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Buffalo Bills make history, finishing first undefeated preseason in team history

THEY DID IT!

Everyone knows the Buffalo Bills, like most NFL teams, rested the majority of their starters during Week 4 of the NFL’s tedious preseason slate of games. It took a late drive from third-string QB Tyree Jackson, but the Bills pulled out the win against the Minnesota Vikings.

The 2019 Bills (4-0) completed the preseason with a perfect record. It’s the first time in franchise history a Bills team accomplished the feat.

After earning wins over the Indianapolis Colts (24-16), Carolina Panthers (27-14), and Detroit Lions (24-20), the Bills started off with three straight preseason wins for the first time in 53 years.

The last time Buffalo was victorious in its first three preseason games: 1966, when the Bills knocked off the Boston Patriots, Denver Broncos, and Houston Oilers before falling to the Joe Namath-less New York Jets in the preseason finale.

That season’s squad finished the regular season with a 9-4-1 record before falling to the Kansas City Chiefs 31-7 in the AFL championship, therefore missing out on the chance to play in the first-ever Super Bowl.

Undefeated preseasons aren’t necessarily a good thing. Recent history suggests teams that win in the preseason aren’t fated for a great regular-season record.