ATLANTA - Just one week ago, the Buffalo Bills were driving down easy street, sitting atop the AFC East as the NFL's last unbeaten team with a chance to take a three-game lead over their nearest pursuer.

And then the Bills lost to that pursuer, the New England Patriots, snapping Buffalo's 14-game regular-season winning streak at Highmark Stadium. And then the Patriots won their straight game on Sunday, defeating New Orleans 25-19 to get to 4-2, and rather incredibly, the 4-1 Bills now need to beat the Atlanta Falcons Monday night to avoid dropping into second place in the division.

The NFL standings can change quickly, and the Bills are coming to understand how one loss to a division rival has balanced the scales, and now a loss Monday night would tip those scales in favor of the Pat

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