As the Pittsburgh Steelers fall, so too the Buffalo Bills ascend. With Pittsburgh’s loss debacle in Cincinnati on Monday Night Football, the Buffalo Bills now possess the 2 seed in the AFC playoff picture. That could become set in stone with a Bills win on Monday night against the New England Patriots if some things go the Bills’ way on Sunday.
Below are the two scenarios to keep an eye on:
1) the Bills win + the Indianapolis Colts beat the Pittsburgh Steelers + the Tennessee Titans lose to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football
This would clinch the two seed before any games are played in Week 17, allowing the Bills the opportunity to rest key starters before the playoffs begin and avoid the Kansas City Chiefs until the AFC Championship Game.