The Buffalo Bills enter the playoffs yet again under Sean McDermott and Josh Allen after a 12-5 regular season.
It hasn't been smooth sailing, though, as the Bills have had plenty of ups and downs, but here we are. The real stuff is set to begin.
And ahead of their wild-card game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Bills might have just gotten a little dose of motivation.
In his latest power rankings for CBS Sports, Pete Prisco has the Bills at No. 9.
That isn't the bulletin board material. This is.
Prisco has Buffalo as the fifth-best team in the AFC.
The New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, Denver Broncos, and the Houston Texans are above them.
Are the Bills really the fifth-best team in the AFC?
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Is it now or never for Bills and Josh Allen?
It certainly feels like it.
With no Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson or Joe Burrow, Allen is the last "QB boss" left in the playoffs.
Granted, he will face some excellent defenses in Denver and Houston if Buffalo gets that far, but there is a feeling that it is now or never for the Bills and Allen.
If they can't win when the key players are out of the competition, then when will they?
There's a lot of pressure on Allen's shoulders to finally break through and get it done.
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