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The Buffalo Bills know now who they will be playing and when, with their 2026 schedule dropping.
Joe Brady, in his first year as head coach, will look over the schedule and see that his team faces a handful of star teams throughout the 2026 season.
Plus, we haven’t spoken about the division rivals yet either, so a return to the playoffs looks a little tougher than last season.
Still, there are some good things about Buffalo’s schedule that will please those inside the building.
And for CBS Sports’ John Breech, the final two games are a chance for the Bills to truly set themselves up for a playoff run.
“The Bills get to close the season with games against the Dolphins (Week 17) and Jets (Week 18),” Breech wrote. “Those feel like two very winnable games and if the Bills are battling for a division title or a high playoff seed, then winning those two games could certainly help their cause.”
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Bills hope final two weeks is playoff tune up
Yes, those final two games, on paper, appear to be games that the Bills should be winning, and easily, but in an ideal world, the heavy lifting will be done prior to those.
In the five games prior to the two mentioned above, Buffalo plays the Kansas City Chiefs, the New England Patriots, the Green Bay Packers, the Chicago Bears, and the Denver Broncos. And two of those are at home, the rest are on the road.
With three of those games against elite AFC competition, the Bills could separate themselves from the chasing pack, thus not needing the two games at the end of the regular season to push for a playoff spot.
Conversely, if the Bills stutter during that five-game stretch, those last two games could be a godsend.
How it plays out will be fascinating.