The Buffalo Bills ended their regular season last Sunday with a win over the Miami Dolphins. Here’s a look back at how I predicted their season would unfold.

My predicted record: 5-11

Bills' actual record: 9-7

How I fared: In my game-by-game predictions in August, I correctly called the outcome of 10 of the Bills' 16 games. I was too optimistic about the Bills in a Thursday night loss to the New York Jets that I thought they would win. In five other games -- versus Denver, at Atlanta, versus Oakland, at Kansas City and at Miami -- I underestimated the Bills. In the cases of Denver and Oakland especially, I overestimated the strength of those two disappointing AFC West clubs. The Bills pulled out an impressive road win against the Falcons and also beat the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium, but good luck and timing played a part in both. Buffalo benefited from injuries to Falcons receivers Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu, while the Bills caught Alex Smith in the pit of his slump. I called the Dolphins finale a toss-up at the start of the season, and given Miami had a chance to win in the final minutes, that was probably fair.