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Howard has been very 50/50 on this matchup, but now believes the Bills can get the job done.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmggqcqy9003f357t7t3nidgk@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The next loss for the Bills come after a three game winning streak and happen at Week 11 versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Then the Bills will lose again in Week 12 to the Houston Texans.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmggqovh6003j357t484pd5mf@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The Bills then go on a four game winning streak until they are met with their fourth and final loss of the year to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 17. This means the Bills end up at 13-4 for the season and still end as the No. 1 seed in the AFC Playoffs.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmggqxxx8003n357tjljm97tw@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/WGR550/status/1975543730263499152', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The picks are in! <a href="https://twitter.com/hsimon62?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hsimon62</a> picks the Bills to go 13-4! <br><br>at Atlanta ✅<br>at Carolina ✅<br>vs Kansas City ✅<br>at Miami ✅<br>vs Tampa Bay ❌<br>at Texans ❌<br>at Pittsburgh ✅<br>vs Cincinnati ✅<br>at Patriots ✅<br>at Cleveland ✅<br>vs Eagles ❌<br>vs NY Jets ✅</p>— WGR 550 (@WGR550) <a href="https://twitter.com/WGR550/status/1975543730263499152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2025</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cmggr3odq004a357tlxcmxf5g@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Be sure to follow along on X, formerly known as Twitter, for the latest picks from Howard by using the hashtag\xa0<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HowardPicksTheBills?src=hashtag_click">#HowardPicksTheBills</a>. 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Still maybe the No. 1 seed in the AFC?<a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyWGR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JeremyWGR</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SneakyJoeSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SneakyJoeSports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WGR550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WGR550</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HowardPicksTheBills?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HowardPicksTheBills</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bills?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bills</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BillsMafia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BillsMafia</a> <a href="https://t.co/Qs5DAGxTWj">pic.twitter.com/Qs5DAGxTWj</a></p>— Brayton J. 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