Bills in FIGHT for AFC East | How Many Wins Decide It? Does Ed Oliver’s Injury Impact Trade Plans?

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🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Joe Marino analyzes the Buffalo Bills' path to winning the AFC East, breaking down why the surging New England Patriots' favorable schedule could force Buffalo to win 12+ games for the division crown. The discussion covers Ed Oliver's devastating torn biceps and its impact on trade deadline priorities, with Marino advocating for dual targets at receiver and defensive tackle. Key topics include evaluating Brian Thomas Jr. trade rumors and red flags, implementing matchup-based linebacker rotations with Matt Milano, Terrel Bernard, and Dorian Williams, and dissecting the Bills' masterful run scheme success against Carolina. Marino provides an in-depth Kansas City Chiefs preview, highlighting how Buffalo's new two-man coverage scheme could neutralize Xavier Worthy and Hollywood Brown's speed despite potential absences of starting defensive tackles and linebackers. Discover why the Bills' "everybody eats" philosophy means more than equal touches and whether Buffalo should pursue Jacksonville's struggling rookie receiver.

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0:00.0	The Buffalo Bills are in a battle for the AFC East.
0:04.6	How many wins is it going to take to win it?
0:07.4	We've got trade talking more coming your way today on Locked On Bills.
0:16.9	You are Locked on Bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast.
0:22.1	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:28.0	What's up, Bill's Mafia?
0:30.0	It's Joe Marino, author of the Heard Mentality Substack, co-host of the Lockdown NFL Scouting podcast,
0:36.7	co-host of the NFL First Read podcast, and I'm
0:39.7	your host of Lockdown Bills. I want to thank you for making Lockdown Bills your first listen
0:44.3	every day in a big welcome and shout out to our everydayers. You know who you are. Those of you
0:49.9	who never miss a single episode, I appreciate y'all being here very, very much.
0:54.7	Lockdown Bills is a proud part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day.
1:00.2	Today's episode is brought to you by GameTime, download the GameTime app,
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1:08.8	Well, folks, welcome in. It's time for He for herd mentality, the weekly episode where you control our discussion.
1:14.7	We got some good stuff to get into.
1:16.2	We'll take a quick peek ahead at Chiefs Week.
1:19.1	We'll talk about some linebacker discussion, some trade ideas.
1:22.6	But I want to start with this one from Matt about the AFC East divisional race.
1:29.4	Matt says, with the Patriots remaining schedule, how likely do you think it is the bills can
1:35.2	win the AFC East?
1:37.3	How many more games do they need to win?
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