The Bills may not have snagged the top overall seed they probably deserved considering how lucky the Chiefs have gotten all season, but they did get a makeshift bye of their own in Week 18. Josh and Co. should be fresh and ready to go on Sunday against the upstart Broncos, led by a surprising rookie in Bo Nix. While Sean Payton is known for his explosive offenses, he has been wise to build around the defense before leaning into his young QB. For this reason-along with the fact that Sean McDermott
crushes rookie QBs-I don't see any reason why the Bills won't be able to handle Denver on Sunday afternoon.
The real test comes in the divisional round when the Bills will very likely be welcoming Baltimore into town. The Ravens are a near perfect foil for the Bills and expose many of the Bills' weaknesses (along the defensive line especially). The Bills' defense is 13th-best against playoff teams according to EPA this year which is a stark contrast to years past, but their offense has shown it can be nearly unstoppable, even against good defenses.
If Josh can (simply) put up 40 points a game this Buffalo team could easily be playing in New Orleans in February. Let's see it, MVP!
-Kennedy Paynter, Senior Draft Analyst (
@Kennedy_Paynter on Twitter)