Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Alan Branch has insisted that the team are not too far away from being good enough to qualify for the NFL playoffs.

The Bills are currently 6-9, which means that they cannot qualify for this year's post-season, but Branch said that the target was to make the playoffs next season.

"It's very close [to being playoff quality]," Branch told the club's official website. "I feel like I was part of the building process somewhat in Seattle and I see a lot of similar things. I see games, all the games that we lost were by a few points and that was kind of the exact same it was in Seattle as well.

"I felt like we actually may have been in some areas a little bit more ahead than Seattle was when I was there in some aspects. I feel like next year the sky is the limit. I think we can go deep in the playoffs with the talent we have in here."

The Bills beat Miami Dolphins 19-0 in their last game.