Who do you guys want to play in the playoffs?

[4merper4mer]

Doesn't a bunch of weird stuff need to happen to get the Dolphins?  If they get in they will almost certainly be 7.  That means we'd have to go 1-1 and still get the 2.  That seems pretty unlikely to me.  

 

At a minimum Pitt would have to lose 2 games and Tenn 1.  I can see Tenn losing to GB but that is not a certainty by any means.  Pitt losing to both Indy and Cle?  I don't see that either.  Also I really don't see us losing to Mia in week 17 if we're trying and we would be.  Baltimore has Giants/Bengals.  I think of all the things above, Balt losing to the Giants is the most likely and those odds are low.  The Pitt/Tenn/Buff trying to win but losing to Miami combo is lower yet.

 

 

[JerseyBills]

Chiefs 

7 hours ago, machine gun kelly said:

I honestly don’t care as no one concerns me, until we get to the Chiefs.  They will be a handful, but I’ve come around to us being able to beat them.

It'll be a fun , tense , nail biting experience but we definitely  marching into KC expecting to win. 

With Smoke back, I see our offenses as pretty similar and our defense with an advantage.  

They'll be a handful, can't wait.

Hope Pitt loses and we slide into the 2 seed , so we don't play KC til Championship game.  

 

But every game will be tough lot of good teams in the AFC. I think KC/Buf are great teams though

[Artem Lipatov]

I want in WC:

India. Rivers was always chocker in important games. Anti-clutch.

Miami. Bills are simply stronger by far

LV. But their chance is theoretical. They will not make PO

Clevland - we lost last year but now Josh is another. He will show Mayfirld who is real #1 draft pick of that draft

 

I don’t want:

Tenn. They have beaten up us badly. That was worst Bills game  this season. 

Balt. . One of elite franchises. They are strong every year. Ton of playoffs experience. I respect Harbaugh

next round Pitt. We proved we can beat them.

and KC in Conference final. I feel that KC will become Evil Empire for next decade instead of Patriots 

[BillsFanSD]

My preferred matchups are, in order:

 

1. Miami.  If they make the playoffs, it'll be a year ahead of schedule and their fans would be right to be happy.  But they gotten there with smoke and mirrors, relying on their opponents to beat themselves.  Tua may develop into a good QB, but he's not one at this stage of his career, and I have a hard time imagining this team keeping pace with our offense.  They're a better team with Fitz.

 

2. Indianapolis.  Their defense is good, but we've embarrassed better defenses.  Geriatric Phillip Rivers is not scary at all -- this is the type of offense I would most like to face.  If Frank Reich weren't involved, so that my superstitious side wasn't triggered, I might bump the Colts up to #1 on this list.

 

3. Cleveland.  To me there is a clear gap from #2 to #3.  Cleveland isn't as good as we are and we would be solid favorites over them, but they're a balanced team with a good running game, functional passing game, and pretty decent defense.  Nothing we can't overcome, but it would be nice to play someone more one-dimensional.

 

4. Baltimore.  Not a great team, but Jackson is good enough to give his team a chance to beat anybody.  

 

5. Tennessee.  Similar to Cleveland, only better across the board.  I would feel kind of jobbed if we finish 13-3 or 12-4 and end up having to play the Titans in the first round.

[ProcessTruster]

8 hours ago, sullim4 said:

Fins or Colts.

 

Week 17 might be very interesting - if the Dolphins win they could end up playing us.  If it's a win-and-in situation, where we end up playing the Ravens if we beat the Dolphins, or the Dolphins if they beat us in week 17... it might be wise to play it like a preseason game.

With no meaningful home field advantage this year and no bye, not sure I really care at this point. Playing in this empty stadium vs that empty stadium; who cares?   In fact, I might rather play in a warmer climate to keep the pass game rolling.  

 

I just want the team healthy and rested going in.  The only way this season derails is if they try to win out and get some key guys injured for the playoffs.   I'm fine ending up 11-5 but winning the SB.  Totally works for me.  

Just now, ProcessTruster said:

With no meaningful home field advantage this year and no bye, not sure I really care at this point. Playing in this empty stadium vs that empty stadium; who cares?   In fact, I might rather play in a warmer climate to keep the pass game rolling.   Playing KC in the second round?   That's OK too.   Bring 'em on.   Gotta get through em in any event.  

 

I just want the team healthy and rested going in.  The only way this season derails is if they try to win out and get some key guys injured for the playoffs.   I'm fine ending up 11-5 but winning the SB.  Totally works for me.  

 

[Irish Dave]

Titans scare me the most.  Henry is a beast and somehow Ryan Tannehill is annoyingly really good now.  

[The Jokeman]

1 minute ago, Irish Dave said:

Titans scare me the most.  Henry is a beast and somehow Ryan Tannehill is annoyingly really good now.  

I have the same feeling. 

[Scott7975]

I want a Titans rematch. 

[Royale with Cheese]

I think it's funny that we could face the Dolphins two weeks in a row at home.

[Irish Dave]

Even though the D has been playing better, teams seem to have 2-3 super easy TD drives against us every game.  Our Best chance of winning is just out-scoring teams now.  And we can do it....

[4BillsintheBurgh]

21 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:

Chiefs 

It'll be a fun , tense , nail biting experience but we definitely  marching into KC expecting to win. 

With Smoke back, I see our offenses as pretty similar and our defense with an advantage.  

They'll be a handful, can't wait.

Hope Pitt loses and we slide into the 2 seed , so we don't play KC til Championship game.  

 

But every game will be tough lot of good teams in the AFC. I think KC/Buf are great teams though

We won't play kc from the two or three slot, they will get the remaining lower seed. It would be tough even from the four seed, both the 2 and 3 seeds would have to win in the wildcard round. 

[Royale with Cheese]

7 minutes ago, Irish Dave said:

Titans scare me the most.  Henry is a beast and somehow Ryan Tannehill is annoyingly really good now.  

 

They scare me the most too.  It's just a bad match up for us defensively.  But...I think we can score on them this time around...like a lot.

[mjt328]

54 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said:

 

I can totally understand fans being nervous about the Wild Card opponent.  

The things the Bills are accomplishing this year, are achievements they haven't reached in 25 years.  No matter how good they are playing, it's hard to have confidence in them winning a playoff game until they actually do it.  So many are hoping for the easiest opponent possible.

• In my opinion, Cleveland is the weakest team on the list (no way the Raiders make the playoffs).  The Browns defense is average/below average, and the strongest part of their offense is Nick Chubb.  I don't see any chance they can contain our passing offense.  This is the type of team where we could get an early lead and take Chubb out of the game.  Not to mention, the Browns haven't been to the playoffs in years, and there is usually an element of jitters and lack of experience in these situations.

• The Dolphins would also be a good matchup.  Even though they have a pretty good defense, Josh Allen has a history of absolutely torching them.  And their offense has really been struggling since switching over to Tua.  For the same reasons as the Browns, I like the idea of playing a rookie QB in his first playoff game.  The only hesitancy I have, is playing a divisional opponent two weeks in a row.  Weird things often happen in these situations.

• My next preference would be the Colts.  Phillip Rivers has a long history of falling apart in the playoffs, and he's not the QB he was 10-15 years ago.  Their pass defense is also pretty vulnerable, and I think we could score quite a few points on them.  Overall, Indianapolis is a well-coached team with solid talent across the board.  But there is nothing on the roster that really scares me.

• Baltimore is a team that I really don't want to play.  Everything with them comes down to having the right defensive gameplan, and players executing it flawlessly.  If you can keep Lamar Jackson inside the pocket and throwing outside, the Ravens are going to struggle badly to score points.  But it only takes a couple slip-ups, and they will hang 35-40 on your defense easily.  This is also one defense that I think could keep us limited.  And after two straight playoff failures, they will be just as hungry as us.

• Maybe it stems from memories of earlier this season, but Tennessee is the team I want to play the least.  Our run defense has improved greatly as the season has gone along.  But our D-Line is still very undersized, and I'm not sure I want to see them taking on Derrick Henry.  This is a big/physical team, which is patient enough to stick with the run game and check-downs regardless of the score.  They also have a solid defense.

 

[Irish Dave]

Just watched that Henry smackdown of the Lions player from yesterday  - Yea they scare me - it's like we'd be going up against Clubber Lang.  (Rocky III reference there for younger guys).   But Titans D isn't that good; we win 47-43 in a shootout....  

And same goes for KC.  Watch Good Morning Football today - they're all saying that the Bills are a Juggernaught.  

[T master]

8 hours ago, machine gun kelly said:

I honestly don’t care as no one concerns me, until we get to the Chiefs.  They will be a handful, but I’ve come around to us being able to beat them.

 

I think seeing as we played them earlier this season it might give us a better shot the second time Josh learns pretty quick and i think although you know Reid will come prepared i think the familiarity of playing them tough the first time might be a good thing if they can do more the second time around .

 

GO BILLS !! 

[BarleyNY]

I’d love to play the Patriots......but.......oh........right

[Purplebulldog]

fish

[BillsShredder83]

2 hours ago, Utah John said:

It's completely possible we could face the Dolphins in Orchard Park the last week of the regular season, and then again the first week of the playoffs. 

 

I don't know whether that would help us, but it's tough to beat the same good team twice in a row.

I really think regardless of seeding we need to sit starters for Miami wk 17. Gets them a break, but more importantly keeps us from tipping our hand and avoids injuries. Makes too much sense

[JMF2006]

10 hours ago, Do The Reich Thing said:

Colts. Rivers will fall apart in bad weather

 

We need to do the Reich thing and beat the Burrows

[MAJBobby]

10 hours ago, Adamb412 said:

Most likely it's going to be us in the 3 slot, if we are the 3 I can see us vs cleveland. I think we can take cleveland their defense is awful. Indy defense scares me and rivers is a seasoned vet that could be tricky. Baltimore would be coming in hot if we played them also could be difficult but their defense also isn't very good now. Seeing miami for a third time scares me because there's an old adage in the NFL 

"Difficult to beat a team 3 times in the same season"

 

 

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Give me anyone, They can beat any of these AFCE teams this year.

[ogham26]

dolphins and steelers are by far the 2 easiest matchups imo

[GunnerBill]

2 hours ago, Jobot said:

It does not matter who we play.

 

Excluding KC, none of these teams are capable of beating the Bills... The Bills like any team in the history of the league, are capable of beating themselves, so it really does not matter who we play leading up to the AFC conference championship vs KC.

 

Disagree. I think Tennessee is capable of beating us and so is Cleveland. I think the Bills are better than those teams but they both have real strengths in areas where the Bills are less strong. They can pound the run up the middle and pass on play action. Our defense is playing better but a team who can really execute that plan is still a team that has a chance to defeat us IMO. I'm not worried about the Colts and while I accept Baltimore are a great running team too their run game is much more multiple. They are not actually that great at just pounding straight ahead. I feel the Bills match up better against the Colts and Ravens and would have to "beat ourselves" somewhat to lose to those two teams. Even more so Pittsburgh.

Edited December 21, 2020 by GunnerBill

[JMF2006]

3 minutes ago, ogham26 said:

dolphins and steelers are by far the 2 easiest matchups imo

 

Steelers are division winners so thats second round material.

[HeHateMe]

Don't want to see Tenn or the Ravens... I think both would be tough games and really a toss-up... We match up poorly with Tennessee, Henry is tough and Tannehill doesn't make many mistakes.  I do think a rematch would be a lot closer though.

 

We have struggled vs running QBs this year as Murray and Tannehill made a lot of plays on the ground vs us... Lamar is the best running QB in the league..  

[ogham26]

8 minutes ago, JMF2006 said:

 

Steelers are division winners so thats second round material.

 

correct but the thread was just who do you want in the playoffs.  thats my ideal path for the bills.  fins in round 1 steelers in round 2 

[JMF2006]

1 minute ago, ogham26 said:

 

correct but the thread was just who do you want in the playoffs.  thats my ideal path for the bills.  fins in round 1 steelers in round 2 

 

My mistake I thought it was about the first round.

[ogham26]

2 minutes ago, JMF2006 said:

 

My mistake I thought it was about the first round.

 

just imagine tho if that was our playoff schedule..couldnt ask for a better path to the afc championship than miami and then pittsburgh!  Praying it plays out that way

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

My least favorable would be Indy and Baltimore.  I think they both have defenses that are capable of giving Buffalo's offense problems.  I like that buffalo has seemed to figure out how to hurt teams more that started playing in shell zones.  Getting a healthy john brown back would help there even more - his route running has improved and he's usually money on the hitch.  

[KRT88]

If Indy beats Pittsburgh next week AND the key players beat the teams they should beat what makes more playoff sense:

 

beat Miami, get #2 seed and eliminate them

but allow the Ravens in 

 

or lose to Miami Drop to 3 seed but keep Baltimore out of the playoffs. 
 

In a season where home field has meant next to

nothing mathematically, that’s a tough decision. 
 

baltimore’s style worries me. 

[aceman_16]

Home field advantage DOES count. There is no travel and more familiarity/routine with facilities etc. Most people just think of the fans (which is absolutely huge) but as I mentioned there are other routine things that are helpful.

Edited December 21, 2020 by aceman_16

[Ramza86]

Would keep Baltimore out of the playoffs 100% if we had to end up playing them

[Beast]

I want to play and smash the Ravens faces in.

Edited December 21, 2020 by Beast

[ogham26]

rest the starters week 17 and matchup with miami at home wild card weekend is our best path at getting to the next round.

[H2o]

Win games and let the rest sort itself out. The way the defense is catching up with the offense, there is no team in the NFL I don't believe we can beat right now. 

[Joe Ferguson]

Doesn't matter what teams Bills face. They will annihilate them.

[Big Turk]

The Bills should not fear anybody at this point and that includes the Chiefs.

[Hampton Josh fan]

47 minutes ago, KRT88 said:

If Indy beats Pittsburgh next week AND the key players beat the teams they should beat what makes more playoff sense:

 

beat Miami, get #2 seed and eliminate them

but allow the Ravens in 

 

or lose to Miami Drop to 3 seed but keep Baltimore out of the playoffs. 
 

In a season where home field has meant next to

nothing mathematically, that’s a tough decision. 
 

baltimore’s style worries me. 

That is a great question that most fans are wrestling with. Miami is by far a better opponent for us in the wildcard rd. At the same time , Lamar is a nightmare to defend against. Then the question is does that mean we get Tenn or Indy or Cleveland. We have to wait for week 16 to play out. My optimum scenario is to play Cleveland or Miami.

[machine gun kelly]

4 hours ago, JerseyBills said:

Chiefs 

It'll be a fun , tense , nail biting experience but we definitely  marching into KC expecting to win. 

With Smoke back, I see our offenses as pretty similar and our defense with an advantage.  

They'll be a handful, can't wait.

Hope Pitt loses and we slide into the 2 seed , so we don't play KC til Championship game.  

 

But every game will be tough lot of good teams in the AFC. I think KC/Buf are great teams though

Back at you JB.  I respect the Chiefs, but I don’t  fear them.  Not anymore.  Dollars to Donuts (sorry Donuts to easy steal you’re handle on this one), Pitt loses to either the Colts or Browns (they are just not that good,  great defense but avg. at best offense).  We can win the next two, and if Brown comes back for the Pats, I’m fine with sitting Diggs so we have him to seal it with the Fish.

 

Every media outlet if we finish 13-3 will want us vs. the Chiefs.  BTW, please out of respect for the ladies on this board, please don’t use the pornographic slang of the Chiefs name.  I know you guys were excited, but we have ladies like the Dallas Cowgirl, and they don’t need to read that, nor any other loyal Bills lady fan on the board.  Not calling anyone by name out, but please we are good guys.  Sincerely thank you in advance, and yeas at times I get upset about teams like when Aaron Williams was cheap shorter, but we are better than that.  All of us.

[dma0034]

I don't like matchups with Tenn or Cleveland. Teams that can control the ball on the ground worry me in January in Buffalo. I know the Bills have been better against the run lately but give me Tua or old man Rivers. I even think the Ravens would be easier than the Browns because I don't think Lamar would be any threating throwing the football

[machine gun kelly]

56 minutes ago, Beast said:

I want to play and smash the Ravens faces in.

 beast, first agreed.  Second, what a bunch of people are not thinking of is the politics.  Do you think Cuomo isn’t playing politics to look like the hero allowing fans now that he can find a reason to say yes, and increase votes.  I don’t care about that part if it means my local Buffalo buddies can go to a game, the most meaningful game in over 25 years.

 

Third, Bass now knows the winds.  I live near Christie, and amongst a couple of topics I asked him was he knew where the winds were coming from, and he and Kelly knew how to throw where which his words was an advantage.  Allen must know by now after three years how to 0y different parts of the field.  The man has a cannon for arm, but he also knows how to throw where.  Pitt, TN, and so on do not know what tow of the three guys we need to know better than anyone (Bojo is the third).  The rest are the WR’s.

 

We have a team that can stay home, and practice probably outside, be used to knowing the field, and maybe the Governor gives us 14,000 fans.  This team will feed off of that.  Oh, and btw, they get to be with their families right after Xmas.  
 

Go get em Bills!  Besides, don’t you guys want momentum with a team hot at 13-3, rest only for the really injured, and hot hitting playoff teams.  Remember what happened when the Colts rested everyone under Dungy for a couple of weeks.  Loss, or the Bills last year losing in the Wildcard after sitting everyone in the Jets game.  Sit a guy like Diggs if his ankle is really hurting, but if not a ding, but a real injury, I get it.  The injury list is minimal right now.