Cson76 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) I thought this was interesting tidbit from the ESPN power rankings. I would think one of the AFC North teams would be one. Obviously only two weeks into the season, we don't know a lot of these teams yet. https://tv5.espn.com/nfl/fpi Second Hardest per Tankathon http://www.tankathon.com/nfl/remaining_schedule_strength Edited September 25, 2020 by Cson76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I'm dumb and don't understand charts........can you explain? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgotBILLStopay Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 some truth since we are in the AFC East (with Pats twice) and face the AFC West and NFC west. But I think SOS based on last season's rankings is a little misleading. SFO, Jets, Pats, even Broncos and Chargers may not be as strong as last season. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Just now, IgotBILLStopay said: some truth since we are in the AFC East (with Pats twice) and face the AFC West and NFC west. But I think SOS based on last season's rankings is a little misleading. SFO, Jets, Pats, even Broncos and Chargers may not be as strong as last season. Good points. The schedule was way harder at the beginning of the year. I hate injuries but it looks like we caught some major breaks. Hopefully we stay healthy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, IgotBILLStopay said: some truth since we are in the AFC East (with Pats twice) and face the AFC West and NFC west. But I think SOS based on last season's rankings is a little misleading. SFO, Jets, Pats, even Broncos and Chargers may not be as strong as last season. I've always based schedule on being a favorite. I think the Bills will be favored in 4 games the rest of the season. Miami, Jets, Chargers, and Broncos. Possibly home to NE. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: I've always based schedule on being a favorite. I think the Bills will be favored in 4 games the rest of the season. Miami, Jets, Chargers, and Broncos. Possibly home to NE. If we beat the Rams, we'll be favored next week in Vegas. We beat them and we'll be favored against the Titans. But if we lose to the Rams, I think you'll end up being correct. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Seasons1992 said: I'm dumb and don't understand charts........can you explain? You see when a mommy and daddy love each other very much.... Oh, different topic. Second to last column. REM SOS (remaining strength of schedule) is 1, being the hardest (as of right now). Edited September 25, 2020 by The Wiz 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 To be the best, you gotta beat the best. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, The Wiz said: You see when a mommy and daddy love each other very much.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) Translation: The Pats already lost to the Seahawks and we only play the Jets and Dolphins each 1 more time. Edited September 25, 2020 by Warcodered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Matter_What Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 47 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: I've always based schedule on being a favorite. I think the Bills will be favored in 4 games the rest of the season. Miami, Jets, Chargers, and Broncos. Possibly home to NE. You're kidding right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 50 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: I've always based schedule on being a favorite. I think the Bills will be favored in 4 games the rest of the season. Miami, Jets, Chargers, and Broncos. Possibly home to NE. The bills as of today 100% are favorites against the raiders steelers and home vs ne The early lines for week 4 are out and bills are -2.5. Lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Off the top of my head these are the guys that will be sure to miss our games. Hopefully there's more to come. 49ers - Bosa, Thomas Broncos - Miller, Sutton Raiders - Incognito, Mariota (if Carr goes down), Chargers - James, Pouncey I know the Seahawks lost Irvin but no other major injuries come to mind. Same with the Cardinals. Hopefully Adoree Jackson won't be back for the Titans in three weeks. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2catch Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 14 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: Off the top of my head these are the guys that will be sure to miss our games. Hopefully there's more to come. 49ers - Bosa, Thomas Broncos - Miller, Sutton Raiders - Incognito, Mariota (if Carr goes down), Chargers - James, Pouncey I know the Seahawks lost Irvin but no other major injuries come to mind. Same with the Cardinals. Hopefully Adoree Jackson won't be back for the Titans in three weeks. This 100%, strength of schedule is a week to week thing. 49ers looked Super Bowl ready two weeks ago, now they have a practice squad offense. It only takes 1-2 key injuries to make some of these teams pretty weak. Same goes for us but everyone outside of bills fans mostly counts their buffalo game as a win anyways. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFBillsfan Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 For all the chatter last year about the Bills feasting on weaker teams, that narrative significantly changes this year if they win the division as they will have beaten a number of playoff contenders. Taking down the Rams is a step in the right direction! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 When it's too tough for us, it's just right for us 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 The schedule is tough but two games that look to have got decidedly easier based on injuries are Denver and San Fran. I think the Bills will beat the Raiders so if they can win this week, get three out of 4 the rest of the way in the division and beat the beaten up Broncos and 9ers that is 9 wins. They would need 1 more to be guaranteed a playoff spot and that might well also be enough for a home game. So while it is tough there are multiple routes to 10+ wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, stevewin said: When it's too tough for us, it's just right for us Just now, GunnerBill said: The schedule is tough but two games that look to have got decidedly easier based on injuries are Denver and San Fran. I think the Bills will beat the Raiders so if they can win this week, get three out of 4 the rest of the way in the division and beat the beaten up Broncos and 9ers that is 9 wins. They would need 1 more to be guaranteed a playoff spot and that might well also be enough for a home game. So while it is tough there are multiple routes to 10+ wins. We can get there with 9 this year, but we better get 11 to get a home game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billieve420 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Tougher the better want to see how this team measures up against the top teams. It is valuable to Allen and his development. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigK14094 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Only one opponent shows up at a time, Bills will be in every game with a good chance to win. Why worry about aggerate schedule.......just win every week. I guarantee that is the approach the team is taking. Once game at a time.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedboy7 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 That exact reason is why this season is gonna be so sweet. Rollin...rollin...rollin.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 6 minutes ago, Seasons1992 said: We can get there with 9 this year, but we better get 11 to get a home game. I still think 10 will be enough for the division, but I agree 11 to be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: I've always based schedule on being a favorite. I think the Bills will be favored in 4 games the rest of the season. Miami, Jets, Chargers, and Broncos. Possibly home to NE. They are already favored against the Rams so there you go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 The Jets game is the only game that I’m not worried about. Beast of a schedule the rest of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thurst44 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, NewEra said: The Jets game is the only game that I’m not worried about. Beast of a schedule the rest of the way. On the other side, given that both sides of the ball have proven themselves capable of controlling a game, there's not a single game I would count them out. The Ravens had an insane run of hard games last year and rolled through it to the #1 seed. This team has the makings of a Super Bowl contender. If they reach near their potential, they can thrive, even if it's a hard schedule. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 15 minutes ago, RoyBatty is alive said: They are already favored against the Rams so there you go. The "home" bump of 2.5 or 3 is there. That technically means Vegas thinks it's completely even, which in 2020, is fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, thurst44 said: On the other side, given that both sides of the ball have proven themselves capable of controlling a game, there's not a single game I would count them out. The Ravens had an insane run of hard games last year and rolled through it to the #1 seed. This team has the makings of a Super Bowl contender. If they reach near their potential, they can thrive, even if it's a hard schedule. after 2 games, from what I’ve seen, I agree completely.....as long as we remain relatively healthy. that’s said, I’m eager to see how josh plays vs teams running a lot of zone. Seems like our WRs are much better than almost everyone’s corners to the man. Zone teams might prove to be trickier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsMafi$ Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Win the division or no playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Cson76 said: I thought this was interesting tidbit from the ESPN power rankings. I would think one of the AFC North teams would be one. Obviously only two weeks into the season, we don't know a lot of these teams yet. https://tv5.espn.com/nfl/fpi Second Hardest per Tankathon http://www.tankathon.com/nfl/remaining_schedule_strength So what you're saying is from here on people cannot say "well you beat....." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I don't buy into the stuff about the schedule just yet, this season could change on a dime with injuries and other factors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 20 minutes ago, Seasons1992 said: The "home" bump of 2.5 or 3 is there. That technically means Vegas thinks it's completely even, which in 2020, is fair. Yes i think 99% of those that understand NFL lines know that. Thanks for Stating the obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Baltimore sure looks good by that REM SOS ranking. Barring injury, they're pretty set up to ...go...all...the...way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) When the season is over ESPN will say Buffalo had the easiest schedule OR most of the opposing teams did not play well. You know, same ol junk every year.... Edited September 26, 2020 by HOUSE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like A Mofo Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 This is why I can see the Bills being a 10-6 team again this year, but a much better 10-6 then a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 51 minutes ago, RoyBatty is alive said: Yes i think 99% of those that understand NFL lines know that. Thanks for Stating the obvious. I paint a picture for the 1%. I don't care about all y'all "smart" people........🎨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Just now, Seasons1992 said: I paint a picture for the 1%. I don't care about all y'all "smart" people........🎨 GOOD ONE. A new definition of the new era of 1% ers....the uninformed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 A win against the Rams is all Im concerned about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Formation Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Gugny said: If we beat the Rams, we'll be favored next week in Vegas. We beat them and we'll be favored against the Titans. But if we lose to the Rams, I think you'll end up being correct. Yes.... the Rams, believe it or not are a huge measuring stick for this team.. extremely well coached, very talented and experienced roster.. if we beat the Rams I think it will be pretty obvious that this Buffalo Bills team has arrived.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 When the Bills get 10 plus wins they can’t blame a soft schedule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 4 hours ago, RoyBatty is alive said: They are already favored against the Rams so there you go. Well I meant the rest of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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