Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are 5-1, 2nd in the American Football Conference. See their playoff chances, the record they likely need, and how each remaining game moves the odds.
Next games
- Sun, Nov 1: vs Baltimore Ravens
- Mon, Nov 9: at Minnesota Vikings
- Sun, Nov 15: at New York Jets
- Sun, Nov 22: vs Miami Dolphins
- Thu, Nov 26: vs Kansas City Chiefs
- Sun, Dec 6: at New England Patriots
Common questions
Can the Buffalo Bills still make the playoffs?
The Buffalo Bills are 5-1, 2nd in the American Football Conference. Their live playoff odds, magic number and the games they need are on this page, updated after every game.
What record do the Buffalo Bills need to make the playoffs?
This page lists every final record the Buffalo Bills could finish with and how often each one gets them into the NFL playoffs in simulated seasons.
How the NFL playoffs work
- 14 teams make the playoffs, seven from each conference (AFC and NFC).
- The four division winners are seeded 1–4 by record. The three best other teams are wild cards, seeded 5–7.
- Only the #1 seed gets a first-round bye. In the Wild Card round, 2 hosts 7, 3 hosts 6 and 4 hosts 5.
- Every round is one game. After the Wild Card round, the top remaining seed plays the lowest, through the Divisional round and the conference championships to the Super Bowl.
Tiebreakers
Between two teams in a division: head-to-head, then division record, record in common games and conference record. For wild cards: head-to-head, conference record, common games (at least four), then strength of victory and strength of schedule. With three or more teams, head-to-head only counts as a sweep.
How the odds work
The odds come from playing out the rest of the season thousands of times. Each simulated game is decided by the two teams’ records so far, pulled toward average early in the season, and teams that finish level are separated with the league’s official tiebreakers.