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NFL postseason odds for the Bills as of Week 16

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Last Thursday, the Baltimore Ravens secured a postseason berth, making them the inaugural AFC team to do so. The Bills intend to follow, as do many other clubs.

NY’S ORCHARD PARK — The Buffalo Bills’ chances of making the postseason are getting better every week.

The New York Times projects the Bills’ chances of making the NFL playoffs at 68 percent following their convincing victory at home against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 15, a few defeats in other AFC games, and other factors. It was 49 percent last week.

Run by The Upshot, The Times has its own NFL playoff simulator. On one website, the Bills’ postseason chances were below twenty percent as of Week 11.

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The Bills’ chances would decrease to 53% if they were to win their next two games, which would be against the Los Angeles Chargers and the New England Patriots at Highmark Stadium, then lose the regular-season finale against the Dolphins in Miami.

Last Thursday, the Baltimore Ravens secured a postseason berth, making them the inaugural AFC team to do so.

The New York Times reports that the Kansas City Chiefs (over 99 percent), Miami Dolphins (99 percent), Cleveland Browns (88 percent), and Jacksonville Jaguars (73 percent) are the clubs with the next-best odds to qualify for the AFC playoffs after that.

Many considerations, such as head-to-head results, records against division opponents, records against AFC opponents, greatest win % in shared games, and more, are used to determine tiebreakers between and among clubs.