HappyDays Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 (edited) Looking around the AFC we are still in pretty good shape. A close NFC loss means nothing in the grand scheme of things. You have the Chiefs/Raiders winning the West and taking the 1st wildcard spot, Steelers winning the North, Pats winning the East, and who-gives-a-crap winning the South. So what about the 2nd wildcard? think competition for that 2nd spot is between the Broncos and the Ravens. Hard to tell who the Ravens are right now because they've only played the Bengals and Browns. Next week is a must-win IMO. Hard to find a scenario where the Bills lose at home to Denver and still end up in the playoffs. But if we win next week we are EASILY in the hunt. And honestly that was probably true whether we won today or not. Tough loss today but go Bills. Edited September 17, 2017 by HappyDays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elite Poster Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 We ain't going to the playoffs. Give it a rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 We ain't going to the playoffs. Give it a rest. How did I know this would be the first response? Sorry I'm not crying after one loss where the defense played lights out. Look around the league. There are very few quality teams. Bills are right in there with any wildcard contender as evidenced by a close loss on the road against an NFC opponent. Biggest gap between us and teams like the Ravens/Broncos is chemistry and time as a unit. Bills should get better as the season chugs along, and we will not see any defense as good as the Panthers the rest of the year. At least one wildcard team will have games where they look at least as bad as we did today. Next week is huge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasovon Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 The AFC does look wide open this year in fairness. Unfortunately i am not sure we have the offense to do much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Let's see what happens these next few weeks. I agree that it looks wide open right now, but we have to be able to move the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyBills Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Gotta handle Denver at home. Good thing was it's an NFC loss today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackOrton Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Looking around the AFC we are still in pretty good shape. A close NFC loss means nothing in the grand scheme of things. You have the Chiefs/Raiders winning the West and taking the 1st wildcard spot, Steelers winning the North, Pats winning the East, and who-gives-a-crap winning the South. So what about the 2nd wildcard? think competition for that 2nd spot is between the Broncos and the Ravens. Hard to tell who the Ravens are right now because they've only played the Bengals and Browns. Next week is a must-win IMO. Hard to find a scenario where the Bills lose at home to Denver and still end up in the playoffs. But if we win next week we are EASILY in the hunt. And honestly that was probably true whether we won today or not. Tough loss today but go Bills. Titans. Chargers. Dolphins. Texans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasovon Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Titans. Chargers. Dolphins. Texans. Not the Texans, maybe the Ravens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackOrton Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Not the Texans, maybe the Ravens. The Texans have been to the playoffs the last two years. They'll be in the hunt again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Maiden Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 How did I know this would be the first response? Sorry I'm not crying after one loss where the defense played lights out. Look around the league. There are very few quality teams. Bills are right in there with any wildcard contender as evidenced by a close loss on the road against an NFC opponent. Biggest gap between us and teams like the Ravens/Broncos is chemistry and time as a unit. Bills should get better as the season chugs along, and we will not see any defense as good as the Panthers the rest of the year. At least one wildcard team will have games where they look at least as bad as we did today. Next week is huge! Really ?....Right of the bat, Denver next week is better...by far..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 WILDCARD RACE ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaviorPeterman Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Just my opinion of course but for me today confirmed this isn't a playoff team so no sense in debating it. AFC West is sending at least 2 teams to the playoffs between the division winner and one WC. And based on what I've seen wouldn't be surprised if both WC's come out of there. Beating Denver next week would certainly keep any faint hopes alive for another week but don't see it happening against another ridiculous defense matched up against Tyrod Taylor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Week Two: In the Hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00tabaga Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Denver is a must win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 The following teams are clearly better than us right now (and of course this will change: injuries, breakout players, etc): Chiefs Raiders Broncos Steelers Titans Patriots After that, I think it's too soon to tell. Ravens? Texans? Dolphins? Chargers? Nobody else should scare Bills fans. 6 teams that I believe are objectively superior in the AFC right now. That's hardly insurmountable ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 Titans. Chargers. Dolphins. Texans. I could see the Chargers and Dolphins. That's another big game going on right now. 100% disagree on Texans and Titans, one of them might win the South but that division isn't sending a wildcard. Really ?....Right of the bat, Denver next week is better...by far..... I feel like they are not the same team on the road but you could be right. IMO Carolina has the best front 7 in the league. We couldn't get any kind of run game going at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 I could see the Chargers and Dolphins. That's another big game going on right now. 100% disagree on Texans and Titans, one of them might win the South but that division isn't sending a wildcard. It depends on how bad the Colts and Jags are - early indications are that they're pretty bad, despite the Jags winning Week 1 and the Colts almost beating the Cards today. Everyone outside of the AFC West is at an advantage as it's unlikely that anyone can rack up easy wins in that division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samwell Tarly Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 I'd like to see this team in the hunt as much as anyone, but hard to see it realistically right now. Defense looks good, but offense has to drastically improve. I still think this is a 5 win team. Hope I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 (edited) Broncos Chiefs and Raiders are all 2-0. That really sucks. We will likely need to beat 2 of those teams to have a good shot at the wildcard. Edited September 17, 2017 by HappyDays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantankerous Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 You have to be drinking the Jim Jones juice to think this team is going to be anywhere near sniffing the playoffs. What a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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