Thursday, February 20, 2014

Season Recap - 2013 Buffalo Bills


Buffalo Bills



Final Record: 6-10
Finished: 4th Place in the AFC East
2014 Draft Position: 9th

Preseason Ranking: 24

Week 1: Lost to the New England Patriots, 23-21
    Ranked - 24
    So close to upsetting the Patriots week one, the Bills still have to prove they can win games before anyone will take them seriously.

Week 2: Defeated the Carolina Panthers, 24-23
    Ranked - 18
    The Bills are young and showing some fight this season.

Week 3: Lost at the New York Jets, 27-20
    Ranked - 21
    So close to defeating the Jets, the Bills are once again headed for the cellar of the AFC East.

Week 4: Defeated the Baltimore Ravens, 23-20
    Ranked - 13
    A big victory by the Bills at home has them right there in the AFC East mix.

Week 5: Lost at the Cleveland Browns, 37-24
    Ranked - 21
    Buffalo missed out on the Freeman sweepstakes. The season is not lost, but as the worst of the AFC East teams, they certainly have an uphill battle to fight.

Week 6: Lost to the Cincinnati Bengals, 27-24
    Ranked - 23
    So close to victory, the Bills drop a tough one at home in overtime.

Week 7: Defeated the Miami Dolphins, 23-21
    Ranked - 19
    A big road win over the Dolphins has the Bills thinking they might have a chance. Sure, they are still in last place and still have a losing record, but that doesn't mean they don't have a chance to get back into the division race the way all the other AFC East teams are playing.

Week 8: Lost at the New Orleans Saints, 35-17
    Ranked - 21
    Buffalo just doesn't have what it takes to stay with the elite NFL teams.

Week 9: Lost to the Kansas City Chiefs, 23-13
    Ranked - 22
    Really hard to lose a game when you don't give up an offensive touchdown. Kind of like pitching a no hitter and losing on an error.

Week 10: Lost at the Pittsburgh Steelers, 23-10
    Ranked - 27
    The Bills almost seemed like they were going somewhere a few weeks ago, but instead they are going nowhere, just like every other season the last ten years.

Week 11: Defeated the New York Jets, 37-14
    Ranked - 22
    Where have these Bills been? If they played like that earlier in the year, they certainly could have shocked some people.

Week 12: BYE WEEK
    Ranked - 23
    At 4-7, the Bills have virtually no shot to make the playoffs, especially with a lot of road games remaining on their schedule.

Week 13: Lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 34-31
    Ranked - 24
    Toronto just doesn't give the Bills the home-field advantage that they need. So what if it is cold in Buffalo?

Week 14: Lost at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 27-6
    Ranked - 28
    I really thought the Bills could have been something this year.

Week 15: Defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars, 27-20
    Ranked - 23
    As bad as the year has gone for the Bills, at least they seem to have found their starting quarterback for the future in EJ Manuel.

Week 16: Defeated the Miami Dolphins, 19-0
    Ranked - 23
    Out of the playoffs, the Bills can still send the Patriots stumbling into the playoffs without a first-round bye.

Week 17: Lost at the New England Patriots, 34-20

Final Ranking: 24

Tomorrow, the 2013 Detroit Lions...

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