It lists the Bills with the sixth-best playoff odds in the path to the NFL playoffs. There\u2019s also the graph below, which you may have seen elsewhere. It\u2019s a great visual feast. I\u2019m not here to sway your decision to pay The New York Times \/ The Athletic for access to this content \u2014 rather, hoping to share something with readers who otherwise might not see it. There\u2019s far more than what I\u2019ve shared here, of course.<\/p>\n Onward with the ESPN content\u2026 Continuing a trend from last week there are more positives developments. Buffalo actually moved down the latter to the four spot, where previously they were at three.<\/p>\n Entering Week 15, the Bills\u2019 odds of making the playoffs now sit at 97% (was 90%); their odds of winning the division improved to 18% (was 15%). As for earning a playoff bye, Buffalo\u2019s dipped to 4% (was 5%), while their odds of making it to the Super Bowl improved to 16% (was 13%). (ESPN\u2019s latest and full AFC playoff odds chart<\/a>)<\/p>\n Now, let\u2019s live in the present and dive into the latest NFL power rankings, passing the mic to hierarchy experts around the country. Ready? (Week 14 Power Rankings<\/a> for comparison)<\/p>\n ESPN<\/a>: 6 (up from 9 in Week 14)<\/p>\n \u201cMost shocking statistical ranking: Defensive end Joey Bosa is first in forced fumbles\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMuch of what the Bills are doing statistically is to be expected, including offensive numbers that are down from last season\u2019s difficult-to-replicate lack of turnovers or sacks. But there was some uncertainty as to what Bosa would be at this point in his career. The one-year signing has aged well overall, and the highs have included his five forced fumbles. Bosa\u2019s most recent turnover came versus the Steelers in Week 13, leading to a Christian Benford touchdown. This is already his second-most forced fumbles in a single season (seven in 2021).\u201d \u2014 Alaina Getzenberg<\/p>\n NFL.com<\/a>: 6 (up from 9 in Week 14)<\/p>\n \u201cDown 10 points late, with the snow really piling up, Josh Allen and an opportunistic Bills defense dominated the final eight minutes with an incredible flourish against the scrappy Bengals, keeping Buffalo\u2019s faint divisional hopes alive. The Bills will need to beat the well-rested Patriots on Sunday in Foxborough — and do more than that — to even harbor those thoughts, but it\u2019s possible. Yet, I think this team remains dangerous as a wild card, if that\u2019s the way it goes. With the Bengals, Ravens and Chiefs all falling off, and even the upstart Colts falling on hard times, you simply cannot count out an Allen-led group in the playoffs. I\u2019m not ignoring Buffalo\u2019s defensive limitations, nor am I looking away from James Cook\u2019s rising fumble total. But with Allen, the Bills nearly always have a chance.\u201d \u2014 Eric Edholm<\/p>\n Pro Football Focus<\/a>: 4 (no change from Week 14)<\/p>\n \u201cChance of making playoffs: 98%\u201d \u201cThe Bills rallied from a 28-18 deficit midway through the fourth quarter to score 21 points and defeat the Cincinnati Bengals, thanks to a superhuman Josh Allen (85.8 grade; 5th) performance in Week 14. Allen completed 22-of-28 passes for 251 yards and three touchdowns, adding nine carries for 78 yards and a touchdown \u2014 which resulted in a 90.4 overall PFF grade.<\/p>\n Buffalo needed its offense to spring to life in the fourth quarter \u2014 the defense struggled to contain the Bengals in the western New York snow, allowing six yards per play. However, corner Christian Benford (66.2 grade; 40th) scored a pick-six as the Bills picked off Joe Burrow on back-to-back plays. The Bills weren\u2019t at their best, but they made the big plays at the right times.\u201d \u2014 Thomas Valentine<\/p>\n The Athletic<\/a>: 6 (up from 7 in Week 14)<\/p>\n \u201cWorst-case scenario: Moving out of this stadium\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the Bills\u2019 last season in Highmark Stadium. The new stadium will be palatial, but it\u2019s never going to feel like Buffalo\u2019s beautiful bandbox of a building. On Sunday, Bills quarterback Josh Allen became the first player in NFL history with at least one rushing touchdown and one passing touchdown in 50 games. He had 235 total yards and three touchdowns in the second half of a snow game straight out of a Disney movie.\u201d \u2014 Chad Graff\/Josh Kendall<\/p>\n CBS Sports<\/a>: 10 (up from 12 in Week 14)<\/p>\n \u201cJosh Allen carried them past the Bengals in the snow, showing exactly how this team needs to play to win. It\u2019s his time. Let him loose.\u201d \u2014 Pete Prisco<\/p>\n USA Today<\/a>: 7 (no change from Week 14)<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re holding steady at No. 7 \u2212 and QB Josh Allen, who might be the league\u2019s best quarterback at this point and perhaps the most dangerous and experienced one on the AFC side of the playoff bracket, is looking like a man who could finally be on a fruitful Super Bowl mission.\u201d \u2014 Nate Davis<\/p>\n Bleacher Report<\/a>: 6 (up from 7 in Week 14)<\/p>\n \u201cDespite questions about their pass-catching group, the Buffalo Bills are built to win scoring shootouts, and Josh Allen shines in big moments.<\/p>\n The Bills needed the MVP version of their star quarterback, and that\u2019s who they saw throw for three touchdowns and rush for 78 yards and a score on nine carries in a win over the Cincinnati Bengals.<\/p>\n Buffalo\u2019s defense has allowed 30 or more points in three of the team\u2019s previous five outings, which raises concerns for this club down the stretch, but Allen is the ultimate equalizer with his arm and legs.\u201d \u2014 Maurice Moton<\/p>\n Sportsnaut<\/a>: 7 (up from 9 in Week 14)<\/p>\n \u201cTrailing by 10 points midway through the fourth quarter on Sunday, the Buffalo Bills were in real danger of dropping to 8-5 and that would mean having to fight for one of the last wild card spots. Josh Allen and Buffalo\u2019s defense responded to that with some of their biggest plays of the season, including a pick-six and a career-long rushing touchdown by Allen. Now, Buffalo is in firm control of its playoff destiny and a win next week versus New England would re-open the door to a division title.\u201d \u2014 Matt Johnson<\/p>\n The Sporting News<\/a>: 6 (up from 7 in Week 14)<\/p>\n \u201cThe Bills needed Josh Allen to go nuts late to save the day against the Bengals, but it wouldn\u2019t have been possible without their defense digging deeper to make big plays. Buffalo keeps looking more like the true AFC team to beat, but a New England rematch this week will provide proof for or against that thinking.\u201d \u2014 Vinnie Iyer<\/p>\n Yahoo! Sports<\/a>: 8 (no change from Week 14)<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re looking at the very real possibility of the AFC playoffs beginning without Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow. Can Josh Allen and the Bills take advantage of that? They were on upset watch again for most of Sunday against the Bengals. Allen, who is up to 34 total touchdowns (22 passing, 12 rushing) this season, gives them a chance against anyone. It\u2019s just hard to depend on everything else around him.\u201d \u2014 Frank Schwab<\/p>\n New York Post<\/a>: 7 (no change from Week 14)<\/p>\n \u201cChristian Benford and A.J. Epenesa intercepted back-to-back fourth-quarter passes by Joe Burrow to spark a 10-point fourth-quarter comeback in a 39-34 win against the desperate Bengals. Benford returned his interception for the go-ahead 63-yard pick-six. Josh Allen threw for three touchdowns \u2013 including the knockout punch on fourth down to Jackson Hawes \u2013 and ran for another.\u201d \u2014 Ryan Dunleavy<\/p>\n theScore<\/a>: 9 (up from 11 in Week 14)<\/p>\n \u201cBuffalo has been completely helpless when it comes to stopping the run, ranking 31st with -0.07 EPA\/rush. That makes this the worst Bills rush defense since 2005. The good news? There may not be too many AFC playoff teams capable of exploiting their fatal flaw.\u201d \u2014 Dan Wilkins<\/p>\n Sports Illustrated<\/a>: 3 (up from 4 in Week 14)<\/p>\n \u201cMy takeaway from Sunday\u2019s game is that, so long as the Bills have Josh Allen, the team can never play in a closed-roof stadium in Buffalo in the winter. Against a pocket passer\u2014even one as good as Burrow\u2014he is like riding a tank into a demolition derby.\u201d \u2014 Conor Orr<\/p>\n FOX Sports<\/a>: 10 (up from 11 in Week 13)<\/p>\n \u201cThe Bengals had the Bills on the brink in snowy Buffalo before QB Josh Allen and the Bills\u2019 defense started finally looking like contenders. Did Cincinnati jostle a sleeping giant?\u201d \u2014 Ralph Vacchiano<\/p>\n Tom Brady with FOX Sports<\/a>: 6 (up from 7 in Week 14)Pressbox<\/a>: 6 (up from 8 in Week 14)<\/p>\n Look, Glenn Clark takes an offbeat approach to this exercise. 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