4merper4mer Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 I enjoyed yesterday's win as much as anyone. I also enjoyed yesterday's Pats loss A LOT. With that said, yesterday wasn't all good news. We entered the day with a distinct advantage against the Pats in tiebreaker scenarios. We exited the day in a flat footed tie with them. Our win against Atlanta was impressive and I think it bodes well for the Bills. But a win against an NFC team hurts when it comes to breaking ties. It is only week four so I don't want to make a big deal but NE had a bad win against NO earlier in the year which when coupled with our loss to the Panthers gave us an edge. Yesterday erased that because NE's NFC loss helps them. The good news is that they are a division team so we have a chance to sweep them. If not, we could split and then sweep the Jets and Dolphins and be at least tied with them. Before yesterday we would have won a tie breaker, now it would move on to another metric. Still, it is better that the Pats lost to the Panthers than say when the Steelers lost to the Bears last week. That one hurt. The Chiefs losing to the Skins tonight might seem bad but it doesn't really matter that much as we play the Chiefs head to head. We don't play the Steelers so we are behind them. I hope they win their division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 But I've heard we've lost a 3rd Round Comp pick at least. And, if we finish with a better record than The Chiefs, it'll be like having four 2nd round picks instead of two 1st and two 2nds. ANY day the Pats*** lose is a good day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Yeah, we should lose to NFC teams and not worry about overall records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 It's ok tho. We can still lose to the Saints and Tampa Bay. That way we can even it all out and get the advantage back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Kevi Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Boy, you really gotta search the books to be pessimistic enough to find a negative about beating an elite team in their own house. You know what's more impkrtant than tie breakers? Wins. But, you know, you can't please all of the people all of the time, or maybe can't please the OP ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 If I'm reading this right the OP hoped we'd lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Overall wins is still the most important. There is no such thing as a bad win, it's still a W in that column. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 If I'm reading this right the OP hoped we'd lose. If you read it right then you'd realize that he's trolling. Not in a bad way, just that's what he sometimes does for kicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 I just got a headache Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullim4 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Long live Crayonz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLTbills Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 I enjoyed yesterday's win as much as anyone. I also enjoyed yesterday's Pats loss A LOT. With that said, yesterday wasn't all good news. We entered the day with a distinct advantage against the Pats in tiebreaker scenarios. We exited the day in a flat footed tie with them. Our win against Atlanta was impressive and I think it bodes well for the Bills. But a win against an NFC team hurts when it comes to breaking ties. It is only week four so I don't want to make a big deal but NE had a bad win against NO earlier in the year which when coupled with our loss to the Panthers gave us an edge. Yesterday erased that because NE's NFC loss helps them. The good news is that they are a division team so we have a chance to sweep them. If not, we could split and then sweep the Jets and Dolphins and be at least tied with them. Before yesterday we would have won a tie breaker, now it would move on to another metric. Still, it is better that the Pats lost to the Panthers than say when the Steelers lost to the Bears last week. That one hurt. The Chiefs losing to the Skins tonight might seem bad but it doesn't really matter that much as we play the Chiefs head to head. We don't play the Steelers so we are behind them. I hope they win their division. This is dumb. Before yesterday we would have won the tiebreaker? Well after yesterday there IS NO NEED FOR A TIEBREAKER. What should we do, intentionally lose? Would that make you happier? Not many would pick out the bad news to talk about after beating the defending NFC champs, and favorite to return to the SB, in THEIR building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 What about Saints beating Miami? Doesn't that help the Bills a bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBaumer Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 I enjoyed yesterday's win as much as anyone. I also enjoyed yesterday's Pats loss A LOT. With that said, yesterday wasn't all good news. We entered the day with a distinct advantage against the Pats in tiebreaker scenarios. We exited the day in a flat footed tie with them. Our win against Atlanta was impressive and I think it bodes well for the Bills. But a win against an NFC team hurts when it comes to breaking ties. It is only week four so I don't want to make a big deal but NE had a bad win against NO earlier in the year which when coupled with our loss to the Panthers gave us an edge. Yesterday erased that because NE's NFC loss helps them. The good news is that they are a division team so we have a chance to sweep them. If not, we could split and then sweep the Jets and Dolphins and be at least tied with them. Before yesterday we would have won a tie breaker, now it would move on to another metric. Still, it is better that the Pats lost to the Panthers than say when the Steelers lost to the Bears last week. That one hurt. The Chiefs losing to the Skins tonight might seem bad but it doesn't really matter that much as we play the Chiefs head to head. We don't play the Steelers so we are behind them. I hope they win their division. This is like the 10th time someone has started this thread in the last 2 years...getting a little old no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 What about Saints beating Miami? Doesn't that help the Bills a bit? Saints are an NFC team, Miami helped themselves by losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 This wasn't funny the first time... but keep reaching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 This is dumb. Before yesterday we would have won the tiebreaker? Well after yesterday there IS NO NEED FOR A TIEBREAKER. What should we do, intentionally lose? Would that make you happier? The fact is that in a 16 game season in a league with 32 teams ties are all but inevitable and that is just math. I don't have time at the moment but I will bet if you look back at last year's final standings, there is a team that lost a tiebreaker and a division title or WC spot because they had too many victories against the opposite conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Oh no, not again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 This cant possibly be serious. Nope, I am not falling for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Kevi Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 The fact is that in a 16 game season in a league with 32 teams ties are all but inevitable and that is just math. I don't have time at the moment but I will bet if you look back at last year's final standings, there is a team that lost a tiebreaker and a division title or WC spot because they had too many victories against the opposite conference. You can only lose the tie breaker if you have the win. This isn't theoretical physics. Sure, it would be better to beat a conference team, but losing can NEVER help you. Seriously, think about it. If that team you spoke of had not won the game in question, they would not even be in the running to use the tiebreaker. Enough of this haberdashery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 There is no way that NE losing to an NFC team works against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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