What Vegas and the National Media is not talking about

[*Go Cards*]

(08-23-2022, 11:30 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Bills had 10 regular season games against teams that finished with a winning record.  Bengals only played 7.

What you call the "weak" AFC East had three teams that finished with winning records.  AFC North only had 2.

Bills had the #1 scoring defense and #3 scoring offense playing against a first place schedule.  Bengals had the #7 scoring offense and #17 scoring defense playing against a last place schedule.

Bills won a playoff game by 30 points.

The fact that the Bills lost a game in overtime and the Bengals won one does not outweigh all the other factors.

A deeper dive shows that the Bills played against 6 playoff teams in the regular season and the Bengals played 7. Here is how they faired 

...............Bills..........................................Bengals........................

Steelers......Lost....................................Steelers.............Won
Patriots......Won.....................................Packers.............Lost
Titans .......Lost......................................Raiders.............Won
Bucs..........Lost.......................................Steelers...........Won
Patriots......Lost.......................................Chargers..........Lost
Chiefs.........Won.....................................Chiefs...............Won
.............................................................49ers...............Lost

Bengals went 4-3 against playoff teams in regular season and then went 3-1 in playoffs and the Bills 2-4 and then 1-1 in playoffs. 

The Bills non-playoff teams faced were ....Miami (2), Jets (2), Washington, Houston, Jax, Colts, Saints, Carolina, Falcons. 

The Bengals non-playoff teams faced were .....Ravens (2), Browns (2), Vikings, Bears, Broncos, Jax, Jets, Lions, 

 Thinking by your logic that the Bills were as much of a fluke 


Thinking it was Zac's culture change that Won all those close games though lol