Do the Bills make the playoffs

[Kirby Jackson]

15 minutes ago, Process said:

 

 

The Bills are currently -800 to make the playoffs. Relax guys. 

…and they can fall to 9th next week. They certainly aren’t a lock. 

[Murdox]

4 minutes ago, DapperCam said:

The doomers are strong in this thread. The Bills just have to go 3-3 to make the playoffs. There is a small chance that if one of the losses is Pittsburgh then they miss due to tie breakers, but I don’t think it’s likely.

 

If we can’t go 3-3 the rest of the way we don’t deserve to get in anyway.

 

Yeah, I'm feeling better after seeing the Colts still have to play the Jags and Texans twice.  Those AFC South teams are going to be eating into each other's win columns.  Good for the rest of us.  A win against the Steelers next week will put us in good shape.

Edited 1 hour ago by Murdox

[BuffaloBaumer]

Next week schedule is even worse than this week. Every single team will win again. The only tossup is Houston @ Indy.   We need Indy to win that one.
 

Buffalo is not moving past 6 seed this year and I would take 7 seed right now if offered 

[Aussie Joe]

4 minutes ago, BuffaloBaumer said:

Next week schedule is even worse than this week. Every single team will win again. The only tossup is Houston @ Indy.   We need Indy to win that one.
 

Buffalo is not moving past 6 seed this year and I would take 7 seed right now if offered 

7 seed would be preferable to avoid the Ravens which I think is the worst match up for us ..

[Xwnyer]

8 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said:

7 seed would be preferable to avoid the Ravens which I think is the worst match up for us ..

We built the team to beat Mahomes that’s all.

Our schedule sucks right now. At Pitt, Home to Bengals who have a 10 day rest with Burrows coming back, Pats off a bye 

[buffblue]

51 minutes ago, DapperCam said:

The doomers are strong in this thread. The Bills just have to go 3-3 to make the playoffs. There is a small chance that if one of the losses is Pittsburgh then they miss due to tie breakers, but I don’t think it’s likely.

 

If we can’t go 3-3 the rest of the way we don’t deserve to get in anyway.

This is not necessarily true. The Bills can certainly get in at 10-7 but it will matter which games they win and require at least some decent fortune in other AFC results. For instance, if the Bills beat PHI/NYJ/CLE but lose to PIT/CIN/NE, they are completely screwed.

[BuffaloBaumer]

Rams 150

Bills 6

[SCBills]

1 hour ago, Kirby Jackson said:

…and they can fall to 9th next week. They certainly aren’t a lock. 

Beat PIT and they can likely go 2-3 to make it. 
 

Lose to PIT and it gets dicey, but we’d still be favored to make it. 
 

Outside NE, everyone else in the conversation has 4-6 tough games left. 

[Talley56]

I mentioned this in another thread, but I honestly think next week's game against Pittsburgh might be the most telling as to whether the Bills make the playoffs.  Losing to the Steelers, knowing that the Patriots and Eagles are still on the schedule, would put this team severely behind the 8-ball, especially with the Jags, Ravens, Chiefs, and Texans all winning this weekend, combined with the Chargers not losing.  But I believe, if they do beat the Steelers, they'll end up getting in.  Cincy, Cleveland, and the Jets are all must-wins if the Bills are hoping to get in (possible exception for the Jets if the Bills clinch by week 18 and sit the starters).

[Kirby Jackson]

1 minute ago, SCBills said:

Beat PIT and they can likely go 2-3 to make it. 
 

Lose to PIT and it gets dicey, but we’d still be favored to make it. 
 

Outside NE, everyone else in the conversation has 4-6 tough games left. 

I’ve been of the belief that they would make it. After the Jags won tonight, it was the first time that missing the playoffs became a possibility to me. This Pittsburgh game is now huge. I don’t know how the tiebreakers with multiple teams would play out.

[Scott7975]

I'll go with yes but probably as the last or second last WC spot. Might even have to look for help from somebody to make it.  What a shame that the last season of Highmark Stadium won't get a playoff game.

[LarryMadman]

1 hour ago, Xwnyer said:

We built the team to beat Mahomes that’s all.

Our schedule sucks right now. At Pitt, Home to Bengals who have a 10 day rest with Burrows coming back, Pats off a bye 

At Browns too. Myles Garett might have 10 sacks on Josh, lol