Boatdrinks

Exactly... teams that are not playoff contenders lose to teams like Miami on the road. Going 12 weeks without a stumble here and there is tough. The Bills are a good team on the rise with a young QB still honing his game. They’re not great yet, but they might get there. If the Bills win 10 or 11 games they’ll likely be in the playoffs and will be a threat to win at least a game or two.

If the Bills beat DAL, BAL, PIT, and NE in succession lots of NFL observers will be calling them Super Bowl contenders.

There are ways they can win it, but it’s not entirely in the Bills control. They would need help from other teams that are playing NE down the stretch. Division winners automatically make the playoffs, so it’s possible teams with better records in other divisions could miss out. The NFL emphasizes the importance of division play, so that’s a problem for the Bills in the AFCE with NE.

I think both teams will be motivated regardless of the time slot. The prime time thing will just mean a more raucous crowd and tougher sledding for the Bills if anything. It would be great to beat the Ravens, but I actually think the scenario you described needing the week 17 win is a fairly realistic one. They may or may not need help based on the outcomes of games in weeks 14-16. That mostly hinges on the Titans and Raiders. Steelers are well coached , play good defense and can win with a “ caretaker” at QB.

Agreed 100%. I think the Seahawks unis might just be the absolute worst in football. Gimmicky college -type look.

It’s a long shot, but I think they’d have to be tied at 12-4 with NE losing to Bills and MIA.

I’d love for the Bills to get 11 or more wins, but there are expectations and then there’s reality. Their schedule is about to get a lot tougher. Ravens have won 8 in a row and beat both NE and SF. The Steelers may not have a dynamic offense, but they’re physical and tough. Their defense is a top ten unit in both yards and points allowed, ( BAL and PIT are 5th and 7th in scoring defense) and the game has been flexed to prime time. That won’t be a cakewalk by any means. Fortunately, the Bills have stacked wins and have some breathing room. I wouldn’t view a 10 win season as a letdown at all. The sequence of the wins shouldn’t tarnish the record, as this isn’t college football. While none of the remaining games is unwinnable, they’ve never beaten NE in foxboro when Brady played the entire game. Take it for what it’s worth. I’m not certain what the reason is, but a 3 way tie at 10-6 with the Texans , Bills, and Titans including a Titans sweep of HOU knocks the Bills out in my scenarios on playoff machine( ESPN). It doesn’t give explanations that I know of, and I haven’t reviewed tiebreaking procedures to figure it out. Seems to be one of the few situations the Bills could miss out in. Edit: this is factoring in a Bills loss to PIT

Bills definitely don’t want TEN to beat Houston twice as that could create a scenario that knocks the Bills out at 10-6 if 10th win is vs Jets( which is definitely possible). At least, it’s the only one I found with playoff machine.

Is Tyree still around? Thought he was cut in preseason.

So it seems like the Bills are in with a 10th win in week 17 vs Jets unless Bills , TEN and HOU are tied at 10-6 with TEN owing a head to head sweep of HOU. Anyone else ran these scenarios ? That’s the only one I’ve come up with where the Bills are out at 10-6 .

Looks like low 40s and cloudy for Sunday

A Bills win, a ‘Bama loss, and a Pats loss. That’s a great weekend.

Terrible effort by Texans D making tackles while they kept everything in front of them. Only did half the job !

The holding by the Pats O line was blatant. Another embarrassing outing for the officiating crew

Absolutely awful call that wasn’t caught when he feet were still on turf

By the time he caught the ball, first thing to touch was OB

Knee hit after elbow was OB

Clearly not a catch

Nope. That gets you a “ warning”

No. Texans winning is fine. They’re in first in AFC south. No problem

That’ll guarantee one touchdown

Gave him a love tap

BS call coming for a late hit

Wow , crappy start with a TO on 3rd and ten

Let’s see what variety of “ curious” officiating calls happen in this one... A lot of free love going on in that locker room....