After looking like the team to beat in the first eight weeks of the NFL season, the Buffalo Bills enter their Week 11 matchup with the Cleveland Browns after hitting a little speed bump with back-to-back games to the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings.
A similar thing happened last season, when the Bills started 5-2 but lost four of their next six games to put their AFC East title and NFL playoff hopes in jeopardy.
They recovered to beat out the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins for the division title, thanks to winning their final four games. But nipping this season's blip in the bud is imperative with the Dolphins rolling with Tua Tagovailoa and the Jets (6-3) and Pats (5-4) both over .500.
They have an excellent chance to do that, as Sunday's game against 3-6 Cleveland will be followed by a Thanksgiving Day matchup with the Detroit Lions, who are also 3-6.