ImpactCorey Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 We all want the Bills to win out and hopefully take the division! However, if for some reason they end up losing instead, these are the games to watch for the outcome because the Bills could still make the playoffs if these are the results: Week 17 Colts beat Raiders - Raiders playing inspired football but doable Titans beat Texans - Possible if Stroud is still out Seahawks beat Steelers - Very possible Chiefs beat Bengals - a likely KC bounce back against a flailing Cincy team Week 18 Browns beat Bengals - Browns are hot! Bengals are not Colts beat Texans - another toss up Ravens beat Steelers - as long as Ravens aren't resting starters Broncos lose in week 17 or 18 (Chargers or Raiders) - No more Russell? I'd count on at least one loss here You know... in case you were wondering. Go Bills! 3 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 If we lose our we don't deserve to make the playoffs. Having said that, I would totally accept a Super Bowl victory if that crazy scenario played out. 1 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 It’s probably still technically possible that the Super Bowl is Denver versus Atlanta 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Just did the NYT calculations. If we lose out there still is anywhere from a 21-89% chance of making it depending on several outcomes. Basically need Steelers, Texans and Bengals to lose 2x. Let's just destroy NE and not think of all this.... 1 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 2 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said: Just did the NYT calculations. If we lose out there still is anywhere from a 21-89% chance of making it depending on several outcomes. Basically need Steelers, Texans and Bengals to lose 2x. Let's just destroy NE and not think of all this.... We have a 6% chance of making the playoffs if we lose out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Doc Brown said: If we lose our we don't deserve to make the playoffs. Having said that, I would totally accept a Super Bowl victory if that crazy scenario played out. Actually, they WOULD deserve to make the playoffs because that is how the playoff seeding works. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 10 minutes ago, MJS said: Actually, they WOULD deserve to make the playoffs because that is how the playoff seeding works. Agree. Some do not understand scientific method and got Doctorate degree from Cracker Jack box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 10 minutes ago, MJS said: Actually, they WOULD deserve to make the playoffs because that is how the playoff seeding works. Playoff seeding =/= deserving. A 7-9 team made the playoffs just a couple of years ago. They were not deserving. But it was how the playoff seeding works. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 8 minutes ago, Einstein said: Playoff seeding =/= deserving. A 7-9 team made the playoffs just a couple of years ago. They were not deserving. But it was how the playoff seeding works. They absolutely deserved it. Did that make them a good team compared to other playoff teams? No. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ControllerOfPlanetX Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 This seems easier than actually trying to beat the Pats and Dolphins…I’m in, and will sleep better Saturday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 10 hours ago, Doc Brown said: If we lose our we don't deserve to make the playoffs. Having said that, I would totally accept a Super Bowl victory if that crazy scenario played out. Hey, didn't you know that it's hard to win games in the NFL? 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 7 hours ago, MJS said: They absolutely deserved it. Did that make them a good team compared to other playoff teams? No. Forget other playoff teams. There we’re multiple NON-playoff teams who had better records. If you feel a 7-9 team is deserving to make the playoffs when an 11-5 team and a 10-6 team and multiple 8-8 teams miss the playoffs, then perhaps we have very different ideas on deserving. Your logic of ‘deserving’ is akin to a C- student deserving Valedictorian because they are graded on a curve that the A+ students were not. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, ImpactCorey said: We all want the Bills to win out and hopefully take the division! However, if for some reason they end up losing instead, these are the games to watch for the outcome because the Bills could still make the playoffs if these are the results: Week 17 Colts beat Raiders - Raiders playing inspired football but doable Titans beat Texans - Possible if Stroud is still out Seahawks beat Steelers - Very possible Chiefs beat Bengals - a likely KC bounce back against a flailing Cincy team Week 18 Browns beat Bengals - Browns are hot! Bengals are not Colts beat Texans - another toss up Ravens beat Steelers - as long as Ravens aren't resting starters Broncos lose in week 17 or 18 (Chargers or Raiders) - No more Russell? I'd count on at least one loss here You know... in case you were wondering. Go Bills! If the Ravens beat the Dolphins this week, the Browns will rest their starters next week. They will be locked into the 5 seed Edited December 29, 2023 by Virgil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Every game except Miami went our way last week. All of them. Just feels like something isn’t going our way this week. My gut is telling me Bengals over Chiefs, and there is a good chance if the Steelers get out to an early lead they absolutely can beat Geno Smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospector Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 So you’re saying there’s a chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 7 minutes ago, Big Blitz said: Every game except Miami went our way last week. All of them. Just feels like something isn’t going our way this week. My gut is telling me Bengals over Chiefs, and there is a good chance if the Steelers get out to an early lead they absolutely can beat Geno Smith. As long as the Bills and Ravens win then it will be a great Sunday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Virgil said: Browns will rest their starters next week. They are locked into the 5 seed They are not locked into the 5 seed. They can still get the #1 overall seed for goodness sake. Hopefully the Ravens do lock them in with a win over the Dolphins, but that is yet to be seen. . Edited December 29, 2023 by Einstein 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) Is Cleveland locked in to the 5 seed?? If Miami loses, they could fall to a WC and in a tie with Cleveland who would be the 5 seed? If they could fall to 6, then they have to beat the Bengals next week - which might turn out to be important for us if the Bengals beat the Chiefs. Unless they don’t care about 5 or 6. I don’t recall teams being good with potentially dropping down. Edited December 29, 2023 by Big Blitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 7 minutes ago, Big Blitz said: Is Cleveland locked in to the 5 seed?? If Miami loses, they could fall to a WC and in a tie with Cleveland who would be the 5 seed? If they could fall to 6, then they have to beat the Bengals next week - which might turn out to be important for us if the Bengals beat the Chiefs. Unless they don’t care about 5 or 6. I don’t recall teams being good with potentially dropping down. Cleveland is either winning the Division or the #5 seed. Just a general comment: You guys are driving yourself nuts with all the scenarios. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 30 minutes ago, Einstein said: They are not locked into the 5 seed. They can still get the #1 overall seed for goodness sake. Hopefully the Ravens do lock them in with a win over the Dolphins, but that is yet to be seen. . I keep thinking the week is over. To clarify, if the Ravens beat the Dolphins, then the Browns will be locked into the 5 seed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro Nimbus Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 A win on Sunday + loses by both the Bengals and Steelers would give the Bills a playoff berth. Likely scenario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) 46 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: Cleveland is either winning the Division or the #5 seed. Just a general comment: You guys are driving yourself nuts with all the scenarios. Let me simplify this. Say Baltimore beats Miami. If the Bengals don’t beat the Chiefs - and we split our last 2. We ain’t getting in unless we beat Miami. Because the Bengals will be playing a Cleveland team with nothing to play for week 18. They’ll rest everyone. Does that sound like 97 percent to anyone? Edited December 29, 2023 by Big Blitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 46 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: Just a general comment: You guys are driving yourself nuts with all the scenarios. Hi. We’re bills fans. Pleasure to meet you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 40 minutes ago, Big Blitz said: Let me simplify this. Does that sound like 97 percent to anyone? If everything happens the way you said, Bengals win out and Ravens win, and the Bills lose to the Dolphins and beat NE............................... 70% chance to make the playoffs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw2112 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 100% of the focus needs to be on beating the Pats. We lost to them once and they are playing better with Zappe at QB, and they still have some good players on defense. They went into Denver and won last week. I still think the Bills will be ready and will take care of business. I'm not going to drive myself crazy thinking about playoff scenarios until after Sunday's games. Go Bills (and go Ravens). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 37 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: If everything happens the way you said, Bengals win out and Ravens win, and the Bills lose to the Dolphins and beat NE............................... 70% chance to make the playoffs. I’d say 50-50 or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 10 minutes ago, Big Blitz said: I’d say 50-50 or less. Everyone has opinions. I believe the Chiefs are going to beat the Bengals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBilz2500 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: Everyone has opinions. I believe the Chiefs are going to beat the Bengals. Yea I can’t see Mahomes losing at home to Jake Browning a week after losing at home to Adrian McConnell… Edited December 29, 2023 by DBilz2500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 1 minute ago, DBilz2500 said: Yea I can’t see Mahomes losing at home to Jake Browning a week after losing at home to Adrian McConnell… The Bengals are well aware of the scenarios I just listed now. This is THE game for them and I bet they’ll feel good about their chances to sneak in. Thus giving them more to play for than the Chiefs. Who will lock up the division and 3 seed next week. Does a lot have to happen? Absolutely. But none of it is too far fetched at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Ok then. They have nothing to play for. They will wrap up the division next week or by default. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 3 minutes ago, Big Blitz said: The Bengals are well aware of the scenarios I just listed now. This is THE game for them and I bet they’ll feel good about their chances to sneak in. Thus giving them more to play for than the Chiefs. Who will lock up the division and 3 seed next week. Does a lot have to happen? Absolutely. But none of it is too far fetched at all. The Chiefs still can lose the division. Heck they can still miss the playoffs! If either the Broncos or Raiders win Sunday................... If BOTH Raiders and Broncos win (who play each other Week #18) the Chiefs lose the division with a lost to the Chargers in LA. No one is taking games in Week #17 for granted. Just sit back and enjoy the football action! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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