AFC East: Buffalo Bills Panic Mode - 2021 Schedule Edition

The Buffalo Bills look like a team on a mission the past few seasons. With the team finally starting to catch up with the rest of the AFC it’s starting to end years of misery. Even before the season starts, we’re breaking down how the Bills could avoid panic mode.

Schedule from ProFootballtalk:

Week 1: 9/12 vs. Steelers, 1 PM, CBS
Week 2: 9/19 at Dolphins, 1 PM, Fox
Week 3: 9/26 vs. Washington Football Team, 1 PM, Fox
Week 4: 10/3 vs. Texans, 1 PM, CBS
Week 5: 10/10 at Chiefs, 8:20 PM, NBC
Week 6: 10/18 at Titans, 8:15 PM, ESPN
Week 7: BYE
Week 8: 10/31 vs. Dolphins, 1 PM, CBS
Week 9: 11/7 at Jaguars, 1 PM, CBS
Week 10: 11/14 at Jets, 1 PM, CBS
Week 11: 11/21 vs. Colts, 1 PM, CBS
Week 12: 11/25 at Saints, 8:20 PM, NBC
Week 13: 12/6 vs. Patriots, 8:15 PM, ESPN
Week 14: 12/12 at Buccaneers, 4:25 PM, CBS
Week 15: vs. Panthers, Date, time, and TV TBD
Week 16: 12/26 at Patriots, 1 PM, CBS
Week 17: 1/2, vs. Falcons, Fox
Week 18: 1/9, vs. Jets, 1 PM, CBS

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Aside from their normal AFC East games, there’s plenty on the Bills’ schedule to keep an eye on. They’ve got a BYE week just before midseason so they’ll get little rest going into the playoffs. Luckily for them, most of their post-bye week games are teams that didn’t make the playoffs last season.

Their first game against the Steelers could be intriguing. Their week 5 game against the Chiefs will show where they’re at early on. The AFC has gone through the Chiefs the past few years and the Bills have been right on their heels. The same can be said of their week 14 matchup against an old rival, Tom Brady. The Bucs won the Super Bowl last season and between them and the Chiefs that was the big dance. If they can hang in either game fans can truly get excited about this season.

Realistically the Buffalo Bills shouldn’t have too hard of a time this season. Unless the team goes into a complete regression, at the very least they should be a wild card. That’s if, and only if the rest of the division improved. If this year is anything like last year, Buffalo will run away with the division.