The Buffalo Bills, who are only 6-6 going into their Week 13 bye, have had a dismal season. It should be mentioned, though, that despite the Bills’ exact.500 winning percentage, they trail the Miami Dolphins in the AFC East because the New England Patriots and New York Jets are both struggling for very different reasons.
But over the last 12 weeks, Buffalo has lost too many games that they could have won, and as a result, they are currently ranked as the 10th seed in the AFC. This season is not what most people anticipated it to be, with the Bills not contending for one of the AFC’s top seeds.
Buffalo’s defense has been hindered by the season-ending injuries of All-Pro linebacker Matt Milano and cornerback Tre’Davious White. The offense has shown promise at times but has fallen short in crucial situations. Having said that, before the Bills go on their bye, here are three things to remember from their season:
This season, the Bills have had a lot of promising drives ruined by turnovers. The Bills had turned the ball over 20 times as of the start of Week 13, which included Thursday Night Football, which ranked them twenty-third.
Seven of those fumbles were lost, which ranks 19th in the league. It should be mentioned that Josh Allen, the star quarterback, has been a major factor in that as well. Allen has thrown 13 interceptions and fumbled four times.
When it comes to conversion, the Bills are among the NFL’s top teams. They have the highest third-down conversion percentage (49.7%) and sixth-highest fourth-down conversion rate (58.3%) in the league. Not to mention that they are second in the league in red zone scoring at 67.4% of the time.
This indicates that, despite his departure as offensive coordinator, Ken Dorsey’s dismissal wasn’t due to a lackluster offense overall. In the crucial moments that cannot be quantified by numbers alone, it was merely unimpressive.
