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    TNF - Raiders at Broncos (no Bills talk in other teams' game threads please)

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    6 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:

    Maybe. If the Ravens lose at the Vikings this week (possible) and the Steelers beat the Chargers (possible), they are separated by 3 in the loss column. They’d be tied with the Bengals. They can still make up that ground but the margin for error would be basically nothing (especially if they split with the Steelers). 
     

    If the Chiefs lose to the Broncos next week (possible) they’ll be functionally 5 games behind the Broncos!! Now they’re looking at a WC slot. The AFCE is taking one of those spots. That leaves 2 more between Jax, Chargers, Texans, Chiefs & AFCN. A loss next week and they’re probably only about even money to be a playoff team. 
     

    There is a realistic world where neither the Chiefs nor Ravens are in the playoffs. If you told me that that the Bills would have to be a WC but Baltimore & KC would be out, I’d sign up for that. Obviously, I’d prefer the 1 seed too but the Bills would be the AFC favorite in that scenario. 

     

    That makes sense, but don't forget that all these teams play each other. 

     

    Chiefs have a lot of "we win either way games" coming up:

     

    Jags/Chargers: Either the Chargers get another loss or it knocks the Jags further down in the wildcard chase 

    Jags/Broncos: Ditto 

    Jags/Colts twice: Even a split is good, but if the Colts are truly great and beat the Jags twice then Jacksonville is buried in the wild card race

    Chargers/Steelers: If the Chargers win it pushes the Steelers back, making it less likely that the non-winner of the AFC North gets a Wild Card since they play each other a bunch still

     

    Chiefs have head to head on the Ravens already, so they can tie them for the #7 seed if need be. 

     

    Ravens are in real trouble. They have the Packers, Vikings, Steelers twice, Patriots (a "we win either way" game for the Bills!) and a possibly Burrowed Bengals team that might have a sliver of hope because of how meh that division is. 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    30.8 Million watched the Bills Chief's game

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    1 hour ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

    New England was a million times more despised. They were like the Evil Empire from Star Wars. Bellichick even dressed the part. Also, you left out the Tuck Rule.  The worst of all IMO i was going through my Raiders phase as a kid. That definitely soured me forever on sports and made me never trust referees again. Charles Woodson is my favorite non- Bill defender of all time. Would’ve been awesome to see that wily team of old stars win one. I think they would’ve stood a chance had they got past New England. 

     

    The Tuck Rule! I can't believe I forgot that one too! 

     

    NE was so easy to hate. That's why I referred to the Chiefs as the modern version of Manning's Colts teams. 

     

    If Brady played a decade earlier Indy would be today's Chiefs. Winning a ton, going to 4-5 Sper Bowls, winning some, getting obliterated in some. Just not the same level of hateability. 

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    30.8 Million watched the Bills Chief's game

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    Posted · Edited by TheFunPolice

    Chiefs are different from the Brady/Belihick Patriots though...

     

    First of all, the Chiefs have never felt "unbeatable" the way NE did. The Patriots almost never lost the "big games" 

     

    NE also didn't get blown out in Super Bowls twice in a handful of years. 

     

    Chiefs win a ton and have 3 rings but also got curb stomped twice in the SB, which is much different from losing a couple hard fought upsets in the SB by a few points. 

     

    NE was also much more hateable. It often felt like they were sneaking out the back door with a win. And it always went their way. 

     

    Chargers playoff game (Brady throws the game ending INT then the dumbass Chargers DB fumbles the ball instead of just going down) 

    Ravens playoff game (can't move the ball then suddenly Belichick dials up some obscure dubiously legal formation that the Ravens cannot stop)

    Chiefs AFC Title game (Brady throw the game ending INT but a dumbass Chiefs DL was lined up Offside) 

     

    Not to mention pass interference calls that would make Mahomes blush. Spying on other team's locker rooms (allegedly), stealing signals, opposing team's communications always were spotty in Foxborough, and on and on 

     

    Let us not forget the dark reign of the Patriots as we pursue our dislike for KC. NE was and embraced being the Evil Empire that broke hearts and stole souls. It made them such an incredible villain, and the Super Bowls they lost were some of the most fun games I have ever watched. 

     

    KC is Manning's Colts if Brady played a decade earlier. 

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    Trade Deadline has come and gone

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    12 hours ago, SCBills said:

    I think KC is my favorite non-move. 
     

    We struggle to run the ball and need help there.   We want Breece Hall.  We’ll give you a late 4th. 
     

    (We want a late 3rd.)  
     

    Whoa, ok, that’s a bridge too far. 

     

    If that is actually true it's insane. 

     

    Breece Hall for a late 3rd is a steal. 

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    Michael Hoecht Achilles Injury (Confirmed torn Achilles out for the year)

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    Posted · Edited by TheFunPolice

    Sad part is a DL with an Achilles I assume will take until 2027 season to really be back full strength

     

    It's a hell of an injury to come back from, especially for a big man where you're applying full force to that tendon every play

     

    He could very well be on the field in 2026, but I would not expect the version of him we saw for 6 quarters or whatever it was

    Serious question how good are 7-2 AFC teams (and LAC at 6-3)

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    Posted · Edited by TheFunPolice

    It's artificial. 

     

    What I mean is, to some degree, these records are a product of schedule anomalies that will soon be remedied. 

     

    Many of these 7-2, 6-3 teams are either in the same divisions or haven't had their AFC crossovers yet. Yes, they won the games they won, but they also still play each other, sometimes twice between now and the end of the season. 

     

    In other words, there will be many losses allocated between these teams in the coming weeks, because they all play each other. It's just math. 

     

    Some could very well still rise above, but I predict a lot of split division series and up and down weeks for these teams to come. 

     

    This is exactly the dream scenario that the league wished for when they started backloading division games. When you have something like the AFC West, AFC South and even the AFC North where multiple teams have a real shot and they all play each other still, it makes for weeks of compelling games later in the year and teams not resting guys. 

     

    Good news: the Eagles game and red helmet games will almost certainly matter for the Bills (and Eagles). 

     

     

     

     

    2025 Edition Trade Deadline Deals

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    5 minutes ago, Virgil said:

     
    I don’t think Garrett can be moved after signing his new deal

     

    His dead cap hit would be 40 ish million, but it's not undoable. 

     

    Browns have a long rebuild coming and could use the extra picks. I would assume it would take something crazy like 3 first round picks or 2 firsts and a player. 

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