This is where the Rubber meets the road for the AFC seeding

[dave mcbride]

3 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

I think KC will be the #1 seed unfortunately. Buffalo the #2 seed. Baltimore the #3 seed (their remaining road is a lot easier than Cincy), Tennessee a weak #4 seed. Then Miami #5, Chargers #6, Bengals #7. 

 

I'd actually be surprised if it isn't those 7 in the AFC playoffs at this point (even if my seeding predictions end up a bit off). 

Agree on KC. The only team that I think will give them trouble is the Raiders, a divisional opponent that has talent and the ability to score a lot of points. I don't see them losing to Cincy, and the rest of their schedule is an absolute cakewalk (Denver twice, Houston, Seattle at home). I have them as the AFC SB representative facing off against SF. A bye and home field is just too much of an advantage. In the NFC, I think Dallas and SF are the two best teams and basically equal overall, but I'm going with the superior coach (Shanahan over McCarthy). Barring catastrophic injuries, a KC-SF SB seems like the most likely scenario to me. 

[Warriorspikes51]

KC losing to the Bengals and the Seahawks or Raiders would be quite nice 

[dollars 2 donuts]

3 hours ago, Bills of Boston said:

Jets smoked Miami when Tua was out so that could def end up helping down the road 

 

3 hours ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

Chargers?!?!?!!

 

 

Hàaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

They lost to the Jets 

 

 

Gentlemen, thank you.

 

...man...that is a big deal.  Very cool.  That helps.  

 

However, and we already knew this, but we have to run the table against the East.

 

A buddy of mine sent me calculations (from whoever does it, forwarded by Joe DiBiase) that says if the Bills win these next 3 division games they 95% chance to win the East and a 58% chance at home field advantage.

 

LET'S GO!!!

 

 

 

[Greg S]

12 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

KC losing to the Bengals and the Seahawks or Raiders would be quite nice 

 

I could definitely see the Chiefs losing to the Bengals. It would be a big upset for the Raiders or Seahawks to beat them.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

14 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

As the biggest weather worrier on here, the silver lining to not getting the #1 seed is getting to play in a stadium in the playoffs without gale force winds. 

Arrowhead stadium is one of the coldest stadiums in the NFL.  It's a nightmare environment in the playoffs.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

2 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Arrowhead stadium is one of the coldest stadiums in the NFL.  It's a nightmare environment in the playoffs.

Cold schmold. It’s all about the wind! Our stadium has to be the absolute worst for wind. I follow the weather for these games pretty religiously, and I have not seen the types of wind gust speed anywhere else, even Cleveland, which one would think would be comparable. 
 

my hope with the new stadium is they figure out a way to neutralize the high winds. 

[FilthyBeast]

16 hours ago, gonzo1105 said:

These next 3 weeks are going to shape the road for all 3 of the Bills, Dolphins, and Chiefs.
The Bills have 3 AFC East opponents in a row, The Dolphins have 3 straight road games against 3 tough opponents including the Bills, and the Chiefs have two straight road games against a Bengals team that beat them and a top notch Broncos defense on the road. Can the Broncos score enough.

 

Bills schedule: 

@Patriots

Jets

Dolphins

@Chicago 

@ Cinci

 

Dolphins: 

@SF

@LA Chargers

@ Buffalo

Green Bay

 

Chiefs

@ Bengals

@ Broncos

Texans 

Seattle 

 

 

I would throw the Bengals in the mix as they are a team to watch closely down the stretch with everything in front of them for both the AFCN and #1 seed with key games left against the Bills, Chiefs and Ravens all at home.

 

They've been fairly consistent after an 0-2 start and also have battled some key injuries yet have managed to go 7-2 in their last 9.

 

It's almost weird how little attention they are getting from the national media as the defending AFC champions that came within a few minutes of winning the SB last year.

[ChrisWatson#21]

I just hope at the end of the regular season we aren't looking back at the botched snap vs Minnesota the same way we looked back at the Josh QB sneak fail vs Titans from a year ago that costed the team HFA🙏

[The Jokeman]

17 hours ago, DrBob806 said:

Don't forget about the dreaded NY Jets. They aren't going away.

We've seen what Mike White can do against us before, if we can stop them from running we should be able to beat the Jets. 

3 hours ago, Greg S said:

 

I could definitely see the Chiefs losing to the Bengals. It would be a big upset for the Raiders or Seahawks to beat them.

Raiders yes but Seattle hmm as they have a good running game and possible OROY and Geno has been solid all season. The question would be how good their D would be against Mahomes. 

Edited November 28, 2022 by The Jokeman

[Royale with Cheese]

Interesting stat on 13 win seasons.  It has only been done 52 times in this history of the NFL and we've done it 3 times.

 

https://champsorchumps.us/records/best-nfl-regular-season-records#tab-most-wins

[3rdnlng]

Although obtaining the overall 1 seed in the AFC is desirable and certainly would give the Bills the edge, most importantly the Bills need to get healthy and enter the playoffs at their peak performance level. They were the consensus SB favorite before the season and up until injuries hit them really hard they were "the team to beat". Their secondary was decimated and at times they were starting rookie cornerbacks and doing so without one of their pro bowl safeties. They played games without their other pro bowl safety too. Their offensive line has been playing some backups and the last few games Josh Allen, even with gutsy performances, has had trouble throwing the short passes and the offense has not been playing their usual game. The Bill's defense is actually somewhat dependent upon their offense getting a decent lead and allowing them to shut down their opponents when they become one dimensional. Early on in the season we statistically had the best defense but it is my opinion that the Bill's offense allowed them to do what they do best in order to attain that ranking. Look back to the Packer's game. We had a pretty big lead at halftime and I'm willing to bet that most Bill's fans were stunned when the Pack didn't air it out and continued running the ball. It looked like all they were doing was shortening the game and running out the clock for our benefit. In retrospect, I think they knew that they weren't going to win the game with only the pass and hoped that they could get the game close and we might make a mistake or two. Anyway, we won the game but it was closer than it should have been mainly because our offense only scored 3 points in the 2nd half. 

 

 

 

 

[3rdnlng]

1 hour ago, Royale with Cheese said:

Interesting stat on 13 win seasons.  It has only been done 52 times in this history of the NFL and we've done it 3 times.

 

https://champsorchumps.us/records/best-nfl-regular-season-records#tab-most-wins

For a long time the regular seasons consisted of 14 games. Unfortunately that makes comparing the statistics more difficult. On the other hand all the teams played under those parameters. One would expect with the new 17 game seasons (and probable 18 games in the near future) that 52 number will grow rapidly. 

[ScottLaw]

8 hours ago, dave mcbride said:

Agree on KC. The only team that I think will give them trouble is the Raiders, a divisional opponent that has talent and the ability to score a lot of points. I don't see them losing to Cincy, and the rest of their schedule is an absolute cakewalk (Denver twice, Houston, Seattle at home). I have them as the AFC SB representative facing off against SF. A bye and home field is just too much of an advantage. In the NFC, I think Dallas and SF are the two best teams and basically equal overall, but I'm going with the superior coach (Shanahan over McCarthy). Barring catastrophic injuries, a KC-SF SB seems like the most likely scenario to me. 

Yea… agree with you unfortunately…. And I anticipate that WC round match up to be a tough one whether it’s the Bengals, Jets, or Chargers…. Hell could be Baltimore, Miami or Titans if Dolphins win division.