By Ben Tsujimoto
Special to The News
It wasn't pretty, but the Buffalo Bills defeated the New York Jets 27-10 in the regular-season finale at Highmark Stadium to seal the AFC East title. Buffalo needed to win or have the Patriots lose to Miami, and both happened.
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