ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Impressed as Sean McDermott was regarding Buffalo’s dominance against Pittsburgh, the Bills coach knows last weekend’s win means little if Buffalo follows it up with a dud in hosting the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

With the closing stretch of the season here and the Bills playoff aspirations hardly secure in a tightly packed AFC featuring 10 teams at .500 or better, McDermott placed an emphasis on Buffalo (8-4) breaking its two-month cycle of win-one, lose-one outcomes.

“I don’t think we can afford to be inconsistent. Not now,” McDermott said. “Not that you can ever be, don’t get me wrong, but our backs are against the wall. That’s the way it is. And that’s our mindset.”

Amid the highs and lows the Bills experienced in splitting their past eight outings, the team

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