Will a win over the Jets to get to 6-5 bring everyone back in?!?!

[ngbills]

11-6 meaning we go 5-1 vs (KC, PHI, DAL, MIA, LAC, NE) still could be tough to get in. Look at other teams schedule and every loser in the AFC games has a winner. So unless they are all splits we are screwed. The issue is there are not many AFC / NFC games left and most are against bad NFC teams. 

 

HOU only has 3 road games and only tough games are JAX and CLE. They are well positioned to get to 11 wins. Loses to JAX and CLE help those teams.

JAX has HOU, CIN, BAL, CLE. They win and they get to 11 wins. They lose and its helping those teams.

CIN has JAX, BAL, PIT, PIT, KC, CLE - same story more wins for all teams ahead of us. 

BAL has CIN, LAX, MIA, PIT...same; only loss that could help is SF.

CLE has PIT, JAX, CIN, HOU...same

PIT has CLE, CIN, CIN, BAL...same

MIA has BUF, DAL, BAL...this is our best bet. Win we in out and get to 12-5 or 11-6. They lose these three and fall to 11-6 and lose tiebreaker to us. 

Edited November 14, 2023 by ngbills

[KOKBILLS]

No... Because they already lost the game to the Jets that mattered more. 

[Herc11]

If we lose out going into the bye, do we see McDermott getting the can?

Edited November 14, 2023 by Herc11

[uninja]

Ah man I missed these mid season “in the hunt” threads 😂 

[par73]

Unlike past years where it would be time to look at draft prospects, speculation is likely to center on changes at coach and GM.

[Success]

1 hour ago, ngbills said:

11-6 meaning we go 5-1 vs (KC, PHI, DAL, MIA, LAC, NE) still could be tough to get in. Look at other teams schedule and every loser in the AFC games has a winner. So unless they are all splits we are screwed. The issue is there are not many AFC / NFC games left and most are against bad NFC teams. 

 

HOU only has 3 road games and only tough games are JAX and CLE. They are well positioned to get to 11 wins. Loses to JAX and CLE help those teams.

JAX has HOU, CIN, BAL, CLE. They win and they get to 11 wins. They lose and its helping those teams.

CIN has JAX, BAL, PIT, PIT, KC, CLE - same story more wins for all teams ahead of us. 

BAL has CIN, LAX, MIA, PIT...same; only loss that could help is SF.

CLE has PIT, JAX, CIN, HOU...same

PIT has CLE, CIN, CIN, BAL...same

MIA has BUF, DAL, BAL...this is our best bet. Win we in out and get to 12-5 or 11-6. They lose these three and fall to 11-6 and lose tiebreaker to us. 

 

11-6 will win the division.  10-7 might, as long as one of those remaining wins is against Miami.

 

[ngbills]

5 minutes ago, Success said:

 

11-6 will win the division.  10-7 might, as long as one of those remaining wins is against Miami.

 

What 4 games is MIA losing? 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

Gtfo here with this BS. Not today. The season is over. Save this blind optimism for another time. Win the last 7 games first then start that thread.

[LeGOATski]

19 hours ago, LeGOATski said:

If they fire Dorsey now, I will have hope

I now have hope

[LABILLBACKER]

20 hours ago, Billsfanatic8989 said:

If I'm the Jets, don't let Wilson do anything put short passes. Dink and dunk. That defense will maul our offense.

 

 

And our offense should do the same thing.

[reddogblitz]

 I'm not out so I don't need to be brought back in.  A win Sunday would be great.

[Fleezoid]

All 5 losses are against AFC teams. The Bills have very, very little chance at any tie-breakers. 

[transplantbillsfan]

After listening to Joe Brady speak.

 

If our offense looks improved: YES!!!!

[CodeMonkey]

This is a very reactionary place.  Some will be back Billieving, but I'm sure not everyone.

Edited November 16, 2023 by CodeMonkey

[Cray51]

I’m not as down on the Bills as most, I’d like to see a 10+ point victory, maybe something like 31-14 where the Bills get the ball to their playmakers and play a sound offensive game.

 

 

[Fleezoid]

Certainly not all the way in, but I'll be close by....

 

[BillMafia716ix]

If they win Sunday and beat Philly next week. Everybody will be back on board again. Guaranteed 

[Charles Romes]

Win the next two and it’s on 

[billsbackto81]

If they lose this game, in whatever fashion I don't see McDermott as our HC next season. 

[Thriftygamer83]

On 11/13/2023 at 11:55 PM, DBilz2500 said:

I mean we’re still alive… 

Yes it will because if we’re being honest we don’t really have anyone except for Josh.  As it is can still remembering him carrying this team with Beasley and Brown.  Without Diggs and with more and more influence over how plays were called with Daboll and more plays changed.  I get 8t from Buffalo press internal and external Ken was a dictator.  We need to get back to humble and hungry.  Not hanging up Lombardi banners or posters,  a torn UCL and a town shoulder ligament have hit Josh.  

[hondo in seattle]

Let's dream a bit.  Let's imagine we don't just win, we win big - something like 38-13.  On top of that, Allen throws for 380 yards and 4 TDs against the Jets tough defense.

 

That would reignite my excitement for the season.  I'd start to believe that Brady has got the O back on track.  

[nedboy7]

I have hope we improve.  I dont have much hope we are going anywhere.  I dont see us doing much in the playoffs with a banged up D either. 

[BillsFooteball]

I’m always all in but hopeful for season to turn around?

1. Win the next 2 games and get to 7-5. 

2. Seeing offense click like they are capable of for 4 quarters under Joe Brady 

3. Some positive update on Jones and Milano 😁 

[PBF81]

We're still mathematically alive.  

 

She's got a great personality.  Two more beers and she'll look even better.  

 

 

[C.Biscuit97]

Bills +200 to make the playoffs!!!! I’m back in and ready to get hurt again!

[stevestojan]

 

[Call_Of_Ktulu]

I want better draft picks, this team doesn’t have enough talent to win the SB. Even if they did they are regularly out coached.

[beerme1]

I won't say I'll be surprised if we win. I'm not off on them yet but they and I are seriously wounded. Never know what happens next and there is time to recover despite the hard schedule. Replacing Dorsey could provide a spark that pushes them through the season. Or it could be meaningless and the season ended when Milano got hurt.

Magic 8 ball says too early to predict.

With the injuries being significant (no excuse) they certainly could flame out.

With Josh, and maybe a fresh restart, they could win out. Time will tell. Every week is the biggest game of the schedule now. Jets are a great test to our mindset going forward. Their defense has crushed all the top qb's. LFG!

[Governor]

Our season ends this week. The Jets will manhandle us. Don’t torture yourselves any longer. We can’t beat anyone.

[Joe Ferguson]

Chances? Slim and none and slim went home.

[bkep32]

Win this weekend and next then we can talk

[Playoffs?]

No.  A win over the Eagles and Chiefs might..

[CoudyBills]

Ha

[Giuseppe Tognarelli]

Probably, because we'd still be very much alive even if we lose at Philadelphia and Kansas City to go to 6-7. But if we lose this Sunday, *****'s over.

[May Day 10]

For me it would take a win here and a win in Philly.

 

Heading into the bye I would be pretty bullish

 

 

Honestly don't expect it to happen though

[BarleyNY]

I’ll get excited when the Bills beat a bonafide SB contender in the playoffs. The Bills under McDermott are yet to do that - unless you count the PO win over the Ravens, but I think that’s a stretch. There are a lot of hurdles to get to that point this season so I’ll just take it one game at a time. 

[Gregg]

14 minutes ago, BarleyNY said:

I’ll get excited when the Bills beat a bonafide SB contender in the playoffs. The Bills under McDermott are yet to do that - unless you count the PO win over the Ravens, but I think that’s a stretch. There are a lot of hurdles to get to that point this season so I’ll just take it one game at a time. 

 

The win over the legendary Skylar Thompson led Dolphins in last year's WC game doesn't count

[Bob Jones]

On 11/14/2023 at 3:02 AM, motorj said:

A better question would be, Will a win over the Jets, Philly, KC bring everyone back in?

Yes, in a NY minute. Guarantee we'd all be back on the SB train! 😉

[Bob Jones]

On 11/14/2023 at 9:00 AM, HopelessNJBuffaloFan said:

This team is a horrible joke and they will find another way to embarrass themselves and the fans. Now we can add to our own stupidity.

 

-Losing 4 straight Super bowls - Check!

- Giving away a game in 13 seconds with stupid decisions! - Check Check!!!

- Blowing a game where your OC cannot call a simple run game against a poor run defense and your head coach trots 12 people onto the game winning FG after taking a couple of timeouts to freeze the kicker!

 

What a bunch of idiots, We need to just lose out and have a good draft next year. Dorsey is plain stupid and does not understand how to make changes, and our HC is also nothing more than a glorified defensive coordinator.

 

TY Bills for giving me part of my life back and not waste time watching them!!! Go Sabres

I agree with most of what you're saying....my Dad used to always say that the Bills are born losers, LOL...but those 2 timouts taken by McClappy at the end of the game were not to freeze the kicker. They were taken because after the defensive PI penalty was committed by Johnson, everybody in the world knew that Denver was just going to run the clock down as close to zero as possible before they kicked the GW FG.

 

He was stopping the clock hoping they might get the ball back after the successful FG, and pull a 13 seconds on Denver. But Sean Payton outsmarted him and did not stop the clock (by spiking the ball on 3rd down), and that's when both teams had the Chinese fire drill getting their FG units on to the field. In all the confusion, the Bills ended up with 12 guys out there.

 

Personally, if I'm McD, I would have put the defensive FG unit out on the field after their final timeout. No reason to have your Dime Pkg still out there, as Denver was not going to chance it by running a normal play, with no timouts left, and :24 on the game clock.

[Gregg]

2 hours ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

Probably, because we'd still be very much alive even if we lose at Philadelphia and Kansas City to go to 6-7. But if we lose this Sunday, *****'s over.

 

Must wins games are the Jets, Chargers, Pats, Dolphins (obviously) and Cowboys as they can't afford another home loss. A split with the Chiefs/Eagles would be great. Prefer the Chiefs game for conference record purposes. It would be nice to get the Eagles game but this the one game where if they don't win it's not the end of the world.