Concerns remain, but the Buffalo Bills earned their second necessary AFC victory in a row on Sunday afternoon and held onto their AFC playoff spot after defeating the Cincinnati Bengals in one of the last remaining games at Highmark Stadium before moving across the street in 2026.

With the New England Patriots in a commanding lead of the AFC East, the Bills are battling with the 7-5 Houston Texans, 6-6 Pittsburgh Steelers, and 6-6 Kansas City Chiefs for a Wild Card spot in the 2025 AFC playoffs. Even teams like the Miami Dolphins are still mathematically alive at 6-7.

The idea that the Bills would cruise to a divisional championship, punch their ticket to the playoffs, and jockey for a top seed is still out the window. The tier of teams in the conference that could be considered Buffalo’

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