SF Bills Fan Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 9 is about right considering all of the strong NFC teams. It's good to be in the top 10. Funny that pre-season ranking has us in the lower third and some near the bottom. If we beat New England this weekend, we should switch places with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, PolishPrince said: I honestly dont think GB, Minn or Sea are better than the Bills. I watch a lot of Seattle games as I live in Washington. Their defense isnt nearly as good as it has been, run game is meh... its really all Wilson magic at this point. If he isnt on point, they lose. But they've all won 11 games and Minn, KC and NE 10 and have looked better winning the Bills have. So that's 7 teams with as many or more wins and until the Bills can easily beat inferior teams, these others who have won as much or more and look better doing it should be ranked higher. So that puts them down to at least #8 If you want to argue thats where they should be ranked , OK fine, but overall do think the Texans have more talent than the Bills so bumping Buffalo one slot lower to #9 isn't crazy by any stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloanBillsFan Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, peterpan said: The NFC is really strong this year. Sea, SF, NO, GB, Minn are all going to be higher rates than Buffalo. NE and Balt should be higher rates in the AFC at this point. That's 7 teams right there, putting bills at 8. Being 9 or 10 is accurate and a strong ranking I'd say. Looking at NFC division leaders earlier this morning, it's pretty impressive that 3 of the 4 are 11-3 on the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishPrince Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said: But they've all won 11 games and Minn, KC and NE 10 and have looked better winning the Bills have. So that's 7 teams with as many or more wins and until the Bills can easily beat inferior teams, these others who have won as much or more and look better doing it should be ranked higher. So that puts them down to at least #8 If you want to argue thats where they should be ranked , OK fine, but overall do think the Texans have more talent than the Bills so bumping Buffalo one slot lower to #9 isn't crazy by any stretch. And yet a lot of power rankings have Houston and Tennessee above us who have less wins than us... and we beat Tennessee lol - so obviously wins arent everything apparently. We have a top 3 defense, we also average rankings between offense and defense better than a lot of those teams, like Seattle for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungmack Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Really, does it matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: Who had 8? never mind The Sporting News 8. Buffalo Bills, 10-4 (9) The Bills threw down their most impressive victory of their breakout season with their defensive dominance of the Steelers in Pittsburgh. They are showing they can do all the little and big things to win games in the playoffs, too NFL power rankings: Packers, Chiefs, Seahawks rise; 49ers ... How was beating the Steelers (who's 4th string QB was driving for a tying TD as far as the Bills 24 in the final 90 seconds, thwarted by an EZ int) a more impressive victory than the win over the Cowboys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 I mean... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 19 minutes ago, SF Bills Fan said: 9 is about right considering all of the strong NFC teams. It's good to be in the top 10. Funny that pre-season ranking has us in the lower third and some near the bottom. If we beat New England this weekend, we should switch places with them. Nah, NE will just be called overrated and the Bills will still have no quality wins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Haters gonna Hate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: Really strong OR ... Just a bunch of good teams bunched together? Every one has had a blowout loss / Upset loss (or two) excerpt the Vikings Yeah but they have Cousins who will fold like a cheap tent in the playoffs. When the stakes are the highest, he plays his worst. He is the anti-Allen Edited December 17, 2019 by matter2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, mannc said: Yeah, pretty tough to make a case that they should be higher than 8 right now. Maybe after Saturday... No it isn't. We're better than Minn, Sea and GB. Pretty simple actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenorthremembers Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 The offense should keep them out of the top five, but when you've clinched a playoff spot and you're not in the top 8 the media is just being short sighted and bias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalostu2 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) No one pays attention to the Buffalo Bills. But they’re back in the playoffs after winning in Pittsburgh. By Mark Maske Dec. 15, 2019 at 9:41 p.m. MST "There aren’t that many people outside Western New York, it seems, who pay much attention to the Buffalo Bills. Not this season. Not this century. Not ever, really" No one pays attention? Then how do you explain the recent TV ratings? The Bills militia stretches across the US and around the world. They can all write this garbage until our playoff run comes to their town! Edited December 17, 2019 by buffalostu2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 7 minutes ago, inaugural balls said: No it isn't. We're better than Minn, Sea and GB. Pretty simple actually. Most people would disagree, based on those teams’ records and strength of schedule, as well as the fact that all of those teams feature modern NFL offenses. See how that works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yav Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 These power rankings are all based on opinion and we all know everyone has one. When the Patriots win a game like the Bills won on Sunday night, the media likes to say it was a brilliantly coached game and the other teams D was playing great and that's why the NE offense didn't produce. The Bills win the game and it's the offense sucks. The media can spin the story however they want, anyone watching that game could tell it was two dominate defenses and the Bills were the better coached team. The heck with power rankings and the heck with the national media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, mannc said: Most people would disagree, based on those teams’ records and strength of schedule, as well as the fact that all of those teams feature modern NFL offenses. See how that works? All subjective my friend. But go ahead and follow "most people". We're better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 as soon as you realize they're the 'how I feel' rankings and not the power rankings then you can realize you don't give a **** how the person who wrote them feels...and you will feel a lot better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 2 hours ago, TigerJ said: I checked half a dozen power rankings earlier today, and found the Bills ranked anywhere from 8 to 10. The #8 ranking appeared to be an outlier. I saw nothing higher than 9, but who cares. Power rankings rank nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Capco said: 8-10 is where they belong imo. There are 9 teams with a record of 10-4 or better so it seems pretty reasonable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 33 minutes ago, inaugural balls said: All subjective my friend. But go ahead and follow "most people". We're better. I'm not saying I agree with "most people"; I think the Bills could beat any or all of those teams. I'm simply saying that it's not irrational to rank the Bills behind those teams, at least for now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, PolishPrince said: And yet a lot of power rankings have Houston and Tennessee above us who have less wins than us... and we beat Tennessee lol - so obviously wins arent everything apparently. We have a top 3 defense, we also average rankings between offense and defense better than a lot of those teams, like Seattle for instance. Think the big thing hurting us particularly early on is so many games we just squeaked by against weak teams, Miami the 1st time, Washington, Cinci, Giants while teams like NE were beating them by 20 points. And the other thing that hurt us early on were all the turnovers by Allen. Also think the ranking work alot like college football rankings. Teams get hardly any upward movement for improvements, its more a case of teams ranked higher faltering and dropping which indirectly moves you up. And just as we started to get respect, we get blown out by Philly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Looking at the Washington Post rankings that you linked, I see: 1. Baltimore Ravens (12-2) | Last Week’s Rank: 1 2. New Orleans Saints (11-3) | Last Week’s Rank: 3 3. Seattle Seahawks (11-3) | Last Week’s Rank: 4 4. Kansas City Chiefs (10-4) | Last Week’s Rank: 5 5. New England Patriots (11-3) | Last Week’s Rank: 6 6. Green Bay Packers (11-3) | Last Week’s Rank: 7 7. San Francisco 49ers (11-3) | Last Week’s Rank: 2 8. Minnesota Vikings (10-4) | Last Week’s Rank: 8 9. Buffalo Bills (10-4) | Last Week’s Rank: 10 I don't see the Bills as being "better" than any of those 8 teams. The 9 ranking seems fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 3 hours ago, peterpan said: The NFC is really strong this year. Sea, SF, NO, GB, Minn are all going to be higher rates than Buffalo. NE and Balt should be higher rates in the AFC at this point. That's 7 teams right there, putting bills at 8. Being 9 or 10 is accurate and a strong ranking I'd say. NFC East is trash. GB and Minn are not better than the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Mr. WEO said: How was beating the Steelers (who's 4th string QB was driving for a tying TD as far as the Bills 24 in the final 90 seconds, thwarted by an EZ int) a more impressive victory than the win over the Cowboys? the Bills were the underdog the Bills won. credit Bills for teaching a 3rd string QB what not to do on 2 consecutive drives. 2 hours ago, buffalostu2 said: No one pays attention to the Buffalo Bills. But they’re back in the playoffs after winning in Pittsburgh. By Mark Maske Dec. 15, 2019 at 9:41 p.m. MST "There aren’t that many people outside Western New York, it seems, who pay much attention to the Buffalo Bills. Not this season. Not this century. Not ever, really" No one pays attention? Then how do you explain the recent TV ratings? The Bills militia stretches across the US and around the world. They can all write this garbage until our playoff run comes to their town! living in DC what he says is what this region as a whole believes even though I’ve met hundreds of Bills fans in the region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsbackto81 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 5 hours ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: Who had 8? never mind The Sporting News 8. Buffalo Bills, 10-4 (9) The Bills threw down their most impressive victory of their breakout season with their defensive dominance of the Steelers in Pittsburgh. They are showing they can do all the little and big things to win games in the playoffs, too NFL power rankings: Packers, Chiefs, Seahawks rise; 49ers ... That settles it! I'm renewing my subscription to The Sporting News right freaking now!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 2 hours ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: the Bills were the underdog the Bills won. They were dogs because Steelers fans (and Bills doubters) put more money on Pittsburgh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: the Bills were the underdog the Bills won. credit Bills for teaching a 3rd string QB what not to do on 2 consecutive drives. living in DC what he says is what this region as a whole believes even though I’ve met hundreds of Bills fans in the region. The Bills were basically the favorite. You normally get 3 points for being at home and the Bills were -1. Edited December 18, 2019 by C.Biscuit97 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 7 hours ago, Stank_Nasty said: i'm seeing 9 or 10 from just about everywhere..... so I'm failing to see any real issues here. Yup....that seems just about right. The top 7 teams are not really debatable IMO. (Balt, KC, NE, Sea, SF, GB, NO). As of now, Bills are in next group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 18 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: They were dogs because Steelers fans (and Bills doubters) put more money on Pittsburgh. come on WEO. You can do better than that. unless I am totally clueless The lines are “set” before bets are made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 1 minute ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: come on WEO. You can do better than that. unless I am totally clueless The lines are “set” before bets are made. You know how this works. Lines are set to test the market. It's an educated guess as to where bettors aren going to put their money. I heard on ESPN radio that local Fanduel in Indy last night was offering -51 real time, which its silly, but that's what it was taking to get local action on the Colts. Not one really thinks the Saints were 7+ TD better team than the Colts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshAllin Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Whats holding them back is their conservativeness. Producing a turnover at the half on a 2 minute drill then jntentionally running out the clock didnt help and many more as everyone here watched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 8. Buffalo Bills (10-5. Last week: 7) There's no such thing as a good loss, but Saturday's defeat at New England was as close as it gets. The Bills went on the road and took the Patriots down to a last-minute drive. The Patriots, once again, are the kings of the AFC East. But the Bills have emerged as princes and may eventually overthrow the division dynasty. For now, the Bills are in the playoffs and locked in as the No. 5 seed. Despite the loss, they grew up some Saturday. Second-year quarterback Josh Allen went head to head with Tom Brady. Allen can make plays with his feet and his arms, and he's only going to get better. So are the Bills. They're a dangerous team entering this year's playoffs. Coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane have assembled a roster that's going to be good for a long time. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/touchdown-wires-week-17-nfl-power-rankings-—-playoff-picture-becoming-clearer/ss-BBYiguS?ocid=spartandhp#image=25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) On 12/17/2019 at 4:12 PM, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: Looking at the Washington Post rankings that you linked, I see: 1. Baltimore Ravens (12-2) | Last Week’s Rank: 1 2. New Orleans Saints (11-3) | Last Week’s Rank: 3 3. Seattle Seahawks (11-3) | Last Week’s Rank: 4 4. Kansas City Chiefs (10-4) | Last Week’s Rank: 5 5. New England Patriots (11-3) | Last Week’s Rank: 6 6. Green Bay Packers (11-3) | Last Week’s Rank: 7 7. San Francisco 49ers (11-3) | Last Week’s Rank: 2 8. Minnesota Vikings (10-4) | Last Week’s Rank: 8 9. Buffalo Bills (10-4) | Last Week’s Rank: 10 I don't see the Bills as being "better" than any of those 8 teams. The 9 ranking seems fair. I see the Bills beating Minnesota. When the bright lights are on, Kirk Cousins is nowhere to be found because he is cowering in the corner in the locker room. Josh Allen is delivering virtuoso performances on stage in those situations. In the most important game of the year for the Vikings, Cousins accounted for 7 total first downs. Puke. Edited December 24, 2019 by matter2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Red King Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Power rankings are designed to stir the pot, whip people up. Topics like this prove it works, week after week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 10-5, one game left with 9 draft picks and close to 90 mil in cap space this off season. I like the way things are shaping up. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 12:42 PM, Warcodered said: The Bills have a special power of making every team they beat retroactively terrible. That's the best post of the year. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 3 hours ago, The Red King said: Power rankings are designed to stir the pot, whip people up. Topics like this prove it works, week after week. ? correct- I don’t buy into them. Written by little jock sniffers that have never played a sport in their lives except sword cross at the potty ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Power rankings are a joke, so who is writing the rankings this week ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 11:46 AM, BfloBillsFan said: As much as we would agree that the offense needs to improve, they did play a stout Steelers D, leading the league in sacks and turnovers. Everyone knew it would be an offensive struggle. Damn straight! On 12/17/2019 at 11:47 AM, peterpan said: The NFC is really strong this year. Sea, SF, NO, GB, Minn are all going to be higher rates than Buffalo. NE and Balt should be higher rates in the AFC at this point. That's 7 teams right there, putting bills at 8. Being 9 or 10 is accurate and a strong ranking I'd say. I think KC should arguably be higher. Some would put the Texans higher as well. Both have better offense and not as good defense. Ditto Vikes. Then you get into arguing strength of schedule and point diff and all that jazz. Who knows? Somewhere between 8-10 is pretty much right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 11:42 AM, Warcodered said: The Bills have a special power of making every team they beat retroactively terrible. ........(peeps around corner).....Will it work on New England? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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