Who will Buffalo Bills play in the playoffs? It's the Patriots
Update: The Bills will play the Patriots on at 8:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16. Here is the newest story with the game info.
Earlier story:
The Buffalo Bills clinched the AFC East title at home and now they'll wait to see who they'll play the the Wild-Card round of the playoffs.
Buffalo defeated the New York Jets 27-10 and is the No. 3 seed in the AFC. The New England Patriots lost 33-24 to the Miami Dolphins and dropped to the No. 5 or No. 6 seed.
The Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders play on Sunday Night Football for a spot in the playoffs.
If the Chargers win, they will come to Buffalo as the No. 6 seed. If the Raiders win, then the Patriots fall to No. 6 and they will travel to Buffalo.
The Cincinnati Bengals lost to the Cleveland Browns, 21-16, which opened the door for Buffalo to jump to the No. 3 seed
The Indianapolis Colts were eliminated from playoff contention after a 26-11 collapse against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The top-seeded Tennessee Titans (12-5) have a bye in the Wild-Card round and will host the lowest seed left in the Divisional round.
Here are the scenarios after heading into the Sunday night game:
Chargers win or tie: Buffalo plays the Chargers
Raiders win: Buffalo plays the Patriots
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This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Bills playoff scenarios: Buffalo will play Patriots win Wild Card round
