Playoff projections reveal Bills' most likely first-round opponent

Buffalo Bills v Pittsburgh Steelers | Justin K. Aller/GettyImagesThe NFL Playoffs aren’t set in stone just yet, but with Week 16 in the books, the field is becoming much clearer for the Buffalo Bills. The Bills know the field will be more favorable without having to contend with Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, or Lamar Jackson, but that doesn’t grant them a free pass to represent the AFC in Super Bowl LX either.

That said, the path to the Super Bowl through the AFC is an interesting one that will present Buffalo with new challenges. Chief among them (no pun intended) is that Buffalo will have to do the early portions, at least, on the road - unless the New England Patriots drop one of their…