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I didn’t give up yet!!!!! I haven’t been around the boards in a while (yearly hunting trip) but I’ll still bet I’ll bet bombarded by the D&G crew. However, I wouldn’t understand that because JP is in the game.
Anyway, I’m not a dumb person. I fully understand that the odds are strongly against us. That being said, we are still only 2 games back of the division lead and I fully expected last weeks results. Sure I didn’t expect us to get killed in SD but I fully expected a loss. I also fully expected NE to beat New Orleans, however I expected NE to romp. Surprised that NO kept it so close.
So why do I want to make the playoffs so bad? 3 reasons! First, I never give up. Second, The playoffs are always the goal. Third, Playoff experience this season for JP Losman would be invaluable. Think about it. We somehow pull off this division title. We get an extra game for JP to learn but It’s not just a normal game. It’s an NFL playoff game. AND IT’S AT HOME!!!!!!! You can’t get that experience anywhere. And here’s the best part. We’re a different team at home. 4-1 in fact! If we could somehow pull off a win, you get more playoff experience for JP. Now, I’ll stop there because we’d get smoked in that second game, but 2 games playoff experience for JP would go a long way for next year.
But I digress! This was all part of my plan. Now we get Carolina coming off a terrible loss in Chicago. We’re a completely different team at home. We’re also a bounce back team with bounce back players and it’s going to be damn cold. Some interesting stats I heard about Carolina. Their running game is averaging less then 3 yards a carry. Their second leading WR has 15 catches on the year. Third leading WR has 14 catches on the year. It’s clear that this team’s strength is Defense and Steve Smith. I’m looking at a big bounce back game for Nate Clements. His Pride was hurt in SD and he’s ready to roll. And to me, it was obvious that Jerry Grey put everything he had into stopping LT and the Chargers said fine, we’ll just throw all day. That won’t happen this week. Clements battles and contains Steve Smith. The backs don’t get much. Carolina wilts in the cold and the Bills win a hard fought game.
At the same time, NE goes to KC and gets trounced. Larry Johnson goes for 165 yards.
Bills 5-6, NE 6-5
The following week, NE beats the Jets and we get the road monkey off our back with a win against Miami. They’re not that good to begin with and now the injuries are mounting.
Bills 6-6, NE 7-5
This sets up the big game NE at Buffalo. We win.
Bills 7-6, NE 7-6
This is when it gets important for Tiebreakers. I have us going both going 2-1 the rest of the way. Problem is, unless NE losses to another division team, we’ll need to beat Denver and the Jets for the tiebreaker edge. I have NE losing to Tampa Bay. If we lose to Denver and beat Cincy and the Jets, then we both finish at 9-7 and both finish 5-1 in the East. The Tie Breaker would then go to common opponents, which NE would win 8-6 to 7-7.
However, if we beat Denver and lose to Cincy, We’re both 9-7, both finish 5-1 in the East and both finish 8-6 in common opponents. It would go to the 4th tiebreaker, which is AFC record. Where we would be 8-4 and they would be 7-5 and we would win the division.
It won’t be easy, but with 6 weeks left who cares. It could still be fun. And sure we’re not going to win the Superbowl, but the playoff experience would be great.
Two Clubs
1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
Anyway, I’m not a dumb person. I fully understand that the odds are strongly against us. That being said, we are still only 2 games back of the division lead and I fully expected last weeks results. Sure I didn’t expect us to get killed in SD but I fully expected a loss. I also fully expected NE to beat New Orleans, however I expected NE to romp. Surprised that NO kept it so close.
So why do I want to make the playoffs so bad? 3 reasons! First, I never give up. Second, The playoffs are always the goal. Third, Playoff experience this season for JP Losman would be invaluable. Think about it. We somehow pull off this division title. We get an extra game for JP to learn but It’s not just a normal game. It’s an NFL playoff game. AND IT’S AT HOME!!!!!!! You can’t get that experience anywhere. And here’s the best part. We’re a different team at home. 4-1 in fact! If we could somehow pull off a win, you get more playoff experience for JP. Now, I’ll stop there because we’d get smoked in that second game, but 2 games playoff experience for JP would go a long way for next year.
But I digress! This was all part of my plan. Now we get Carolina coming off a terrible loss in Chicago. We’re a completely different team at home. We’re also a bounce back team with bounce back players and it’s going to be damn cold. Some interesting stats I heard about Carolina. Their running game is averaging less then 3 yards a carry. Their second leading WR has 15 catches on the year. Third leading WR has 14 catches on the year. It’s clear that this team’s strength is Defense and Steve Smith. I’m looking at a big bounce back game for Nate Clements. His Pride was hurt in SD and he’s ready to roll. And to me, it was obvious that Jerry Grey put everything he had into stopping LT and the Chargers said fine, we’ll just throw all day. That won’t happen this week. Clements battles and contains Steve Smith. The backs don’t get much. Carolina wilts in the cold and the Bills win a hard fought game.
At the same time, NE goes to KC and gets trounced. Larry Johnson goes for 165 yards.
Bills 5-6, NE 6-5
The following week, NE beats the Jets and we get the road monkey off our back with a win against Miami. They’re not that good to begin with and now the injuries are mounting.
Bills 6-6, NE 7-5
This sets up the big game NE at Buffalo. We win.
Bills 7-6, NE 7-6
This is when it gets important for Tiebreakers. I have us going both going 2-1 the rest of the way. Problem is, unless NE losses to another division team, we’ll need to beat Denver and the Jets for the tiebreaker edge. I have NE losing to Tampa Bay. If we lose to Denver and beat Cincy and the Jets, then we both finish at 9-7 and both finish 5-1 in the East. The Tie Breaker would then go to common opponents, which NE would win 8-6 to 7-7.
However, if we beat Denver and lose to Cincy, We’re both 9-7, both finish 5-1 in the East and both finish 8-6 in common opponents. It would go to the 4th tiebreaker, which is AFC record. Where we would be 8-4 and they would be 7-5 and we would win the division.
It won’t be easy, but with 6 weeks left who cares. It could still be fun. And sure we’re not going to win the Superbowl, but the playoff experience would be great.
Two Clubs
1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
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