Power rankings: Where the Bills rank heading into Week 16

1. Buffalo Bills (+2)

They’ve scored at least 30 points in their past eight games – only the fifth team ever to manage that in a single season – while averaging 35 during that stretch. Per NFL Media, they’re also the only team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to score at least five touchdowns in three consecutive games without giving up any sacks or turnovers. The Bills play the Patriots twice and the Jets once over the final three weeks – which would suggest the AFC East champs will score a lot more points, wind up 14-3 and have a great shot at the conference’s No. 1 playoff seed – all while QB Josh Allen should produce another 12 TDs or so in the ongoing bid for his first league MVP award.

2. Buffalo Bills (+3)

I still have concerns about Buffalo’s defense. However, with the way Josh Allen is playing and the way Joe Brady continues to get everyone involved, I believe the Bills offense can carry this team through three playoff games and into the Super Bowl. It may require flawless offensive play for that to happen, but it can happen, especially if Buffalo plays the majority of its playoff games at home.
It’s hard to see Buffalo losing to the Patriots (who it’ll see twice) or the Jets over the final three weeks. The big question for the Bills is whether Kansas City can slip enough to hand hand them the No. 1 seed.

2. Buffalo Bills (+2)

The Bills have now beaten the 13-1 Chiefs and the 12-2 Lions and have topped the 30-point mark for eight straight games. As is true of Detroit, but to a lesser degree, Buffalo’s season could end up hinging on how healthy the defense is when the playoffs roll around. The Bills also have a lot of work to do if they are to steal the top seed in the AFC to earn a first-round bye. Then again, there’s always the Josh Allen counterargument: that the quarterback might just be good enough to blowtorch opponents into submission, defense be…