As of December 23, the Buffalo Bills are not considered one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl this year, with a line of +1200 (12/1). Their chances of making the postseason are listed at odds -210 (1/2) at Sports Betting News.
The Bills defeated the Dallas Cowboys 31–10 in their most recent encounter. With 94 yards on 7 of 15 passes (46.7%) for one touchdown and no interceptions, Josh Allen led the Bills in passing. In addition, he gained 24 yards and one rushing touchdown on eight carries of the ball. James Cook added two receptions for 42 yards and one touchdown to his total of 179 yards and one touchdown on 25 carries (7.2 yards per carry). 48 yards were gained from four receptions by Stefon Diggs (12.0 per catch).
One fan on Reddit doesn’t believe it will happen this year, stating: “He’s already reached his peak and they’re not gonna have a whole lot of draft capital to replace parts that wear down over time. This was Buffalo’s best shot to do something with everything and everyone on their side. Predictably it ended in a complete meltdown. They will continue to make the playoffs for a few more years with this core but their upside will never be anything more than an AFC championship loss.”
Bills Scenarios to Get Into Playoffs and Eventually Win Super Bowl 58
The 8-6 Bills are in provided they win their next three games, which are against the Chargers (5-9) on Saturday night in Los Angeles, New England (3-11) at home on New Year’s Eve, and Miami (10-4) in Week 18. This is according to the New York Times playoff computer. The computer predicts that the Bills will have an 81% chance of winning the AFC East if that occurs.
The Dolphins trail the division by two games heading into Week 16, but they have an extremely difficult two-game series on Sunday at home against the Cowboys (10-4) and then in Week 17 at Baltimore (11-3).
Even with the same record (in that case, 11-6), Buffalo would have the two-game series sweep over the Dolphins, which is the first tiebreaker, and if Miami loses even one of those and Buffalo defeats the Chargers and Patriots, the Bills could avoid the wild-card chaos and win the AFC East by defeating Miami.
