Buffalo Bills hope passing attack can bring Super Bowl win
The Buffalo Bills have championship dreams, and they’re riding on a souped-up passing game led by quarterback Josh Allen.
Brian Daboll doesn’t care to establish the run. Hell, he doesn’t care to run the ball at all.
Daboll, the Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator, famously abandoned the ground game from the start in the 2020 AFC Divisional round against the Baltimore Ravens, only calling one designed run play in the first half. The following week, Daboll continued to rely heavily on the pass, calling eight runs in the first 30 minutes, before the game got out of hand.
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Entering this season, there’s no reason to believe Buffalo will change. The Bills lost speedy receiver John Brown but replaced him with veteran Emmanuel Sanders, who joins a talented crew including Stefon Diggs, Cole Beasley and second-year man Gabriel Davis. While running backs Devin Singletary and Zack Moss can provide a spark on the ground, they’ll be secondary options in an attack primarily looking for a multitude of quick, easy throws followed by the bomb.
On Saturday, Sanders spoke about what its been like joining the Bills and seeing their fast style put into game speed, via Matt Parrino of Syracuse.com:
“It was fun. Practices don’t do it justice. It was uptempo, no huddle, slinging the ball around. It was fun. … When the bullets were flying, I was kind of like, ‘What’s going on here?’ because we huddle up in practice and we go. But now, I see how it’s going to be. It’s going to be an exciting year for sure.â€
For the Bills, who stand second in AFC to the Kansas City Chiefs as favorites to win Super Bowl LVI at 11/1, they’ll go as far as the passing game takes them.
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The good news? Few teams are better equipped to live through the air.
Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen enjoyed a sensational breakout campaign in 2020, throwing for 4,544 yards and 37 touchdowns before earning Second-Team All-Pro honors. Allen was given a six-year extension worth $258 million, showcasing the front office’s belief his breakthrough was a genuine revelation.
Ultimately, the Bills have existed since 1960. They won two titles in the American Football league in 1964 and ’65, but haven’t been able to taste elusive Super Bowl glory, famously falling four straight times from 1990-93.
Since those fateful defeats, the Bills have been futilely chasing a championship. If the passing game holds up in 2021, this is their best chance in decades.
