If one truly believes in conspiracies and league/officials playing favorites when it comes to penalties, etc. You've got to believe that the league wants Buffalo in the playoffs over any of the AFC teams with a backup qb starting.
This is also setting the table for finally the Bills winning a SB or perhaps the most devastating Billsy play/outcome EVER (which is saying alot)
I dont think there is a in between. The one exception is that an injury(s) to a key player(s) would not be a Billsy loss.