What else they’re saying about the Bills
A deeper dive into analysis on the state of the Bills heading into Week 9.
The Athletic: Praise for OC Ken Dorsey & QB Josh Allen
“The Bills offense was out of sync in the three games before Week 8. They hadn’t played up to their usual standard. Offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey made a smart decision to use tempo and go no-huddle against the Buccaneers on Thursday. The result was remarkable efficiency. On no-huddle plays, the Bills had an offensive success rate (gain half of the distance to first on first and second downs or convert on third or fourth downs) of 65 percent. To put that in perspective, last season, the Chiefs were top in the league with a success rate of 52.9 percent.” — Ted Nguyen
The Athletic: Impact of signing RB Leonard Fournette
“Fournette gives them the physical, between-the-tackles runner to help them in short-yardage situations when he’s active on the 53-man roster. They still believe in Cook and his potential moving forward, and his performances in the last two games have shown he can do a little bit of everything for the offense… Fournette can blend not only the short-yardage piece but also a pass-catching element to his game to make him an all-around option when activated.” — Joe Buscaglia, Bills beat writer
The Ringer: The injury bug bit the Bills hard, but they’re still a Super Bowl hopeful
Buffalo’s defense has been decimated with injuries in the first part of the season, but The Ringer’s Ben Solak believes the Bills are still a contender in the AFC:
“The Bills are tough to rank among the true tippy-top of the NFL given the unfortunate defensive injuries they’ve endured. On the other hand, it’s tough to knock the Bills down too many pegs when the offense looks like it did on Thursday. When Josh Allen and this passing game hum, the Bills can still beat anyone.” — Solak
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