‘Predicting the outcome of Buffalo Bills games has gotten remarkably easy. It’s no longer a question of if they’ll lose, but how and by how much. Some optimists point to Sunday’s visit by the almost-equally dismal Carolina Panthers as Buffalo’s chance to avoid the third one-win season in franchise history, since Carolina hasn’t won since a Week 1 upset of Minnesota. But not all single-win records were created equal. Of Carolina’s 11 losses, seven were by eight points or fewer. Five came by the margin of a field goal or less, including a pair of overtime defeats. Buffalo has come within three points of victory just twice, with two other losses by a touchdown or less. More than half the Bills’ 10 losses, six, were by double-digit margins. Recent history also bodes well for the Panthers. They led New Orleans into the final moments last week, only to blow a lead in the final five minutes for the fifth time this year. That night, Buffalo turned in a thoroughly hapless performance in San Francisco, failing miserably in every phase of the game.’