BillsFan-4-Ever Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Buffalo Bills # 27 in the CBS Power Rankings. http://www.cbssports...l/powerrankings see above Pete Pissco has his head up his Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewildrabbit Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) The NFL ranks the Bills #26 ^ " Bills fans saw what they needed to see on Sunday down in Jacksonville: EJ Manuel in a 20-all game, taking the offense right down the field for the go-ahead score. The franchise accounted for 57 of the 80 yards covered on the drive, completing every pass he threw. While Manuel's end-game numbers weren't huge (170 yards, two touchdowns, one pick) and he was far from perfect, his 105.0 passer rating and fourth-quarter savvy are what's important here." http://www.nfl.com/n...-on-the-decline The Dolphins are 10th, the Patriots are 7th .................................................... ESPN ranks them at 25 http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings/_/year/2013/week/16 Edited December 17, 2013 by FeartheLosing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisonbrigade Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Here are teams in the top 15 and how the Bills stacked up. 4th ranked Carolina Panthers, won 24 to 23. EJ game winning drive. 5th ranked Saints, lost 35 to 17. 6th ranked Chiefs. lost 23 to 13, If Jeff tuel doesn't toss a pick at the goal line so would off won. 7th ranked Patriots. lost 23 to 21 on last minute FG. 9th ranked Bengals lost in OT, 27 to 24. 12th ranked Ravens won, 23 to 20. Kiko INT seals win. 14th ranked Dolphins won 23 to 21. Mario sack steals the show. When you look at it only one game was a blowout, with Thad Lewis at QB. Other wise 3 Wins and 3 losses. not to shabby with a rookie QB and coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearlHowardman Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Buffalo Bills at #26 spot. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/powerrankings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Here are teams in the top 15 and how the Bills stacked up. 4th ranked Carolina Panthers, won 24 to 23. EJ game winning drive. 5th ranked Saints, lost 35 to 17. 6th ranked Chiefs. lost 23 to 13, If Jeff tuel doesn't toss a pick at the goal line so would off won. 7th ranked Patriots. lost 23 to 21 on last minute FG. 9th ranked Bengals lost in OT, 27 to 24. 12th ranked Ravens won, 23 to 20. Kiko INT seals win. 14th ranked Dolphins won 23 to 21. Mario sack steals the show. When you look at it only one game was a blowout, with Thad Lewis at QB. Other wise 3 Wins and 3 losses. not to shabby with a rookie QB and coach. In those games, the Chiefs, Ravens, Bengals and Panthers we were doing very little to actually win games. Good teams don't lose games, great teams win games. Yes, we beat the Panthers and Ravens but we did not do much if anything to show we were the better team and a team that was capable of winning. The adage of "any given Sunday" is good for the underdog winning but it is not the case of the great teams that get to the playoffs and win. Seattle had their "Any Given Sunday" this week and the NFL world calls it parity. I do not. I call it the way it goes. Clearly, Seattle is the better team and very capable of being the best in the league when it comes to the Super Bowl. There are few teams capable of this achievement. Seattle, New Orleans, Denver and possibly even New England and Carolina. Other teams like San Diego, Cincinnati or Chicago are good teams at best and would be beaten by the best teams. It would be combinations of coaching, talent and willpower. These boil down to odds makers that select the teams to win and become common sense that Carolina would be favored over Chicago, or Denver favored over Cincinnati, or New Orleans favored over San Francisco. The NFL wants you to believe it is parity that the underdog wins, that San Fran just beat Seattle. Or that "Any Given Sunday" Carolina can steal the spot light and the reins be handed over to a new QB after taking a win from New England. But it is not. There are 4 or 5 extremely good teams, and maybe two actual top teams in the NFL every year. Those good teams are good teams but are defined by players. The elite, top two teams are units of football unmatched by other teams. Those teams this year are Seattle and Denver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearlHowardman Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 There are 4 or 5 extremely good teams, and maybe two actual top teams in the NFL every year. Those good teams are good teams but are defined by players. The elite, top two teams are units of football unmatched by other teams. The best NFL teams have great coaches. The Buffalo Bills have college .500 level coaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 The NFL wants you to believe it is parity that the underdog wins, that San Fran just beat Seattle. Or that "Any Given Sunday" Carolina can steal the spot light and the reins be handed over to a new QB after taking a win from New England. But it is not. There are 4 or 5 extremely good teams, and maybe two actual top teams in the NFL every year. Those good teams are good teams but are defined by players. The elite, top two teams are units of football unmatched by other teams. Those teams this year are Seattle and Denver. If this were true, the top seed in each Conference would advance to the SuperBowl more often than not. It has happened twice in 20 years. Not coincidentally this aligns with the beginning of the free agency/ salary cap era of the NFL. The fact is there are rarely "great teams" anymore. Parity has taken care of this, brought about by FA/ salary cap. The NFL is a very different league than it was in the 70's 80's and early 90's. There is a finer line between good teams and average teams. There are still great QB's, and other great players, but not truly great teams. The recent Giants, Ravens SB winning teams are testament to that. I think SEA and DEN are the best I've seen this year and should advance to the Superbowl. The Cardinals, who have quietly had a nice season, showed they have a few chinks in their armor. We are indeed where NFL wanted to be for so long. The thing they opposed most vehemently (Free agency) turned into the vehicle to achieve (with the handy addition of a salary cap) that competitive nirvana known as "parity" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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