2 teams should get byes

[Ga boy]

The #1 seed gets too much advantage.  KC had more time to rest and heal.  I know this is obvious, but Bills were hampered by the game the previous week.  No Rapp and Benford was skating on thin ice.  The first half we looked like we were fatigued.  Like we had concrete shoes, which resulted in being out played.  We were the better team and 2 weeks rest would have been huge.  The consequences of losing those regular season games bit us in the butt.  Maybe NFL should grant byes to 2 teams.  KC has gotten an easier path and I don’t like it.

[uticaclub]

We weren't fatigued. We were flat and underprepared.

[Repulsif]

I'd rather see no bye for anyone 

[The Red King]

Used to be that way, when there were only two Wild Cards per conference.  The #2 seed lost their bye when the third Wild Card was added.  Ironically, once that Wild Card was added, Buffalo has won the #2 seed that season and every season after, because of course.

[LabattBlue]

Not having the #1 seed had nothing to do with outcome.  Top 3 reasons…out coached, out coached & out coached.  
 

Perfect example and difference in the game…Mahomes rushing success and Allen’s lack of rushing success. 

[C.Biscuit97]

The Chiefs made the SB last year with no bye. 

[The Red King]

Actually, before realignment every division winner got a bye.  You had three division winners and two Wild Cards.  Wild Card weekend had the two Wild Cards play each other.  The winner then joined the division winners in the divisional weekend.

 

I think that was the fairest.  Division winners needed to win two playoff games to reach the Super Bowl, Wild Cards needed three.

[Bferra13]

1 minute ago, LabattBlue said:

Not having the #1 seed had nothing to do with outcome.  Top 3 reasons…out coached, out coached & out coached.  
 

Perfect example and difference in the game…Mahomes rushing success and Allen’s lack of rushing success. 

If we were the #1 seed and that game is in Buffalo, I'm almost sure we win. We don't make those bonehead mistakes at home. But we'll never know now. Agree though that fatigue or whatever else from them resting is a non factor. 

[LabattBlue]

Just now, Bferra13 said:

If we were the #1 seed and that game is in Buffalo, I'm almost sure we win. We don't make those bonehead mistakes at home. But we'll never know now. Agree though that fatigue or whatever else from them resting is a non factor. 

You mean like last season when the Bills lost to KC at HOME?

[Bferra13]

Just now, LabattBlue said:

You mean like last season when the Bills lost to KC at HOME?

Different team. We are a better team this year. But still blew it.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

13 minutes ago, Repulsif said:

I'd rather see no bye for anyone 

I think eventually they’ll add an 8th playoff team and have no byes. There will be 2 Byes during the season.

Edited Tuesday at 05:35 PM by Buffalo_Stampede

[mannc]

I guarantee the first year they change the rule, we’ll get the number 1 seed and KC will get the second seed. Absolutely guaranteed.

[The Red King]

Just now, LabattBlue said:

You mean like last season when the Bills lost to KC at HOME?

 

To be fair, Buffalo was so injury-ridden last season they were one hit away from suiting up a fan from the stands.

[Bagwell358]

Everytime we take the field against this team we will have a coaching disadvantage. 

 

We will have to be remarkably better with personnel and have get more bounces.  

[Pete]

There used to be two byes in each conference playoffs.   Then the greedy NFL expanded playoffs for more money, burning Buffalo 

[BarleyNY]

59 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

You mean like last season when the Bills lost to KC at HOME?

Not that KC would not have had wrinkles worked out for us, but one week less for them and one more for us would’ve been helpful. In addition to the extra rest KC got - week 18, bye and one more day after the divisional round - the second seed had a more physical matchup against Baltimore. Not that Houston doesn’t have terrors at DE, but overall they are not nearly as physical as Baltimore. And they didn’t go down to the wire in their game. None of that is an excuse for not throwing in our own wrinkles (tush push), but it was just a much easier road for the 1 seed.

 

That all said, go get that advantage. It’s huge. We could have, we just fell short. 

Edited Tuesday at 06:33 PM by BarleyNY

[ngbills]

Not an excuse. But I agree. 

[zow2]

The NFL went to 7 teams and eliminated the 2 seed bye only when the Bills started earning the 2 seed.   You can't make this stuff up!

 

Between that and having our best QB and offensive teams exist in the Mahomes/Reid era, makes me want to weep.

Edited Tuesday at 05:41 PM by zow2

[ngbills]

4 minutes ago, mannc said:

I guarantee the first year they change the rule, we’ll get the number 1 seed and KC will get the second seed. Absolutely guaranteed.

And we will have a call reversed on TD or key first down using ball spotting technology...

[jethro_tull]

I would like to see the top 3 division winners get byes and have three wild card teams.  

No doubt KC used the extra time to develop schemes how to stop our 4th down QB sneak and develop their own 4th and short plays.  It was an advantage for them.