From Yahoo Sports power rankings:
16. Buffalo Bills (7-5, LW: 18)
The defense is really good. I just don’t see how they get into the playoffs, which is a shame
Okay listen. Its been a decade and a freaking half, and the Bills are once again on the outside looking in when it comes to the playoff picture. With that said, there is no reason we should not be in the driver seat right now. I'll do my best to exlain why.
Our defense is top 3 in the league. No if-ands-buts about it. We literally win games because of our defense. We all know the defensive stats. They have been drilled into our heads all year, usually paired with the mentioning of our crap offense. The only reason I don't say we are #1 is because we haven't done it against good QB's. That is why this Sunday cannot come soon enough. We get after The Sheriff and put up 25 points, we have a real decent shot on upsetting the Broncos and gaining some notoriety in this league.
Kyle Orton is not the answer. But he CAN make throws in this league. Nate Hackett needs to be doing everything he can to exploit the defenses in our remaining four games. Let's go Nate, prove your worth in the NFL. Exploit the weaknesses! Robert Woods is looking like an absolute stud and Sammy Watkins is bound to have a few more big games. As far as the run game, maybe Fred is getting healthier and provide a lift. Neither of these defenses we face in the next four weeks are elite. I believe ours is on the cusp, pending we show up against Manning, Rodgers, Brady. We are not going to beat all three, but can you sit here and tell me we can't compete with this defense we have? Crazier things have happened in this league. I can see images in my head of Brady roundhouse kicking water coolers on the Pats sideline on December 28th as we speak.
I love this team as much as most of you do, and I just hope we can figure out some sort of game plan on offense before the season ends, and we lose some of these guys on our defense. *Cough cough Jerry Hughes*. Schwartz is probably going to get a head coaching job after this year also. How many of you thought he would be an improvement over Pettine?
Here's to hoping we can find some way to sneak into the playoffs this year. It's not going to be easy but it can be done. Go Bills.