The Now Moment Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 (edited) Obviously we still have a chance to take the east but I think we lost our chances at that with the loss on Thursday. With Denver having spiraled and losing to Philly so far today, Houston losing Watson for the year, Baltimore struggling today and being inconsistent all year long, the Chargers and Raiders starting off very slow...what teams do you think are our competition for the two wild card spots? What's your opinion? Tennessee 5-3 Jacksonville 5-3 one of Jacksonville/Tennessee will likely take the division Jets 4-5 Miami 4--4 Baltimore 4-5 Raiders 4-5 Chargers 3-5 Denver 3-5 Houston 3-5 Cincinnati 3-5 Edited November 6, 2017 by Buffalo30 Updating records Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreigner Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 You are 5-6 too early with this. The NFL changes week to week more that the weather does. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Now Moment Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 6 minutes ago, Foreigner said: You are 5-6 too early with this. The NFL changes week to week more that the weather does. Maybe so but some teams are definitely falling back and trending down. Some teams like Denver, the chargers and the raiders, all teams we thought we be competing for those final spots could be in really rough shape with a loss. If the Raiders lose to Miami tonight, they will be 3-6 putting them in more than a difficult situation. I don't think it's too early to look at the playoff picture and who it may come down to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Miami, Tennessee, Baltimore Everybody else is going underwater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Someone has to say this...who better? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Now Moment Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, frostbitmic said: Miami, Tennessee, Baltimore Everybody else is going underwater One of Jacksonville/Tennesee, both look like they may be 5-3 after today with Baltimore taking a loss and moving to 4-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 It's not too early, as more teams are trending downward than usual at this point of the season. I'd say Titans/ Jags from the South. Dolphins, Ravens. The Raiders have enough talent to make a push but it's less likely. Any others would have to be considered long shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinxedBill1 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 If the bills can get to 9 or 10 wins this could be the year they get in. Not a lot of strong competitors this year with the raiders, dolphins, broncos, bengals, and Ravens being mediocre. Still early, another half a year to go. Hopefully the bills are the team that makes the run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Kinda looking like ne ,Pitt, Jax and KC win their divisions while Buff and Tenn get the wild cards as of this week. Anything can happen with half a season to go though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Everybody outside of the division winners completely sucks. I don’t think you can find 6 teams that honestly deserve a playoff spot, but the Bills can cement themselves as one of those teams if they can prove the Jets game was a Thursday night fluke. We sure have as a good a chance as anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poblano Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 21 minutes ago, Steve O said: Someone has to say this...who better? Our 17 year old partner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPP Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 This is the year to take advantage......lets see if they can actually do it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjt328 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 I always look at the playoff race as the countdown to 7 losses. Once you hit 7, you are pretty much done (in most years). At this point, the only team out is Cleveland (8 losses). Indianapolis has 6 losses, and basically needs to win out. New York, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles and Oakland are all sitting at 5 losses. Which means anything more than 1 loss, and they are done too. This leaves a total of 7 teams currently in contention for 6 playoff spots. New England, Pittsburgh and Kansas City have 2 losses. Buffalo, Miami, Tennessee and Jacksonville have 3 losses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianFan Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Bills have a lot of tough games coming up. Saints, Chargers, Chiefs, Pats, Colts, Fish, Pats, Fish. I'd say 2 are sure wins - colts, one of the fish games. I don't think we beat them at home. Chargers are NOT bad - so that's a 50-50 game. The rest >50% chance of losing. We're going to need 2-3 upsets to get to a 9 win season. THAT isn't pretty. We have a chance against Saints - IF the weather cooperates and is horribly cold and rainy or snows. I'm hoping for cold November Rain and winds LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Smith Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Maybe i'm still drunk off the spiked kool-aid, but I believe we will lose only 1-2 games here on out jmo. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 (edited) Of those WC contenders, the Bills / Dolphins are the only team with Brady on the schedule( twice ). They have games vs A Smith, Brees and Rivers as well. It's not going to be easy. Edited November 5, 2017 by Boatdrinks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 20 minutes ago, JPP said: This is the year to take advantage......lets see if they can actually do it..... The amazing thing is that it's usually similarly wide open and somehow this team has managed to deftly defy the odds and miss the playoffs 17 straight times.......mostly due to mid-season slides against teams they should beat......like the Jets, for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Our blocking, our pass rush, our coaching and maybe our quarterback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simool Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 This seems like an exercise in futility. I will enjoy watching these games coming up and hope I see continued improvement. I like what I have seen for the most part. Yeah the Jets game was ugly but there were some bright spots. If they make the playoffs I will be very happy, if they don't--that is what I expected when the season started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 25 minutes ago, SaviorPeterman said: I still think Miami is a lock for a WC will finish 2nd to the Pats in the division which means they'll likely get the #5 seed. So essentially the Bills will be competing with a handful of other teams for the final spot, likely the Jets, Raiders, Chargers and Titans/Jags. This is of course assuming the season don't go completely off the rails in the next few week and still think that's very probably given the upcoming schedule against teams on a whole other level compared to the Jets that easily beat this team. Why would you think Miami is a lock for a wild card? Was it that 40-0 drubbing they took last week? That 3 point win they had over the Jets in Miami the week before? 2 hours ago, mjt328 said: I always look at the playoff race as the countdown to 7 losses. Once you hit 7, you are pretty much done (in most years). At this point, the only team out is Cleveland (8 losses). Indianapolis has 6 losses, and basically needs to win out. New York, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles and Oakland are all sitting at 5 losses. Which means anything more than 1 loss, and they are done too. This leaves a total of 7 teams currently in contention for 6 playoff spots. New England, Pittsburgh and Kansas City have 2 losses. Buffalo, Miami, Tennessee and Jacksonville have 3 losses. I think that's right, although I wouldn't quite count Oakland or the Chargers out yet. The Bills are still in a pretty good place although the loss to the Jets was a big hit (you gotta beat the teams you're supposed to beat), but I'm seriously concerned about one of those AFC West teams catching fire and joining the loser of Tenn/Jax as the other wild card. The continuing good news from the Bills perspective is apparent contenders dropping like flies: Houston with Deshaun out; the Broncos in full collapse; Miami looking like they could do likewise (although I expect a rebound, at least short term), Cincinnati and Baltimore looking mediocre or worse ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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