The Red King Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) So, I took a look at the standings to see where we could be week 17 and everything from the 1 to 4 seed are in play. I wondered, is there any way we could be locked in by week 17 and rest our starters? There's only one, and it's a longshot to say the least. Buffalo will be locked in as the second seed by week 17 *if*... *Buffalo beats New England *Pitt loses tonight and next week. *The Titans lose next week If all that happens, Buffalo goes into week 17 a game ahead of Pitt and at least a game ahead of Indy and holds tie-breakers with both. The Titans have the tie-breaker, but would be two games back. Even if Cleveland wins to move into a tie for the division, they would also be a game behind the Bills and the Bills also hold the tie-breaker over them. They would be assured no worse then #2, but Pitt's two losses would lock Buffalo out of #1. So there ya go, only one path to Buffalo's week 17 matchup being meaningless to them, and that relies on four games playing out a certain way. I don't see us getting to rest our starters. Edited December 21, 2020 by The Red King Added info on the Browns 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 There's maybe a 1% chance the steelers lose tonight imo 6 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveorhatembillsfan4life Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) Pitt has a real chance of losing the next two after tonight. . I think as as long as we have a chance to play for 2 seed we do. Edited December 21, 2020 by loveorhatembillsfan4life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Red King Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, Steptide said: There's maybe a 1% chance the steelers lose tonight imo Yup, but honestly that's the only longshot of the four. The Steelers play the Colts next week and the Titans play the Packers. If Cinci somehow pulls off the upset the rest of the scenario becomes far more likely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Just now, loveorhatembillsfan4life said: Pitt has a real chance of losing the next two. I think as as long as we have a chance to play for 2 seed we do. Bengals aren’t beating Pittsburgh lol. Colts or Browns sure but not Cincinnati 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeTime101 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, The Red King said: So, I took a look at the standings to see where we could be week 17 and everything from the 1 to 4 seed are in play. I wondered, is there any way we could be locked in by week 17 and rest our starters? There's only one, and it's a longshot to say the least. Buffalo will be locked in as the second seed by week 17 *if*... *Buffalo beats New England *Pitt loses tonight and next week. *The Titans lose next week If all that happens, Buffalo goes into week 17 a game ahead of Pitt and at least a game ahead of Indy and holds tie-breakers with both. The Titans have the tie-breaker, but would be two games back. They would be assured no worse then #2, but Pitt's two losses would lock Buffalo out of #1. So there ya go, only one path to Buffalo's week 17 matchup being meaningless to them, and that relies on four games playing out a certain way. I don't see us getting to rest our starters. That's a lot of if's ands and buts. sorry I don't see us ever locking the second seed. and #1 seed? we have 0 chance at #1 seed. KC is up by 2 games winning a tie breaker... #2 seed is possible but unlikely. and the titans? they are one game behind but win a tie breaker.. that may be the only reason we push the starters out the last game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, loveorhatembillsfan4life said: Pitt has a real chance of losing the next two. I think as as long as we have a chance to play for 2 seed we do. Pittsburgh is not losing to Ryan Finley. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveorhatembillsfan4life Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, CaptnCoke11 said: Bengals aren’t beating Pittsburgh lol. Colts or Browns sure but not Cincinnati Sorry I meant the two after this game, not tonight. I edited my post. Edited December 21, 2020 by loveorhatembillsfan4life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLEN1QB Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 The way I look at it getting everyone healthy and rested is of greater importance than seeding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Red King Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 Just now, PrimeTime101 said: That's a lot of if's ands and buts. sorry I don't see us ever locking the second seed. and #1 seed? we have 0 chance at #1 seed. KC is up by 2 games winning a tie breaker... #2 seed is possible but unlikely. and the titans? they are one game behind but win a tie breaker.. that may be the only reason we push the starters out the last game We're just a game behind Pitt and own the tie-breaker. We just need to gain one game on them. Pitt ends with Indy and Cleveland. #2 is well within reach. Titans face the Pack and could find themselves two back of us by week 17. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, The Red King said: Yup, but honestly that's the only longshot of the four. The Steelers play the Colts next week and the Titans play the Packers. If Cinci somehow pulls off the upset the rest of the scenario becomes far more likely. So what is the charity of the Bengals starting QB? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 The Steelers could hang out at the bar all day and show up tonight completely **** faced and they are still beating the Bengals. Next week's game against the Colts will be a challenge but not tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterfan Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 7 minutes ago, The Red King said: So, I took a look at the standings to see where we could be week 17 and everything from the 1 to 4 seed are in play. I wondered, is there any way we could be locked in by week 17 and rest our starters? There's only one, and it's a longshot to say the least. Buffalo will be locked in as the second seed by week 17 *if*... *Buffalo beats New England *Pitt loses tonight and next week. *The Titans lose next week If all that happens, Buffalo goes into week 17 a game ahead of Pitt and at least a game ahead of Indy and holds tie-breakers with both. The Titans have the tie-breaker, but would be two games back. Even if Cleveland wins to move into a tie for the division, they would also be a game behind the Bills and the Bills also hold the tie-breaker over them. They would be assured no worse then #2, but Pitt's two losses would lock Buffalo out of #1. So there ya go, only one path to Buffalo's week 17 matchup being meaningless to them, and that relies on four games playing out a certain way. I don't see us getting to rest our starters. You are making the assumption #2 versus #3 or #4 matters significantly. In previous years with a bye week - I think it would matter, but to be honest at least on paper right now the #3 seed would most likely be better than the #2 seed. It really depends upon what the Bills want in terms play versus rest. My guess is you see something similar to the last Jets game last year - starters prepare and gameplan and then play 2-3 series (1st quarter) just to stay in practice, but gives them less physical games and built in rest. The game has little meaning and the rest is more important. It may also help to get the Dolphins in and Baltimore out of the playoffs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) Keep winning and get as many home games as possible. There's a reason why this team wanted to win the division and that was to have a home playoff game after losing their last two playoff games on the road. Keep winning. I don't understand why this is such a hard concept to grasp with some people. Edited December 21, 2020 by Beast 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Red King Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 To several replies, yeah I agree the odds are quite low Cincy wins. Why I used the title I did. Barring a miracle, week 17's game will matter to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeTime101 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 1 minute ago, The Red King said: To several replies, yeah I agree the odds are quite low Cincy wins. Why I used the title I did. Barring a miracle, week 17's game will matter to us. OF course cincy helped us one time lol 2 minutes ago, Beast said: Keep winning and get as many home games as possible. There's a reason why this team wanted to win the division and that was to have a home playoff game afterblosing their last teo playoff games on the road. Keep winning. I don't understand why this is such a hard concept to grasp with some people. stop being a flamer lol... People understand we should keep winning. its conversation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, Beast said: Keep winning and get as many home games as possible. There's a reason why this team wanted to win the division and that was to have a home playoff game afterblosing their last teo playoff games on the road. Keep winning. I don't understand why this is such a hard concept to grasp with some people. Definitely want to keep winning. Having momentum in Dec/Jan is huge. At the same time if some players are hurting especially key players then it might be wise to rest some guys. McDermott gets paid the big bucks to make those decisions not me. My meaningless opinion doesn't count anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, Beast said: Keep winning and get as many home games as possible. There's a reason why this team wanted to win the division and that was to have a home playoff game after losing their last two playoff games on the road. Keep winning. I don't understand why this is such a hard concept to grasp with some people. It's baffling. It's like people are satisfied with winning the division and they aren't wired to comprehend the next goal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 If the Bills-Dolphins game gets flexed to SNF is this the week we find out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 There's plenty of motivation to keep winning: It's a culture thing - Winning breads winning; The Patriots - consider this, if they were in the Bills position, would they let up? And, it's the Patriots. Beating them is motivation enough; You need to make/send a statement to Fish, "yeah, your record is good, but you're still not as good as us!" (refer to point 2, think WWBBD: "What Would Bill B. Do?" ); and, Both games will have implications for play-off positioning--the Fish game may not by then--but until then, you keep playing to win. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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