DBilz2500 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said: I couldn’t find a way. The only way I saw us making it if Baltimore wins a game, was if Baltimore wins the div and Pit goes 7-8-1. I couldn’t find a way to have the Bills beat the ravens in a tie breaker for the wildcard. The ravens do play some tough teams. They could lose every game but they will probably go 4-0 somehow instead Buffalo rumblings article made it sound like that we would be eliminated with next Baltimore AFC win but if they lose all three AFC games and only beat Tampa that we could win 3 way tiebreaker with them somehow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transplantbillsfan Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 3 hours ago, RiotAct said: basically if Baltimore wins another game, it’s all over for us. Not actually true. The playoff machine only really operates for the simplest tiebreakers, not the more complicated ones. If the Bills ended up 8-8 with any combination of the Ravens or Colts, Bills definitely lose that tiebreaker. Same record with Titans and Ravens, Bills lose that tiebreaker. Weird and unfathomable things could happen though once other potential 8-8 teams like the Bengals, Broncos and Jags are thrown in there. This isn't happening. Playoffs are just a virtual impossibility. But if you want to know if we can be eliminated this week even if we win: No, we can't. 3 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said: Wrong focus. This season with four games left is all about player development. If they win while doing that then fine. People are allowed to root for player development while also rooting for one more week to be mathematically alive. It might be delusionally hopeful, but delusional hope is largely what it means to be a diehard fan of a sports team. 3 hours ago, DBilz2500 said: Do we beat out Baltimore in any 3 way tiebreakers if we both finish out 8-8 with 6-6 conference record? If we end up in a 3 way tie with them and the Broncos, Bengals or Jags, we might. 2 hours ago, DBilz2500 said: Buffalo rumblings article made it sound like that we would be eliminated with next Baltimore AFC win but if they lose all three AFC games and only beat Tampa that we could win 3 way tiebreaker with them somehow Truth. Only in a 3 way tiebreaker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Go to 'playoffstatus.com' and consult the AFC charts. Stop playing with your 'what if' scenarios. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeziehmer Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Go to 'playoffstatus.com' and consult the AFC charts. Stop playing with your 'what if' scenarios. View this season as over and more fools with rose colored glasses, trusting the methane powered process engine of McBeane, and a cap hit with Trent Murphy for the next GM and HC tandem to deal with. Tying up what limited cap resources we do have in an injury liability finishing up his career on IR... brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 26 minutes ago, Joeziehmer said: View this season as over and more fools with rose colored glasses, trusting the methane powered process engine of McBeane, and a cap hit with Trent Murphy for the next GM and HC tandem to deal with. Tying up what limited cap resources we do have in an injury liability finishing up his career on IR... brilliant! this trent murphy cap thing really has you worked up, doesn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeziehmer Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, teef said: this trent murphy cap thing really has you worked up, doesn't it? Needing offensive weapons or some veteran linemen offensively and we go cheap but want a defensive “surge” from an injury liability. McBeane has a defensive compliment to Clay now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, Joeziehmer said: Needing offensive weapons or some veteran linemen offensively and we go cheap but want a defensive “surge” from an injury liability. McBeane has a defensive compliment to Clay now. cool...cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 7 hours ago, transplantbillsfan said: Not actually true. The playoff machine only really operates for the simplest tiebreakers, not the more complicated ones. If the Bills ended up 8-8 with any combination of the Ravens or Colts, Bills definitely lose that tiebreaker. Same record with Titans and Ravens, Bills lose that tiebreaker. Weird and unfathomable things could happen though once other potential 8-8 teams like the Bengals, Broncos and Jags are thrown in there. This isn't happening. Playoffs are just a virtual impossibility. But if you want to know if we can be eliminated this week even if we win: No, we can't. People are allowed to root for player development while also rooting for one more week to be mathematically alive. It might be delusionally hopeful, but delusional hope is largely what it means to be a diehard fan of a sports team. If we end up in a 3 way tie with them and the Broncos, Bengals or Jags, we might. Truth. Only in a 3 way tiebreaker. Of course they are. They're also free to jump out of a window with an expectation of flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transplantbillsfan Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 7 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said: Of course they are. They're also free to jump out of a window with an expectation of flying. That's a pretty poor analogy considering you really aren't doing yourself harm maintaining hope in another week of a mathematical breath of life. Plus, how high is the window? People aren't exactly "free" to kill themselves in the legal sense of the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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