Five undefeated teams left after three weeks…W4 preview

[eball]

Bills, Chiefs, Raiders, 49ers, Vikings at 3-0 — and I think to the majority of us, all or most of those are a surprise.

 

Equally as surprising are a number of the winless and 1-2 teams: Rams, Chargers, Packers, Pats***, Texans, Cowboys…

 

Next week marks end of the proverbial first quarter of the season, when teams start to solidify “who they are.”

 

Some really interesting games on the slate for W4. Obviously there’s Bills/Pats*** and a chance for Buffalo to put an early stranglehold on the division. KC/LV will eliminate one of the unbeatens. Houston and Dallas are both in desperation mode in the battle of Texas. Jags at Cinci is a matchup of 2-1 teams. Broncos at 49ers is another intriguing game — one could argue Denver “should” be 0-3 but they’ve done the 4th quarter rabbit-out-of-a-hat trick two weeks in a row.

 

From a Bills perspective I think we’re rooting for Vegas, Dallas, Jacksonville (because of Cinci’s easy schedule), and the 49ers.

 

Fun week ahead.

 

[Gregg]

One of these years we will get the Chris Berman Bowl. It's still very early but this could be the year.

[HOUSE]

Watch out for the Dolphins 

[Gregg]

Just now, HOUSE said:

Watch out for the Dolphins 

 

For 0-17.

[eball]

Just now, HOUSE said:

Watch out for the Dolphins 

 

Yeah…suicide watch.

 

[NewEra]

It’ll be interesting to see what happens to the raiders 3-0 over the next 8 weeks.  

chiefs

pats

bills

rams

jets

niners

seahawks

broncos

 

[Lost]

Just now, NewEra said:

It’ll be interesting to see what happens to the raiders 3-0 over the next 8 weeks.  

chiefs

pats

bills

rams

jets

niners

seahawks

broncos

 

 

Just so they steal 1 to 2 wins from the Chiefs this season, I will be happy.  

[Drew21PA]

Chiefs being 3-0 is disturbing here they go again with the lucky breaks 

 

our 3-0 is pretty impressive given the teams we have beaten (historically I understand Houston is a shell of itself for whatever reason same as the lions but they are still good teams and will put it together.  Glad we got that win over Houston for an AFC win and the chargers)

 

I may have been one of the only ones that believed in the raiders being good after Captain Kirk joined the squad - say what you want he’s a good qb

 

vikes I still don’t know but had to look that up to see it was right - didn’t think much of them 

[NewEra]

2 minutes ago, Lost said:

 

Just so they steal 1 to 2 wins from the Chiefs this season, I will be happy.  

For sure.  I’m rooting for them against every afc team and rooting for them to lose vs every nfc team. 

[gonzo1105]

I mean it’s why it’s hard to always assess this early. Everyone thought the Bills first 5 or 7 weeks was a gauntlet when the schedule came out and through 3 weeks the 

 

Texans 0-3

Lions 2-1

Chargers 0-3

Patriots 1-2 

Rams 1-2

 

Now are these teams better than their records yea probably but until they show it your record is what it says it is. 
 

As for rooting interests I’ll always root against KC and the Division, beyond that teams are going to lose games you don’t expect them too. Cinci has an easy schedule but those division games in the AFC North you never know 

[scuba guy]

This week is going to separate the men from the boys

[Gregg]

A Bills win combined with a Bears win will give them a 3-game lead in the division. Long way to go but the Bills will have a stranglehold on this division as we hit early Oct. 

[SoTier]

1 hour ago, HOUSE said:

Watch out for the Dolphins 

 

The Fins are so talent deprived and even more so with losing Achane for the season that I almost feel sorry for them despite Zero-for-the-Seventies.  Almost.

 

[Buffalo03]

1 hour ago, eball said:

Bills, Chiefs, Raiders, 49ers, Vikings at 3-0 — and I think to the majority of us, all or most of those are a surprise.

 

Equally as surprising are a number of the winless and 1-2 teams: Rams, Chargers, Packers, Pats***, Texans, Cowboys…

 

Next week marks end of the proverbial first quarter of the season, when teams start to solidify “who they are.”

 

Some really interesting games on the slate for W4. Obviously there’s Bills/Pats*** and a chance for Buffalo to put an early stranglehold on the division. KC/LV will eliminate one of the unbeatens. Houston and Dallas are both in desperation mode in the battle of Texas. Jags at Cinci is a matchup of 2-1 teams. Broncos at 49ers is another intriguing game — one could argue Denver “should” be 0-3 but they’ve done the 4th quarter rabbit-out-of-a-hat trick two weeks in a row.

 

From a Bills perspective I think we’re rooting for Vegas, Dallas, Jacksonville (because of Cinci’s easy schedule), and the 49ers.

 

Fun week ahead.

 

All or most? I don't think that all or most are surprised by the Bills, Chiefs or 49ers being 3-0. The Raiders I think most are and Minnesota as well. But the other 3 are no surprise 

[Buffalo Boy]

25 minutes ago, Gregg said:

A Bills win combined with a Bears win will give them a 3-game lead in the division. Long way to go but the Bills will have a stranglehold on this division as we hit early Oct. 

If you want a Lombardi you have to take care of the East first. This is our first chance and the Cheats are reeling. We have to curb stomp them and let them know they aren’t even close. Two monumental losses in a row could really tear that team apart😈

[Gregg]

Just now, Buffalo Boy said:

If you want a Lombardi you have to take care of the East first. This is our first chance and the Cheats are reeling. We have to curb stomp them and let them know they aren’t even close. Two monumental losses in a row could really tear that team apart😈

 

Agree. Win the division is step 1, then get the #1 seed is step 2. If the Bills can do these two things, then I like their chances in Jan. 

[BuffaloBill]

2 hours ago, HOUSE said:

Watch out for the Dolphins 

 

Josh Allen fears them.

[NORWOODS FOOT]

2 hours ago, HOUSE said:

Watch out for the Dolphins 

yes, they might land on our heads like a cartoon piano

[Jauronimo]

2 hours ago, Drew21PA said:

Chiefs being 3-0 is disturbing here they go again with the lucky breaks 

 

our 3-0 is pretty impressive given the teams we have beaten (historically I understand Houston is a shell of itself for whatever reason same as the lions but they are still good teams and will put it together.  Glad we got that win over Houston for an AFC win and the chargers)

 

I may have been one of the only ones that believed in the raiders being good after Captain Kirk joined the squad - say what you want he’s a good qb

 

vikes I still don’t know but had to look that up to see it was right - didn’t think much of them 

Houston is missing their top 3 WRs.  Its just too much to overcome.  Bouttee is their #1 WR by default right now and he joined the team a few weeks before the season started. They're a very different team when Collins is in the lineup.  

[eball]

1 hour ago, Buffalo03 said:

All or most? I don't think that all or most are surprised by the Bills, Chiefs or 49ers being 3-0. The Raiders I think most are and Minnesota as well. But the other 3 are no surprise 

 

I think the % of fans on this forum who thought the Bills would be 3-0 is low...maybe 10-15%. You had folks posting in here how if we got out of the first five games at 3-2 it would be a win.