Buffalo Bills fan survey: Week 15

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At 9-4, the Buffalo Bills march into a Week 15 road matchup against the AFC East-leading 11-2 New England Patriots. It’s as important a game as they come outside the regular season — the proverbial “hat and t-shirt” event should the Patriots win to re-claim the division crown over their

Western New York Rivals.

If you were to reverse time, stepping back a few months to those preseason record prognostications for the Bills, a 9-4 record at this point in the season likely sounds like something most of Bills Mafia signs up for in August. The trouble with that reality is that it’s still two games shy of New England. It’s a record that’s good enough to float among those teams fighting for wild card supremacy.

The question one should probably stop and ponder a bit is thus: Does their record matter, if they make the playoffs? Furthermore, does how they win matter, or just that Buffalo wins by any means necessary? If it’s the latter, then continued debates about the run defense and wide receivers who aren’t getting open downfield may not hold the amount weight given in 2025.

But they do hold that weight. Fans who go back long enough in time understand that time is not endless for this era of Bills football. That the future is anything other than guaranteed. So, a sense of urgency is masked in public complaint. Make no mistake that Buffalo is well-positioned for postseason play. They’re perennial playoff favorites, but also perennially eliminated by the Kansas City Chiefs. Oh, yes… KC might not make the postseason in 2025. Well, wouldn’t that be interesting?

Speaking of such things, those Patriots are all but guaranteed a playoff spot at this point, and could wind up with the one seed in the AFC, and a bye. That’s not ideal, but how much does it really matter to Buffalo’s playoff journey? The Bills do boast the best rushing attack in the NFL, and also the league’s best passing defense. There’s a lot of real estate an NFL franchise can cover playing well in both of those areas. Thankfully, there’s also Buffalo’s Winter Soldier — and Josh Allen has shown capable of carrying this team plenty already in 2025.

Where does that leave you at this moment in time? Are you confident in these Buffalo Bills, being led by this coaching staff, and the incumbent front office?