Buffalo Bills Season's End: The Off-Seasons Starts Now

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I think there is a very good chance the Steelers and Browns play less than .500 ball
I looked at both of their schedules and don't see it. Cleveland even with a backup QB have Steelers at home which I see them winning. They have Broncos, Bears and Bengals which I see them winning.

For Pittsburgh they have Arizona, Bengals twice and Pats as winnable games. That gives both teams a good shot at .500 ball.
 
Without getting too much into the cake walk schedules our AFC compatriots have, the fact is that with Burrow going down the AFC wildcard is now wide open. If the Bills can get their business together and go on a run, they'll probably get in one way or another. If they can't, they won't. That's all I'm thinking about.
 
I may be delusional, but I still have my sights set on the Dolphins and the fact that (the Dolphins) have not beat a team worth a damn yet.

The Bills beat them once. They have another game in hand to really flip the script. But they have to take care of business like we all know they can. They can't be ****ing around, playing slop football like they have the last few weeks.
 
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I may be delusional, but I still have my sights set on the Dolphins and the fact that (the Dolphins) have not beat a team worth a damn yet.

The Bills beat them once. They have another game in hand to really flip the script. But they have to take care of business like we all know they can. They can't be ****ing around, playing slop football like they have the last few weeks.
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I may be delusional, but I still have my sights set on the Dolphins and the fact that (the Dolphins) have not beat a team worth a damn yet.

The Bills beat them once. They have another game in hand to really flip the script. But they have to take care of business like we all know they can. They can't be ****ing around, playing slop football like they have the last few weeks.
While that could happen, the thing is the Dolphins remaining schedule has 5 games against teams at .500 or worse. The division is most likely out. The wildcard is their best chance. The will need a lot of help to get there.
 
Not really. At 9-8 they still don't make it. It's due to their AFC losses. According to the ESPN playoff machine if Pittsburgh, Cleveland and the Bills all finish 9-8, Buffalo is out. Cleveland and Pittsburgh just need to go 4-4 for that to happen. Their really only hope is for the Texans to struggle down the stretch.
....I'm not just talking about the Bills here...
 
Not really. At 9-8 they still don't make it. It's due to their AFC losses. According to the ESPN playoff machine if Pittsburgh, Cleveland and the Bills all finish 9-8, Buffalo is out. Cleveland and Pittsburgh just need to go 4-4 for that to happen. Their really only hope is for the Texans to struggle down the stretch.
That depends on which games the 3 teams lose. The tiebreakers are not yet set in stone. If either Pittsburgh or Cleveland win their remaining NFC games but end up 9-8, and the Bills lose to the Cowboys and Eagles, the Bilss would win conference record tiebreakers against those two teams.

Houston's a little trickier, they'd have to win their remaining NFC game, the Bills would have to lose to the Cowboys and Eagles, and there'd have to be 3rd AFC team in the tiebreaker with the same conference record to avoid common games and go directly to strength of victory.

There are no teams the Bills can't win a tiebreaker against right now - even the teams that beat them could get into a multiple team tiebreaker and fall below them before the H2H win registers

For example: Here's one giant ass 9-8 log jam that the Bills actually get out of the tiebreaker first: Playoff Predictors

Their strength of victory is actually assured to be pretty good at 9-8 so their multiple team tiebreakers are actually going to be excellent if 2 of their remaining losses are to the NFC teams (which isn't exactly out of the question). You can't just enter in one scenario into the playoff machine and say "well, this is how the tiebreakers land". It's too dependant on WHICH remaining games are won and lost.

This is also going to create some strange rooting scenarios in the coming weeks. For example: we are going to want the Chargers to WIN against the Packers Sunday. They are a prime candidate to be one of those 9-8 teams that can cancel out either Cincy/Jacksonville's H2H win (if Houston catches JAX) OR Houston's common opponent advantage. And since we play the Chargers later we can land one of those losses they need. A Chargers loss, however, would guarantee they have a better conference record than us at 9-8, which means they would be guaranteed to get out of a 3 team tiebreaker before us, meaning we would still be hampered by H2H losses to Cincy/Jacksonville or common opponent deficits to Houston.
 
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That depends on which games the 3 teams lose. The tiebreakers are not yet set in stone. If either Pittsburgh or Cleveland win their remaining NFC games but end up 9-8, and the Bills lose to the Cowboys and Eagles, the Bilss would win conference record tiebreakers against those two teams.

Houston's a little trickier, they'd have to win their remaining NFC game, the Bills would have to lose to the Cowboys and Eagles, and there'd have to be 3rd AFC team in the tiebreaker with the same conference record to avoid common games and go directly to strength of victory.

There are no teams the Bills can't win a tiebreaker against right now - even the teams that beat them could get into a multiple team tiebreaker and fall below them before the H2H win registers

For example: Here's one giant ass 9-8 log jam that the Bills actually get out of the tiebreaker first: Playoff Predictors

Their strength of victory is actually assured to be pretty good at 9-8 so their multiple team tiebreakers are actually going to be excellent if 2 of their remaining losses are to the NFC teams (which isn't exactly out of the question). You can't just enter in one scenario into the playoff machine and say "well, this is how the tiebreakers land". It's too dependant on WHICH remaining games are won and lost.

This is also going to create some strange rooting scenarios in the coming weeks. For example: we are going to want the Chargers to WIN against the Packers Sunday. They are a prime candidate to be one of those 9-8 teams that can cancel out either Cincy/Jacksonville's H2H win (if Houston catches JAX) OR Houston's common opponent advantage. And since we play the Chargers later we can land one of those losses they need. A Chargers loss, however, would guarantee they have a better conference record than us at 9-8, which means they would be guaranteed to get out of a 3 team tiebreaker before us, meaning we would still be hampered by H2H losses to Cincy/Jacksonville or common opponent deficits to Houston.
For Buffalo to make it they need help if the finish 9-8.
 
While that could happen, the thing is the Dolphins remaining schedule has 5 games against teams at .500 or worse. The division is most likely out. The wildcard is their best chance. The will need a lot of help to get there.

Two of those five are against the Jets, though. If they lose one of them, and the Bills pick up a win, which isn't unrealistic, that series becomes a wash in the standings.
 
I'm attempting to be completely honest and relay my thoughts on this life and facts we've encountered that completely contradict the main stream view.
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Many may seem out there but I'll private message all patents and motives
 
....I'm not just talking about the Bills here...

I'm talking about my LIFE, I can't seem to get that through to you. I'm not just talking about one person, I'm talking about everybody. I'm talking about form. I'm talking about content. I'm talking about interrelationships. I'm talking about God, the devil, Hell, Heaven. Do you understand... FINALLY?
 
It is interesting to see Tee Higgins and Justin Jefferson missing as much time as they are in contract years. Especially in light of Saquon's latest comments:

"Loyalty means nothing," he told reporters on Thursday. "Loyalty, that don't mean nothing. No matter how loyal, no matter how committed you are, it's a business at the end of the day. That is something that I have learned."
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And if I'm just talking out loud here, I'm seeing a lot of parallels between General Managers in the NFL and the toxic CEOs that are using Twitter/Media to express their frustrations with employees lack of commitment. But what neither group seems to understand is that things like loyalty and respect aren't spoken into existence. They're earned. It takes integrity and subsequently sacrifice on behalf of the leadership group to get a proportional amount of investment from their subordinates.
 
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I'm mostly interested in how Brady will call the offense today... That said I will also laugh my ass off if the Dolphins choke against the Raiders and we win ... The division is still right there but we need to win today before going into this upcoming brutal 4 game stretch... Thank god that the Bye is almost here... We needed a break weeks ago.
 
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To add...

Re: Elam. This was right after 13 seconds, and we saw Gabe go off. A WR2 didn't seem to be a huge need, CB2 was with Levi Wallace an FA and Tre on IR. I'm guessing McDuffie was their guy there, but we all know how the board fell.

Re: Basham. Criticism should be for not taking Creed Humphrey there.......
I doubt McDuffie was even on their radar as we already have a high end slot corner
 
I was at an event yesterday for the survivors of suicide loss and got a chance to meet the parents of Solomon Thomas (DT for the Jets. #94). They were in town for the game and attended the event too. Very nice people and big advocates for suicide prevention. Solomon Thomas is too. I didn’t know how dedicated he was to this cause. I’m now a fan of his (but not the jets! lol)
 
Not turning it over and making the Jets turn it over is even more important against a team like them. Gotta stay *gulp* patient.

And no excuses for the defense this week. The only guy they didn't get a replacement for is Milano at this point. Can't make the Jets of all teams look competent. Gotta make some plays.
 
Raiders have to do something on offense. Dolphins have had all of the ball on the 2nd half, even though the Raider defense hasn't broken yet.

Basically Vegas has made one play offensively. Everything else has come from turnovers.
 
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Vegas needs to hold them here then score on the next drive... Like 'chainsaw said the offense has done jack all game outside of one big play.. Miami's defense isn't this good.
 
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