The Buffalo Bills appeared vulnerable a year ago and the AFC East seemed there for the taking. There were questions about who Josh Allen would be throwing to and whether the Bills' window being among the NFL's elite teams was beginning to close, while the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots had plenty of hope. Instead, the Bills dashed to their fifth straight division title, Allen won his first AP NFL MVP award and Sean McDermott's squad finished a victory short of reaching the Super Bowl.