Buffalo Bills Week 10 rooting interests in AFC playoff race

Well that was a fun one. Week 9 went (mostly) the Buffalo Bills’ way on the out-of-town scoreboard. The Bills got the big win over the Kansas City Chiefs to both stay in the playoff picture and pick up the tiebreaker over the AFC’s perennial champions.

Elsewhere, The AFC’s one seed, the Indianapolis Colts, now have the same number of losses as the Bills and quarterback Joe Flacco couldn’t get the Cincinnati Bengals past the Chicago Bears, lessening the chance they’ll rise from the ashes late in the season if Joe Burrow returns in December. Unfortunately, the New England Patriots kept their hold on the AFC East, and the Baltimore Ravens showed that with quarterback Lamar Jackson in the game, their season isn’t a complete loss.

Here’s a look at how things stand before Week 10 kicks off with Thursday Night Football between the Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders.

AFC East Week 10 standings

1. New England Patriots (7-2)
2. Buffalo Bills (6-2)
3. Miami Dolphins (2-7)
4. New York Jets (1-7)

AFC Playoff Picture heading into Week 10

1. Indianapolis Colts (7-2)
2. New England Patriots (7-2)
3. Denver Broncos (7-2)
4. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3)
5. Buffalo Bills (6-2)
6. Los Angeles Chargers (6-3)
7. Jacksonville Jaguars (5-3)
8. Kansas City Chiefs (5-4)
9. Houston Texans (3-5)
10. Baltimore Ravens (3-5)
11. Cincinnati Bengals (3-6)
12. Las Vegas Raiders (2-6)
13. Cleveland Browns (2-6)
14. Miami Dolphins (2-7)
15. New York Jets (1-7)
16. Tennessee Titans (1-8)

Buffalo could still use some help getting that AFC East title back. As the Bills are headed south to face the Miami Dolphins, rooting for a couple of NFC South teams could mean that Buffalo jumps from second in the division and fifth overall in the AFC, to owning both crowns by Sunday night — with the right combination of scoreboard results.

So, here’s a look at how we’d like to see things go this weekend. Get ready Bills Mafia, it’s going to be a wild weekend!

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AFC East Week 10 Bills rooting interests

Buffalo Bills (6-2) over Miami Dolphins (2-7), Sunday 1 p.m. EST (CBS)

This one goes without saying, but root for the Bills. A win, at the least, keeps Buffalo right where they are in the playoffs, and at best propels them to the top of the conference. Plus, there’s the whole division rivalry thing: If the Bills take the win in the Sunshine State, the division series will even up at 62 wins a piece.

Go Bills!

New York Jets (1-7) over Cleveland Browns (2-6), Sunday 1 p.m. EST (CBS)

Sometimes it pays off to root for the divisional team. The Jets are not making it into the playoffs this season. In fact, they are only a few weeks away from mathematical elimination. The Bills already beat them, so a Jets win means a stronger SOV score (yes, we assume that they will get the win over Cleveland later, but nothing is ever...