Patriots' Drake Maye salivating at ending Bills' AFC East dynasty

The Buffalo Bills won't win a sixth consecutive AFC East title if they lose to the upstart New England Patriots Sunday in Foxboro.

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First the Kansas City Chiefs. Next, the Buffalo Bills?

After a nine-year stranglehold on the their division, the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes won't win the AFC West this season. The new kings are the 11-2 Denver Broncos.

As Bills Mafia knows and cherishes, their team has won five consecutive AFC East titles. Behind the Chiefs, it's the longest current division-winning streak in the NFL And then behind it comes the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their four-year dominance of the NFC South. All three could be ending.

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The Broncos, New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers all winning their divisions this season? Who'd a thunkit?

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Not surprisingly, the last time the Bills didn't win the AFC East (2019) was the last time a fellow named Tom Brady suited up for the Patriots. But if they can't beat Drake Maye in Sunday's showdown in Foxboro, their throne will topple.

"They've had a bullseye on their back," Maye said of the Bills this week. "It's a great opportuniity for us to go win the division. It’s really important to do it here, do it while we have a chance to face them head-to-head. There’s no better way to win the division than with the team that’s fighting to crawl back and to keep themselves as division champs."

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If the Bills lose they will still be in position for a strong Wild Card berth, but they will be mathematically eliminated from retaining their AFC East title. The Pats would not only have a three-game lead with three games remaining, but also hold the tiebreaker with a season sweep of Josh Allen.

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