Bills NFL Power Rankings: 'Resilient' Buffalo Drops Despite Beating Dolphins?

The Buffalo Bills sit atop the AFC standings. But where do they land in the power rankings?

Jeremy Brener | Dec 21, 2022

The Buffalo Bills are on the verge of securing the home field throughout the AFC playoffs after beating the Miami Dolphins over the weekend.

All season long, the Bills have been considered one of the NFL's best, but only one team will be able to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. And there are a few contenders keeping them company at the top.

That's why the Bills rank fourth in this week's power rankings from Sports Illustrated, one spot below where they were a week ago.

"The most resilient team in the NFL, the Bills edged the division-rival Dolphins to remain in possession of the No. 1 seed and the first-round bye," SI writes. "Few teams need it as badly as the Bills do. The emergence of Dawson Knox into Josh Allen’s target share has to be causing double takes from defensive coordinators who already have enough to worry about."

The Philadelphia Eagles (No. 1) and the San Francisco 49ers (No. 3) still rank ahead of the Bills, but the Cincinnati Bengals zoomed up to No. 2 after their win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bengals have won six straight games, and a matchup on Jan. 2 in Cincinnati could determine which team holds the top seed in the AFC.

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Published Dec 21, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.