Motorin'

They were in Goaline with 6 D lineman, 2 LBs, Bernard and Williams and 3 DB's. No Dodson on the field:

LFG!!!

Good question. I hope Bernard was just cramping.

Bernard was back in on the TD.

I think this is going to be a lot closer than people think, at least early on. The extra rest and embarrassment last week is real.

If the Bills win the next 2 and lose to Miami the chances of making the playoffs sit at 70%. That can all change based on the results of numerous games tomorrow.

And just like that...

Could even be in Cleveland, theoretically.

They couldn't overcome Styx on that drive.

It would be funny if this scenario went up in smoke in the first of 13 games needed.... But the Bills need to win, that's more important than anything really.

Or just chuck it as far as he can.

They should start now.

Let's see how big a loss DJ Reeder is for the Bengals run D. Cause you know the Stillers are going to pound the rock.

I'm able to pause and rewind the Steelers Peacock broadcast on my TV.

I'm rooting for the Bills to control their own destiny and take a winning streak into the post-season.

No. But the Browns play the Bengals. And the Texans play the Colts. So only two of those four teams would be able to make it to 11-7 if the Texans beat the Browns. But if the Browns beat the Texans, then 3 teams can make it to 11-7 and eliminate the Bills.

My favorite scenario is the Bills win out, win the division. Miami goes to KC, Cleveland goes to Baltimore and the Colts come to Buffalo.

The NY Times has it the exact opposite for me. 99% with a Browns win. 100% with a Texans win. Cause if the Browns won, they can still lose to the Bengals and be 11-7. And the Jags and Colts can win out. So that puts the Bills up against three other teams at 11-7. But if the Browns lose to the Texans, that means it's only possible for one of the Browns or Bengals to get to 11 wins because they play each other. Now assume the Jags win out, the Colts or Texans will eliminate one or the other when they play. So there's only 2 other wild card teams that can get to 11-7 if the Browns lose to the Texans.

It actually doesn't. The Texans can lose this week and the Bengals, Browns and Colts can all make it ahead of the 11-7 Bills. A Browns loss this week means that either the Browns or Bengals will be eliminated from reaching 11-7 when they play each other. And because the Colts play the Texans later, one of them will be eliminated from reaching 11-7. So a Texans victory over the Browns means that only two of the four teams: Browns, Bengals, Colt and Texans can reach 11-7. So if only the Browns lose this week, the Bills control their own destiny.

That interview had some moments of pure gold. Interviewer asks Josh if he's still in "low positive?" Loved the response.

There's probably 6 or 8 different combinations of scenarios where the Bills lose to the Fins and sneak in as a Wild Card. That's a scenario that I'm refusing to think about. I'm on the "take control of our own destiny and don't look back train."

I think the more accurate assessment is the "somewhat improbable, but not impossible scenario"

A Browns loss to the Texans guarantees that the Browns v Bengals matchup will eliminate one of them from getting to 11 wins. And the Texans play the Colts, so one of them will not make it to 11 wins. Also the Broncos are a game back of us, so they are not a threat of the Bills win out.

The Bills of course have to take care of business. If they do, they need just 1 of 13 results to go in their favor in order to control their own destiny. Rooting Interests Week 16 ✓ Steelers over Bengals Texans over Browns Falcons over Colts Bucs over Jags Cowboys over Fins Any one of these results occur this week, and if the Bills beat the Chargers, they control their own destiny. Week 17 Raiders over Colts Jets over Browns Ravens over Fins Chiefs over Bengals Panthers over Jags If all 5 games go against the Bills in week 16, then any 1 of these 5 results would allow the Bills to control their own destiny if they beat the Pats. Week 18 Browns over Bengals Texans over Colts Titans over Jags If it comes down to week 18 and all 10 games have gone against the Bills, then just one of these games need to go the Bills way to make the playoffs, coupled with a win over the Fins. Kudos to @ImpactCorey for finding the one path to missing the playoffs at 11-7, which reveals the 13 possible paths for the Bills to control their own destiny.

There are 13 games over the next three weeks where if just one of them goes our way then we are 100% in if we win out. Steelers over Bengals is one of the five scenarios just this week that would make that possible.