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The last time the Buffalo Bills were in the playoffs, Bill Clinton was president of the United States, Pete Carroll was head coach of the New England Patriots, there was?was no NFL team in Houston and Tom Brady was a senior at Michigan.But after four straight wins, the Bills are playing well enough to give their fans hope that a 16-year postseason drought will finally end. This week, Buffalo climbed to third overall in Football Outsiders DVOA ratings, making it the highest-ranked team in the AFC. That rating is boosted a little by the somewhat fluky Week 4 shutout of a Patriots team that was starting a third-string quarterback with a thumb injury. Still, even if we didnt include that game in our ratings, the Bills would have the second-highest DVOA in the AFC behind the Patriots and ahead of the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers.Combine the hot start with an easy remaining schedule -- third easiest in the league, according to average DVOA of future opponents -- and the Bills come out with very high playoff odds. Their odds would be even higher if they didnt have to get past the Patriots to win their division.Bills fans can be excused for worrying that this is just another hot start that will fizzle down the stretch. But you have to go all the way back to 1993 to find a Bills team that had a higher DVOA rating after six weeks of the season. When the Bills started 4-2 five years ago, we had their playoff odds at only 61 percent after Week 6. (We didnt do playoff odds yet when the Bills started 5-1 in 2008, but that team was only eighth in the league in DVOA after six games.)Each week from now until the end of the regular season, well take a look at the playoff odds for all 32 teams in the NFL. For a full explanation on how we calculate each teams playoff odds, see the bottom of the article.Here are the current 2016 playoff odds for every team, based on Football Outsiders preseason projections and DVOA metric.AFC PLAYOFF PREDICTIONSFAVORITES1. New England Patriots (5-1)Odds of making playoffs: 90.6 percentThe Patriots-Steelers game doesnt make our list of this weeks most important games for playoff odds because both teams are likely to make the playoffs no matter who wins. But it is a very important game for playoff seeding. If the Patriots win, their odds of being the No. 1 seed would jump to more than 50 percent, while the Steelers odds would fall to 2.6 percent. 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Hurst is last on the field, talking about his chances of cracking the roster. Ricky Rays job is guaranteed, says head coach Scott Milanovich after the quarterback its all up for grabs. "Personally, I feel like I can take full advantage (of the opportunity) and I fully intend on making the team," Hurst says. But hes not a rookie, not really. Last summer, few could catch Torontos 28th pick in the fourth round of the 2012 Canadian draft. "It was hard for even our best defenders to get a jam on him," Milanovich says. "When you can get a release, and youve got speed, it is tough to cover you." And Hurst ran completely into everything; he caught passes and returned kicks in Torontos final preseason game of 2012 against Montreal. He even hardened himself on special teams, and erupted into a crush of Argos and Alouettes, and he tore his right posterior cruciate ligament. "I ended up playing the rest of the game and felt a little discomfort," he says, twitching less. "I got checked out after the game, still didnt feel too bad and after the bus ride home it stiffened up on me pretty good. "June 19 I got my brace, and I got out of it September 28. I want to say, 13 weeks. Im not a very big guy so speed is all I got really." It was 14 weeks. No surgery, just deathly slow movements while wearing a brace that made his leg as stiff and dull as a plank of wood. He could barely sit in a car, and showering was terrible, and thank goodness that one woman was nice enough to let him switch seats on the plane that one time, so he could sit upfront and stretch his leg. "It was tough," Hurst says, laughing nervously. He stops moving. "Dont remind me." No, this is important, because the fidgety kid learned so much about himself while in a motionless state. "The thing I was telling him was, It is hard, when youre not playing, youve got to pay attention, and watch your spot so when that opportunity comes youre ready," Milanovich says, "Dont make this a wasted season, lets get something out of it mentally." And so he started his slow march along the sidelines of the Argos practice field in Mississauga, Ont. For a time Ken-Yon Rambo and rookiie Julian Feoli-Gudino joined him, but he was mostly alone, dressed in an oversized blue shirt and shorts.dddddddddddd The kid was far away. Eventually he moved quicker and quicker, from end to end. "I see you No. 2!" Hurst would shout whenever Chad Owens caught the ball. "Separate 81, separate!" he called out to Jason Barnes, because he had memorized where all the pieces on the field needed to be. When Ray would throw the ball, several feet away Hurst sometimes extended his hands, like the pass was falling to him. "I took home a lot of our [playbook] throughout the year, just to keep my mind fresh. Just stayed in it. It sounds like a complicated offence but once you get your head around it, it is pretty decent to pick up," he says. "I would catch myself at home [Coquitlam, British Columbia] at night looking over old [plays] just trying to stay fresh." But dont call this a second chance, or a fresh start; this is the climb out of the first valley in a professional career, and the kid believes he has prevailed. "Being on the sideline, watching everyone do what you love to do is…it is beyond words have tough it is," Hurst says. And then, he twitches a little bit again. He will receive a 100th Grey Cup ring, bejeweled with his name on it; but will he look at his ring and think, "I earned this, but…" "Absolutely," he says. "I was part of the team, but when youre hurt and when youre not playing, you dont really feel like youre contributing. "The coaches tell you youre doing your part in practice, giving the starters their work and giving them a good look, but you still dont really feel like youve earned it. Not resentment. Im absolutely proud of the accomplishment, and Im happy to be here, happy about the situation that happened, outside of the injury." Now the boy has his legs again, and now he will contribute. "Its motivating Id say, very motivating." But the coach thought Hurst was poor on the first day of 2013s camp. He was too slow, and Milanovich playfully reproached him: "I didnt see you get jammed once the entire year last year." So on the second day, Hurst was matched up against… well, it doesnt matter who. It could have been Darrelle Revis. Ricky Ray threw the ball to the right corner, and no matter how fast or how far he had to move, the ball belonged to Quincy Hurst. Any ball from Ricky Ray is like catching a bag of money in your hands. "Its so soft and beautiful," Hurst says smiling. "I told [Hurst] that he was going to have a great opportunity when this training camp started," Milanovich says. "He showed us enough last year to open our eyes." "Its natural," Hurst says, still twitching, coiled and ready. Any moment he could burst. "I dont try to make the moment too big for myself." Oh yes, the man can play; just pull the trigger. ' ' '