pBills Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Here's what the 2006 playoff picture and wild-card matchups would look like if the season ended today. And again, I know it was just one win. AFC playoff standings Team W L T Div Conf 1. Indianapolis 9 1 0 3-0 7-0 2. Baltimore 8 2 0 2-0 5-1 3. San Diego 8 2 0 2-1 6-2 4. New England 7 3 0 4-1 5-3 5. Denver 7 3 0 3-1 7-2 6. Kansas City 6 4 0 2-1 2-4 7. Jacksonville 5 4 0 1-3 3-3 8. Cincinnati 5 5 0 2-1 3-3 9. N.Y. Jets 5 5 0 3-1 4-4 The Bills, Miami, Pittsburgh are all at 4-6 and if Jacksonville loses tonight, they could be one win away from 7th in the AFC. That’s crazy. What could kill us is out division record, they need to win the games they should: Jacksonville, Miami, Jets and Tennessee to have a chance. Remaining opponents: 12 Sun, Nov 26 Jacksonville Tickets CBS 1:00 PM - Win 13 Sun, Dec 3 San Diego Tickets CBS 1:00 PM - Loss 14 Sun, Dec 10 at NY Jets Tickets CBS 1:00 PM - Win 15 Sun, Dec 17 Miami Tickets CBS 1:00 PM - Win 16 Sun, Dec 24 Tennessee Tickets CBS 1:00 PM - Win 17 Sun, Dec 31 at Baltimore Tickets CBS 1:00 PM - Could mean something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clownments22 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 i think we'd need to win the games we should AND the games we shouldn't. which, for those of you who aren't keeping track, that's all the games. i don't think 9-7 will do it for us especially if we lose to jacksonville or if the jets also end up at 9-7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buford T. Justice Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Playoffs?.......PLAYOFFS!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Playoffs?.......PLAYOFFS!? 843079[/snapback] Well, we did just beat the Texans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pBills Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 Again, I know it was just one win after many painful loses. But the numbers don't lie. Possibly one game out. Just think if they would have figured out how to either hold on to a lead or finish off an opposing team with those three games in which they lost by 7 points or less? Scary thoughts, but that's me I am a dying breed (especially on this message board)... I am a Bills fan that's optimistic. And you have to love these quotes from the Texans... “They just made a play at the end,” Simmons said. “I guess there’s no defense for the perfect throw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pBills Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 I am only bumping my own post so that MAYBE people could get excited instead of just the constant bashing of the Bills. Time to be optimistic. Everyone, the Bills and the fans should take this win and run with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortured Soul Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Lets go Buffalo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlegm Alley Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 It is not a complete impossibility. We have played well the past 3 weeks. We need to string together a couple of more wins if we even want to have this discussion. That means beating JAX, which will be a tough task. Then we have to beat SD. The way LT is playing, I don't know if anyone can beat them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 I am only bumping my own post so that MAYBE people could get excited instead of just the constant bashing of the Bills. Time to be optimistic. Everyone, the Bills and the fans should take this win and run with it. 843104[/snapback] Its a great attempt, but with people like DeLuca out there...some people will never be happy....the Bills could have an All pro at every position, and the miersable people would still B word.... I say Let's go Bills...this was your biggest win in 5-6 years, build off and put together a nice run to end the season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 hey...take it easy on the guy. The Bills did play a great game yesterday even if it was against the Texans. The problem areas looked very good. The offensive line was clicking, the quarterback was terrific...It would be a terrific long shot to make the playoffs...but we can always dream. I'll be happy with 7 or eight wins but absolutely delighted if we do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWings Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Yes, it's one win...but it was over a 3-6 Texans team that's about as good as the Bills are. Not trying to be sarcastic or anything, but the playoffs should not be on anyone's mind right now. That said, if the Bills hang on at Foxboro AND Lindell makes that FG last week, we're 6-4 and in the running....despite how bad the team has looked at times. And who knows - maybe the re-vamped OL starts clicking, maybe JP starts making some plays with his legs, and maybe the defense starts making more stops...all of which lead to winning a few more games and making things interesting. If nothing else, I'd like to see these guys get their confidence and start playing with some attitude. Maybe that leads to a few wins and carries over into next year. I just don't see much of that happening to lead them into the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Playoffs?.......PLAYOFFS!? 843079[/snapback] for a second i thought this was the Dolfelon board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pBills Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 I agree. In a "rebuilding" year... seven or eight wins would be great. However, there are some games that the Bills can win. Maybe, just maybe winning a game in this fashion (TD with a few seconds left) will give the team enough of a boost or a nice taste in their mouths to do that next week. Well, everything except leaving it to the end to have the win secured. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Well, we did just beat the Texans. 843081[/snapback] Yeah didn't you hear, that game makes the Bills a playoff caliber team and JP Losman a Pro Bowler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 This win was great...was huge for the team and the fans...it was against a cruddy Texans team, but they won with the pass...even came from behind with 15 seconds left....that's huge The one thing I need to see, is that this team can rally around this win and not fall apart...In the past we have won games and were never able to build on it...we would revert back to the "poor us; not again" attitude... when faced with adversity Think about how many times in the past we felt like we would turn the table and end up falling flat...even if they loose a few more games..as long as they fight and play to win the game (Herm Edwards)...it'll show they are on the right track.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pBills Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 Yeah didn't you hear, that game makes the Bills a playoff caliber team and JP Losman a Pro Bowler 843153[/snapback] Typical response you'd get here. If you read the numbers I posted it's not out of the realm of possibility that the Bills can make it. They have to play some quality football to do that. Question for next week and the rest of the season is which team shows up.... the one that played yesterday? Or the one who found ways to lose instead of win? And no one said JP was a Pro Bowler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pBills Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 This win was great...was huge for the team and the fans...it was against a cruddy Texans team, but they won with the pass...even came from behind with 15 seconds left....that's huge The one thing I need to see, is that this team can rally around this win and not fall apart...In the past we have won games and were never able to build on it...we would revert back to the "poor us; not again" attitude... when faced with adversity Think about how many times in the past we felt like we would turn the table and end up falling flat...even if they loose a few more games..as long as they fight and play to win the game (Herm Edwards)...it'll show they are on the right track.... 843161[/snapback] Great point. Next week is big. If they can build on this win and beat the Jaguars. Could mean a bit more going into SD with two wins in a row. Got to love confidence... something this team may have been lacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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