Buffalo Bills Week 12: Buffalo (9-2), Bye Week

Jim Bob

RIP RJ
Feb 27, 2002
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Rochester, NY

The simplest way to explain the Bills’ AFC East clinching scenario is this:

  • Both the Jets and Patriots will be eliminated from the division with their next loss, or the Bills’ next win.
  • The Dolphins will be eliminated from the division with any combination of two losses and/or Bills wins.
The rationale is that the worst the Bills can finish is 9-8. If Jets or Patriots lose again, they won’t be able to get to nine wins. If the Dolphins lose twice, they’d be 4-8 and could still match the Bills at 9-8, but the Bills have the tiebreaker from sweeping the season series.

Getting the Dolphins to lose twice and the Patriots and Jets to lose once could happen in the following scenario:

  • Week 12: Patriots beat Dolphins (Bills and Jets on bye week)
  • Week 13: Dolphins lose at Packers, Jets lose to Seahawks, Patriots lose to Colts
Since the Bills have the Sunday night game in Week 13, it’s possible for all four of those results to fall into place even before their next game begins.
 

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