Power rankings: Where the Bills rank heading into the NFL postseason

Power rankings: Where the Bills rank heading into the NFL postseason

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Last Week: 3

Week 18 Result: Lost vs. New England 23-16

Sunday’s season finale meant nothing to the Buffalo Bills—win or lose the Bills were the second seed in the AFC. Now the focus turns to the same thing it has this time of year the past several seasons—figuring out a way to get past the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs and into the Super Bowl.

Bills quarterback Josh Allen is also the odds-on favorite to be named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player—an honor that Bills head coach Sean McDermott believes Allen has absolutely earned.

“Josh Allen is the MVP,” McDermott told reporters. “I’ve been around this league long enough to know, to see MVPs every year for many years, and what he has done on this team and this organization, in this community, and no offense to anybody else, but I have a hard time believing that someone’s done more.”

For his part though, Allen has his sights set on bigger achievements.

“I don’t really care about that,” Allen said.

(He does.)

Analyst’s Take

Quarterback Josh Allen is in the conversation for league MVP, but he’ll be focused on helping his team overcome a playoff hurdle. Buffalo has lost in the divisional round of the postseason in three consecutive campaigns. The Bills are a strong No. 2 seed, but they field the 22nd-ranked pass defense and allow 4.7 yards per carry, which ranks 25th leaguewide. Buffalo’s defense could be its Achilles’ heel in this year’s postseason.