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Rex Ryan already proving he can at least make the Bills relevant early on (Yahoo Sports)

It's been 16 seasons since the Buffalo Bills reached the playoffs and that one ended in the Music City Miracle for Tennessee, so it's not exactly a celebrated memory in Western New York. The drought is the longest active one in the NFL, yet that's only part of the lament for Bills fans.

It's not just the losing. It's been the lack of relevancy, the lack of excitement, the lack of, well, things like this:

Rex Ryan's Bills opened the season with a big win over Indianapolis. (Getty)
Rex Ryan's Bills opened the season with a big win over Indianapolis. (Getty)

"The world champs, you've got to play twice," coach Rex Ryan said Wednesday about facing the New England Patriots.