AFC Championship Game and Super Bowl, did we just sweep the preview?

[zow2]

You never know, if the Bills play themselves into the playoffs they might just have to beat KC and Dallas again, back to back. I’m here for it and all in!

[Bob Jones]

I highly doubt that Dallas will get to the SB this year, but I guess anything is possible.....that's why they play the games. 🤪

[PatsFanNH]

2 minutes ago, zow2 said:

You never know, if the Bills play themselves into the playoffs they might just have to beat KC and Dallas again, back to back. I’m here for it and all in!

More likely have to beat Baltimore and SF. SF will be truly hard to beat IMO the best team in football this year.. but their HC chokes in the big game lol..

[zow2]

Just now, Bob Jones said:

I highly doubt that Dallas will get to the SB this year, but I guess anything is possible.....that's why they play the games. 🤪

 

Yeah i hear you.  I kind of think Dallas just got slapped back into reality and they will be dialed in for the rest of the season.  They are fortunate that their playoffs admission ticket was not torn up by that loss.  Unlike our guys who have used up all their lives and have to be perfect the rest of the way.

[PatsFanNH]

1 minute ago, zow2 said:

 

Yeah i hear you.  I kind of think Dallas just got slapped back into reality and they will be dialed in for the rest of the season.  They are fortunate that their playoffs admission ticket was not torn up by that loss.  Unlike our guys who have used up all their lives and have to be perfect the rest of the way.

This is Dallas! They will choke in the division round, fire McCarthy and trade NE a 1st and 2 NF round pick to have BB be their coach.. lol I kid about the trade but they will choke and they always do! Lucky for them the Eagles seem be choking in the regular season. 

[MJS]

24 minutes ago, PatsFanNH said:

This is Dallas! They will choke in the division round, fire McCarthy and trade NE a 1st and 2 NF round pick to have BB be their coach.. lol I kid about the trade but they will choke and they always do! Lucky for them the Eagles seem be choking in the regular season. 

I don't think they choke. I think they are habitually overrated. They perform to their level. They beat up on bad teams. They feast on a weaker conference. Dak is not an elite QB. He is a good QB that doesn't have that extra gear to put the team on his back.

 

I will say that they have some good defensive pieces now, though.

[Bills!Win!]

Dallas will get in only with injury help from other nfc teams. They won’t be the #1 seed

[Virgil]

I have no idea who is going to make it from the NFC, but I'll be pulling for Detroit.  

[KDIGGZ]

If this season has proven anything it's that the Bills can beat anyone in the league.

 

We have also seen that they can lose to anybody as well!

[Punching Bag]

3 hours ago, PatsFanNH said:

More likely have to beat Baltimore and SF. SF will be truly hard to beat IMO the best team in football this year.. but their HC chokes in the big game lol..

 

All it will take is an injury or two and there will be same situation as last year with Eagles. 

[chongli]

3 hours ago, PatsFanNH said:

More likely have to beat Baltimore and SF. SF will be truly hard to beat IMO the best team in football this year.. but their HC chokes in the big game lol..

 

If Bills win the AFC E, we would probably play Baltimore in the divisionals.

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

5 minutes ago, chongli said:

 

If Bills win the AFC E, we would probably play Baltimore in the divisionals.

not necessarily if you are figuring the Bills are the 4 seed.  I could easily see the 6 or 7 seed pulling off an upset this year. I would say pretty likely at least one of the two lowest seeds pulls out an upset. 
 

If the Bills make the playoffs the two best teams are the Ravens and Bills for sure. With the Bills probably being the best considering the 4-0 finish and so close to 6-0 if the Eagles kicker just misses a 59 yard FG. KC probably solidly alone as the third best and I would have the remaining 4 teams all as equals. 

[Drew21PA]

San Fran and buffalo are peaking at the right times in my pion and it’s telling 

 

don’t see anyone else growing more than these two

 

Maybe we finally see our Sam Francisco vs buffalo superbowl 

Idk why I feel the ravens are much like the cowboys … little better than dolphins but idk

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

if. the biggest 2 letter word in the dictionary.

 

 

one game at a time.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

My preseason picks was Bills over Dallas. Still a pretty good bet.

[BillsPride12]

6 hours ago, Virgil said:

I have no idea who is going to make it from the NFC, but I'll be pulling for Detroit.  

I am too but from what I've seen out of them the last 4-5 weeks I don't think they are ready yet 

[BuffaloBillyG]

As some have said, the favorite for AFCCG have to be Baltimore and for the Super Bowl the 49ers.

 

But it only takes 1 bad week and there are questions about almost every team that's playoff bound (or will be)

 

Baltimore: can Lamar finish a season and if he does will he finally show up big in the playoffs?

 

San Francisco: Will CMC actually make it a full season and playoffs without injury? Without him that offense could sputter.

 

Dallas: Can they win several road playoff games?

 

Miami: Can they win against good teams?

 

Philadelphia: Seem to be falling off

 

Jacksonville and Detroit look tough, but again what happens when they play better quality opponents? Meanwhile KC and Buffalo and teams like Cincy and Cleveland are lurking.

 

What teams suffer injury between now and the Wild Card round? 

 

This year is more wide open in both conferences than I can remember it ever being. 

 

 

[PatsFanNH]

5 hours ago, Limeaid said:

 

All it will take is an injury or two and there will be same situation as last year with Eagles. 

You mean losing their last healthy QB and forced to put back in your starter whose arm was shot and unable to throw? They made a rule change to make sure that never happens again. (Emergency backup QB that doesn’t count against the active squad) I think even Mac Jones would have won that game for them last year.. 

 

 

[PatsFanNH]

2 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

As some have said, the favorite for AFCCG have to be Baltimore and for the Super Bowl the 49ers.

 

But it only takes 1 bad week and there are questions about almost every team that's playoff bound (or will be)

 

Baltimore: can Lamar finish a season and if he does will he finally show up big in the playoffs?

 

San Francisco: Will CMC actually make it a full season and playoffs without injury? Without him that offense could sputter.

 

Dallas: Can they win several road playoff games?

 

Miami: Can they win against good teams?

 

Philadelphia: Seem to be falling off

 

Jacksonville and Detroit look tough, but again what happens when they play better quality opponents? Meanwhile KC and Buffalo and teams like Cincy and Cleveland are lurking.

 

What teams suffer injury between now and the Wild Card round? 

 

This year is more wide open in both conferences than I can remember it ever being. 

 

 

Great breakdown, but CMC was healthy last year, it was the fact they didn’t have 1 healthy QB left on the roster against Philly that allowed Philly to win.  
 

Jacksonville is fading, and if Stroud gets healthy the Texans may take the south. Both them and Detroit are wildly inconsistent and Detroits QB is going to stop them going to far. 
 

Baltimore struggles mightily against good teams, especially ones that can stop the run and keep Jackson in the pocket, he is deadly accurate when he scrambles.

 

i will add the Bills:

 

Wildly inconsistent all year, finally look like they got the O and D playing well again. Can they avoid the let down and losing to an inferior team the next two weeks? Will this late run be enough to make the playoffs or is it to little to late? (Tune in next week same bat time same bat channel lol)

[Strethor]

What AFC fans should hope for is someone upsetting the 49ners. They are the far and away best team in the NFL.

[BuffaloBillyG]

33 minutes ago, PatsFanNH said:

Great breakdown, but CMC was healthy last year, it was the fact they didn’t have 1 healthy QB left on the roster against Philly that allowed Philly to win.  
 

Jacksonville is fading, and if Stroud gets healthy the Texans may take the south. Both them and Detroit are wildly inconsistent and Detroits QB is going to stop them going to far. 
 

Baltimore struggles mightily against good teams, especially ones that can stop the run and keep Jackson in the pocket, he is deadly accurate when he scrambles.

 

i will add the Bills:

 

Wildly inconsistent all year, finally look like they got the O and D playing well again. Can they avoid the let down and losing to an inferior team the next two weeks? Will this late run be enough to make the playoffs or is it to little to late? (Tune in next week same bat time same bat channel lol)

CMC was healthy at the end last year. True. However looking at this year, he's already had 283 touches. That's playing with fire with a guy with the injury history that he's had. With them still fighting for the 1 seed, I don't expect to see that load lighten. There's a possibility that even if he's on the field come the NFCCG, he's physically not able to be the force he's been this year. In short, the Derrick Henry affect.

 

Houston was my surprise team before the season started (and I have the comments on this site to back that up lol). Stroud has been fantastic. Losing Dell really hurts them. I do think the Jags blow the division, but the Colts are (somehow) still right there too. 

[BBFL]

KC are one and done this year, no way they make it to the AFCC playing the way they do. Dallas will have to see the 9ers who pretty much run over every team which, after Sunday’s product on the field, doesn’t bode well for Dallas if they make it to the NFCC. 

20 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

CMC was healthy at the end last year. True. However looking at this year, he's already had 283 touches. That's playing with fire with a guy with the injury history that he's had. With them still fighting for the 1 seed, I don't expect to see that load lighten. There's a possibility that even if he's on the field come the NFCCG, he's physically not able to be the force he's been this year. In short, the Derrick Henry affect.

 

Houston was my surprise team before the season started (and I have the comments on this site to back that up lol). Stroud has been fantastic. Losing Dell really hurts them. I do think the Jags blow the division, but the Colts are (somehow) still right there too. 

Playing with fire? 2 years of injury and then he was back to producing. He’s seen 300+ touches 5 out of the 7 years he’s played…

 

He doesn’t take on the physical demand that Henry’s running style does. Guy is elite for a whole different reason. 

[Billsatlastin2018]

Barring serious injury, San Fran is the likely SB Champion. I believe they’ll play Detroit in the NFC Championship.

 

The Bills are the most likely opponent. Of course, because McClapper FUBARed 4-5 games, they need a mistake free drive to the finish line. One hiccup and they are out.

 

Can the Bills beat SF? Possible,but we are a loooong way out from there! Let’s see how well Buffalo bears down.

[PatsFanNH]

26 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

CMC was healthy at the end last year. True. However looking at this year, he's already had 283 touches. That's playing with fire with a guy with the injury history that he's had. With them still fighting for the 1 seed, I don't expect to see that load lighten. There's a possibility that even if he's on the field come the NFCCG, he's physically not able to be the force he's been this year. In short, the Derrick Henry affect.

 

Houston was my surprise team before the season started (and I have the comments on this site to back that up lol). Stroud has been fantastic. Losing Dell really hurts them. I do think the Jags blow the division, but the Colts are (somehow) still right there too. 

The thing is CMC is amazing but they also have Deebo, and Kittle to go along with him .  As long as they have a healthy QB they will be dangerous and the best team in the NFC.

[Gregg]

Unless injuries come into play, I can't see anyone beating SF in the NFC. They already beat both the Cowboys and Eagles in blowouts. Maybe the Lions could give them a game, but I don't think they would win at SF. In the AFC it's between the Ravens, Chiefs, and Bills (assuming they get in) to get in the Super Bowl.

[BBFL]

1 minute ago, Gregg said:

Unless injuries come into play, I can't see anyone beating SF in the NFC. They already beat both the Cowboys and Eagles in blowouts. Maybe the Lions could give them a game, but I don't think they would win at SF. In the AFC it's between the Ravens, Chiefs, and Bills (assuming they get in) to get in the Super Bowl.

It’s between Miami, Baltimore and Buffalo in the AFC for me. KC is averaging 21 a game and for some of the teams getting in there, that’s not going to beat them.
 

On the other side of the coin, if they can eliminate the drops and get Pacheco back healthy Andy Reid is capable to get them in the right direction. As it stands, the team doesn’t look to have it at this point in time. 

[PatsFanNH]

33 minutes ago, BBFL said:

It’s between Miami, Baltimore and Buffalo in the AFC for me. KC is averaging 21 a game and for some of the teams getting in there, that’s not going to beat them.
 

On the other side of the coin, if they can eliminate the drops and get Pacheco back healthy Andy Reid is capable to get them in the right direction. As it stands, the team doesn’t look to have it at this point in time. 

I wouldn’t count KC out till they are beaten in the playoffs. The D is playing well and if the O gets over the drops and umb mistakes (looking at you Toney Mr Offside and handing the ball to the other team for an INT.. )

[BBFL]

3 minutes ago, PatsFanNH said:

I wouldn’t count KC out till they are beaten in the playoffs. The D is playing well and if the O gets over the drops and umb mistakes (looking at you Toney Mr Offside and handing the ball to the other team for an INT.. )

Counting them out? On the contrary. They’re capable of it but just aren’t performing the expected hence the other side of the coin being what stands right now in terms of on field product for the year. 

[Kwai San]

12 hours ago, PatsFanNH said:

More likely have to beat Baltimore and SF. SF will be truly hard to beat IMO the best team in football this year.. but their HC chokes in the big game lol..

 

Like McClappy???????

[PatsFanNH]

29 minutes ago, Kwai San said:

 

Like McClappy???????

When did Mac ever have a big game in the Pros? He definitely didn’t choke in college he won the national title.. lol

[Kwai San]

7 minutes ago, PatsFanNH said:

When did Mac ever have a big game in the Pros? He definitely didn’t choke in college he won the national title.. lol

 

HUH????

[PatsFanNH]

Just now, Kwai San said:

 

HUH????

You said like mcClappy.. you meant Mac jones right?? So I was confused by your statement lol we confused eachother.

[Kwai San]

8 minutes ago, PatsFanNH said:

You said like mcClappy.. you meant Mac jones right?? So I was confused by your statement lol we confused eachother.

 5.1k posts on this site and you don't know the head coach of the Bills is sometimes called mcClappy?  methinks you are an AI bot.....

[Gman10]

We have to worry about getting into the playoffs...the division would be nice, but we aren't sure if the Dolphins are going to lose to Cowboys or Baltimore 

Edited December 21, 2023 by Gman10

[PatsFanNH]

5 minutes ago, Kwai San said:

 5.1k posts on this site and you don't know the head coach of the Bills is sometimes called mcClappy?  methinks you are an AI bot.....

Lmao I wish then I wouldn’t have bills to pay. I just read your post wrong.. 😑 

[Captain Caveman]

13 hours ago, PatsFanNH said:

More likely have to beat Baltimore and SF. SF will be truly hard to beat IMO the best team in football this year.. but their HC chokes in the big game lol..

 

Hmm, a great team with a coach who chokes in big moments, why does that sound familiar?

[Westside Madness]

I am hoping for BAL vs. BUF in the AFC and DET vs. SF in the NFC.

[mykidsdad]

I'm all for it. Let's just get in the playoffs! this is the weakest the AFC may ever be.

[gordong]

funny 3 weeks ago most were ready to fire the coach now we think we are going to the Super Bowl?   why can't we just worry about the chargers on Saturday. they still are not even in the playoffs for christ sake. 

[mannc]

17 hours ago, zow2 said:

You never know, if the Bills play themselves into the playoffs they might just have to beat KC and Dallas again, back to back. I’m here for it and all in!

Dallas is going nowhere.  I have no hope that they will even beat the putrid fish.