At 10-6, the different scenarios:
- By beating both New England and Miami, the Bills would get in the playoffs at 10-6 if:
wins one game,
- OR, either
or
loses one game
- If neither of these happen, the Bills will not make the playoffs at 10-6
At 9-7, the different scenarios:
- If
,
,
, and
are all 9-7, the Bills get in, EXCEPT IF:
beats New England, rather than Miami
- AND
loses to the LA Rams, rather than to Jacksonville
- If
,
, and
are all 9-7, the Bills get in, EXCEPT IF:
beats New England, rather than Miami
- AND
loses to the LA Rams, rather than to Jacksonville
- If
,
, and
are all 9-7, the Bills get in, EXCEPT IF:
loses to the LA Rams, rather than to Jacksonville
- Regardless of
going either 8-8 or 10-6
- Regardless of
- If
,
, and
are all 9-7, the Bills get in, EXCEPT IF:
beats New England, rather than Miami
- Regardless of
going either 8-8 or 10-6
- Regardless of
- If
and
are 9-7 (
lose once,
wins twice), the Bills get in, EXCEPT IF:
-
loses to the LA Rams, rather than to Jacksonville
-
- If
and
are 9-7 (
lose once,
wins twice), the Bills get in, EXCEPT IF:
-
beats New England, rather than Miami
-
- If
and
are 9-7 (
or
loses twice, while the other wins twice):
- The Bills will NOT make the playoffs at 9-7
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**All playoff scenarios were done using the ESPN Playoff Machine