The Buffalo Bills are the AFC East champions for the fifth straight year. The New England Patriots are careening towards their second consecutive last-place finish in the AFC East. New England hasn’t finished in the division’s cellar in consecutive seasons since the 1999 and 2000 seasons. In 1999, they finished tied for last with the New York Jets at 8-8. They have never finished in sole possession of last place in the AFC East for two straight years.
The Bills enter play riding high offensively, having scored 48 points last week in a victory over the Detroit Lions and 42 points the week prior against the Los Angeles Rams.