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NFL analytics predicts Bills to win AFC East again

Buffalo Bills projected win total from NFL analytics.

The Bills won their first AFC East title in 25 years in 2020. One study thinks it won’t be another quarter-century for the next one.

NFL.com analytics expert Cynthia Frelund released win-loss projection findings this week following the league releasing team schedules on Wednesday. For the Bills, it was a welcomed estimation.

Per the findings, 11.1 wins is enough to give the Bills the estimated AFC East title again:

The Bills’ Week 5 meeting with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs and their Week 14 matchup with Tom Brady and the Bucs are both going to be really exciting, very probable playoff previews. (These games could also be a sneak peek of that other thing, which I won’t jinx by naming; let’s just say it features one playoff team from each conference.)

In 2020, the Bills won 13 games. Still, that 11.1 figure is still very solid for Buffalo. The only team to have a higher projected win total in the AFC overall is the Chiefs as the Bills have the second-highest number in the conference.

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Texans coach David Culley excited to begin 2021 season against an AFC South opponent

Houston Texans coach David Culley is excited to get the 2021 season started off against an AFC South opponent in the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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David Culley will make his coaching debut on Sunday, Sept. 12, when the new-look Houston Texans open their 2021 season against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The game will feature the highly anticipated debut of Trevor Lawrence under center for the Jaguars, which has the Texans opening the season as a 1.5-point underdog — according to BetMGM. 

To Culley, it doesn’t matter who is the starting quarterback for the Jaguars. It’s all about getting the season off to a great start against an AFC South opponent.

“When we are sitting there talking about the next year, one of your goals is to win your division,” Culley told Texans’ TV host Drew Dougherty after the release of the 2021 schedule. “We are playing a divisional opponent. That’s exciting. We get to start early to let everyone know what and who we are. Right away and in the division.”

This will be the first time the Texans will open their regular-season schedule against the Jaguars since 2017. Houston lost their home opener that season in a 29-7 defeat. Deshaun Watson made his NFL debut in the loss after subbing for Tom Savage following a subpar first half.

Since dropping their season opener in 2017, the Texans have registered a 6-1 record against the Jaguars. Oddsmakers have the Texans’ win total set at 4.5 with the possibility of getting swept in the AFC South, according to ESPN’s Sarah Barshop.

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