John Gianelli Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Please delete if someone already answered this, but are the Bills the first playoff team in history to be underdogs by more than a touchdown to a non-playoff team (Ravens) in the following season's opener? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 My first thought is the Seattle Seahwaks with Marshawn, who won their division with like a 7-9 record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 I'm not sure but I'm guessing they are the first playoff team to have a consensus power rank of 32. It is an absolute joke. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 For the NFL season in 1935 the Brooklyn Dodgers started out this way against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Probably the first playoff team have 80-1 odds to win the Super bowl and often cited as the worst team in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Not sure what the SB defending Cowboys had against them when Emmitt sat out the first two games and the Cowboys lost as expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd1 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 (edited) The Bills did make the playoffs BUT I don't think ANYONE (other than Bills Fans) thought of the Bills (neither then or now) as a legitimate playoff team. Add to that, we are a team who's starting QB has not played one entire game and whose backup QB has never played one snap of a regular season NFL game. PLUS a brand spanking new Offensive Coordinator. Offensive line?? Defense?? Way too many unknown factors to bet on that horse! Edited September 7, 2018 by cd1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 28 minutes ago, cd1 said: The Bills did make the playoffs BUT I don't think ANYONE thought of the Bills (neither then or now) as a legitimate playoff team. Add to that, we are a team who's starting QB has not played one entire game and whose backup QB has never played one snap of a regular season NFL game. PLUS a brand spanking new Offensive Coordinator. Offensive line?? Defense?? Way too many unknown factors to bet on that horse! i like the Bills at +7, also stating that they won't put any scare into the Ravens in the 2nd half and will achieve a back door cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 2 hours ago, John Gianelli said: Please delete if someone already answered this, but are the Bills the first playoff team in history to be underdogs by more than a touchdown to a non-playoff team (Ravens) in the following season's opener? Yes. It's part of a vast conspiracy orchestrated by Bill Belichick, Roger Goodell, and Jerry Sullivan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Bills will claim the double moral victory of not losing by too much in only losing by 7 and showing the haters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 I highly doubt it. Doesn't seem that weird to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottebillsfan2 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Makes it all the better after we take the Ravens to the woodshed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuvtalker Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 3 hours ago, 4merper4mer said: I'm not sure but I'm guessing they are the first playoff team to have a consensus power rank of 32. It is an absolute joke. Yeah, I'm still having a hard time with that one. I thought to myself this has got to be a mistake....I mean, DEAD last? Really?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timekills17 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 3 hours ago, cd1 said: The Bills did make the playoffs BUT I don't think ANYONE thought of the Bills (neither then or now) as a legitimate playoff team. I did. Let's see...did the Bills make the playoffs? Yes. Hmm. Seems pretty legit. Reminder that the Bills have also been 9-7 twice before during the drought and didn't make the playoffs - because they weren't a legitimate playoff team that year, Now - if you want to argue there were better teams than the Bills that didn't make the playoffs - I'l agree. Just as I'll argue when the Bills went 9-7 and lost to the Steelers to miss the the playoffs their defense was good enough to make them a "better" team head to head than some that did make the playoffs. But they legitimately had a worse record. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 The bills went from a vet with 43 starts, 22 wins and a career passer rating above 90, to a second year guy who shattered the record for worst half ever played at the most important position in the game and a career passer rating under 40 on 49 attempts. To boot lost best players on o line. what would you expect Vegas to do??? Odds are not made based on the faith of the fan base. The only facts out support the notion that this offense will struggle. This will be the case until new facts emerge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 I've accepted the fact a long time ago this is a rebuilding year. The only objectives this year is keep Allen injury free and maybe get him a little confidence toward the end of the season. Either way we're going to have a very high pick and lots of cap to spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloSol Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 4 hours ago, RoyBatty is alive said: Probably the first playoff team have 80-1 odds to win the Super bowl and often cited as the worst team in the NFL. 150-1* 1 hour ago, row_33 said: Bills will claim the double moral victory of not losing by too much in only losing by 7 and showing the haters. Pretty sure that's not how this team functions. Simple fans maybe think that way but no way the team, coaching staff, etc think like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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