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6 hours ago, transplantbillsfan said:

Not overly excited about the logistics of the Thanksgiving game.

 

That game starts at 11:30 AM for me and we always go to the in-laws for Thanksgiving. We also always bring a dish. So we'll have to cook and then dinner usually starts at 1 or so.

 

So basically, the Bills game is scheduled to coincide with all the family crap, which I need to likely be present for. And my wife's family has literally NEVER watched a Bills game with me, so I need to control myself.

 

The Thanksgiving game sounds appealing at first, not so much for me.

 

Plus, the week I'm scheduled to come back to visit WNY has one away game followed by a bye.

 

Boo.

The NFL schedule makers really weren’t thinking. Hope they make it up to you next year. 

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23 minutes ago, Mopreme said:

Wow, I just went through the league schedule

and I am pretty sure the Bills are the only team without any Thursday/Sunday/Monday prime games.  That’s unreal. Even small market teams like Tampa and Jacksonville have at least one game.  All the teams with worst records last year have prime time games.  Teams that haven’t made the playoffs in recent years also have them.  The arguement that the Bills haven’t warrant enough to earn these games or that they are a small market team is BS.  

There are 10 teams that got 5 or more; Jackson, Darnold, and Mayfield got 10 combined. The Bills are the only team with 0. Kay was just giving the league **** about it on GMFB and pulled out a signed Josh Allen jersey he had sent her.

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28 minutes ago, Mopreme said:

Wow, I just went through the league schedule

and I am pretty sure the Bills are the only team without any Thursday/Sunday/Monday prime games.  That’s unreal. Even small market teams like Tampa and Jacksonville have at least one game.  All the teams with worst records last year have prime time games.  Teams that haven’t made the playoffs in recent years also have them.  The arguement that the Bills haven’t warrant enough to earn these games or that they are a small market team is BS.  

That’s correct, they are the only team without a scheduled prime time game. They do have a showcase game on thanksgiving and can play their way into a Prime time game on Sat night vs NE (it is 1 of 5 games that can be flexed). I anticipate they will put the best matchup Sat night prime time. If the Bills are in the playoff race in December and the Pats don’t fall off this year, that has a good chance of happening.

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9 hours ago, Misterbluesky said:

So..we win the division?

The Bills will have improved on Offense.  

They had have a top 5 defense.  I can see the Bills starting out 6-0.

 

12-4 is achievable 

@Jets - Darnold doesn't scare me. 

@Giants - Eli should have retired 2 years ago and no OBJ

Cincy - may be falling down with their FO changes and may not be up to speed in week 3 in the rowdy New Era stadium. 

NE* - The Bills should be able to win at home 

@Titans - Mariota or Gabbert?  Again not worried about either QB

Miami - Fitzmagic.  By the time the Bills play them will Fitz still be the QB? 

 

Eagles - This one is iffy.  50/50

Skins -  Who's their QB?  No one I'd worry about 

@Browns - Mayfield has headcases to deal with,  yes IMO that may have a negative effect on a 2nd yr QB.

@Miami - Fitzmagic.  By the time the Bills play them will Fitz still be the QB? 

Denver - Flacco and what defense? 

@Boys - this is also a 50/50 

 

Ravens - Lamar is Tyrod 2.0 and that's still not good enough. Couple that with the losses they have on defense

@Steelers - Have been on the downswing. the only question is whether their fall continues with all losses on the O. 

@NE* - The Bills should be able to split and win at home 

Jets - Darnold doesn't scare me. 

 

Strength of schedule: 24th, .480

 

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Browns to be featured in four prime-time games

If the fairy tale comes true the Browns will win. Or we just might see the personalities brought in explode. 

 

The Browns will open their prime-time schedule in Week 2 at the New York Jets on ESPN's Monday Night Football.

In Week 3, they will host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football (NBC).

In Week 5, they'll play on Monday night at the San Francisco 49ers.

Finally, they'll host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night in Week 11.

 

2-2  Both the Rams and 49ers should win. 

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Well this schedule already started a fight with my wife this morning.  We always go to her cousins for Thanksgiving.  I hate it.  I told her this morning  this year since the Bills are playing right when we have dinner over her cousins house I am just going to stay at my house for Thanksgiving this year.  She said well "me & the kids are going to my cousins."  To which my 15 year old son said "mom I am out too, I am staying home with dad."  Well that is all she needed to hear.  She went off on me & I supposed she won't be talking to me this Easter weekend.  As I was driving to work I made plans with a few of my friends to go to South Beach to catch the Bills/Miami game on the 17th.  I will wait a few months to I break the news to her about that.  

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39 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

The Bills will have improved on Offense.  

They had have a top 5 defense.  I can see the Bills starting out 6-0.

 

12-4 is achievable 

@Jets - Darnold doesn't scare me. 

@Giants - Eli should have retired 2 years ago and no OBJ

Cincy - may be falling down with their FO changes and may not be up to speed in week 3 in the rowdy New Era stadium. 

NE* - The Bills should be able to win at home 

@Titans - Mariota or Gabbert?  Again not worried about either QB

Miami - Fitzmagic.  By the time the Bills play them will Fitz still be the QB? 

 

Eagles - This one is iffy.  50/50

Skins -  Who's their QB?  No one I'd worry about 

@Browns - Mayfield has headcases to deal with,  yes IMO that may have a negative effect on a 2nd yr QB.

@Miami - Fitzmagic.  By the time the Bills play them will Fitz still be the QB? 

Denver - Flacco and what defense? 

@Boys - this is also a 50/50 

 

Ravens - Lamar is Tyrod 2.0 and that's still not good enough. Couple that with the losses they have on defense

@Steelers - Have been on the downswing. the only question is whether their fall continues with all losses on the O. 

NE* - The Bills should be able to split and win at home 

@Jets - Darnold doesn't scare me. 

 

Strength of schedule: 24th, .480

 

 

Strength of schedule doesn't take into account off-season personnel changes so I don't always listen to that

 

Eagles at 50/50 though?

I definitely wouldn't say that.

I would assume a loss.

Fitz scares me because we could go 2-0 or 0-2.

Cowboys I don't think is a 50/50 but we can agree to disagree there.

Skins are a 50/50 to me with an improved defense, and Keenum is a coin flip... He could be Minnesota Keenum or Denver Keenum

Broncos are a disaster so I'm good with you there ?

Browns I'm torn on, if they click they are crazy good, but they could explode quickly

Jets are solid, but darnold is a huge unknown, but so is Allen

 

I'm not sure where 12-4 comes from man

I love the optimism but realistically we are looking at 6-7 "should" wins, probably 6 "should lose" and 4 coinflips

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11 hours ago, HomeTeam said:

I'm happy with he schedule. I personally also enjoy the routine of football Sunday. 

 

Go Bills!

Most importantly , so do the players. It's actually a little advantage. 

I don't understand why they give so many teams 4-5 Primetime gms though. Usually a couple fall off, making for boring, useless gms

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17 minutes ago, ScottLaw said:

Bills defense were more like bottom 10 against the run the last 6 weeks or so of the season..... and their offense was HISTORICALLY bad before improving to just bad after the Peterman fiasco ended.

 

Really depends on Allen and how quickly the offensive line gels and if guys like Edmunds can step up early.

 

6-0 start? That's ridiculously high expectations. I would be happy if they can just beat the Jets opening day in what will be a tough game.

 

 

 

Agreed.

6-0 means we won @jets @titans and home Patriots
That's just absurd homerism.

I'm all for optimism but pulling 12 wins from that schedule means we need to have legion of boom 2.0 and Allen to be possessed by the ghost of early 90s Jim Kelly 

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7 minutes ago, SouthNYfan said:

 

Strength of schedule doesn't take into account off-season personnel changes so I don't always listen to that

 

Eagles at 50/50 though?

I definitely wouldn't say that.

I would assume a loss.

Fitz scares me because we could go 2-0 or 0-2.

Cowboys I don't think is a 50/50 but we can agree to disagree there.

Skins are a 50/50 to me with an improved defense, and Keenum is a coin flip... He could be Minnesota Keenum or Denver Keenum

Broncos are a disaster so I'm good with you there ?

Browns I'm torn on, if they click they are crazy good, but they could explode quickly

Jets are solid, but darnold is a huge unknown, but so is Allen

 

I'm not sure where 12-4 comes from man

I love the optimism but realistically we are looking at 6-7 "should" wins, probably 6 "should lose" and 4 coinflips

 

in bold  --   The same should apply to Mayfield.  Still an unknown.

 

On paper the Browns look "good". but paper doesn't play the games. 

 

Losses @NE*, Dallas and two others on the road 

 

Philly game is in Blo.   thats why I gave ti 50/50. What about Wentz's injury history?

 

3 minutes ago, SouthNYfan said:

 

Agreed.

6-0 means we won @jets @titans and home Patriots
That's just absurd homerism.

I'm all for optimism but pulling 12 wins from that schedule means we need to have legion of boom 2.0 and Allen to be possessed by the ghost of early 90s Jim Kelly 

of course it is.

 

A guy can dream

 

And it could happen.

Also - Look here .. you will see a lot of 10 + predictions

 

 

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4 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

 

in bold  --   The same should apply to Mayfield.  Still an unknown.

 

On paper the Browns look "good". but paper doesn't play the games. 

 

Losses @NE*, Dallas and two others on the road 

 

Philly game is in Blo.   thats why I gave ti 50/50. What about Wentz's injury history?

 

of course it is.

 

A guy can dream

 

And it could happen.

Also - Look here .. you will see a lot of 10 + predictions

 

 

^^^^what @ShadyBillsFan said. Just to LAMP a bit (while waiting for the anesthesia to take in the dentist chair this AM, yeah!) I ran a poll after the Miami game to gauge how many games the Bills would need to win in 2019 to be considered a step forward, and most responses hovered around 10 reg season wins and/or WC game victory. Now post FA, I don’t have any doubts this is more than possible and not Homerism; we are objectively better than the end of 2018.

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So if you crave primetime games you hate the schedule.  If you actually care about whether or not the Bills win football games I think you have to like this schedule.  Sure, they open on the road X2 but those are both very winnable games -- and then they get 5 of 6 at home!  That's a dream first half schedule and gives them an opportunity to put the league on notice.  Thanksgiving is a de facto prime time game, anyway.

 

I see very good things happening for the Bills this season.

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15 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:

Most importantly , so do the players. It's actually a little advantage. 

I don't understand why they give so many teams 4-5 Primetime gms though. Usually a couple fall off, making for boring, useless gms

I don't really care about the Primetime games, maybe being the only team without one and having everybody talking about it will give them some extra motivation to kick some ass. Who knows, it might put a chip on their shoulder and bring them together as a team.

  Hard not to see it as shade in any case, being the only team.

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Just now, Turk71 said:

I don't really care about the Primetime games, maybe being the only team without one and having everybody talking about it will give them some extra motivation to kick some ass. Who knows, it might put a chip on their shoulder and bring them together as a team.

  Hard not to see it as shade in any case, being the only team.

 

This.  While primetime games throw off a team's routine to a certain extent, the players enjoy being in the spotlight.  You can bet they will use "they think we're not good enough to be given a primetime game" to their advantage.

 

Every little edge helps.

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1 minute ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said:

^^^^what @ShadyBillsFan said. Just to LAMP a bit (while waiting for the anesthesia to take in the dentist chair this AM, yeah!) I ran a poll after the Miami game to gauge how many games the Bills would need to win in 2019 to be considered a step forward, and most responses hovered around 10 reg season wins and/or WC game victory. Now post FA, I don’t have any doubts this is more than possible and not Homerism; we are objectively better than the end of 2018.

Take away the Nate Peterman game(s) and the Derrick Anderson fiasco games and last season could have had 3 extra wins. Not to mention McDermott taking over he play calling on defense halfway through week 2.

 

those 3 wins could have been a WC spot

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The primetime games I've seen almost all look like brutally bad one sided matchups.  Things can fluctuate wildly from year to year but it seems there's an overwhelming amount of bad big market teams on in prime time games that people will be turning off mid 2nd quarter.

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19 minutes ago, eball said:

So if you crave primetime games you hate the schedule.  If you actually care about whether or not the Bills win football games I think you have to like this schedule.  Sure, they open on the road X2 but those are both very winnable games -- and then they get 5 of 6 at home!  That's a dream first half schedule and gives them an opportunity to put the league on notice.  Thanksgiving is a de facto prime time game, anyway.

 

I see very good things happening for the Bills this season.

i was jacked when I saw the schedule yesterday, but no so much anymore..but that's only due to my travel schedule and how many games I can make. 

 

The 3 game stretch week 3-5 is tough..home opener, Pats, Titans. 

 

Home Opener--Have to be there

Pats - Traditional Boys weekend 

Titans_ Designated Travel game this year fro the crew

 

But that is three weekends in row spending lots o money

 

Then you move to the 3 home games in a row...thats a hard lift when ya live an 8-hour drive away and flights just don't get ya there much faster.

 

So for now my for sure games 

 

Bengals

Titans

Eagles( lots of Eagle fan friends coming, they pumped for the Orchard Park Experience)

Broncos

Steelers( son going to WVU this fall)

 

The good thing is I don't think will eat the tickets cant make this year as I have in past years

 

 

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30 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

 

in bold  --   The same should apply to Mayfield.  Still an unknown.

 

On paper the Browns look "good". but paper doesn't play the games. 

 

Losses @NE*, Dallas and two others on the road 

 

Philly game is in Blo.   thats why I gave ti 50/50. What about Wentz's injury history?

 

of course it is.

 

A guy can dream

 

And it could happen.

Also - Look here .. you will see a lot of 10 + predictions

 

 

 

A lot of 10+ win predictions on a fan manage board?

Every freaking team board has that.

I'm not saying it's right or wrong but it is what it is.

Mayfield has proven more than Allen and darnold at this point, whether you like to admit that or not.

You have us going 5-1 vs the AFC East.

That's a pretty ridiculous that you think we will sweep the Jets and Miami and split with the pats.

Who else do you have us beating??

I think our floor is 6 wins and ceiling is about 9 or 10.

Winning 12 games is very tough.

31 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

Take away the Nate Peterman game(s) and the Derrick Anderson fiasco games and last season could have had 3 extra wins. Not to mention McDermott taking over he play calling on defense halfway through week 2.

 

those 3 wins could have been a WC spot

 

You can't assume that those are automatic wins.

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13 hours ago, Boca BIlls said:

Look at all those games that are "Subject to flex"

 

Yes.  I think the NFL looks for game which has the most out of area ticket buyers and then in last week moves that game causing maximum impact to game goers and funnels more money to advertisers like airlines.

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15 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said:

i was jacked when I saw the schedule yesterday, but no so much anymore..but that's only due to my travel schedule and how many games I can make. 

 

The 3 game stretch week 3-5 is tough..home opener, Pats, Titans. 

 

Home Opener--Have to be there

Pats - Traditional Boys weekend 

Titans_ Designated Travel game this year fro the crew

 

But that is three weekends in row spending lots o money

 

Then you move to the 3 home games in a row...thats a hard lift when ya live an 8-hour drive away and flights just don't get ya there much faster.

 

So for now my for sure games 

 

Bengals

Titans

Eagles( lots of Eagle fan friends coming, they pumped for the Orchard Park Experience)

Broncos

Steelers( son going to WVU this fall)

 

The good thing is I don't think will eat the tickets cant make this year as I have in past years

 

 

 

 

Fear not with the money, we will put our heads together once college football opens & we will make some money betting the games.  Those 3 trips will be covered with the money you make if you follow my lead Labor day weekend with CF.

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13 hours ago, billsfanmiami(oh) said:

Dammit...3 weekends that wouldn’t have worked for me to do the Nashville game, and of course it’s one of those. These A holes really need to consult me before they schedule this stuff...

 

I am sure they know which weekends are good for you and scheduled to ensure you could not rally Bills fans.  Don't you feel special?

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4 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

 

and Pittsburgh ‘ain’t squat neither’. Couldn’t make the playoffs with Bell, so how can they without Bell AND AB? Rapelessberger is a chump and Tomlin is weak. 

All things considered, this is one of the easiest schedules we’ve had in years. Expectations should be high.

Very high. I can’t wait!

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11 hours ago, Misterbluesky said:

You have money to put up?

I'll bet you $1,000 we don't win 12 games this regular season.

If you're going to talk the talk

Let's walk the walk.

No joke.

always good to see a bills fan bet against it's team with such certainty.

 

you could be right, but pounding your chest over it is kind of over the top there. 

 

personally I'd love to see you lose.

 

 

no, I'm not that stupid to bet $1,000 they do get 12 wins anymore than I would be stupid enough to bet against them.

 

have fun with it though

 

 

GO BILLS!!!

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1 hour ago, eball said:

So if you crave primetime games you hate the schedule.  If you actually care about whether or not the Bills win football games I think you have to like this schedule.  Sure, they open on the road X2 but those are both very winnable games -- and then they get 5 of 6 at home!  That's a dream first half schedule and gives them an opportunity to put the league on notice.  Thanksgiving is a de facto prime time game, anyway.

 

I see very good things happening for the Bills this season.

 

Agreed. I crave primetime and think it is BS we have zero national exposure. In terms of W/L's while I wish we were home week 1 or 2,  the first 12 weeks the Bills have a substantial chance to really set themselves up to be in a strong position for the playoffs. After last years crap with like no home games the first two months, the schedule makers were farr kinder and the lack of december home games is fantastic.

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1 hour ago, SouthNYfan said:

 

A lot of 10+ win predictions on a fan manage board?

Every freaking team board has that.

I'm not saying it's right or wrong but it is what it is.

Mayfield has proven more than Allen and darnold at this point, whether you like to admit that or not.

You have us going 5-1 vs the AFC East.

That's a pretty ridiculous that you think we will sweep the Jets and Miami and split with the pats.

Who else do you have us beating??

I think our floor is 6 wins and ceiling is about 9 or 10.

Winning 12 games is very tough.

 

You can't assume that those are automatic wins.

 

Compared to last season, yes.  IMO it is impressive. 

 

there were a lot of people predicting 4 wins max.  just like the experts at ESPN and CBS Sports HBO's Inside the NFL etc etc

 

Watch GMFB and see the love Josh Allen is getting from all 4 on that crew.  

its not just us "crazy" fans on a message board.  

17 minutes ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:

always good to see a bills fan bet against it's team with such certainty.

 

you could be right, but pounding your chest over it is kind of over the top there. 

 

personally I'd love to see you lose.

 

no, I'm not that stupid to bet $1,000 they do get 12 wins anymore than I would be stupid enough to bet against them.

 

have fun with it though

 

GO BILLS!!!

 

What ever happened to the guy who bet $5,000 and lost ... 

 

he disappeared from the board. 

 

I hope he didn't suffer to badly from it 

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3 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

 

Compared to last season, yes.  IMO it is impressive. 

 

there were a lot of people predicting 4 wins max.  just like the experts at ESPN and CBS Sports HBO's Inside the NFL etc etc

 

Watch GMFB and see the love Josh Allen is getting from all 4 on that crew.  

its not just us "crazy" fans on a message board.  

 

Saying this is a 12 win team (unless you assume Allen makes a year 2 leap like wentz/Goff) is absolutely crazy.

 

Last I checked we had a bunch of people predicting us having 10+ last season also on this board.

What did we finish with?

6.

Did you forget that??

That's a lot closer to 4 than it is to 10.

 

We made some nice off-season moves, and Allen might improve a lot, which I would love.

 

 

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4 minutes ago, SouthNYfan said:

 

Saying this is a 12 win team (unless you assume Allen makes a year 2 leap like wentz/Goff) is absolutely crazy.

 

Last I checked we had a bunch of people predicting us having 10+ last season also on this board.

What did we finish with?

6.

Did you forget that??

That's a lot closer to 4 than it is to 10.

 

We made some nice off-season moves, and Allen might improve a lot, which I would love.

 

Call me crazy, I'm OK with that.   

 

That doesn't mean I'm stupid and don't know squat about football. 

 

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22 minutes ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:

always good to see a bills fan bet against it's team with such certainty.

 

you could be right, but pounding your chest over it is kind of over the top there. 

 

personally I'd love to see you lose.

 

 

no, I'm not that stupid to bet $1,000 they do get 12 wins anymore than I would be stupid enough to bet against them.

 

have fun with it though

 

 

GO BILLS!!!

 

I'm not rooting for a bad season by the way

But I'm also trying to be realistic in my expectations

Pounding chest goes both ways, both for and against the team.

Screaming at people who think 12 win predictions is crazy is just as bad.

People think that being realistic in expectations means you are against the team.

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Just now, ShadyBillsFan said:

 

Call me crazy, I'm OK with that.   

 

That doesn't mean I'm stupid and don't know squat about football. 

 

 

Nobody called your stupid or said you know nothing about football, but calling this a 12 win, unless you assume Allen makes that leap, speaks for itself in regards to blind homerism.

2 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

The Bills had 3 games with Peterman and Anderson playing.  

 

6 + 3 = 9 wins 

 

I didn't know Josh Allen would definitely go 3-0

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15 minutes ago, SouthNYfan said:

 

Nobody called your stupid or said you know nothing about football, but calling this a 12 win, unless you assume Allen makes that leap, speaks for itself in regards to blind homerism.

 

I didn't know Josh Allen would definitely go 3-0

maybe not the Ravens game but the other two very possible.

 

the Love I spoke of 

 

 

 

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8 hours ago, The Senator said:

 

I’m not real happy with first two games on the road or a bye after 5 weeks, but generally I agree - we should be 3-0 when New England comes to town.

 

Also, I realize we’re not playing the NFC North this season, but it seems like we should be playing Detroit on Thanksgiving ?

 

If it was at someone good and at someone on the west coast, I'd agree.  But two games close to home, in the same stadium, against non-playoff teams is about as gentle a start as you can ask for.   I'd rather save the home games for later in the year.

 

Thanksgiving is already my favorite holiday.....I can't wait for that game.

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22 minutes ago, SouthNYfan said:

 

I'm not rooting for a bad season by the way

But I'm also trying to be realistic in my expectations

Pounding chest goes both ways, both for and against the team.

Screaming at people who think 12 win predictions is crazy is just as bad.

People think that being realistic in expectations means you are against the team.

I never said they'll win 12. I wont say they wont either because well, I have no idea so making a $1,000 bet either way to me, is stupid.

 

but, I will say that I have a real good feeling they win more than 10, so that could be 11, 12, or 13. anyone going lower than 10 is living with low expectations and if they choose to feel that way all I can say is,  try and enjoy the season because it's going to be one hell of a ride!!

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