It’s still early, and there’s plenty of football left to be played, but the Patriots’ win over the Bills on Sunday helped boost their chances of a potential playoff run.
They beat the last remaining undefeated team in the NFL, and they grabbed a divisional win that could be useful down the stretch this winter.
ESPN, in the latest edition of its Football Power Index, is giving the Patriots a 67.6 percent chance to make the playoffs. The Bills, Colts, Jaguars, Steelers, and Broncos are the only teams in the AFC ahead of the Patriots in those rankings at the moment.