BUFFALO BILLS
2022 Record - 13-3
Head Coach - Sean McDermott
Offensive Rank - 2nd (398 YPG); Scoring - 2nd (28.4 PPG)
Defensive Rank - 6th (319 YPG): Scoring - 5th (20.1 PPG)
Josh Allen will be back as the starting quarterback this season. Last year, he passed for 4,283 yards with 35 touchdowns and 14 interceptions while also rushing for seven touchdowns and 762 yards with a 6.1 YPC average. Buffalo will have two running backs this season as James Cook (507 yards, 5.7 YPC average, two TD) and Damien Harris (462, 4.4 YPC, three TD with New England) take over after Devin Singletary left for Houston in the off-season. The wide receivers have Stefon Diggs (108 receptions for 1,429 yards with 11 TD), Gabe Davis (48, 836, seven TD) and either Khalil Shakir or rookie Justin Shorter (Florida). The tight ends will be Dawson Knox (48, 517, six TD) and rookie Dalton Kincaid (Utah).
The defense is led by ends Von Miller (eight QB sacks) and Greg Rousseau (eight sacks) along with linebackers Matt Milano (99 tackles and three interceptions) and Tyrel Dodson. In the secondary, corners Kalir Elam and Taron Johnson team with safeties Jordan Poyer (four INT), Micah Hyde, Zayne Anderson and Damar Hamlin, coming back from a near fatal cardiac arrest during a game last season.
OUTLOOK FOR 2023 - The Bills had another spectacular regular season and then ... poof! They were eliminated in the AFC divisional playoffs for the second straight year. In order to get over the hump this time and show they can contend with Cincinnati and the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, head Coach Sean McDermott needs the team to relax and play their style of football.
Josh Allen is one of the top quarterbacks in the league, but he cannot do it all himself. He needs to run less or at least not so much in the reckless style he displays or eventually injuries will set in. With Diggs and company in the receiving corps, the Bills have many go-to guys with their passing game. They show balance as well with a solid running game, which Allen is a big part of with his abilities.
The Bills should once again be in the playoffs and could win another AFC East division title as well, but with the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets looming in the division, it won't be easy. Their schedule down the stretch is a killer one and they will need all hands on deck on both sides of the football if they want to finally reach the Super Bowl. It's a possibility, but Buffalo has to prove they can get it done in January against the AFC's best teams.
TEAM SCHEDULE
Week One - at N.Y. Jets
Week Two - vs. Las Vegas
Week Three - at Washington
Week Four - vs. Miami
Week Five - vs. Jacksonville (London, England)
Week Six - vs. N.Y. Giants
Week Seven - at New England
Week Eight - vs. Tampa Bay
Week Nine - at Cincinnati
Week Ten - vs. Denver
Week Eleven - vs. N.Y. Jets
Week Twelve - at Philadelphia
Week Thirteen - BYE
Week Fourteen - at Kansas City
Week Fifteen - vs. Dallas
Week Sixteen - at L.A. Chargers
Week Seventeen - vs. New England
Week Eighteen - at Miami
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