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Bills' playoff push became that much easier after Week 14 win, here's how they get into the dance
The Buffalo Billstook care of business against the Cincinnati Bengals, improving their odds to make the postseason in a snowy, instant classic of a game that saw Buffalo mount an epic fourth-quarter comeback.
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.
With their loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Indianapolis Colts fell behind the Buffalo Bills in the AFC wild card race in addition to falling further behind the Jags in the AFC South. With a Houston Texans win on Sunday night, the Colts fell out of playoff position entirely.
Cincinnati, 4-8, endured a brutal stretch without Joe Burrow, losing eight of nine. Burrow returned Thanksgiving night and sparked a 32-14 rout of Baltimore. Despite defensive struggles, the Bengals remain two games behind in the AFC North and motivated to chase the division crown.
Buffalo and Kansas City are in jeopardy of having their division championship streaks snapped. The Bills, who have won five straight AFC East titles, trailed the New England Patriots by 1.5 games. Kansas City, winner of nine consecutive AFC West crowns, are in third place, 3.5 games behind Denver.
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.
In a battle of elite quarterbacks, Josh Allen came out on top as the Buffalo Bills defeated Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals 39-34 on Sunday.
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