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Group 2: There's a real chance
7. Bills (4-5): Lost amid the Richard Sherman controversy of Monday night's game, which the Bills lost to the Seahawks, is that the Bills offense completely had its way with the vaunted Seahawks defense. Tyrod Taylor went 27 of 38 for 289 yards, one touchdown, and one interception (which appeared to be due to a miscommunication). He also scored with his legs.
It wasn't so much Taylor's stat line as it was how he put up those numbers. He consistently bought time in the backfield, kept his head up, and found open receivers deep down the field.
It wasn't just Taylor. LeSean McCoy looks like one of the league's best running backs. In a return from a nagging hamstring injury, McCoy had 25 touches for 120 yards.
Meanwhile, the Bills' defense is good enough to bother opposing quarterbacks. Lorenzo Alexander leads the NFL in sacks with 10 and, as a whole, the Bills rank first with 30. If the Bills get to the playoffs, they'll bring along a strategy that can work in the postseason: a combination of a dominant ground game and an intense pass-rush.
The only issue is getting there. The AFC East has already been decided, so the Bills need to win a wild-card spot.
SportsLine's playoff chances: 13.1 percent.
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7. Bills (4-5): Lost amid the Richard Sherman controversy of Monday night's game, which the Bills lost to the Seahawks, is that the Bills offense completely had its way with the vaunted Seahawks defense. Tyrod Taylor went 27 of 38 for 289 yards, one touchdown, and one interception (which appeared to be due to a miscommunication). He also scored with his legs.
It wasn't so much Taylor's stat line as it was how he put up those numbers. He consistently bought time in the backfield, kept his head up, and found open receivers deep down the field.
It wasn't just Taylor. LeSean McCoy looks like one of the league's best running backs. In a return from a nagging hamstring injury, McCoy had 25 touches for 120 yards.
Meanwhile, the Bills' defense is good enough to bother opposing quarterbacks. Lorenzo Alexander leads the NFL in sacks with 10 and, as a whole, the Bills rank first with 30. If the Bills get to the playoffs, they'll bring along a strategy that can work in the postseason: a combination of a dominant ground game and an intense pass-rush.
The only issue is getting there. The AFC East has already been decided, so the Bills need to win a wild-card spot.
SportsLine's playoff chances: 13.1 percent.
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