Our 2 most important games left

[BillsOverDolphins]

Week 9: vs. N.Y. Jets
Week 11: @Miami

This of course is operating under the assumption that 10-6 will be good enough to make the playoffs (which isn't always the case).

If we can beat the Jets--and that's a big if despite how poorly they're playing--then I honestly believe that we could (and should) win the remainder of our home games:

Washington (in Toronto and before the Jet game, but still)
Titans
Dolphins
Broncos

All very winnable games.

The road games are MUCH tougher, and I'm still not confident enough with this team to predict they'll do damage on the road--except in Miami--where the team is expected to Suck for Luck. The rest of our road sched is rough:

@Giants
@Cowboys
@Dolphins
@Jets
@Chargers
@Patriots

Brutal...which is why that Cincy loss might come back to haunt us. After the first Jet and Dolphin games, a win at San Diego would be the 3rd most important W, due to possible tiebreakers. A win this Sunday will go a long way to improving our chances, but I'm going to assume the worst-case scenario and say we finish 2-6 on the road.

This means we must finish undefeated at home. It's hard to do, but looking at that schedule it definitely can be done. IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE JETS GAME...I'm already nervous about it b/c it will reveal whether we are pretenders or not. Win the Jets game in Week 9 and the Fins game in Week 11 and we'll finish no worse than 4-2 in the division and have an excellent shot at the postseason.

[NOT THE DUDE...]

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if we beat the giants this sunday and we get most of our guys back healthy after the bye, im expecting bigger things than 10-6. im thinking 13-3 and home field. this team has tons of talent.

[BillsOverDolphins]

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if we beat the giants this sunday and we get most of our guys back healthy after the bye, im expecting bigger things than 10-6. im thinking 13-3 and home field. this team has tons of talent.

There's no way that's happening.

[thenry20]

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Let's hope the Pats are not the 1st or 2nd seed in the AFC so that their starters get a rest on week 17. I seriously doubt Bill rests his starters for 3 straight weeks otherwise.

I think the Giants game is very winnable. We must beat the Jests @ home and we must sweep the Fins to have a chance at postseason.

[SquishDaFish]

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One game at a time. Most important now is Giants

[RoscoeMagic]

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One game at a time. Most important now is Giants

Exactly. Every game is winnable, every game is also losable.

Before the season started, every Bills fan on the planet chalked up week 3 vs. NE as a L. All those fans also said Cincy was a sure W.

[psubills62]

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I agree that Week 9 vs. the Jets is important, but I believe it will also be very difficult to win. Mostly because the Jets have a bye in Week 8, which gives them two weeks to prepare for us.

The good thing is that they really aren't doing very well this year running the ball and aren't quite as good at stopping the run.

[Forward_Lateral]

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Every game is important. No game is more important than any other, at this point in the season.

[YardRat]

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Our two most important games at this point are the Giants and the Redskins.

[ServoBillieves]

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[RoscoeMagic]

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Our two most important games at this point are the Giants and the Redskins.

I think our biggest game of the year comes next week home vs. BYE. BYE's undefeated again this year.

[ublinkwescore]

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if we beat the giants this sunday and we get most of our guys back healthy after the bye, im expecting bigger things than 10-6. im thinking 13-3 and home field. this team has tons of talent.

call me a homer, but I can see 13-3 too... Our most likely losses being to the chargers in san diego and to the pats in the final week. We really need new england to drop a couple games for us... Come on pittsburgh dallas washington ny giants and jets need to get some revenge too.

[BillsOverDolphins]

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I'm still waiting for the bottom to drop out...sorry, but after 2003, 2004, and 2008 (as well as the past decade as a whole) I just can't buy into 13-3.

and yeah...I understand the whole "one game at a time" schtick, but that's for players, not fans. It doesn't matter what mindset the fans have. Our defense is a sieve, our offense has slowed down, and I'm just trying to be realistic.

It's all about the Jets game in Week 9...***** the next 2 games, we should go 1-1 at the worst. If we don't beat the Jets then just don't expect too much the rest of the year.

[Cntrygal]

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Exactly. Every game is winnable, every game is also losable.

VERY true.

Before the season started, every Bills fan on the planet chalked up week 3 vs. NE as a L. All those fans also said Cincy was a sure W.

......... actually..... out of those left in the prediction contest.....

Elayas, Mindbender, Dujek, Sam5767, and YardRat all predicted a WIN over the Patsies and elltrain22 predicted a LOSS to the Bengals.

[RoscoeMagic]

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VERY true.





......... actually..... out of those left in the prediction contest.....

Elayas, Mindbender, Dujek, Sam5767, and YardRat all predicted a WIN over the Patsies and elltrain22 predicted a LOSS to the Bengals.

Nice job fellas