NFL Week 12, 2019: 5 Teams on upset alert

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 17: Derek Carr #4 of the Oakland Raiders looks to pass against the Cincinnati Bengals during their NFL game at RingCentral Coliseum on November 17, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 17: Derek Carr #4 of the Oakland Raiders looks to pass against the Cincinnati Bengals during their NFL game at RingCentral Coliseum on November 17, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images) /
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2. Buffalo Bills

As expected, the New England Patriots are in the driver’s seat to earn another AFC East title, meaning if the Buffalo Bills are going to participate in the playoffs, it’s going to have to come as a Wild Card team.

Over the last couple of years, the Bills have seen their defense develop into one of the top units in the league, but whether they have what it takes to reach the playoffs will come down to their play on offense.

After years of searching for a quarterback to build the franchise around, Buffalo seems to finally have found their answer in Josh Allen, and the youngster has proven to be quite effective as a runner to give the Bills an extra advantage on offense at times.

With the Denver Broncos coming to town, Buffalo seems like they should be able to cruise to another victory like they did last weekend in their win over the Miami Dolphins, but also this game is far from a guarantee.

The last thing anyone expected was to see the Broncos find success on offense with Brandon Allen under center, and if the quarterback finds a way to keep this game close with Buffalo, Denver could be in for a surprise win.