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Buffalo Bills rise in Week 17 NFL Power Rankings

beat the New England Patriots (-15.5) in convincing fashion on Sunday, winning 33-21 to wrest back control of the AFC East heading into the season’s final two weeks. For Buffalo, the scenario is easy to follow: win two games at home—one against the Atlanta Falcons (+14.5) and another against the New York Jets (+13.5)—and they win the AFC East for the second consecutive season.

Buffalo hasn’t repeated as a division winner since the early ‘90s, when they won the division for the fourth consecutive season in 1991. They’ll likely need to win out in order to fend off the New England Patriots and the red-hot Miami Dolphins (+3)

, who haven’t lost since a 26-11 defeat in Orchard Park back in October.