Week 17: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills
With Tom Brady’s departure from the AFC East, the division looks wide open for the first time in a very long time. That means that the final week of the season could see the league crown a division champion in the AFC East for the first time since 2008, and for just the third time since the Brady Era began in New England. A team that might be poised to take that title is the Buffalo Bills. Sean McDerrmott’s squad made the playoffs a season ago as a Wild Card team, and the addition of Stefon Diggs might be the receiving threat that helps Josh Allen take the leap forward as a passer Bills fans are hoping to witness.
But standing in their way might be the Miami Dolphins, who are no strangers to playing the spoiler. In Week 17 last season Brian Flores and company went into Gillette Stadium and denied the Patriots a first-round bye, setting the stage for their early exit from the playoffs and Brady’s final game as a Patriot. With the improvements the Dolphins have made this past season who knows, maybe Miami is also in the playoff mix when this game kicks off?