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The Buffalo Bills will close out their regular season on Sunday.
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With it will be the final game played at Highmark Stadium before the Bills move next door to a new, shiny stadium next season.
The New York Jets are the opponent, not exactly a formidable one, especially with undrafted rookie Brady Cook starting at quarterback.
It sets up a potentially fun day for Bills Mafia.
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What’s at stake for Bills in Week 18?
The Bills don’t have a ton to play for in Week 18 as far as the playoff picture is concerned, with just some potential wild card seed maneuvering in play.
Buffalo is currently the No. 7 and final seed in the AFC, behind the Houston Texans and the Los Angeles Chargers in the other wild card spots.
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If the Texans and Chargers both win, the Bills can’t move no matter what. If either of the teams above lose and the Bills win, they would leapfrog whoever lost.
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There’s actually a case to be made that the Bills shouldn’t want to be the No. 5 seed, which would come with a road trip to the AFC North champ. And if that’s Derrick Henry and the Baltimore Ravens, that’s not a good matchup for Buffalo.
Beyond the standings, the Bills want to send Highmark Stadium out on a good note.
They should also want to keep Josh Allen healthy, so he may not play a full game or even much of the game at all. Mitchell Trubisky will almost surely see the field at some point as the Bills’ backup QB.
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