How badly did we need that victory against KC? Very, given KC’s remaining schedule.

[dollars 2 donuts]

Given that I have lost all respect for the NFC West, realized that the AFC West was mostly just ether (Wilson? Adams a Raider? Yeah, ok) and their inter conference play against the AFC South (fine as I’ve never respected that division, even when we lose to them), it looks like the Chiefs only have two “difficult” games left on their schedule (Chargers and Cincy).
 

@Niners

Titans

Jags

@Chargers

Rams

@Bengals

@Broncos

@Texans

Seahawks

Broncos

@Raiders

I fully expect the Bills to at least go 14-3, but honestly, they might have to as I am not 100% sure 13-4 gets it done.  Recent history shows it is not unusual for the Chiefs to go on runs.  
 

Go Bills.

 

edit: side note, tremendous stroke of the schedule that the defending afc champions get both KC and the Bills at home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 18, 2022 by dollars 2 donuts

[RichRiderBills]

Seems like an overreaction. Really disagree...I think it's rougher than ours.

 

@ Niners is a tough game. 

 

Raiders nearly beat them at home. @ Broncos no joke. 

 

Titans are tough, Jags giving people fits. 

 

Rams are the SB champs and match up well. Could have OBJ by then. Even hags and Texans are not easy outs.

 

 

[Billsfan1972]

I see a lot of hard games on their schedule.  KC lost to Indy & squeaked by the Raiders & Chargers.  This is sort of an upside down season where lot's can happen.

 

Never has "Any Given Sunday" been more apropos.  

 

All of a sudden NE looks better as do the Jets.  GB you think has to be better & Minn keeps winning.

 

 

[BillsVet]

For perspective, Buffalo defeated KC in Week 5 to go 4-1 and dropping KC to 2-3.  The Bills went 7-5 the rest of the way compared to the Cheaps' 10-2 finish.

 

A lot can happen over the course of a season and while that is a great win, it's only a +1 advantage in overall record and gives them the head to head advantage.

 

 Can't have another mid-season swoon like they did last year because the Cheaps will rebound. 

[Greg S]

Playing at SF won't be easy. Divisional games are usually hard fought. Chiefs are very good but they will suffer some losses with that schedule. 

[HOUSE]

If Travis Kelse is injured,  the Chiefs could end up in last place

[LDD]

1 minute ago, HOUSE said:

If Travis Kelse is injured,  the Chiefs could end up in last place

I very much believe this.  Every elite QB needs a guy to depend on, with Hill gone, if Kelce gets dinged Mahomes won't have that receiver. 

[Greg S]

2 minutes ago, LDD said:

I very much believe this.  Every elite QB needs a guy to depend on, with Hill gone, if Kelce gets dinged Mahomes won't have that receiver. 

 

We are seeing that now with Rodgers.

[HOUSE]

1 minute ago, LDD said:

I very much believe this.  Every elite QB needs a guy to depend on, with Hill gone, if Kelce gets dinged Mahomes won't have that receiver. 

I am not very impressed with Mahomes anymore. The guy can be a bone head at times...

[Virgil]

I wouldn't underestimate their divisional games.  Those teams always play them close

[zow2]

In the NFL, it's not necessarily WHO you play, but when you play them.  Unfortunately the 49ers are really hurting between guys sent to IR and players who have been hurt the past couple weeks and unlikely to play vs KC.  They are missing like 11 starters.  The Chiefs won't be playing the best version of San Fran.

[HOUSE]

Just now, Bandito said:

You are a doctor. Help him out!

I lost my license for excessive use of pain killers. Then I rode off on my Harley....

[dollars 2 donuts]

48 minutes ago, Billsfan1972 said:

I see a lot of hard games on their schedule.  KC lost to Indy & squeaked by the Raiders & Chargers.  This is sort of an upside down season where lot's can happen.

 

Never has "Any Given Sunday" been more apropos.  

 

All of a sudden NE looks better as do the Jets.  GB you think has to be better & Minn keeps winning.

 

 

 

36 minutes ago, Greg S said:

Playing at SF won't be easy. Divisional games are usually hard fought. Chiefs are very good but they will suffer some losses with that schedule. 

 

13 minutes ago, Virgil said:

I wouldn't underestimate their divisional games.  Those teams always play them close

 

much truth in all of what you said, but also recent history shows the chiefs starting rough and finishing strong. I absolutely don’t think 10-1 is outside the realm of possibility by them (as noted earlier in the thread by @BillsVet). I think niners are good, but suspect and all those teams in the nfc west are middling right now. 
 

let’s put it this way, if you think the chiefs are the next best team to the bills and you had that schedule how worried would you be?

 

 

Edited October 18, 2022 by dollars 2 donuts

[Simon Says]

Any given Sunday....or Monday night...or Thursday night...

[RiotAct]

7 minutes ago, Herb Nightly said:

Any given Sunday....or Monday night...or Thursday night...

or Saturday night

[HOUSE]

5 minutes ago, Herb Nightly said:

Any given Sunday....or Monday night...or Thursday night...

On any network, ESPN+, Amazon, Paramount +, NFL network...

[What a Tuel]

9 minutes ago, dollars 2 donuts said:

much truth in all of what you said, but also recent history shows the chiefs starting rough and finishing strong. I absolutely don’t think 10-1 is outside the realm of possibility by them (as noted earlier in the thread by @BillsVet). I think niners are good, but suspect and all those teams in the nfc west are middling right now. 
 

let’s put it this way, if you think the chiefs are the next best team to the bills and you had that schedule how worried would you be?

 

So is the question, should we still be worried even though we won? Seems like you are talking yourself into still being worried, which is fine because nothing is a given until those seeds are locked in.

 

The win was critical to getting the #1 seed for sure. It would be tough to get a game ahead of the chiefs if we had lost. Now that we are a game ahead, it seems like as long as we dont have a couple jaguars games, we should be ok, but any given sunday for both us and the chiefs.

 

 

[Mafioso]

1 hour ago, RichRiderBills said:

Seems like an overreaction. Really disagree...I think it's rougher than ours.

 

@ Niners is a tough game. 

 

Raiders nearly beat them at home. @ Broncos no joke. 

 

Titans are tough, Jags giving people fits. 

 

Rams are the SB champs and match up well. Could have OBJ by then. Even hags and Texans are not easy outs.

 

 

@ Broncos "no joke?"  Have you watched the Broncos play?  They've had 4 prime time games already and have failed to score more than 19 points in any of those games.  The Broncos are atrocious.

[JoshAllin]

KC doesn't have DB's, they don't have a run game, and the bills just released a new blueprint

[eball]

Remember the Jags!!!!

 

(sorry, it was needed)