Kgun5

I understand...Everyone has their "favorite" scenario. I just look at the schedules and think that if two of the three teams (DEN, NYJ, BAL) have to lose 2 of 3, then my best chance is BAL and NYJ. Obviously we need the JAX loss to GB as well, but we should know a lot more next week. I think there's still a good (10%-15%) chance that we could get the 5 seed.

Personally, I'm eyeing the "Jets route" around the Denver issue. Any way you slice it, JAX and Balt. MUST not pull upsets this week.

I wouldn't blame you, but I hope you'd be losing that bet.

I suppose that depends on what you get out of sports/being a fan. Some people enjoy the drama of playing and (hopefully) beating the best, at their best. Others, such as myself, enjoy the drama of rooting for my team to advance by any means possible with the added bonus of having interest in more than one game each week. It's just personal preference.

Of course you are correct, Darin.

Color me wrong: Favorites winning

While this is very true, I'd be surprised if teams that were "favored" by Vegas weren't winning at a .750 clip over the years. In fact, that's a good idea for a google search.

Here's the link...Naturally, it's "Early Lines", so they may change by the time the mainstream goes public with theirs. I've used this site for years, and have only seen them really botch one game (they were off by 2 points from the opening "mainstream" line.) Early Lines

I don't care who I root for if it helps the Bills. It's amazing how nonsensical sports fans get over things like rivalries. It's almost a "cut off the nose to spite the face" thing. Or worse, that nut who chose to have his finger amputated instead of having his wedding ring cut off, (which was promptly lost anyway).

I'm surprised too...I would have thought Cinci -1 or -1.5

No, it means the Bills are. Read it as such: The team on the left "minus 3" equals the team on the right.

Buffalo -3 @Cinci Seattle +6 @Jets Jags +3.5 @ Pack Ravens +7.5 @Indy Broncos NL @ Chiefs

OK...What's your point? I would say that there's LESS chance of all 5 happening then not, but there's no reason to assume that there will be any upsets next week. And as an EXAMPLE, I give you this week's results. Where in my post do you see me guaranteeing anything? You, however, said that you "know" all 5 wont happen, and that there's "always" upsets. Anyway, Seattle beating the Jets would be an upset in Vegas terms. So let's hope for that one.

I'll take any 4, as long as one of them is JAX losing.

There weren't any upsets this week, why should there be next week?

divisional, not conference...Let's not get everything confused again...lol

Don't forget, that's only if one of their losses is to NE.

didja READ the thread lawn?

Ehh, I think a team that makes the playoffs deserves to be there, but I understand your point. We need to win out, and that's all there is to it. I just really hope they're rewarded with the playoffs if they manage to pull it off.

I agree...When the dust has settled, I think our winning out would be enough to get us in. Jacksonville scares me the most, but beating both Cinci on the road and Pittsburgh in that last week is going to be tough as nails.

I think the Broncos losing 2 of 3 is a bigger if.

They DON'T HAVE TO LOSE OUT. They must lose to New England, and ONE (1) of the other two.

I hope you're right, but JAX is twice the team that DET is.

Biggest obsticles IMO, in this order: 1) @GBP over JAX 2) BUF over @CIN 3) @KCC over DEN or SEA over @NYJ 4) @BUF over PIT 5) IND over @DEN or NEP over @NYJ 6) Baltimore's losses and our win over San Francisco

I think Baltimore is in the bag for us...To be honest, I think JAX could run the table.