corta765 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 This season was a really fun season with a good amount of peaks and some valleys along the way. I figured I would throw up a power ranking of this years games based off excitement, fun. and importance. I am not including the playoff game because it was its own entity, let me know what you think. Top 3 Games: 1. Week 4 at Atlanta- This was the game that to me that proved this season really could be different. Denver was a nice win the week before but taking on the SB runner up in their house was a real challenge. The game itself had a lot of big moments, it was exciting throughout, Taylor played well, and for the first time in a really long time Buffalo stole a big game on the road. After this game I think every Bills fan had to consider the season in a different light and looking at the schedule the playoffs seemed a lot closer then we though. 2. Week 17 at Miami- For the first time in 13 years the Bills matter in week 17 and play a fun game that sees them get to 9-7 with a chance for the playoffs. Mix in the Dalton TD right after and the euphoria of everything just blended in beautifully. 17 years of frustrations and reasons not to "Bill"ieve melted away after this. 3. Week 14 home Indianapolis- As someone who was at this game it really was once in a lifetime and I have to imagine on screen it looked unreal. For the Bills it was a December home game that mattered and they won it in overtime in dramatic fashion to move them up 7-6 and back in the wild card. Good Games: 4. Week 8 home Oakland- Before the season this game looked like a long shot given Oakland's breakout year in 2016. Yet the Bills were not told this and once Milano got the INT for a TD the momentum swung completely into Buffalo's corner and that was that. 5. Week 1 home New York Jets- The home opener is always a blast and this was a game that never seemed in doubt once Buffalo got the lead. Between the weather, the new coach, and the win at home at was a perfect way to start the season. 6. Week 3 home Denver- Hottest home game in Bills history turned into a hot performance by the D and a game where from the start the fans were roaring and the team matched the intensity. 7. Week 15 home Miami- For the first time since 2014 the Bills had a late season game at home that mattered and they took advantage playing with a purpose throughout. Credit to McD and the other coaches for getting the team up for this game. Ending was more memorable then the game: 8. Week 7 home Tampa Bay- This game was 17-13 BUF at the end of the 3rd Q and just about every Bills fan felt they had blown wayy too many chances to score at this point. Then the 4th quarter came and 27 pts combined were scored with the Bills defense getting a crucial takeaway late to setup up a GW Hauschka FG. 9. Week 5 at Cincinnati- Buffalo blew a big chance to get up to 4-1 in the 4th quarter after losing a tight 13-10 lead. The defense played phenomenal given the injuries they had but the offense failed to take advantage even late in the game a theme that was too constant during the season. 10. Week 12 at Kansas City- The Bills defense had a good performance and the offense did enough to get Buffalo up to a 16-10 lead. Tre White's dramatic INT to seal the game gave a little more hope for the season to continue. 11. Week 2 at Carolina: This game was absolutely brutal to watch by both teams. If you like tight defensive football this was your freaking game. That said despite everything the Bills made it dramatic at the end with Tyrod Taylor's pass falling incomplete to Zay Jones in the Carolina red zone. New England (Entertaining a bit, but its gotten real old losing to them) 12. Week 16 at New England- Buffalo gets screwed at the end of the 1st half on a reversed TD that would've given Buffalo a 17-13 lead going into half. I maintain had that held its a different game that at least its close into the 4th. Regardless 2nd half the Patriots take over after the Bills fail to score enough on offense and pull away in the 4th. 13. Week 13 home New England- Buffalo has a great first drive that ends in an INT and the offense does nothing after. Defense plays well throughout to the point Tre White pisses Gronk off with his fine coverage that Gronk takes an unneeded cheap shot. Nuclear Melt Down bad: 14. Week 10 home New Orleans- Up until this point Buffalo was undefeated at home and even after a soul crushing loss in NYC this was at least a game to get some mojo back win or loss and build up. Instead we were treated to Taylor throwing for a massive 56 yards through 3 quarters while the Saints marched all over Buffalo's defense. This game was just so hard to watch with Dennison's pathetic play calling and Tyrod throwing to Tolbert for 2 yards on 3rd and 15. Season wise if the previous Jets game sounded the fire alarm that something was amiss, the Saints game was arriving to see the house you were hoping was in good shape turned out to be in far weaker position and had some major holes. 15. Week 11 at Los Angeles- McD made a bold move to put in Peterman to try and inject something into the offense and team which seemed to be coming apart. Instead he was rewarded with 5 INTs in one half by Peterman and losing a game which at the time felt pivotal to the teams playoffs hopes. Add in that it caused a month long national inquire into the Tyrod Taylor "Is He Good Debate" and "The Bills Coach Blew Their Playoff Chances" and it just felt like salt in the wounds. To go from 5-2 to 5-5 kind of felt like a death knell at the time to the playoffs also. If you did manage to watch the entire game you deserve a medal or something just for how god awful the whole experience felt. 16. Week 9 at New York Jets- Any of these 3 is a fine selection for worst game but to me this tops them all. Buffalo comes in 5-2 against a punchy New York Jets team playing above their talent level but one even major sports analysts weren't giving a chance to beat the Bills (every TNF host picked Buffalo). If Buffalo wins they are 6-2 for the first time since 1993 and the playoffs look realer then they ever have during the drought. Add in the national spotlight plus the fact Buffalo had already beaten NY and this game looked like one which would be a celebration of Buffalo coming into a new age. NOPE. I'm a believer I would rather be blown out then beaten and humiliated while not completely out of it. Buffalo had all three in this loss which brought up the feelings ofthe loss to OAK in 14, NYJ in 11, NYJ in 07 etc.. a loss that just was soul crushing in a million ways. The Jets absolutely manhandled Buffalo throughout and once the major self inflicting mistakes started at the end of the 2nd quarter this game just snowballed badly. The final score was closer then the game felt throughout the back half and just in general. As Bills fans even when we are at our height of enthusiasm and belief, we all have that tiny bit of doubt because of the past. It's something which until they win the big one I am not sure will ever completely leave, although the drought ending helps left a decent burden of it. Regardless had this game been close it would've been whatever, instead it reconfirmed every fear we had and proceeded to throw the team into a tail spin the following weeks. ---------------------------------------------------- Overall for Good and Bad this was a schedule that really had a lot of memorable games. Hopefully 2018 is even more exciting and minus a nuclear meltdown in the middle of the season. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Great thread. For me, it's as follows: 1) Week 17 @ Miami - Kyle's touchdown, picking off that Fales guy multiple times and getting the job done en route to our first playoff game. Amazing atmosphere and the homecoming for the guys made it even better. What a night. 2) Week 4 @ Atlanta - Stuffing the defending NFC champs in their brand new home was a sign that we were not to be taken lightly. 3) Week 15 - Home vs Miami - I rank this one higher because I went there and had a blast. This was also my girlfriend's very first Bills game, so it was a real experience for her that made it better. Again, this is complete personal experience. 4) Week 14 - Home vs Indy - Memorable strictly because of the amazing weather and the heroics by both Webb and Shady. 5) Week 12 @ Kansas City - I had pegged this game as a sure loss at the beginning of the season. It's clear that this game saved the season, as we were in a death spiral by this point. 6) Week 7 - Home vs Tampa - This game showed that we weren't the same old Bills, who certainly would have blown this game. 7) Week 8 - Home vs Oakland - While the Raiders didn't live up to expectations at all, this game was a solid blowout which brought us to 5-2. (For naught, as we shall soon see). 8) Week 3 - Home vs Denver - Again, Denver was supposed to be a deep playoff threat. Beating them at home started the "defend our dirt" gimmick. 9) Week 5 - Home vs Cinci - Close loss which made us wonder if we would be the same old Bills. 10) Week 1 - Home vs Jets - Not a very memorable game, but it kicked off the season well. 11) Week 13 - Home vs Pats* - ah, who cares. - 12) Week 11 @ Chargers - the now legendary Petermania game. This was a horrific loss that let down a week of anticipation for Peterman and brought the national media cronies out to question McDermott. 13) Week 2 @ Carolina - This loss was a kick in the groin. If only Zay caught that ball! 14) Week 16 @ Pats* - see #11 15) Week 10 - Home vs Saints - Ugh. What a miserable blowout. 16) Week 9 - TNF @ Jets - Low point of the last few seasons. My friends and I had a big viewing party to see if we could actually go 6-2. We were this close to shutting the TV off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Kevi Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Without listing all of them... 1. Bengals/Ravens 2. Bills/Colts 3. Bills/Falcons 4. Bills/Phins 15. Bills/Panthers 16. Bills/Jets (TNF) 17. Bills/Jags 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Fixit Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 All I know is the worst game of the season from my perspective was against the Saints. One of the the worst home Bills games I can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Best wins... 1. @Atlanta 2. @K.C 3. @Miami (Given the circumstances) 4. Denver (Denver was 2-0 at the time and was playing great football) 5. Miami 6. Oakland 7. TB 8. Colts (Cool game of course, but Colts are bad) 9. Jets Worst Losses 1. Saints 2. Chargers 3. Jets 4. Cinci 5. Carolina 6.@ NE 7. NE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Shotgunner said: Without listing all of them... 1. Bengals/Ravens 2. Bills/Colts 3. Bills/Falcons 4. Bills/Phins 15. Bills/Panthers 16. Bills/Jets (TNF) 17. Bills/Jags Same here, favorite game of the year was when the Bengals pulled it out New Years Eve. At the time though the Falcons win felt great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 13 hours ago, billsfan11 said: Best wins... 1. @Atlanta 2. @K.C 3. @Miami (Given the circumstances) 4. Denver (Denver was 2-0 at the time and was playing great football) 5. Miami 6. Oakland 7. TB 8. Colts (Cool game of course, but Colts are bad) 9. Jets Worst Losses 1. Saints 2. Chargers 3. Jets 4. Cinci 5. Carolina 6.@ NE 7. NE The Tampa win was pretty good - Tyrod led a 4th quarter comeback (), and Tre White ripped the ball out and recovered the fumble to ice it. Oakland was a good win because literally everyone thought we were going to lose. They had just beaten KC on TNF and were looking to turn their season around. They came east and got beaten up - that win felt good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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