Sports Talk Buffalo

by Steve

Here is the compilation of power rankings by the "leading" sports websites and opinionated mediocrity heading into Week 11:

ESPN

(15) Of the Bills' five wins this season, four have come despite scoring less than 20 points. That doesn't exactly inspire much confidence going against Sunday night's opponent -- the Patriots. Say goodbye to that winning streak.

The Bills are the worst 5-4 team in the league according to ESPN. San Diego which played awful on SNF is 9th and well it's ESPN plus they give the Bills 0 chance against the Pats, but I guess that shouldn't be surprising.

FOX Sports

(11)It was by no means pretty, but Bills fans will take Sunday's 13-10 victory over the Dolphins any day of the week. Buffalo struggled on offense, as the Bills had just 219 yards of total offense — but got just enough when it mattered to improve to 5-4 on the season. The win was the Bills' fourth straight, and put them right in the AFC Wild Card picture. Notching a fifth straight win this weekend could be difficult; the Bills host the 9-0 Patriots.

Intelligently ahead of three NFC 5-4 teams. Although they didn't move down the Giants after that embarrassing loss to the Cowboys and the Chargers are at 7, yikes!


CBS Sportsline

(13)They've won four in a row to get to 5-4. Wow. Now they get a chance to knock off the Patriots. Good luck.

Not much to complain about with Prickly Pete today but what is with everyone mentioning the god damn Cheatriots in every Bills ranking.


USA Today

(14)On 5-1 roll, but New England reality check could be on the way.

Fourteen is a little low but not as bad as ESPN. Brutal, the two worst teams Jets 31 Dolphins 32, more than half the Bills wins thus far.

NBC Sports

16. BUFFALO (5-4, previous rank: 18) – Bills are 5-4 despite the fact that their leading sackers boasts just two QB takedowns each (Chris Kelsay and Aaron Schobel).

Crack back on Kelsay and Scobel the two highly touted highly unproductive highly overrated D-ends on the Bills but 16? c'mon. Some how Philly is ahead of the Bills on this ranking ahead of the Aints too. No mention of the Gheytriots though!


Notes

• Still no word on Marshawn Lynch's further testing of that ankle.
  
• The Bills will not be wearing their throw back jerseys Sunday night
  
• Allegedly Channing Crowder said on local Miami radio Monday that the phins knew what plays were coming from the training wheel offense the Bills put on the field Sunday just by watching film. Not ideal to hear heading into New England week.
  
• Bills are +15.5 this Sunday in the Ralph
  
• JP Losman was announced the starter this Sunday as well.