Call me crazy but I feel like we are gearing up for a deep playoff run...

[QLBillsFan]

2 hours ago, boater said:

Deep playoff run? Let's focus on immediate business.

 

With their victory yesterday, the Patsies are on an upswing. They beat the Cardinals, we could not. They may be hopeless in their own playoff seeding. But they are well positioned to be the spoiler for the Bills and the Dolphins. The game in Foxboro will be a mini-playoff game.

 

Miami's schedule has only two losses left: KC, Bills, Patsies ... pick two.

 

8-3 looks pretty haughty today. But this will be a slugfest until the end of the season.

Your putting a W in vs Raiders ? I think the last 4 will be tough 2-2 or 1-3 for Miami. 

[CincyBillsFan]

The Bills making a deep playoff run this year is no less likely than thinking that Tennessee would make a deep playoff run at this time last season.

 

 

[ColoradoBills]

1 minute ago, CincyBillsFan said:

The Bills making a deep playoff run this year is no less likely than thinking that Tennessee would make a deep playoff run at this time last season.

 

 

 

Good point.  It's one game at a time and a lot of crazy stuff can happen in one football game.

[QLBillsFan]

Agree. Outside of KC it’s anyone’s opportunity in AFC. Bills have 5 games to improve as do the other contenders.  If JA brings his sharp mindset, smoke is back, and Bills continue to pressure QB’s they are in the mix. 

[Hebert19]

3 hours ago, YattaOkasan said:

I agree with the OP. Something feels different to me. No longer wide eyed kids new to the game. They feel hungry. The defense walking off the field at the end of the yesterday had some swagger. I feel we are closer to a deep playoff run than a first round bounce. 

Its all about peaking.  In both 2007 and 2011 the giants were not world beaters but got kind of healthy and hot going into last few games of the season....not saying we are them but sometimes it's about the pieces coming together at the right time.   See Flacco and ravens.  Etc.  

 

This D continues to get better and Josh gets hot and I'm not scared of KC. 

15 minutes ago, QLBillsFan said:

Your putting a W in vs Raiders ? I think the last 4 will be tough 2-2 or 1-3 for Miami. 

This.   The phins without some luck could lose their last 4 games. Kc bills and Oakland are better teams and pats will play them tough. Fitz is an accident waiting to happen and Tua is well...not good. 

[Hebert19]

3 hours ago, Fleezoid said:

 

Are you crazy?!

***** ya.  But doesn't mean I can't be right too. Ha

[Dr. K]

2 hours ago, thurst44 said:

And any given Sunday, someone could get past KC. Juggernaut teams don't ALWAYS win the Super Bowl. We all know what happened to the 16-0 Patriots and the 15-1 1988 Vikings and 2005 Steelers did not even make it that far. KC has won its last three games by 3, 4, and 2, and the 2 was against a Panthers team that had lost three in a row going into that game. They only beat the Bills by an almost identical score to the one many fans here are bemoaning was not enough against the Chargers. Chiefs are a great team, but they are hardly invincible. 

I will go so far as to say the Chiefs won't repeat as NFL champs. They are the favorite for the Super Bowl but they could easily not get there. 

[Jobot]

1 hour ago, CincyBillsFan said:

The Bills making a deep playoff run this year is no less likely than thinking that Tennessee would make a deep playoff run at this time last season.

 

 

 

Tennessee didn't hit it's stride until the last quarter of the season.

[CincyBillsFan]

Just now, Jobot said:

 

Tennessee didn't hit it's stride until the last quarter of the season.

 

That's my point. Some posters were acting like saying the Bills could go on a deep playoff run was crazy. Well it's no more crazy then saying after 11 games last year that the Titans would be going on a deep run.

 

 

[goldenboy81]

If they healthy with j brown and milano, then yes this could be a scary team to face come playoff time

[Jobot]

12 minutes ago, CincyBillsFan said:

 

That's my point. Some posters were acting like saying the Bills could go on a deep playoff run was crazy. Well it's no more crazy then saying after 11 games last year that the Titans would be going on a deep run.

 

 

 

Had to look it up, but Tennessee was 6-5 through 11, so I would think you'd get a good amount of eye rolls saying that this about Tennessee at this point last year.

[muppy]

4 hours ago, boater said:

Deep playoff run? Let's focus on immediate business.

 

With their victory yesterday, the Patsies are on an upswing. They beat the Cardinals, we could not. They may be hopeless in their own playoff seeding. But they are well positioned to be the spoiler for the Bills and the Dolphins. The game in Foxboro will be a mini-playoff game.

 

Miami's schedule has only two losses left: KC, Bills, Patsies ... pick two.

 

8-3 looks pretty haughty today. But this will be a slugfest until the end of the season.

Im right with you here and was about to post similar thoughts. I mean yeah its fun to imagine a deep playoff run and as fans we're inclined to fantasize both the best and worst case scenarios. But Ive been a Bills fan way too long  to take anything for granted there are just way too many unknown variables between now and next week forget the playoff scenarios. And not just our teams unknown variables but others too. 

[london_bills]

Bills joint 2nd in first downs gained, behind the chiefs, tied with chargers. 

[Kenosha2Buffalo]

Figuring out the run and defense is prepping for just that ,you're damn right sir. Seems to be happening, who knows if we actually do it.

[BillsShredder83]

6 hours ago, ProcessTruster said:

Sure why not.   No one is getting past KC , but every other team is on the table.   Certainly will be super competitive with anyone left on the regular schedule.  Plus, home field advantage means squat with no fans, so playoffs are pretty much neutral field games.   Go get em bills. 

Kc might be a better team but they don't scare me one bit. There's not a team in the league that we couldn't win 5 out of 10 times again... probably a crap metric to throw out there, but im saying any given Sunday. If we get hot in the playoffs we could absolutely win it all... big if, but we've never seen a team that we could say that about in my lifetime

[Thurman#1]

6 hours ago, Hebert19 said:

 

This is actually a team that could peak in Jan! Just my 2 cents. 

 

 

 

Why would anyone not think so?

 

The power rankings all have them between about #5 and #9. Of course they're gearing up for it. How much they achieve is another matter, but outside the Steelers and Chiefs they're as good as any team in the conference.

[BADOLBILZ]

 

They are well positioned..........their style of defense should benefit from the time together and the late bye was great...........if they can stay healthy and mostly covid-free and keep winning until Brown and Milano can come back to full strength they will have a punchers chance against the field.

 

And in a year where anyone could find themselves off-balance in the playoffs........that punchers chance is greater than normal. 

[Buffalo Boy]

3 hours ago, Limeaid said:

 

My worries is we get in playoffs, team takes care of themselves well and a team like Ravens or Titans is our opponent and they do not take care again.

 

Are playoff games gong to be rescheduled or postponed?

    We clearly got screwed with the Titans getting competitive advantage for not taking proper Covid safety seriously.

    I would hope that  teams get the message after watching he Broncos this week.

    I also hope the league makes teams play whomever they can in the playoffs or forfeit.  
The only other recourse is to have a bubble at a neutral site which I can’t imagine them doing.

[whatdrought]

Nah. Member when the Patriots went 19-0? Proof positive that the team everyone expects to win the SB on December 1st always does and no plucky wild cards or overlooked division leaders ever stand a chance.

Edited December 1, 2020 by whatdrought

[Augie]

On to the 49’ers. 

 

Why is this so hard?   🤷‍♂️

 

It’s the only way I can manage my hopes and expectations. That could just be me. To each their own. 

[Thurman#1]

6 hours ago, boater said:

Deep playoff run? Let's focus on immediate business.

 

With their victory yesterday, the Patsies are on an upswing. They beat the Cardinals, we could not. They may be hopeless in their own playoff seeding. But they are well positioned to be the spoiler for the Bills and the Dolphins. The game in Foxboro will be a mini-playoff game.

 

Miami's schedule has only two losses left: KC, Bills, Patsies ... pick two.

 

8-3 looks pretty haughty today. But this will be a slugfest until the end of the season.

 

 

Were you predicting the Fins loss to Denver? They could easily lose more than two.

 

So could we of course, but it looks like so far we're just a better team.

 

And yeah, the team should focus on immediate business. If the fans look ahead with imagination, there's nothing wrong with that, as long as we stay aware it's all guesswork anyway.

[freddyjj]

3 hours ago, whatdrought said:

Nah. Member when the Patriots went 19-0? Proof positive that the team everyone expects to win the SB on December 1st always does and no plucky wild cards or overlooked division leaders ever stand a chance.

Not sure if you were being sarcastic.  Pats were 18-1 in 2007 season.  The David Tyree! 

[newcam2012]

12 hours ago, BillsinChesterSprings said:

Agreed.  If we beat SF (I like our chances), our path to 11 wins is much easier.  If we win division, I see at least 1 playoff win.

I see one playoff win and then we lose. Is this considered a successful season? 

11 hours ago, saundena said:

You're crazy. 

 

We are a good team and we will probably win a playoff game, but we are not making a deep playoff run.  We are too inconsistent (a theme we've seen the entire season) and while Josh is playing very good football, he's not playing at the level he did early in the season.  Most of all, I think we lack a killers instinct which will come back to bite us in the playoffs.

 

I like that our defense is improving, but at the same time, it looks like our offense is regressing (especially in the turnover and general sloppiness standpoint).  For a deep run, our defense would need to maintain the way it has since the Seattle game (performed well against high power offenses) while having our offense get back to early season form. 

Well said. 

[newcam2012]

10 hours ago, Big Blitz said:

We're a stupid ridiculous fluke play from being 9-2.

 

This team can beat anybody.  

The same logic can be applied to the Rams game and to some extent the New England game. Those were 2 games we should have lost. Refs bad PI call. Horrific fumble by Newton. Perhaps add in the raider game as well. 

[BuffaLoko]

17 hours ago, Hebert19 said:

I know there is crazy doom and gloom around here for whatever reason after a win but I am the opposite.  Few interesting stats:

 

1.  Over last 5 games D is allowing 22.8 ppg.  Big improvement.  

 

2.  19 sacks over last 5 games 

 

3.   6 interceptions over last 5 games

 

4.  4 fumble recoveries in last 5

 

5.   Bass 15/18 on FGs in last 5.  1 miss was a late half Hail mary

 

All while the offense is the offense.  Yes they aren't the same without Brown but when they have him they are damm dominant. 

 

Roberts is still roberts as well.  

 

If the D continues their trajectory and the Offense gets healthy this isn't a Doom and Gloom team...this is a team no one wants to face in playoffs.   

 

This is actually a team that could peak in Jan! Just my 2 cents. 

 

¨we¨ ...  is it you? Justin... Hebert? ...  

[MJS]

16 hours ago, boater said:

Deep playoff run? Let's focus on immediate business.

 

With their victory yesterday, the Patsies are on an upswing. They beat the Cardinals, we could not. They may be hopeless in their own playoff seeding. But they are well positioned to be the spoiler for the Bills and the Dolphins. The game in Foxboro will be a mini-playoff game.

 

Miami's schedule has only two losses left: KC, Bills, Patsies ... pick two.

 

8-3 looks pretty haughty today. But this will be a slugfest until the end of the season.

So they beat the Cards. But the Bills beat them. And the Pats couldn't beat Seattle, but we did.

 

I don't see any logical way to determine that the Pats are as good or better than the Bills. Both team's records seem pretty accurate to me.

 

Oh, and I think Miami goes 8-8 or 9-7. They have a tough slate of games coming up.

[Hebert19]

Another interesting note that bodes well for this team is that on offense when the gameplan has called for run heavy we have executed.  When we try to take away a specific player on their offense it has worked.  We have the personnel to win in a variety of ways.  

[Dan]

6 hours ago, newcam2012 said:

I see one playoff win and then we lose. Is this considered a successful season? 

 

Absolutely!   
 

How can anyone say winning the division, a home playoff game, and a playoff win is anything but?     That’s represents an improvement in every aspect for the team and achieves success we Bills fans haven’t seen in a millennium.  

[BuffaloBaumer]

Good luck with the Chiefs in the 2nd round most likely. They are clearly the best team in the NFl and it's not even close. It stinks that they will be THE obstacle for 10 years

[aristocrat]

it's all about matchups.  we need to root for us to win out and the steelers to drop to browns and colts and get the 2 seed. better to face kc in afc title game then second roound

[Hebert19]

21 minutes ago, BuffaloBaumer said:

Good luck with the Chiefs in the 2nd round most likely. They are clearly the best team in the NFl and it's not even close. It stinks that they will be THE obstacle for 10 years

Well at some point soon they are going to be in cap hell...so they will need to purge some of the talent.  

 

 

[T master]

If they could get back Brown & Millano in something that resembles them being healthy enough to play NFL football that would do a lot for a good play off run .

[newcam2012]

2 hours ago, Dan said:

Absolutely!   
 

How can anyone say winning the division, a home playoff game, and a playoff win is anything but?     That’s represents an improvement in every aspect for the team and achieves success we Bills fans haven’t seen in a millennium.  

True but aren't we starving for a ring? Isn't that tje goal?

[YattaOkasan]

2 hours ago, aristocrat said:

it's all about matchups.  we need to root for us to win out and the steelers to drop to browns and colts and get the 2 seed. better to face kc in afc title game then second roound

Titans versus KC sounds hilarious to me.  Let those team go at it.  Gladly play the steelers in round 2 over those other 2.  Lots of good teams in the AFC maybe if KC is the 1 seed, the 2 WC we dont play could upset.  That would also be great cause 2 home games!!!

[Dan]

9 minutes ago, newcam2012 said:

True but aren't we starving for a ring? Isn't that tje goal?

That is ..every.. team’s ultimate goal.  But to say that every season that doesn’t end in a Super Bowl win is not a successful year... just creates an unrealistic and unattainable goal.  
 

The Bills have not won the division in 25 years.  If we manage to hold on and win the division, have a better record, and win a playoff game for the first time in a generation.. how can you call that anything but a successful year?  Unless you’re just here to throw a wet blanket on every conversation and try to get people riled up?  

[newcam2012]

2 hours ago, Dan said:

That is ..every.. team’s ultimate goal.  But to say that every season that doesn’t end in a Super Bowl win is not a successful year... just creates an unrealistic and unattainable goal.  
 

The Bills have not won the division in 25 years.  If we manage to hold on and win the division, have a better record, and win a playoff game for the first time in a generation.. how can you call that anything but a successful year?  Unless you’re just here to throw a wet blanket on every conversation and try to get people riled up?  

I would consider that a successful year. Yet, I would be disappointed that we have not won it all. Both are possibly I think?

[Hebert19]

Gonna bump this again as last night was a perfect example of this.  

 

1.   Offense cooking 

2.   Special teams great.  

3.   D evolving and taking the ball away

4.   Good coaching. 

[reddogblitz]

On 11/30/2020 at 4:56 PM, CincyBillsFan said:

The Bills making a deep playoff run this year is no less likely than thinking that Tennessee would make a deep playoff run at this time last season.

 

 

 

Or Jacksonville in 2017 or the Giants in 2007.

[BaaadThingsMan]

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