This will be the first in a series of posts regarding potential playoff teams. I will be looking this week at playoff possibilities for teams that are close to playoff elimination, but still have an outside shot at the playoffs.
In the AFC, the Bills are the lowest ranked team with any realistic hope of a playoff berth. They also have the worst conference record of the potential wildcard teams. And Buffalo has also lost to Baltimore and Jacksonville. So their tiebreaker status with the other teams is in very bad shape.
However, their are some possibilities. The good news is that the Bills have two winnable road games before facing Pittsburgh in the final week. They will need a lot of help, though, as they trail Baltimore and Denver by 2 games Jacksonville by one.
Here is what Buffalo fans are cheering for in the final 3 weeks: The Bills must win their next 2 games. Baltimore and Denver must lose 2 of their last 3 games, which is not out of the question when you look at their remaining schedules. And finally, Jacksonville must lose at least one of their remaining games. If the Bills lose any of their remaining games, that would mean Denver, Baltimore, and Jacksonville would have to go 1-8 in their games, which just isn't going to happen.
If all of the above happens, Buffalo comes home to face the Steelers for a playoff spot. And here is the rest of the best scenario for the Bills. If the Patriots lose one of their next two games and the Steelers win both of their next 2 games, Pittsburgh comes to Buffalo with home-field advantage all wrapped up. That means Roethlisberger, Bettis, and Staley take it easy, and the Bills chances of winning are greatly increased.
This is a very unlikely scenario, but, unfortunately, it is what Bills fans are facing in the next 3 weeks.
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