‘The Bills’ chances of making the playoffs fell to 57.6% after the latest loss, according to ESPN Analytics. With eight games to go and facing the second-toughest remaining schedule, the Bills must find answers to problems they’ve been grappling with since the offseason: How to improve the running game, boost yards after the catch and limit mistakes like turnovers.’
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What’s wrong with the Bills? Identifying key areas of weakness and previewing the road ahead
‘A lot of those struggles can be placed on the shoulders of Allen, who has seen a dramatic drop in production outside of Buffalo.’
A Pro Personnel Rival Scout on the Bills: ‘Who is Buffalo? We Don’t Know.’
‘That last part—at different points—is the important part. The Bills have several percolating issues that add up to much more. “I see a team that’s all over the place,” says a pro personnel rival scout in the same division who was granted anonymity in exchange for candor. “Who is Buffalo? We don’t know.”’
Mics Caught Joe Burrow and Josh Allen Having a Sweet Chat After Bengals Beat Bills
‘Allen opened with “Love you, buddy,” and the two were off from there, complimenting each other’s play during the brief exchange before each headed back to their respective locker rooms.’
The Bills are barely recognizable lately. Is it time to panic in Buffalo?
‘At the start of the season, they were built to have balance, with quarterback Josh Allen elevating the offense and coach Sean McDermott elevating the defense. Allen needed to keep doing what the best quarterbacks do: leverage his unique physical assets with smart play. But instead, we’ve seen mental mistakes crop up.’
Sean McDermott says no change coming at offensive coordinator for Bills
‘“I get it. I understand everyone’s frustration,” McDermott said. “I absolutely do. We’re working extremely hard to make the adjustments we have to make. Ken is doing the same. So, I remain confident in Ken and our offensive staff, and we continue to work hard at improving.”’
Combination of many factors keeping Bills offense from elite level
‘Yet it isn’t one smoking gun problem that has been holding back the offense. The Bills’ offense doesn’t have a glaring weakness. But it’s a combination of a lot of factors that have been keeping the Buffalo attack from being elite.’
Jim Kubiak: This Bills’ offense doesn’t know what it wants to be
‘Finally, the Bills simply could not run the football. The Bills out-rushed the Bengals, 68 yards to 55, but when you take away Allen’s eight rushes for 44 yards, James Cook and Latavius Murray accounted for 24 yards on just eight carries. Think about that for a moment, on a total of 55 Buffalo plays, offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey ostensibly called just eight running plays. The Bills running backs carried the football just 15% of the plays. Allen had the same amount of carries as both running backs, and nearly doubled their production.’
Signs point to Bills slow-motion offense being a product of leaky defense
‘The Bills have surrendered 40 plays of more than 20 yards thus far, after never giving up 30 through the first nine games dating to 2020. Meanwhile, the offense has 27 of those chunk plays and hasn’t had fewer than 30 over the last four seasons.’
Rash of injuries, offensive inconsistency have jeopardized Bills’ Super Bowl hopes
‘It’s going to take a leap of faith and maybe a leap of a few linebackers and tall buildings for quarterback Josh Allen to convince Buffalo Bills fans this team still can be super.’
Bills announce two practice squad signings
‘As announced by the team on Tuesday, the Bills have signed Tre’ McKitty and safety Tre Norwood to the 16-man practice squad, while defensive end Kameron Cline has been placed on practice squad Injured Reserve, and tight end Joel Wilson has been released.’
Opinion: Bills grades: Week 9 at Bengals
‘The first drive was nearly flawless, only an early drop by tight end Dalton Kincaid. That was it.’
Tom Brady to Josh Allen: Run less, pass more, and ‘maximize’ your potential
‘”I think sometimes he gets used to and he wants to run it because he knows he can gain yards. There’s a lot of confidence in it,” Brady said on the podcast, addressing injury risks that comes when Allen escapes the pocket and decides to run down the field.’
A tale of two weeks: Gabe Davis fails to catch a pass in Cincinnati following big game vs. Buccaneers
‘The team rested for two days after losing to the Bengals Sunday night, falling to 5-4. The Bills took a break, but I think most fans also need a break — from this team. It was another ugly performance in Cincinnati, and the offense struggled once again.’
NFL Hall of Famer Jim Kelly speaks about cancer battle at Orlando conference
‘”I came up with the motto, make a difference today for someone fighting for their tomorrow,” he said.’