Hank Balling: Sabres By The Numbers: Second Month in Review

First

If you're not first, you're 8th.

Ain't that right, Bills?

If you're not first, you're 8th.

Ain't that right, Bills?
- Powerslave

7th...

https://www.espn.com/nfl/standings/_/view/playoff

Better to be right than first!

However a Browns win knocks them out

7th...
- Stripes77

No, we’re currently 8th

https://www.nfl.com/standings/playoff-picture

No, we’re currently 8th

https://www.nfl.com/standings/playoff-picture
- jdfitz77

Click that link one more time...

Click that link one more time...
- Stripes77

My bad
It changed with Baltimore losing

We were 8th for a few minutes though

When we win next week, we’ll be back in 1st in our division

My bad
It changed with Baltimore losing

We were 8th for a few minutes though

When we win next week, we’ll be back in 1st in our division
- jdfitz77

Yup, with Baltimore losing it comes down to the Raiders/Browns game this week.

If the Raiders win the Bills stay in 7th, if the Browns win it moves the Bills to 8th, but really the Bills control their own destiny at this point. Win out and you win the East.

Also no 12 year old should have that type of golf game no matter who their father is. That is unreal

Yup, with Baltimore losing it comes down to the Raiders/Browns game this week.

If the Raiders win the Bills stay in 7th, if the Browns win it moves the Bills to 8th, but really the Bills control their own destiny at this point. Win out and you win the East.
- Stripes77

Yeah win and your in, surprised Baltimore went for 2 there.

7th...

https://www.espn.com/nfl/standings/_/view/playoff

Better to be right than first!

However a Browns win knocks them out
- Stripes77

7th, 8th.

It's basically a 5th.

Krebs 19 points in 18 AHL games. 14 points in 16 games with Rochester. Pair of genos tonight.

Excellent blog baller.

Maybe this season they keep a guy like prysk and not move him for a mid round pick at the deadline?

Resign him for another season or 2, let him know we want him in Buffalo.

No room for vinnie IMO. although he could get a 3rd or 4th at the tdl.

Pretty boring Bill's game eh?

7th, 8th.

It's basically a 5th.
- Powerslave

Might as well be a 1st at that point...

Krebs 19 points in 18 AHL games. 14 points in 16 games with Rochester. Pair of genos tonight.
- TheSabresTaco

Elite playmaking ability, albeit won’t score much so I’m sure Sabres faithful will turn on him quickly.

Yeah win and your in, surprised Baltimore went for 2 there.
- Buff36

Schopp would infer that you're a knuckle-dragging schmuck that doesn't believe in analytics and that you should be cast into the flames for football eternity.

Click that link one more time...
- Stripes77

Thanks for the proper corrective approach

Elite playmaking ability, albeit won’t score much so I’m sure Sabres faithful will turn on him quickly.
- Pegullaville

Or he wasn't the product of a tank causing others to dismiss him as somehow less relevant than a necessary superstar?

Schopp would infer that you're a knuckle-dragging schmuck that doesn't believe in analytics and that you should be cast into the flames for football eternity.
- Michael Pachla

Ironically enough, the analytics said to go for two when they were down 8, not at the end of the game.

"I really don't know what the right thing is. At the end of the day, I think — and now I'm getting political — but at the end of the day our players are testing positive with very little symptoms, if any symptoms at all."

"I don’t see it as a threat to their health at this point. I think you might take it a step further and question why are we even testing, for guys that have no symptoms," Yzerman said during his media availability Saturday.


He is a true leader!

https://sports.yahoo.com/...ic-players-034443268.html

Ironically enough, the analytics said to go for two when they were down 8, not at the end of the game.
- Pegullaville

probably said to go for the touchdown on a fourth and goal at the three on their first drive?

probably said to go for the touchdown on a fourth and goal at the three on their first drive?
- Michael Pachla

I would think so, can’t say I was following that game at that point though.

I would think so, can’t say I was following that game at that point though.
- Pegullaville

so why did the analytics say not to go for it at the end?

honest question

so why did the analytics say not to go for it at the end?

honest question
- Michael Pachla

It was a coin flip decision for the most part depending on the source.

I would have to think that by kicking the extra point, you extend the game and give yourself a slightly higher probability of winning.

Whereas by missing the two point convert it effectively ended the game, which it did.

Even if the Ravens got the two point convert, they would have led 32-31 and Aaron still would have had roughly 40 seconds and two times outs left to go get in position for a game winning FG

It was a coin flip decision for the most part depending on the source.

I would have to think that by kicking the extra point, you extend the game and give yourself a slightly higher probability of winning.

Whereas by missing the two point convert it effectively ended the game, which it did.

Even if the Ravens got the two point convert, they would have led 32-31 and Aaron still would have had roughly 40 seconds and two times outs left to go get in position for a game winning FG
- Pegullaville

Got it. Thx.