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Are the Bills Game set to become the new kings of the AFC East?

That's a realistic question for the first time in two decades, with Tom Brady's departure from the New England Patriots leaving the future of the division up for grabs.

The Bills finished second to the Pats last year with a 10-6 record to qualify for the playoffs for the second time in three years.

Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane made a trade with the Minnesota Vikings to fill one of the team's most glaring needs: a true No. 1 wide receiver in Stefon Diggs for quarterback Josh Allen. It headlined an efficient offseason by the team's front office.

Let's check out the Bills' complete schedule for 2020 as announced Thursday on their official website. That's followed by analysis about what to expect next season.

Buffalo Bills Game Online

While using an over-the-air TV antenna is still the best way to freely watch most NFL games, if the Buffalo Bills Game is on ESPN, NFL Network or is blacked out for attendance reasons, you can still watch it, albeit with a little bit of work involved.

If you are looking to stream NFL games online using one of their official apps, you have a few options:

  • NFL Gamepass - NFL Gamepass allows you to stream any NFL game after the live game has ended. This will be your cheapest and easiest option, but obviously you won't be able to watch the games live. There is a free trial available.

  • NFL Sunday Ticket - NFL Sunday Ticket will allow you to live stream NFL games from any device, but the catch is that you can only watch out-of-market games. This means if you live in the market you are trying to watch the game for, you'll need to mask your location with a VPN (see below).

Bills Game Schedule

Week Date Opponent Kickoff time TV
1 Sept. 13 vs Jets 1 p.m. ET CBS
2 Sept. 20 vs Dolphins 1 p.m. ET CBS
3 Sept. 27 vs Rams 1 p.m. ET Fox
4 Oct. 4 vs Raiders 4:25 p.m. ET CBS
5 Oct. 11 vs Titans 1 p.m. ET CBS
6 Oct. 15 vs Chiefs (TNF) 8:20 p.m. ET Fox/NFLN/Amazon
7 Oct. 25 vs Jets 1 p.m. ET CBS
8 Nov. 1 vs Patriots 1 p.m. ET CBS
9 Nov. 8 vs Seahawks 1 p.m. ET Fox
10 Nov. 15 vs Cardinals 4:05 p.m. ET CBS
11 BYE
12 Nov. 29 vs Chargers 1 p.m. ET CBS
13 Dec. 7 vs 49ers (MNF) 8:15 p.m. ET ESPN
14 Dec. 13 vs Steelers (SNF) 8:20 p.m. ET NBC
15 Dec. 19/20 vs Broncos TBD TBD
16 Dec. 28vs Patriots (MNF) 8:15 p.m. ET ESPN
17 Jan. 3 vs Dolphins 1 p.m. ET CBS

Analysis

Brady's exit from New England can't be understated from Buffalo's perspective. It typically takes 10 wins to safely qualify for the playoffs, and the Patriots posted a 32-3 record against the Bills with the future Hall of Famer under center since 2000.

In turn, Buffalo was often forced to post a 10-4 record in its remaining 14 games to make the postseason, which played a major role in its 17-year playoff drought that finally ended in 2017.

Those games against the Pats should no longer be virtually automatic losses. It gives the Bills more margin for error, especially with the extra playoff spot now available in each conference.

On the flip side, Buffalo's schedule for 2020 is among the league's toughest on paper. Its group of opponents are tied for the fifth-highest winning percentage (.525) based on 2019 records, per CBS Sports.

The Patriots shouldn't be quite as dominant, creating an extra path to the playoffs via the division title, but the Bills' roster is also improved. Along with Diggs on offense, the defense was bolstered by the additions of Mario Addison, Josh Norman, Vernon Butler, Quinton Jefferson, A.J. Klein and rookie A.J. Epenesa.

If Allen takes a step forward in his third year as the team's starting quarterback, Buffalo could emerge as a legitimate sleeper in the AFC contender discussion.

Matchups

Everything starts with the AFC East for the Bills. Going at least 4-2 within the division would create an extremely doable path to at least 10 victories with multiple different routes to the playoffs.

The question is whether Buffalo is aiming for something bigger—maybe even the No. 1 seed in the AFC if everything falls perfectly. That's a far tougher task, though.

Allen and Co. have both of last season's Super Bowl teams on the schedule in the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. Those games in particular will be outstanding measuring sticks to see whether the Bills are prepared to reach a championship-contention level.

All told, taking care of business against the Patriots, Miami Dolphins and New York Jets should be the main focus. A two-game sweep of the Pats would also allow the franchise to jump a mental hurdle that has been in place for nearly the entirety of Brady's career.

Games against the Chiefs, Niners and Seattle Seahawks will tell fans more about the team's true upside.

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