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With New England on their Bye, the Buffalo Bills have a chance to make up ground in the AFC East for the first time in two months.
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Bills rule out two defenders amid AFC East race with Patriots
The New England Patriots are idle in Week 14, but they can take another step toward an AFC East title if the Buffalo Bills falter. New England wields a 2.5-game division lead entering its bye. While the Patriots can’t clinch the AFC East this weekend,
Despite the gap, the Bills' AFC East title hopes are alive. The path is narrow and hinges on Buffalo winning in Foxborough in two weeks. Buffalo must win at New England on Dec. 14 to keeps its division championship hopes alive — and would still need to keep winning while the Patriots lose at least once more.