The Buffalo Bills' inconsistent past month has continued with a 30-13 loss on the road against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium.
And Sean McDermott's team fell further behind the New England Patriots in the race for the AFC East.
Week 10 was seen as a chance for the Bills to close the gap on New England with Mike Vrabel's team on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Buffalo against the lowly 2-7 Dolphins.
But things didn't pan out the way Bills Mafia had hoped, as the Patriots won and the Bills lost in horror.
As a result, the Bills are now two games behind the Patriots, and New England owns the tiebreaker after beating Buffalo in Week 5. So, the Bills' division title streak, which stands at five currently, is now in serious jeopardy.
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Bills in serious AFC East trouble
The Patriots are rolling with Drake Maye, and the Bills, with Allen, appear to be up-and-down with the struggle to find consistency, real.
The Bills were 3 of 9 on third down, while Allen had an interception and a fumble, and the offense was held scoreless for the first three quarters before scoring 13 points in the fourth.
It is back to the drawing board for the Bills as things don't appear to be in good order on both sides of the ball. Yes, last week was superb, but maybe that was an outlier?
Either way, Buffalo lost a game it shouldn't have, and as a result, the Patriots move further ahead in the AFC East standings as the Bills' recent stranglehold over the division appears to be loosening with each passing week.
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