In this week’s Saturday vs Sunday “State of Affairs” series, we turn our attention to the Empire State — home to one legitimate Super Bowl contender and a handful of potential spoilers. Let’s be honest: in 2025, New York football is a one-horse race for the Lombardi Trophy, and that horse is the Buffalo Bills.We start with Buffalo, because they’re the only team in the state with a real shot at winning it all. Josh Allen is still the centerpiece — freshly paid, newly married, and every bit the MVP-caliber quarterback he’s been in past seasons. But as much as we like his game, the Bills’ offense is still built “by committee,” and they’re missing that one true game-breaking star like a Jamar Chase or Tyreek Hill. That worked last year, but can it work again against Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, and Lamar Jackson? Most of the offseason upgrades came through the draft, so there’s a lot riding on rookies contributing right away if they want to get over the hump in January.Once we got the Bills talk out of our system, we looked at the rest of New York’s football landscape — the Jets, Giants, Syracuse, and Army. None of these teams are likely to make a deep postseason run, but they’re all capable of “clipping” a top contender and messing up somebody else’s playoff or bowl hopes. Army is always tough because of the triple-option offense and the 100% effort they bring every week. Syracuse has some continuity with their coordinators, plus a transfer QB from LSU in Collins, which could be just enough to surprise an ACC opponent or two.Then there are the Giants. The opening stretch of their schedule is brutal, with a real shot at starting 1-7. The defense is loaded with elite talent like Dexter Lawrence, but the offense could waste those prime years if the quarterback situation doesn’t improve. We even had a little fun debating the Arch Manning scenario — could he end up in blue? Probably not, but it’s an interesting “what if” depending on how his Texas career plays out.The Jets? We’re not buying them as contenders either. But with nothing to lose, they could still ruin someone’s season — especially if their quarterback can extend plays and create chaos in a one-off matchup. Late-season trickery or a fluky performance could swing a game that matters to somebody else more than it matters to them.Somewhere in the middle of all this, we went on a tangent about Madden ratings and Malik Nabers’ spot on the list — spoiler alert, we think he’s way too low. In our book, there are only a couple of receivers we’d take ahead of him right now.At the end of the day, the “State of Affairs” for New York football is simple: one team is gunning for a Super Bowl, and the rest are lying in wait to play spoiler. If you’re a Bills fan, it’s Super Bowl or bust. If you’re rooting for anyone else in New York, your biggest satisfaction this season might come from taking down a contender when they least expect it.

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