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The Patriots will clinch the AFC East if they beat the Bills in Week 15. The post Patriots’ rematch with Bills reportedly won’t be flexed to primetime appeared first on Boston.com.
Here's a closer look at the Buffalo Bills' chances to either win the AFC East or earn a wild-card berth after the thrilling win against the Bengals.
At 11-2, the Patriots currently have a 2.5 game lead over the 8-4 Bills, and could clinch the AFC East with a win over Buffalo. At that point, the worst New England could finish would be 12-5, and they’d own the tiebreaker after sweeping the season series.
Josh Allen and then Buffalo Bills have a lot to look forward to ahead of their season-defining game next week.
The Broncos have regained the top spot in the AFC during the Patriots' bye week with their win over the Raiders.
The New England Patriots are on their bye week, which means they will not be playing in a game this week.
But a disastrous fourth-quarter opened the door for a Bills comeback. Coming into the game without any interceptions on the season, Burrow threw picks on back-to-back possessions, including a 63-yard pick-six by Bills cornerback Christian Bedford that give Buffalo a 32-28 lead with less than six minutes remaining.
Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott received huge career news following the team's win over the Bengals on Sunday.
All six panelists picked the Bills to defeat the Bengals in Week 14. While Buffalo is a 5.5-point home favorite on the betting line, all SI panel selections are straight up. It's worth noting that these same six experts all sided with the Bills as road favorites over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 13.
After Sunday's 39-34 loss to the Bills, the Bengals' playoff hopes were all but dashed as they fell to 4-9 and three games behind the first-place Steelers with just four games left.