2 weeks Ago
All offseason, the biggest storyline was how the Buffalo Bills' new-look offense without Stefon Diggs, Gabriel Davis, and a new-ish offensive coordinator in Joe Brady would fare. Plus the defense had lost several veteran pieces and is relying on a youthful approach. Well, while it is only a small sample size, the Bills are 2-0 and are showing that they can win in a variety of ways.
There was a shootout in the 34-28 win over the Arizona Cardinals before the offense took a back seat to the defense against the Miami Dolphins in a 33-10 win. CBS Sports graded the Bills' win on Thursday night and gave Sean McDermott's team an A. It also definitively stated that Buffalo is still the team to beat in the AFC East.
"The Bills have won six straight games against the Dolphins and when they win, it's usually because of Josh Allen, but on Thursday, the Bills QB essentially got the night off," CBS Sports wrote . "The Bills rode their defense to the win and they also got some big help from James Cook on the offensive side of the ball. The Bills have won five straight AFC East titles, and with this win, they proved that the division title is once again going to go through Buffalo.
" (Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images) In truth, until further notice, the Bills still own the division, and if you had said that two weeks ago, you might have gotten laughed out of the office. With the New York Jets loading up and the Miami Dolphins seemingly ready to take the next step, the Bills seemed to be the third-best team in the division. Related: Bills’ Von Miller: ‘I Feel Good!’ But with the Jets looking extremely rusty and the Dolphins showing, at least on Thursday night, that they aren't in the same weight class as Buffalo, McDermott's team is still No.
1. And until either the Jets or Miami can show that they deserve a seat at the big boy table, they'll have to be content sitting at the kid's table while the bullies of the AFC East do their thing..
