‘The Bills very well could be 7-6 by Sunday evening, and that would make for a daunting stretch run, with them as home favorites against the Carolina Panthers (5-7), Atlanta Falcons (5-7) and New York Jets (3-9), and road underdogs in their December 26 rematch against New England. The AFC is quite muddled, with a bloated middle-class of teams featuring records similar to Buffalo’s. Working against the Bills is their 5-5 conference record, which is one of the prominent tiebreakers in setting the playoff field.’