How is this calculated?

A team is counted as still in the hunt when at least one set of results for the games left would put it in the playoffs, as division winner or wild card, taking into account that its rivals also play each other. It is counted as clinched only when no set of results can keep it out. Teams are compared on wins, a tie counting as half a win. While games remain, the league's tie-breakers are not used for this: teams level on record are treated cautiously, level being enough to stay in and never enough to clinch. The tie-breakers (head-to-head, division and conference records, common games, strength of victory and of schedule, points) give the order of the tables, the seeds if the season ended today and, once every game is played, the final field. Scores come from the nflverse project.

The Buffalo Bills can still make the 2026 NFL playoffs.

Record: 3-1. Place in the AFC East: 1 of 4. They can still win the AFC East. If the season ended today they would be the number 3 seed in the AFC. Winning every game left would put them in the playoffs whatever happens elsewhere. They can finish with 16 wins at most.

Games left

Week	Opponent
5 · 12 Oct	at Los Angeles Rams
6 · 18 Oct	at Las Vegas Raiders
8 · 1 Nov	vs Baltimore Ravens
9 · 9 Nov	at Minnesota Vikings
10 · 15 Nov	at New York Jets
11 · 22 Nov	vs Miami Dolphins
12 · 26 Nov	vs Kansas City Chiefs
13 · 6 Dec	at New England Patriots
14 · 13 Dec	at Green Bay Packers
15 · 19 Dec	vs Chicago Bears
16 · 25 Dec	at Denver Broncos
17 · 3 Jan	at Miami Dolphins
18 · 10 Jan	vs New York Jets

Results

Week	Opponent	Score
1	at Houston Texans	Won 36-31
2	vs Detroit Lions	Won 41-31
3	vs Los Angeles Chargers	Won 24-16
4	vs New England Patriots	Lost 26-29

Quick answers

Can the Buffalo Bills still make the 2026 NFL playoffs?: The Buffalo Bills can still make the 2026 NFL playoffs. If the season ended today they would be the number 3 seed in the AFC. Winning every game left would put them in the playoffs whatever happens elsewhere.
What is the Buffalo Bills record in 2026?: Record: 3-1. Place in the AFC East: 1 of 4.
How is this calculated?: A team is counted as still in the hunt when at least one set of results for the games left would put it in the playoffs, as division winner or wild card, taking into account that its rivals also play each other. It is counted as clinched only when no set of results can keep it out. Teams are compared on wins, a tie counting as half a win. While games remain, the league's tie-breakers are not used for this: teams level on record are treated cautiously, level being enough to stay in and never enough to clinch. The tie-breakers (head-to-head, division and conference records, common games, strength of victory and of schedule, points) give the order of the tables, the seeds if the season ended today and, once every game is played, the final field. Scores come from the nflverse project.