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Have you checked the N.F.L. standings lately? The Buffalo Bills are 8-3. Yes, the same Bills who were a lifeless 6-10 last year. These Bills are looking to make the playoffs for the second time since 1999. (In the 2017 season, Buffalo lost to Jacksonville in the first round.)
The New England Patriots have a lock on the A.F.C. East, as usual, but Buffalo has a two-game lead on all of its wild-card rivals with five games left to play, so the postseason seems like a sure thing.
Just how did the Bills get here?