The Buffalo Bills didn’t play in Week 7 on their bye, but they got a bunch of help. It wasn’t a perfect weekend for the Bills, but it was pretty close.
Let’s start on Thursday night, where the New England Patriots lost to the Chicago Bears to give the Bills some breathing room in the division. The 5-1 Bills are a game up on the Patriots at 4-3.
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At the top of the conference, the Kansas City Chiefs lost on Sunday night to fall to 5-1, in a tie with Buffalo. The Chiefs have the tiebreaker with a perfect AFC record, but Buffalo has the best record in the AFC right now.
Week 8 is going to be huge. The Chiefs and Broncos play each other, the Bills and Ravens are on deck, and the Browns and Steelers face off.
1. Kansas City Chiefs (5-1, 5-0 AFC)
2. Buffalo Bills (5-1, 3-1 AFC)
3. Cleveland Browns (5-2, win over PIT)
4. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-2)
5. Denver Broncos (5-2, 2-1 AFC)
6. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2, loss to CLE, 2-2 AFC)
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7. Cincinnati Bengals (4-2)
8. New England Patriots (4-3, 4-1 AFC)
9. Baltimore Ravens (4-3, 2-2 AFC)
10. Las Vegas Raiders (3-4)
11. New York Jets (2-5, 2-2 AFC)
12. Indianapolis Colts (2-5, win over HOU, 1-4 AFC)
13. Houston Texans (2-5, loss to IND)
14. Miami Dolphins (1-5)
15. Tennessee Titans (1-6)
16. Los Angeles Chargers (0-6)