I looked at the playoff situation because I'm a Bills fan which means I'm also a sadomasochist.
Turns out the Jets who we just beat are in the drivers seat of the 6th wild card spot at this point at 5 and 5. We are in this as of now.
But the biggest thing I noticed is a cup half full or empty kind of thing...
At .586 we have the toughest strength of schedule by far. We would win any tie-breaker (based on just that) in the AFC.
The downside is we will be at the bottom of any tied record at the end of the year as far as draft order goes. We are within 1 win of a whole host of other teams. We sit at 7 right now but could drop all the way to 15. We have a tougher strength of schedule than any of the NFC teams as well.
The current draft order looks like this:
I could easily go cup full with this... The Bills are playing meaningful games in December. They could make a run. We play ATL, TB, and Jax. The last two games against the Fins at home and the Pats in NE (but in a game where they likely rest their starters). I'm hopeful to see them rip off several wins and be in contention at the end of the year for the final playoff spot.
And if (and probably when) we don't make it in we may end up picking in the middle of round 1. I like that spot for 3 of the guys I'd most like to see us land at this point:
Khalil Mack, OLB, Buff
Sammy Watkins, WR, Clem
Eric Ebron, TE, UNC
Turns out the Jets who we just beat are in the drivers seat of the 6th wild card spot at this point at 5 and 5. We are in this as of now.
But the biggest thing I noticed is a cup half full or empty kind of thing...
At .586 we have the toughest strength of schedule by far. We would win any tie-breaker (based on just that) in the AFC.
American Football Conference | |||||||||||
CONF RK | AFC | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | ||
1 | Denver | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 3-0-0 | 5-1-0 | .465 | .440 | ||
2 | Indianapolis | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 3-0-0 | 5-2-0 | .485 | .507 | ||
3 | New England | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 3-1-0 | 4-2-0 | .480 | .423 | ||
4 | Cincinnati | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 2-2-0 | 5-3-0 | .486 | .493 | ||
5 | Kansas City | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1-1-0 | 6-1-0 | .422 | .370 | ||
6 | NY Jets | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 2-2-0 | 2-5-0 | .476 | .451 | ||
7 | Miami | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 0-2-0 | 4-3-0 | .480 | .471 | ||
8 | Oakland | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 1-2-0 | 4-3-0 | .485 | .275 | ||
9 | Tennessee | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 0-3-0 | 3-4-0 | .515 | .425 | ||
10 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 1-1-0 | 3-4-0 | .480 | .463 | ||
11 | Baltimore | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2-2-0 | 4-4-0 | .490 | .439 | ||
12 | Cleveland | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2-2-0 | 3-4-0 | .515 | .405 | ||
13 | San Diego | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 0-2-0 | 2-5-0 | .455 | .463 | ||
14 | Buffalo | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2-2-0 | 3-6-0 | .586 | .525 | ||
15 | Houston | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 1-1-0 | 2-4-0 | .574 | .400 | ||
16 | Jacksonville | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 1-1-0 | 1-5-0 | .624 | .400 |
The current draft order looks like this:
1 | JAX | 1 - 9 | 86 - 76 |
2 | MIN | 2 - 8 | 87 - 75 |
3 | HOU | 2 - 8 | 87 - 73 |
4 | ATL | 2 - 8 | 87 - 72 |
5 | TB | 2 - 8 | 91 - 69 |
6 | STL via WSH | 3 - 7 | 83 - 79 |
7 | BUF | 4 - 7 | 81 - 77 |
8 | PIT | 4 - 6 | 78 - 84 |
9 | CLE | 4 - 6 | 80 - 82 |
10 | BAL | 4 - 6 | 81 - 81 |
11 | TEN | 4 - 6 | 81 - 80 |
12 | OAK | 4 - 6 | 85 - 76 |
13 | STL | 4 - 6 | 87 - 74 |
14 | SD | 4 - 6 | 88 - 74 |
15 | NYG | 4 - 6 | 89 - 73 |
16 | GB | 5 - 5 | 73 - 89 |
17 | MIA | 5 - 5 | 80 - 80 |
18 | DAL | 5 - 5 | 83 - 79 |
19 | CHI | 6 - 4 | 75 - 87 |
20 | ARI | 6 - 4 | 81 - 76 |
21 | SF | 6 - 4 | 80 - 81 |
22 | NYJ | 5 - 5 | 77 - 83 |
23 | CAR | 6 - 3 | 77 - 84 |
24 | DEN | 9 - 1 | 77 - 83 |
25 | PHI | 6 - 5 | 77 - 83 |
26 | CIN | 7 - 4 | 75 - 85 |
27 | DET | 6 - 4 | 71 - 91 |
28 | CLE via IND | 7 - 3 | 78 - 84 |
29 | NO | 8 - 2 | 78 - 81 |
30 | NE | 7 - 2 | 76 - 86 |
31 | SEA | 10 - 1 | 70 - 89 |
32 | KC | 9 - 1 | 74 - 88 |
And if (and probably when) we don't make it in we may end up picking in the middle of round 1. I like that spot for 3 of the guys I'd most like to see us land at this point:
Khalil Mack, OLB, Buff
Sammy Watkins, WR, Clem
Eric Ebron, TE, UNC
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