Detroit for that exact reason. 

[frostbitmic]

The Bills have played the rest of the NFC East in the Super Bowl, time for the Eagles.

 

 

[skibum]

I was worried about the Rams #1 and the Lions a distant #2. So, whew.

 

I know the Eagles have a great team, but something about Jalen Hurts just makes me feel like he doesn't have 'it'. Washington should be the team we want to face, but suddenly they scare the crap out of me. I know almost nothing about them, except that they are playing with house money and heating up at just the right time. And we all know what happened last time the Bills faced a one-hit-wonder team from DC in the big game...

Edited 16 hours ago by skibum

[JP51]

I cant even think Superbowl... I just personally want to focus on KC... I will worry about that next week... if we win... 

[Captain_Quint]

I think the shoe drops this week for Washington and they get squashed by the Eagles. Eagles have talent at all three levels and Washington can't stop the run effectively. 

 

I think it's Eagles favored over KC/Buff in the superbowl (Im still mulling over if we beat KC or not this week).