Much of this season’s playoff field enters January with urgency derived from their respective contention windows. At the other end of the spectrum from the Saints, Vikings or Patriots are the Bills, who were not expected to sniff the postseason. Before the season, Buffalo (10-6) was pegged at 10,000-to-1 to win Super Bowl LIV. Buffalo's championship chances remain slim given the inferiority of their roster compared to the AFC powers'. But the Bills are simultaneously a live underdog against Houston in the wild-card round and playing with house money. In an era of short contracts and limited windows to maximize roster blueprints, this is a “can't wait till next year” team. Unlike most of this year's postseason teams, Buffalo has a chance to be significantly better in 2020. The Bills have no core player set for free agency and are projected to hold more than $88 million in cap space -– the league’s fourth-highest figure. Each of this year's other AFC playoff entrants feature much more complex issues than Buf
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