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I believe they would beat us on common games. We lost to Philadelphia and Cleveland, two teams they beat. They lost to KC and Houston (neither of which we played) and Baltimore.

Oh I was banging the "Buffalo can be the #1 seed" drum all this past week. This was our chance. Win this one today, and have KC win, which they did. Then all we have to do is beat PIT, NE, and NYJ. Division would be in our control. Week sixteen would have been for the division title. Praying for Cincinnati to beat the Cheats. That would be poetic justice.

Mathematically yes. It's a week-to-week league. Just ask Houston after their game today. That's the beauty of the NFL - any team can win any given week. Technically, it is possible. Realistically, not so much.

Yes, still possible, but this theory relies on NE losing to either Cincinnati or Miami. Had we won today, then yes. It would be that simple. Win out and ride that wave all the way to home-field advantage in the postseason.

one win. Doesn't matter which game it is. Just make it easy on my blood pressure and make it Sunday against PIT that way I can enjoy two stress-free weeks before the playoffs start.

While I'm certainly disappointed the Bills lost today... It's weird. I'm not really mad. I've had plenty of Bills losses in my lifetime. I was mad after we lost to NE, mainly because I hate the Cheaters so bad. I was mad when we got beat by Philly just because our run defense was so bad. I was mad after the Cleveland game because Hauschka single-handedly lost the game. But I'm not mad after this one. We gave the (and this isn't even arguable) best team in the National Football League all they could handle. I don't even really feel like we necessarily played bad. Baltimore just played slightly better. Could we have played better? Certainly. Josh's receivers didn't help him. Drops by Knox, Beasley, and Singletary, had those been completions, could have changed the game. Knox's big one on 3rd down would have been a first, and who knows? Maybe we score a TD instead of a FG. Who knows. All in all, as the OP stated (although the thread wasn't necessarily started today) this team IS for real. Even in a loss, they showed that they belong in the conversation with teams like Baltimore and NE. This Ravens team has been literally BLOWING TEAMS OUT including the defending NFC Champs, and our boys played them tough, and had a shot in the red zone to send it to OT. At this point, I believe we just have to win one game to clinch the playoffs, and hopefully we'll see these guys again!

I have no doubt in my mind that we will see Baltimore again. I only pray that we find a way to get revenge!

I don't necessarily disagree. I remember hearing reports that when the Bills staff scouted Josh Allen, they were more impressed with his leadership (what he did on the bench, with his teammates, etc) than anything he did on the field. But say you have two players rated 100% even. You don't prefer one over the other. One gets a really high wonderlic score and one gets a really low one. Logic states that all else equal, a team is usually going to take the player with the higher score. It's definitely not the only factor, especially because as you stated, it's not the most valuable test. But it IS a factor for teams.

Yes, people are talking about that as a potential reason that he slipped that far down. Is that an unreasonable assertion?

God he’s so much better than Rodak.

If I remember correctly, the year after the 15-1 season, they had TERRIBLE corners. They let Josh Norman walk in FA and I can’t remember who was on the other side... but I seem to recall the narrative around Charlotte was just how bad their secondary was talent-wise. Most panther fans thought McDermott did a great job with what the FO gave him to work with....

Baker has the best weapons out of any QB in the NFL.

It’s a double edged sword though.... if we had a dome, how many people would be able to afford the tickets that are now 3-4 times the price? This isn’t meant as a derogatory thing, but Buffalo isn’t exactly a big-money white collar market. Some cities could handle that. I have a hard time believing Buffalo could.

Bills 20 Birds 17. Hausch-money redeems himself with a 53-yarder to win it

That's pretty cool. Thanks for sharing, as I don't subscribe to the athletic, so I definitely wouldn't have come across it

Carolina isn't "home"

Agreed. He and Beane are so in tune with each other that there's no way he's going anywhere. And like I stated, if it's for more money, I have no doubt Pegs would extend him with a nice raise. He's earned it.

No. He came here and took on a rebuild that took three seasons to come to fruition. He's not leaving just to start it all over. And I can promise you, he's in line for an extension and a raise here.

I was impressed with the kid in preseason. Would be worth kicking the tires.

If he wasn't a culture and process guy 2-3 years ago, what makes you think he'd all of a sudden become one?

makes it easier when you're using birdshot.....

All that matters and all that I care about is the analysis of the coaching staff. If they think he's doing okay, and that he's our best option out there, then I'm okay with it. I'm pretty sure Bobby Johnson has a little more experience in evaluating O-line talent than Joe Buscaglia. ?‍♂️

The fact that there's even a POSSIBILITY that the Bills could clinch the Playoffs in week fourteen is so foreign, I can barely comprehend it. For years and years we've gone into December talking about what needed to happen to snag a wildcard because we were "in the hunt" This year, we're having that same conversation, but it's in regards to the division. Postseason is all but guaranteed. Win only of these four and A LOT would have to happen to knock us out. Win two out of four and it's a lock.

Now I'm not saying that I'd rather have him than what we have, but..... I think a lot of Bills fans would have enjoyed that kind of success for nine years.

Just reading that post makes me need to go change my britches!