There's a lot at stake for Sunday's Bills vs. Patriots matchup in Foxborough. Buffalo (9-4) will aim to keep their streak of five consecutive AFC East titles alive as New England (11-2) can clinch the division with a win.
After a snowy Week 14 win over the Bengals, the Bills have a 98% chance at reaching the playoffs, though just an 11% chance at winning the AFC East, according to the New York Times Playoff Machine.
A win over NE can increase the playoff odds to 99% and the division odds to 25%. Buffalo is not in a position to officially clinch a playoff spot just yet.
Here's an updated look at the AFC Playoff Picture
Teams in the Hunt
8. Colts (8-5)
9. Ravens (6-7)
10. Chiefs (6-7)
Who Bills Fans should root for in Week 15
Arizona Cardinals (3-10) at Houston Texans (8-5) | Sunday, Dec. 14 at 1 p.m.
Who to root for: Root for the Cardinals
Why: At the No. 7 seed, Houston can pass Buffalo in the AFC Wild Card Standings with a win over Arizona, a Bills loss to New England and a Jaguars win over the Jets.
Los Angeles Chargers (9-4) at Kansas City Chiefs (6-7) Sunday, Dec. 14 at 1 p.m.
Who to root for: YOUR CALL
Why you should root for the Chiefs: Even with a win, the Chiefs would still be a long-shot to make the playoffs. Their odds currently sit at 12% and would only increase to 20% with a victory. A KC win and Bills win this week would give Buffalo the No. 5 seed going into Week 16.
Why you can root for the Chargers: We won't blame any Bills fans for not wanting to see a Chiefs win — even if it mathematically makes sense. A Chargers win would mean Buffalo can not rise to the No. 5 seed this week.
A Chargers win + wins by BUF and two of HOU, IND or JAX would eliminate the Chiefs from playoff contention.
Miami Dolphins (6-7) at Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6) | Monday, Dec. 15 at 8:15 p.m.
Who to root for: Root for the Dolphins
Why: This is projecting ahead a bit, but Week 18 could have big implications for the AFC East with the Bills-Jets and Dolphins-Patriots matchups. Assuming the Patriots haven't clinched the AFC East by then, they would need to beat Miami in order to do so.
A Miami win against the Steelers in Week 15 keeps the Dolphins in the playoff hunt, at least temporarily. Keeping Miami's hopes alive for a playoff spot could be enough incentive for a competitive Week 18 battle in Foxborough.
Baltimore Ravens (6-7) at Cincinnati Bengals (4-9) | Sunday, Dec. 14 at 1 p.m.
Who to root for: Root for the Bengals
Why: At the No. 9 seed and second place in their division, the Ravens have a 27% chance at making the playoffs. A loss drops those odds to 13%.
Should Pittsburgh maintain its lead in the AFC North, the Ravens could still have a slim shot at making the Wild Card if one of the three current teams stumble. A Ravens loss to Cincy ensures the Bills will finish the regular season ahead of Baltimore in record and head-to-head tie-breaker.
Best Case Scenario
A Bills win + losses by the Texans, Chargers, Steelers and Ravens would give Buffalo 99% chance to make the playoffs, a 77% chance of being a wild card team and a 24% chance to win the AFC East. Buffalo would enter Week 16 as the No. 5 seed.
Worst Case Scenario
A Bills loss + wins by the Texans, Chargers, Steelers and Ravens would give Buffalo a 96% chance to make the playoffs. New England would win the AFC East and the Bills would enter Week 16 as the No. 7 seed.
Scroll to see the best photos as the Buffalo Bills prepare for Week 15 of the NFL season at the Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Joe Andreessen (44). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Javon Solomon (56). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Mitchell Trubisky (11). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Sedrick Van Pran-Granger (62). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Khalil Shakir (10). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Khalil Shakir (10). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Shane Buechele (6). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Mitch Wishnowsky (19). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Brandin Cooks (18). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Reid Ferguson (69). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Cam Lewis (39). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Brandon Codrington (29). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Dane Jackson (23). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Tyrell Shavers (14). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Dalton Kincaid (86). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Matt Milano (58). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Taron Johnson (7). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Maxwell Hairston (31). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Terrel Bernard (8). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
DaQuan Jones (92). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Phidarian Mathis (72). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Jordan Phillips (52). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Joey Bosa (97). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Keon Coleman (0). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
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Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
James Cook (4). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Mitchell Trubisky (11). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Shane Buechele (6). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Shane Buechele (6). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Keon Coleman (0). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
. Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Dawson Knox (88). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Keon Coleman (0). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Keon Coleman (0). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Tyrell Shavers (14). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Frank Gore Jr. (20), James Cook (4). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Dalton Kincaid (86). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Ray Davis (22). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Ray Davis (22). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
DaQuan Jones (92). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Shaq Lawson (59). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
DaQuan Jones (92). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Kendrick Green (53). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Joey Bosa (97). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
O'Cyrus Torrence (64). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Tyrell Shavers (14). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Tyrell Shavers (14). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Spencer Brown (79). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Taron Johnson (7). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Taron Johnson (7). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Taron Johnson (7). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Cam Lewis (39). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Joe Brady, Brandon Beane. Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Shane Buechele (6). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Dane Jackson (23). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
James Cook (4). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Dion Dawkins (73). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Dion Dawkins (73), Joshua Palmer (5), Will Greenberg. Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Mitch Wishnowsky (19). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Brandin Cooks (18). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Sedrick Van Pran-Granger (62), Keleki Latu (83). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Sedrick Van Pran-Granger (62). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Sedrick Van Pran-Granger (62). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Sedrick Van Pran-Granger (62), Keleki Latu (83). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Keleki Latu (83). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Keleki Latu (83), Shane Buechele (6). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Connor McGovern (66). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Travis Clayton (67), Tylan Grable (68). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Cam Lewis (39). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Jordan Poyer (21). Buffalo Bills Week 15 Practice, December 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
