Could the Bills win the AFC East next season?
They were awfully close in 2019.
Buffalo lost their Week 16 meeting with the Patriots in a close game and in their season finale, had nothing to play for. Plenty of rest for starters.
Had the Bills won, they could’ve been playing for the AFC East title. The Patriots went on to lose in Week 17 to the Dolphins, and had the Bills beat the Jets and finished 11-5, not 10-6, they would’ve won the division.
It was that close.
Perhaps that closeness gave CBS Sports analyst Adam Schein confidence in the Bills once again. On Tuesday, he predicted the Bills would win the AFC East next season.
“We’re not waiting until March for the big predictions. I’m going bold right now. The Buffalo Bills will win the AFC East next year. That’s right, Bills Mafia, you don’t have to wait for the offseason,” Schein said.
The analyst cited some “transition” in New England and a possibility that quarterback Tom Brady leaves, plus growth from quarterback Josh Allen, along with the Bills’ stout defense, as some of his reasons why he thinks so.
For what it’s worth, Schein was the same guy who predicted the Bills would win 10 games this year and make the playoffs, which they did.
Check out the full prediction here:
"I'm going bold right now. The Buffalo Bills will win the AFC East next season…and they're going to win a playoff game."
–@AdamSchein believes the future is even brighter than the present in Buffalo#BillsMafia | #T2S pic.twitter.com/59Rbpvsvvy
— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) January 7, 2020
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