Where Buffalo Bills rank heading into Week 14

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Should they be considered the best team in the league? They have a very strong case after securing their fifth straight AFC East title and riding a seven-game winning streak – during which the Bills averaged 30.4 points. Like Philadelphia, the Bills only need one slip-up from the team ahead of them (Kansas City) to get into the No. 1 spot in the playoffs.

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If the Raiders hadn't blown their chance to beat the Chiefs, the Bills would be the top seed in the AFC.

It looks like Josh Allen is the MVP…everywhere you go. Take a look inside Highmark Stadium, where it's snowing again, the tables are broken and the fans are beaming with happiness.
Sunday's performance against the San Francisco 49ers showed exactly why Allen is at the forefront of the conversation for the league's best player. The near-whiteout conditions were not optimal. But as always, the quarterback made the necessary, even unconventional, plays to help his team win and another AFC East title.
Because the most beautiful place you will see is the side area at the front door of the goal line.

They've clinched the AFC East, so now it's all about grabbing the top spot in the AFC. Tough games remain against the Rams and Lions, but the Bills benefited from the Ravens' loss on Sunday, making it more likely that the battle for first place will come down to Kansas City vs. Buffalo. It's nice when Josh Allen can drop back 17 times and the Bills can easily score 35 points. They have now scored more than 30 points in six straight contests. The onrushing attack hummed early. Allen essentially threw a TD pass to himself and ran for another score in the second half. Buffalo forced three fumbles and controlled the game in all three phases against a desperate 49ers team. There aren't many points to make here, and it was great to see linebacker Matt Milano – who hadn't played since Week 5 of last season due to multiple injuries – back in a 37-snap appearance. His return could really transform the Bills' defense.

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They are AFC East champions, but that's not the prize this team wants or needs. It's bigger than that. Josh Allen is now the MVP favorite.

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The Buffalo Bills have had some great wins this year, but their win against the 49ers was perhaps the most impressive. In the snow, they dominated the 49ers in a game that was never competitive.
Buffalo has a huge home field advantage and is the best foul-weather quarterback in the league. If the Bills can clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC, it's hard to imagine anyone going to Buffalo and winning.

First-time Pro Bowl nominee: Defensive End Greg Rousseau
Rousseau put together an impressive fourth season after the Bills picked up his fifth-year option in the offseason. In addition to leading the team with 6.5 sacks, the 24-year-old D-lineman is sixth in the league in pressure percentage (13.8), is tied for sixth in quarterback hits (19) and has the third-most tackles for loss (15). ). There are plenty of Bills candidates for that — four of the five offensive linemen didn't make the Pro Bowl, in addition to nickel corner Taron Johnson — but Rousseau put together a campaign that deserves recognition. — Alaina Getzenberg