Predict the Bills' final regular season record. "Only" Pride is on the line.

[The Frankish Reich]

1 hour ago, Walking Tall said:

10-7

 

I believe there are at least 5 teams (Patriots, Chiefs, Colts, Broncos, Chargers), and possibly six or seven (Steelers, Jaguars), that are better than the Bills in the AFC so 10-7 feels right.

 

Pats/Colts: let's wait till December to see how much is real, how much is smoke and mirrors.

Chiefs: yeah, they're back. ugh.

Broncos: not sold on them. The offense looks like a mess lately.

Chargers: serious competitors if they don't go all Chargers again, which for some reason they always do.

Jags: pretenders.

Steelers: a big acquisition coming? It's now or never, and with (finally) a competent QB they do scare me

[Gigs]

Just now, The Frankish Reich said:

Pats/Colts: let's wait till December to see how much is real, how much is smoke and mirrors.

Chiefs: yeah, they're back. ugh.

Broncos: not sold on them. The offense looks like a mess lately.

Chargers: serious competitors if they don't go all Chargers again, which for some reason they always do.

Jags: pretenders.

Steelers: a big acquisition coming? It's now or never, and with (finally) a competent QB they do scare me

Youre still looking at it from the perspective of us being above them. We are the ankle biting bottom feeders right now. Idc what our record is, and if we come out the bye and lose or even get thumped by the Panthers we are cooked. Then the Chiefs could come in and play with us the following week. 

 

This team will not come back from that, and McD is all out of scapegoats. How many coordinators does he get to axe in the back before he gets a swing?

[Maynard]

I think we’ll end up 10-7. However, if we come out of the bye looking much the same, I think 8-9 is a strong possibility. 

4 hours ago, Brand J said:

There was never a better year to pull off a first in the Josh Allen era and claim a 1 seed. And then the team loses to the Patriots and Falcons in back to back weeks, hard to be optimistic. With that said, I voted 13-4, I think these last two weeks will ignite some focus that was previously missing. 

I thought that would have happened after the Patsies loss, but then we followed that up by looking far worse. 

[strive_for_five_guy]

1 hour ago, Gigs said:

If we beat the Panthers and then lose to the Chiefs, youre saying we essentially win out? I dont see it. This isn't the same team, theres more than just some holes. I hate being that person, but I just dont see any way we take the worst defense in the league, an offense that is one injury away from joining them on a run like that. 

 

Maybe if we trade for Jalen Waddel but I highly doubt it..

Yes, saying we’d go 8-1 even after a potential loss to the Chiefs.  This defense has been reeling from injuries, rookies and the suspensions.  I’m predicting they’ll be much improved the rest of the season on defense.  The season is full of ups and downs for every team, I’m calling the Atlanta game as the low point.  If this team wins the next two and is sitting at 6-2, 13-4 will sound very doable.

[QCity]

11-6 and wins the division

[dorquemada]

The team is objectively worse than last year,  and I just don't know that we have the coaching staff to make waves in the playoffs which swype corrected to "okayoffs" for some reason but feels perfect

[Gigs]

8 minutes ago, strive_for_five_guy said:

Yes, saying we’d go 8-1 even after a potential loss to the Chiefs.  This defense has been reeling from injuries, rookies and the suspensions.  I’m predicting they’ll be much improved the rest of the season on defense.  The season is full of ups and downs for every team, I’m calling the Atlanta game as the low point.  If this team wins the next two and is sitting at 6-2, 13-4 will sound very doable.

I just dont see it. They pulled it off years ago, I won't take that away from them, but the 2025 Hollywood Bills are not those teams. Mentality and momentum weigh as much as talent, imho, and looking flatter than an hour old glass of Pepsi against the Panthers and Chiefs will just kill anything we have left. 

 

That said

 

Worst case scenario for me to agree with your turnaround is they squeak by the Panthers and lose to the Chiefs bad, triggering a player meeting and tightening up (McDermott backdoor takes credit saying they're letting the players find themselves, like its some ***** walkabout lol). And they spend the rest of the season truly finding themselves and getting the #1 seed, with Al Michaels asking if anyone believes in miracles again.

 

Because if they lose to the Panthers, of all teams except the Titans, it would probably get into their heads more. Theyre not a team that loses 2 in a row often, rarely 3, and doing that off of a bye?...against the Panthers? And if they make Bryce Young look good? Lol, they're firing Babich, and that probably messes with McD the most because 'golden child' 'homegrown coaching tree' etc. And its the Bryce Young-led Panthers. 

 

I just get a feeling, with all the psychology of the hype and the money lines and the favoritness, the not wanting to look like a laughing stock when you have 5 years of the same "when" questions on getting to, not just winning, a super bowl? "Most wins for a team without an appearence" etc. The whole Hollywood stuff creeeeeeping into the Buffalo Bills. That type of stuff kind of eats at people's psyches and egos after, how long have they been here?...8 years? Im hoping against it like the Dutch boy and the *****/dam, but my dude, this stuff can unravel a team like that dude's face in Poltergeist. 

[Walking Tall]

1 hour ago, The Frankish Reich said:

Pats/Colts: let's wait till December to see how much is real, how much is smoke and mirrors.

Chiefs: yeah, they're back. ugh.

Broncos: not sold on them. The offense looks like a mess lately.

Chargers: serious competitors if they don't go all Chargers again, which for some reason they always do.

Jags: pretenders.

Steelers: a big acquisition coming? It's now or never, and with (finally) a competent QB they do scare me

The Colts would crush us right now. The Patriots have Drake Maye, who is playing better than Allen, a much better receiving unit and a better defense.

 

The Chiefs are most definitely back.

 

The rest I will concede but when you look at the Bills and see their struggles all year….The Bills are a lot closer to mediocrity than they are being a good team.

 

I guess we’ll see.

[Peace Frog]

2 hours ago, mike22nc said:

Playoffs? I thought we were going 9-8?

If they happen to snag a wild card at 9-8.  You're new to this, aren't you?

[strive_for_five_guy]

52 minutes ago, Gigs said:

I just dont see it. They pulled it off years ago, I won't take that away from them, but the 2025 Hollywood Bills are not those teams. Mentality and momentum weigh as much as talent, imho, and looking flatter than an hour old glass of Pepsi against the Panthers and Chiefs will just kill anything we have left. 

 

That said

 

Worst case scenario for me to agree with your turnaround is they squeak by the Panthers and lose to the Chiefs bad, triggering a player meeting and tightening up (McDermott backdoor takes credit saying they're letting the players find themselves, like its some ***** walkabout lol). And they spend the rest of the season truly finding themselves and getting the #1 seed, with Al Michaels asking if anyone believes in miracles again.

 

Because if they lose to the Panthers, of all teams except the Titans, it would probably get into their heads more. Theyre not a team that loses 2 in a row often, rarely 3, and doing that off of a bye?...against the Panthers? And if they make Bryce Young look good? Lol, they're firing Babich, and that probably messes with McD the most because 'golden child' 'homegrown coaching tree' etc. And its the Bryce Young-led Panthers. 

 

I just get a feeling, with all the psychology of the hype and the money lines and the favoritness, the not wanting to look like a laughing stock when you have 5 years of the same "when" questions on getting to, not just winning, a super bowl? "Most wins for a team without an appearence" etc. The whole Hollywood stuff creeeeeeping into the Buffalo Bills. That type of stuff kind of eats at people's psyches and egos after, how long have they been here?...8 years? Im hoping against it like the Dutch boy and the *****/dam, but my dude, this stuff can unravel a team like that dude's face in Poltergeist. 

Just gotta trust the process and the fact that we have Josh as our QB.  McD’s teams have looked dead in the water many times before, but we’ve also seen it many time before they turn it around during the season.  Chiefs looked like crap before the Ravens game, and now everyone is taking notice that they’re still the Chiefs.  Reid and Mahomes can’t ever be counted out, just like McD and Josh.

[Kwai San]

7 hours ago, Fan in Chicago said:

I predict a 10-7 record with wins coming against Panthers, dolphins, Texans, Patriots, and Browns and Jets.

 

I wonder what it will take for a regime change. Imo, if we miss the playoffs (unlikely) or squeak in to go one and out, it will point to a need for McBeane to go and replaced with someone who can take advantage of the second half of  Allen's career

I agree with your though process, but I struggle to see who will fill the shoes of HC for the Bills?  Let alone GM?  Again - I agree with what you are saying, this is a fairly loaded Bills teams with some of the obvious holes we have all discussed but who is replacing them? 

 

I would let BBB go first and then let the GM perhaps ride with McClappy for a season before canning the clapper.

[gobills404]

11-6 or 12-5. Squeak through the wildcard round and then get smacked in the divisional round. Worst playoff result since 2019 but still enough to trick Pegula into thinking maybe McBeane just needs a 10th season to finally put it all together.

Edited 6 hours ago by gobills404

[Fan in Chicago]

38 minutes ago, Kwai San said:

I agree with your though process, but I struggle to see who will fill the shoes of HC for the Bills?  Let alone GM?  Again - I agree with what you are saying, this is a fairly loaded Bills teams with some of the obvious holes we have all discussed but who is replacing them? 

 

I would let BBB go first and then let the GM perhaps ride with McClappy for a season before canning the clapper.

Well, I have tremendous respect for McD but it looks like he just doesn't have it to take a team to the superbowl. I bet he influences the heavy draft investment in D with very underwhelming results to show for it. It pains me to see a quick turnaround by teams like the Colts with a second tier QB Jones. 

We can't keep going with the current regime scared of who we could hire

[SoMAn]

My preseason prediction was 10-7 with possibility of 9-8. 

The Bills have Josh Allen. A star. On course to be a HOF’er. 

The rest of the roster is comprised of 3 or 4 pretty good players.
After that, just mediocrity. Players who are frequently injured, defenders who can’t tackle, and receivers who can’t separate.