What's YOUR Honest Playoff Bracket?

[Richard Noggin]

18 minutes ago, Jrb1979 said:

Yes they are 8 and 4 but with how inconsistent I see them going 2-3 to finish the season. With losses to the Bengals, Pata and Eagles. At that point for the Bills to make it depends on how other games go.  The 2 teams that matter the most for the Bills to make it is the Chargers and the Texans. 

 

I don't see a McD team with a healthy Josh Allen and James Cook going 2-3 to close out the season, but as you've noted, their inconsistency does not slam the door on that possibility. And the matchups against Cinci, New England, and Philly are all potentially dicey. 

 

We've been worse off at this point in previous years ('21 and '23) and still closed out the regular seasons strong (a McD team trait), one time fielding (in '21) the best consecutive passing offense performances in playoff history, I think? That 2021 team was offensive shite at this point in the season, and then lost again but at least woke up in the 2nd half of that 6th and final loss to Tampa. So there is precedent for the Bills and Allen to lock in from here out. 

 

In 2025, however, unrelenting, impactful injuries, and critical coaching and execution errors could be mitigating factors that finally disrupt the Bills' history of late season excellence. 

[SCBills]

If the Bills beat CIN, I think they go 4-1 down the stretch.  Resting players against the Jets.  They’ll beat NE and Philly.   
 

Since we likely aren’t getting a bye, or home game, I don’t care about seeding.  
 

Getting to a point where we can rest guys for a game, maybe even two, is the most important goal they should have. 
 

Edited 5 hours ago by SCBills

[machine gun kelly]

4 hours ago, SCBills said:

If the Bills beat CIN, I think they go 4-1 down the stretch.  Resting players against the Jets.  They’ll beat NE and Philly.   
 

Since we likely aren’t getting a bye, or home game, I don’t care about seeding.  
 

Getting to a point where we can rest guys for a game, maybe even two, is the most important goal they should have. 
 

As often is the case, I agree with you.  I’m not intimidated by the Eagles especially as bad as their offense has played this year, and yes, I can see us resting the banged up players for the Jet’s.  It’s funny as always they are so much of a dumpster fire, we still might beat them up with backups, and the usual Allen playing a series to keep his streak going strong.  Don’t forget it’s not their fault, but the Pats schedule was weak, and their best game was against us.  The Bucs almost beat them.

 

Cincy makes me nervous as yes, their defense is atrocious, but when Burrow, Chase, and Higgins are all on the field, they are dangerous.  No one wants to hear this, but we will probably play a ball control game and ram it down their throat.  Their run defense is 31st in the league, and pass defense is even worse at 32 out of 32.

 

I say we go left, then right, then left again with Cook, and when they start loading the box we toss it to Cook and Ty all day long.  They play that up, and Davis or Palmer or Cooks if healthy goes 30 yards down the field for a TD.  Get up 2-3 scores and then back to running it down their throat.   The best defense for their passing game is TOP at 38 minutes.