The Buffalo Bills earned their second playoff appearance in three years under Sean McDermott. However, many of the naysayers will point to the fact that the Bills were able to get there in part to a favorable schedule.
The Bills started the year winning five of their first six games with wins over the New York Jets, New York Giants, Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans and the Miami Dolphins. Meanwhile the lone loss came against the New England Patriots.
In all, the Bills only played four playoff teams in five games during the regular season (Patriots twice, Titans, Eagles and Ravens) and only went 1-4.