The Bills’ loss to the Ravens is SUCH good news for the Patriots with respect to the division. Not only did they lose obviously putting them a game further behind, but also the loss was the same team the Pats lost to, so the Pats’ Ravens loss no longer negatively impacts them with respect to tiebreakers against the Bills.
The Pats can now afford a loss tonight AND a loss to the Bills and STILL win the division
If both finish 12-4 with those losses I just mentioned, the h2h tiebreaker would be tied, division record would be tied, next is common opponents. Bc the Bills’ additional losses were to PHI and CLE whom NE beat, whereas NE losses would be to HOU and KC, who are not common opponents (Bills don’t play them), NE would win common opponents tiebreaker and win div, even in that scenario
So really, now, only chance for Bills to win div is for Pats to lose THREE of their last four, including one to either CIN or MIA
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