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

[Push Dr Tracksuit]

great run

 

[TheStorm]

White is having quite a game

 

[Djp]

ball game

 

[NotABadPeriod]

The Chiefs KNOW the Raiders are going to run and give up back to back big runs to ice the game. Demoralizing.

They better figure things out for next week and beat the Bengals though.

 

[Zman5778]

Thank you Vegas. Now, if Baltimore loses tonight.....the week 17 Ravens/Dolphins game is for the #1 seed straight up.

Miami wins, they have nothing to play for week 18.

Baltimore wins, week 18 is for the AFC east.

(Assuming we beat the Pats)

 

[misterchainsaw]

Vegas can kneel, it's over.

KC can't get the 1 seed and it would take a loss by us to the Pats for them to get 2

 

[Zman5778]

It'd take a miracle for KC to get into the one seed now

They can't. 1 seed will have either 12 wins or 11 wins and a tie.

KC maxes at 11 wins.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Thank you Vegas. Now, if Baltimore loses tonight.....the week 17 Ravens/Dolphins game is for the #1 seed straight up.

Miami wins, they have nothing to play for week 18.

Baltimore wins, week 18 is for the AFC east.

(Assuming we beat the Pats)

Not quite on the first scenario, a Miami win next week (and then losing to us), a Baltimore week 18 loss, and Cleveland winning out would give the Browns the top seed at 12-5. Browns play NYJ on Thursday night.

 

[Djp]

Kansas City LL and LV/DEN WW then LV/DEN gets division

 

[misterchainsaw]

They can't. 1 seed will have either 12 wins or 11 wins and a tie.

KC maxes at 11 wins.

Yeah I updated. I believe it will take a loss by us to the Pats for them to be able to get to the #2 as well (with 2 Miami losses)

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Kansas City LL and LV/DEN WW then LV/DEN gets division

OK, I know we want KC to beat Cincy for the playoff clinch scenario...but this would be so hilarious...now I'm torn.

(also, in this scenario, where KC loses next week and LV/DEN both win, I'd think they play LV/DEN as one of the Saturday games, since it would neither clinch nor eliminate the winner, they'd have to wait for KC to lose to LAC.)

 

[Djp]

Not quite on the first scenario, a Miami win next week (and then losing to us), a Baltimore week 18 loss, and Cleveland winning out would give the Browns the top seed at 12-5. Browns play NYJ on Thursday night.

CLE-BAL split
both 3-2. div
CLE edge on common games of 1-1 vs 2-0 in non common games . Both have non common games next week
CLE has edge on conf record 3-2 vs 4-0 nfc

 

[misterchainsaw]

CLE-BAL split
both 3-2. div
CLE edge on common games of 1-1 vs 2-0 in non common games . Both have non common games next week
CLE has edge on conf record 3-2 vs 4-0 nfc

Baltimore would be 3-3 in the division if they lost week 18, and Cleveland would be 4-2 with the win. End of analysis.

 

[Djp]

OK, I know we want KC to beat Cincy for the playoff clinch scenario...but this would be so hilarious...now I'm torn.

(also, in this scenario, where KC loses next week and LV/DEN both win, I'd think they play LV/DEN as one of the Saturday games, since it would neither clinch nor eliminate the winner, they'd have to wait for KC to lose to LAC.)

That makes KC/LAC an NBC candidate. Win for division, lose snd out

 

[Husko]

The Chiefs KNOW the Raiders are going to run and give up back to back big runs to ice the game. Demoralizing.

They better figure things out for next week and beat the Bengals though.

I’ve legit always considered Spags to be one of the top defensive minds of his generation.

Seeing the chiefs stubbornly just keep running high shells all the way to the last play of the game, even as the raiders were obviously just trying to run out the clock and not remotely considering passing the ball, was something else. Just mind numbing decisions from him. Hopefully the esteemed KC media asks him what he was thinking.

 

[Zman5778]

Not quite on the first scenario, a Miami win next week (and then losing to us), a Baltimore week 18 loss, and Cleveland winning out would give the Browns the top seed at 12-5. Browns play NYJ on Thursday night.

Forgot about the Browns. It's not an unrealistic scenario.

So looks like either way Miami will have something to play for Week 18.

 

[whiplash]

As a Bills fan, there are no teams in the AFC that scare me. Except the Bills

 

[Mike McDermott]

I’ve seen a few spots that Miami winning next week gives them nothing to play for in week 18 and be in the 1 seed. That is only if Baltimore loses tonight right?

Because if Baltimore wins tonight, they get to 12 wins which Miami would get to by beating them next week. So if Baltimore wins week 18 and Miami loses Baltimore would be the 1 seed with 13 wins.

Or am I totally misunderstanding what I’m seeing?

 

[Zman5778]

I’ve seen a few spots that Miami winning next week gives them nothing to play for in week 18 and be in the 1 seed. That is only if Baltimore loses tonight right?

Because if Baltimore wins tonight, they get to 12 wins which Miami would get to by beating them next week. So if Baltimore wins week 18 and Miami loses Baltimore would be the 1 seed with 13 wins.

Or am I totally misunderstanding what I’m seeing?

If Baltimore loses tonight and to Miami....Miami still isn't guaranteed the 1 seed.

If Cleveland wins out and Baltimore loses week 18.....Cleveland gets the 1 seed with a Miami loss to us (better conf record)

 

[Zman5778]

On phone so editing is hard.....Miami would clinch the 1 seed with a Baltimore loss this week AND a Browns loss to the Jets. If those 2 things happen and Miami beats Baltimore.....yes, Miami would have nothing to play for.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Forgot about the Browns. It's not an unrealistic scenario.

So looks like either way Miami will have something to play for Week 18.

Well, unless the Browns lose to the Jets Thursday. Hey, enough crazy things happened this week...and it is TNF...

 

[Mike McDermott]

Too funny to not share.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Something to keep an eye on...

 

[Der Jaeger]

That's insanity. 11-6 shouldn't be a 2 seed. Further illustrates how much the top teams in the AFC are cannibalizing themselves.

That said, there are a LOT of scenarios where we're playing Miami week 18 and then again in the WC round. Not sure how I'd feel about that....it's hard to beat a team 3x in a year and 2 of them need to be on back to back weeks.

Or the AFC is just more battle tested.