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Where the Buffalo Bills sit in the AFC East and conference playoff picture following their Week 13 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoon.
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.
As the New England Patriots prepare to embark on a much-needed and well-deserved bye week, they have their dominant 33-15 victory over the New
Denver’s surge and Buffalo’s slide into wild-card contention set up a possible playoff rematch at Empower Field as the AFC standings tighten.
The Patriots’ already wide-open path to winning the AFC East and the guaranteed playoff home game that comes with it, is even clearer for them now. The Bills’ 23-19 loss to the Texans on Thursday Night Football leaves New England (9-2) two games ahead of Buffalo (7-4) in the loss column heading into the Patriots’ game with Cincinnati on Sunday.