Buffalo can’t play three more games like it did against the Dolphins and expect to win the Super Bowl.
In perception and perhaps in their own minds, the Bills have been pacing for a year, scrolling mindlessly on their phones and checking the time even when they knew what time it was. They have been waiting for another shot at a team that is their equal—for the highest stakes. That chance, finally, is coming. We are about to find out whether these Bills are who they think they are.
The Bills’ wild-card playoff win, 34–31 over the Dolphins, just proved that they are good enough to beat almost everyone when they play poorly.