At this point last season, Bills were 7-6

[Kaenon]

Bills are now 10-3 this year, whereby those 3 losses were by a combined 8 points.

 

By contrast, when we were 7-6, 5 combined losses by a total of only 23 points and the 6th loss to Indy where we were blown out by 26. 

Bills went on to win 4 straight and march into the Playoffs as the AFCs hottest team.

 

This season, we've faced so much adversity between OC changes, riddled with injuries and season ending injuries and Josh's elbow that was clearly holding him back. 

 

Somehow despite all of that, we're sitting in a better spot this year to have the road through the Playoffs run through Buffalo - and to be that vaunted #1 seed and to get the coveted first-round bye.

 

4 games left. 🐬, 🐻, 🐯 and 📸.

 

The Bengals game will be telling.

 

I'm excited.

 

This is our year.

[Chaos]

Last year we went on to take a step back by losing in the divisional round of the playoffs. Last year kind of sucked. 

[Rocbillsfan1]

1 minute ago, Chaos said:

Last year we went on to take a step back by losing in the divisional round of the playoffs. Last year kind of sucked. 

Come on, the Bills were a paper tiger in the playoffs two years ago they were legit by the time they were in the playoffs last year and if they had passed by the chiefs they would have been the favorite to win the Super Bowl.

[Southern_Bills]

2 minutes ago, Chaos said:

Last year we went on to take a step back by losing in the divisional round of the playoffs. Last year kind of sucked. 

 

Very true, but also very promising performances by Allen when it mattered. If he can match that this year, we will not be denied.

[EasternOHBillsFan]

3 minutes ago, Rocbillsfan1 said:

Come on, the Bills were a paper tiger in the playoffs two years ago they were legit by the time they were in the playoffs last year and if they had passed by the chiefs they would have been the favorite to win the Super Bowl.

 

We haven't played the Bengals with Joe Burrow yet... we have no idea how that will go, and if we do play them twice this season it could be problematic if our secondary continues to display concerning vulnerabilities.

[RiotAct]

📸 😂

[Chaos]

5 minutes ago, Rocbillsfan1 said:

Come on, the Bills were a paper tiger in the playoffs two years ago they were legit by the time they were in the playoffs last year and if they had passed by the chiefs they would have been the favorite to win the Super Bowl.

If and buts. Bills were more successful in 2020 than 2021. Simple indisputable face. 

[Donuts and Doritos]

Last year at this time we were coming off the Tampa OT game, where our O came back to life & figured themselves out. I haven't seen that bounce back of the O yet. So, last year isn't comparable & doesn't make me feel better about the O this year.

[EasternOHBillsFan]

1 minute ago, Donuts and Doritos said:

Last year at this time we were coming off the Tampa OT game, where our O came back to life & figured themselves out. I haven't seen that bounce back of the O yet. So, last year isn't comparable & doesn't make me feel better about the O this year.

 

To be fair, the Patriots and the Jets both have tough defenses and are divisional opponents... not exactly easy conditions for our offense to score a lot of points.

[EasternOHBillsFan]

8 minutes ago, special-teams said:

I think the Bills will dominate the Bengals.

 

Imagine the Patriots defense and the Chiefs offense... that's what we will be facing on MNF. I wish I could share in your optimism...

[Chaos]

1 minute ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:

 

Imagine the Patriots defense and the Chiefs offense... that's what we will be facing on MNF. I wish I could share in your optimism...

Dorsey and Frazier are the antidotes.  But the reality is the Bengals are the defending AFC champions and have beaten the chiefs 3 times in a row.  They are a tough out. 

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

2 minutes ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:

 

Imagine the Patriots defense and the Chiefs offense... that's what we will be facing on MNF. I wish I could share in your optimism...

Patriots defense doesn't scare me. 

[EasternOHBillsFan]

2 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

Patriots defense doesn't scare me. 

 

Neither does the Bengals defense, but they are still good, hence the comparison. Hendrickson being not at 100% helps.

5 minutes ago, Chaos said:

Dorsey and Frazier are the antidotes.  But the reality is the Bengals are the defending AFC champions and have beaten the chiefs 3 times in a row.  They are a tough out. 

 

That's why I said what I did... we have yet to face a hot Burrow at the end of the season and will go a long way in telling us what is what.

[Chaos]

11 minutes ago, BUFFALOBART said:

The 'D' was gassed, in the final minutes, of the K.C. playoff game.

I still think that there is an aerobic conditioning issue, with the Bills.

Ok. That is one of the reasons the team took a step back. But 2021 was less successful than 2020. Simple indisputable fact. Not sure why this troubles people to accept. 

[SirAndrew]

34 minutes ago, special-teams said:

I think the Bills will dominate the Bengals.

Agree, I just like how we match up against them. I’ll always insist we matchup well, even if we lose the regular season game. We can beat the Chiefs, and have done so in the regular season, but it’s a matchup I like much less than the Bengals. 

[Wyobills89]

1 hour ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:

 

We haven't played the Bengals with Joe Burrow yet... we have no idea how that will go, and if we do play them twice this season it could be problematic if our secondary continues to display concerning vulnerabilities.

i cant wait for the Bills bengals game. 1 to see how we match up. and 2 my 2 favorite players will face each other for the first time. Josh Allen vs Logan Wilson. heck yeah. but with that said Lets Go Buffalo!

[EasternOHBillsFan]

50 minutes ago, Wyobills89 said:

i cant wait for the Bills bengals game. 1 to see how we match up. and 2 my 2 favorite players will face each other for the first time. Josh Allen vs Logan Wilson. heck yeah. but with that said Lets Go Buffalo!

 

My neighbor is a Bengals fan and we talk every week about fantasy and what's going on in the league. We are both not looking forward to the game as one of us will lose, but we both are ready to topple the Chiefs and remove them from the playoffs.

 

We have never beaten them in the playoffs, and we need to exorcise that demon as well.

[Aussie Joe]

2 hours ago, Kaenon said:

 

4 games left. 🐬, 🐻, 🐯 and 📸.

 

The Bengals game will be telling.

 

 

 

And the other 3 games....dont overlook anyone

[Franco_92]

The Patriots game was nice, as was th 2nd half of the Bucs game. But Our offense was not really humming to end the year besides that. The Carolina game was a bit of a slog for a good while because the OL was decimated. The Falcons game was ugly, we threw 3 picks in bad weather. The Jets game was also bad weather, and we were only up 13-10 on a bottom 3 team until like 10 minutes left in the game. 

None of that hinted at the explosion we saw in the next 2 games. 

 

The efficiency we saw in our last good weather game THIS season, at new england, was very encouraging. I think the team could have scored 38 points in that one if they needed to. 

Edited December 15, 2022 by arcane

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

3 hours ago, Chaos said:

Last year we went on to take a step back by losing in the divisional round of the playoffs. Last year kind of sucked. 

 

But not because of the postseason. Last year sucked because of the regular season. The poor regular season lead directly to the postseason failure. The divisional round game was on the road against K.C. due to the fact that our regular season sucked finishing 10-7. It's why this year the Bills absolutely at a minimum have to get the 2 seed. That gives them a home divisional round game. And likely not against the chiefs. IF the Bills have to play the Chiefs home or away, let it be in the conference championship game and not any sooner.

2 hours ago, Chaos said:

Ok. That is one of the reasons the team took a step back. But 2021 was less successful than 2020. Simple indisputable fact. Not sure why this troubles people to accept. 

 

I'd argue the 2021 postseason team was far and away better than the 2020 postseason team. I'd say that is an indisputable fact. What doomed the postseason was the seeding which was due to the inferior regular season compared to the 2020 regular season.

 

As of right now, the Bills are on pace to match or better their 2020 playoff seeding. If we can get the 2020 seeding with the 2021 post season team that was clicking this might end up being the year.