DBilz2500 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Since 1980, teams that start 3-0 have made the playoffs 75.7% of the time. We beat Cincy and I’m gonna start feeling really good about our playoff chances! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Encouraging, that being said......one game at a time. 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 What are our chances at 4-0? 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akm0404 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Got my eye on 23-0 tbh. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 I remember a 5-0 start... Lots of football left 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Just now, PromoTheRobot said: What are our chances at 4-0? Not as good as 16-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Well the Debbie Downer in me recalls 2011 starting 3-0, finally beating the Patriots and then what happened the rest of that year. That being said I like this teams foundation. Would certainly feel reasonable at that point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBilz2500 Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: What are our chances at 4-0? 83% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreboding Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, CaptnCoke11 said: I remember a 5-0 start... Lots of football left God. What a heartbreaking season. Tease. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBilz2500 Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 1 minute ago, CaptnCoke11 said: I remember a 5-0 start... Lots of football left We had a 4-0 Start but not a 5-0 start. It was a 5-1 start 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 19-0 Baby! OK, I kid. I don’t look past next week, and I pray the team doesn’t either. We beat two bad teams. How will we look against good teams, and can we do it regularly? I think we will be solid this year, but very much look forward to being a real contender next year. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 I can’t believe a Bills’ fan would start a thread like this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Good to hear but kind of irrelevant IMO. While I love how the Bills have been playing, if they go 3-0, the 3 teams they have played are probably all bottom 10 in the NFL. Just continue to play well, progress, and take er 1 game at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 We've had good starts before. I choose not to play this game. I'll just focus on the next contest and enjoy how the season plays out. Looking ahead to the playoffs is not advisable at this point. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBean Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, Another Fan said: Well the Debbie Downer in me recalls 2011 starting 3-0, finally beating the Patriots and then what happened the rest of that year. That being said I like this teams foundation. Would certainly feel reasonable at that point Totally different team. Took 100 turnovers that game to beat them. Roster was thin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Johnson Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 As McD would say, it's about the 'growth mindset.' The bigger picture is that the team is only just starting to take shape. Allen, the O-line, Singletary, the rookie TEs, and the WR corps are only scratching the surface of what they are capable of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Shut this ***** down now! What are you, new? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 23 minutes ago, DBilz2500 said: Since 1980, teams that start 3-0 have made the playoffs 75.7% of the time. We beat Cincy and I’m gonna start feeling really good about our playoff chances! im not worried coach has us going in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 What are our chances at 16-0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 22 minutes ago, CaptnCoke11 said: I remember a 5-0 start... Lots of football left With a crap team and schmuck QB. Allen and McD are bringing championships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanM.D. Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 20 minutes ago, foreboding said: God. What a heartbreaking season. Tease. Ahhhh....yes. Trent Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Boy Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 21 minutes ago, DBilz2500 said: We had a 4-0 Start but not a 5-0 start. It was a 5-1 start The year I didn’t get the ticket and they called me up the morning of the first loss and talked me into it for $150 or something ...... Effing season? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franco_92 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 52 minutes ago, Mark Vader said: Encouraging, that being said......one game at a time. I've adopted this in my personal fanhood (ie how I actually think/feel, not just post online) and it makes the ride of the season so much more fun, and so much more tolerable when the inevitable lows hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 One game at a time. Hear a lot folks already looking forward to week 4. McD's job now and I'm confident he will do it is keep these guys focused on the jobs in front of them including getting better at practice (we're nowhere near playing as well as we're capable and that is exciting) and to understand every week in the NFL is like a new season. I'm enjoying looking forward to games in ways I haven't felt since the early 90s. I'm like a kid again watching this team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandemonium Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 47 minutes ago, jimmy10 said: What are our chances at 16-0? 100%. I believe the best record where it would be mathematically possible to miss is 13-3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullim4 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 The BBFS in me doesn't allow myself to celebrate a 3-0 start. To me, the real barometer are the next two games. Cincy after a 2-game winning streak is the classic type of game that the Bills usually lose. After that, their performance against NE* is a barometer that will tell us how good or bad this team really is. I suspect we win next week as it's the home opener... then the expectations get ratcheted up at 3-0 and we likely lose in the lead national doubleheader game against NE*. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 1 hour ago, DBilz2500 said: We had a 4-0 Start but not a 5-0 start. It was a 5-1 start Thank you 1 hour ago, DBilz2500 said: Since 1980, teams that start 3-0 have made the playoffs 75.7% of the time. We beat Cincy and I’m gonna start feeling really good about our playoff chances! So what your saying is that there’s almost a 25% that we would still not make the playoffs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, sullim4 said: The BBFS in me doesn't allow myself to celebrate a 3-0 start. To me, the real barometer are the next two games. Cincy after a 2-game winning streak is the classic type of game that the Bills usually lose. After that, their performance against NE* is a barometer that will tell us how good or bad this team really is. I suspect we win next week as it's the home opener... then the expectations get ratcheted up at 3-0 and we likely lose in the lead national doubleheader game against NE*. I don't think one person on this board with a functioning brain will get their hopes ratcheted up to beat the Patriots. Them and the Chiefs are in a league of their own. The real barometer will be at the Titans in week 5 assuming we go into that game 3-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick the Greek Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykidsdad Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 3 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: What are our chances at 4-0? 5% but 3 and 1 would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Watkins' Rib Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 4 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: What are our chances at 4-0? Considering who we would have just beaten to get to 4-0 I would say the playoff chances would be about 98-99% if we start 4-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Bills are playing easiest part of their schedule. A real kicker and they lose to the Jets. The Giants are a bad team. Things get a lot harder soon so let’s see some quality wins before we talk playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, John Adams said: Bills are playing easiest part of their schedule. A real kicker and they lose to the Jets. The Giants are a bad team. Things get a lot harder soon so let’s see some quality wins before we talk playoffs. Are we gonna play this game of "if the Jets had a real kicker"? All the while leaving out what else happened during the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JXCOL3 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Fitz had us at 5-1 once, and one of those games we beat the Pats if I remember right. Pretty sure we lost 7 in a row that year. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 The Dolphins are a Beast, be careful here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevis Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 But they are 2-0 not 3-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 7 hours ago, CaptnCoke11 said: I remember a 5-0 start... Lots of football left The last time the Bills started 5-0 was 1991, and they went to the Super Bowl. They also started 5-0 in 1980 and made the playoffs. So 5-0 starts have been good to Buffalo. You may be thinking about these relatively recent starts: 3-0 in 2011 (and 5-2), then the bottom dropped out. 4-0 in 2008 (and 5-2), then the bottom dropped out. But yes, there is a lot of football left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergie's ire Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 I seem to remember that the Dolphins were 3-0 last year....then got a beat down from the Pats, and never looked the same. I don't THINK that's going to happen...but just want to remain cautiously optimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubledd67 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Good point and i Agree but the only way our Buffalo Bills will get any respect is they will have to beat the New England Patriots. Go Bills So the Bills beating the Giants who are suppose to be a bad team means the Patriots beating the Dolphins is more relevant win so i guys you telling me the Miami Dolphins are better the NY Giants SMH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick the Greek Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 2 hours ago, John Adams said: Bills are playing easiest part of their schedule. A real kicker and they lose to the Jets. The Giants are a bad team. Things get a lot harder soon so let’s see some quality wins before we talk playoffs. Winning on the road isn’t easy but yea, we should beat the Giants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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