Archives for November 17, 2015

'What was the last team to beat the Patriots in a game that counted?'

'The Bills currently occupy the sixth and final playoff spot in the AFC, thanks to a 22-17 victory over the New York Jets. The Bills had been No. 5 in the AFC entering Sunday, but dropped a spot when Pittsburgh beat Cleveland. That moved the Steelers to 6-4 on the season, a half-game ahead of Buffalo at 5-4.'

'Here are six reasons why the Bills could shock the world next Monday…'.

'Overall, he's 24-3 against the Bills, resting in the second half of one of those losses, with 6,724 yards, 61 touchdowns, 19 picks and a 101.5 passer rating.'

'The Bills entered the day in fifth place in the AFC after beating the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football. A win by the Pittsburgh Steelers pushed the Bills into sixth place. The Jets are tied with the Bills but no longer have the tie breaker after the head-to-head loss. Meanwhile, the Raiders, Dolphins and Chiefs are all one game back in the race. The Houston Texans play on Monday Night Football and could move to within a game back if they beat the Bengals.'

'One thing that hasn’t changed in the past two moths? Rex likes to talk.'

'But to do it, even by Ryan’s own admission, it will take an almost perfect performance to accomplish. “You don’t have to be perfect. You almost….you got to be pretty darn close to perfect,” he told reporters the day after the win over the Jets. “And [Tom" target="_blank"> Brady may have to have an off day. Something has to give. You have to make it to where it is difficult for him and we got to have a great game.”'

'The Buffalo Bills are 5-4 and are currently sitting in a playoff spot as they head into next week's Monday Night Football game against the New England Patriots.'

Great win for the Bills – beating a second divisional opponent in a span of 5 days – that is not easy to do. For as much as Bills fans don’t want to give credit to the Jets, New York has a solid team this year – heck, they are the Bills of two years ago with a top defense and a few offensive weapons being led by Ryan Fitzpatrick.

'Billick sees the statistic as a tell-tale sign of how a team balances the risks and rewards of attempting and preventing big plays. He maintains that statistically teams that have a plus-two edge in turnover differential in a game have an 80 percent chance of winning. Likewise if a team has a plus-two edge in big plays they also have an 80 percent chance of winning. Billick claims if a team has both in the same game they have a 95 percent chance of winning.'