What gets the Bills in the 2017 playoffs:
- A
win over Miami, AND:
- A
loss to Cincinnati
- OR, a
loss/tie to Jacksonville AND a
loss/tie to Oakland.
- A
- A
tie with Miami, AND:
- A
loss to Jacksonville AND a
loss to Oakland.
- A
There is no scenario where the Bills can get into the playoffs with a loss to Miami and an 8-8 record.
There is no scenario where the Bills can get in at 9-7 without help from at least one team.
Here are all the different scenarios:
- If
,
,
, and
are all 9-7, the Bills get IN.
- If
,
, and
are all 9-7, the Bills get IN.
- If
,
, and
are all 9-7, the Bills get IN.
- If
and
are the only ones tied at 9-7, the Bills get IN.
- If
,
, and
are all 9-7, the Bills are OUT.
- If
and
are the only ones tied at 9-7, the Bills are OUT.
- If
and
are the only ones tied at 9-7, the Bills are OUT.
- If the
,
, and
are all 8-8, the Bills are OUT.
- If the
,
,
, and
are all 8-8, the Bills are OUT.
**All playoff scenarios were done using the ESPN Playoff Machine