with win over Minnesota Vikings Not only did the Buffalo Bills (1-2) pull off this season’s biggest upset when they traveled to the reigning NFC North champion Minnesota Vikings and won Youth Ryan Groy Jersey , 27-6 on Sunday, the Bills also avoided dropping their first three games, a fate that normally guarantees a non-playoff season. Since the NFL expanded to 32 teams and instituted the current playoff format in 2002, only 11 percent of teams that started the season 0-2 went on to make the playoffs. If you expand that to an 0-3 start? The odds get worse. Much worse. Had Buffalo—which entered as a 16.5-point underdog in Minnesota — done what most pundits predicted and fell to the powerhouse Vikings, the Bills would have been 0-3 and facing a tough Week 4 road trip to Lambeau Field for a date with Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. Since the 1980 season, according to Oddsshark.com, there have been 173 teams that dropped their first three games of the season. Of those, only five rebounded to make the playoffs, which comes out to 2.8 percent! There were 52 teams that dropped their first three games between 2007 and 2017, and none of those squads managed to make the playoffs. Of course, the Bills do have experience starting a season 0-3, only to qualify for the postseason. Back in 1998 Authentic Zay Jones Jersey , under Rob Johnson, the Bills lost their first three games—with all three losses coming by six points or less. Doug Flutie relieved an injured Johnson for Week 6 and proceeded to guide Buffalo to eight wins in its next 11 games, and the Bills qualified for the playoffs as a Wild Card entrant with a 10-6 record. Last year, five teams dropped their first three games, and only one, the Los Angeles Chargers, finished above .500. The Chargers actually went one step further, falling to 0-4 before rallying for a 9-7 record. With their historic upset win on Sunday, the Bills remain alive to join the 11 percent of teams that, from 2007 to 2017 started off 0-2, make the playoffs. That list includes: the 2007 Super Bowl champion New York Giants, the 2008 Miami Dolphins Womens Marcus Murphy Jersey , the 2008 Vikings, the 2008 Chargers, the 2013 Carolina Panthers, the 2014 Indianapolis Colts, the 2015 Seattle Seahawks, 2015 Houston Texans, 2016 Dolphins, and 2017 New Orleans Saints. The Buffalo Bills stay at home this week to host the Chicago Bears. The Bears are looking to maintain their hold of first place in the NFC North. The Bills are merely looking to make it two weeks in a row of competitive games. Here’s three headlines for the game. Nathan Peterman is back With Josh Allen and Derek Anderson both injured, the Bills will once again turn to Nathan Peterman to lead the offense. He’s played in three games for the Bills this season. In those appearances he’s tallied a 40.63 completion percentage, one touchdown, four interceptions, and -1.63 adjusted yards per attempt.Terrelle Pryor’s first game as a BillThe Bills bolstered their offense this week by signing free agent wide receiver Terrelle Pryor. He appeared in six games for the New York Jets this season before suffering a groin injury and being released. His stats in those six games: 14 catches Youth Marcus Murphy Jersey , 235 yards, and two touchdowns. That puts his production right in the mix with the Bills’ pass catchers. Khalil Mack injuredThe University at Buffalo product missed Chicago’s last game against the Jets due to an ankle injury. Bears head coach Matt Nagy stated on Wednesday that Mack remains on the same practice schedule that he was on prior to the Jets game. Given that, and the state of Buffalo’s offense, it is unlikely Buffalo Bulls fans will get to see their former star on the field Sunday. This may disappoint UB fans, but Nathan Peterman and the rest of the Bills’ offense would enjoy facing a slightly diminished Bears defense. Update: The original version of this article mistakenly stated that Peterman had an average yards per attempt of -1.63. In reality, he has an adjusted yards per attempt of -1.63. Thank you, wallyvoodoo, for pointing out the error. The error has been corrected.