Josh Allen’s high-powered unit is dismantling defenses, but major defensive lapses and key injuries threaten Buffalo’s perfection. Mike Straw and Anthony Moeglin debate if this formula is sustainable.
The Buffalo Bills are 2-0, and it's, almost, all because of the offense.
Over two weeks, the team has put up 36 and 41 points, respectively, and treated opposing defenses like they were scout team units. Josh Allen continues to play like not only the best quarterback in the NFL but also the best player in football. Dalton Kincaid is showing what he can do now that he's fully healthy, and James Cook is still an elite running back.
It has many thinking of the Bills as the best team in the AFC. But, there's a flipside to that.
The defense just isn't good. They are allowing 31 points per game and have allowed teams to either get back into a game or stay in one longer than many would hope. There were times when the defense looked like it had figured it out, but missed tackles, penalties that extended drives, and giving up third- and fourth-and-long meant the offense had to keep scoring to pull out the win.
It's been the MO for the Bills for years under Sean McDermott and, through two weeks of the new system with Joe Brady and Jim Leonhard, it's been more of the same.
But how much concern is there right now? Is it time to question the personnel on the defensive roster?
Welcome to episode 49 of the Bills Roundtable Podcast with hosts Mike Straw and Anthony Moeglin.
This week, Mike and Anthony take a final look back at Buffalo's home-opening win against the Detroit Lions. From the play of Allen, Kincaid, and Cook to the holes in the defense to the injuries to Ed Oliver and DJ Moore, there's a lot that happened in Week 2.
But it's not just about looking at the past, there's another game approaching on Sunday.
This week, the desperate San Diego....err...Los Angeles Chargers come to town. The Chargers head to Buffalo facing a must-win situation as they begin a brutal stretch of games.
The Bills are averaging 38.5 points per game while the Chargers average 14. Los Angeles has averaged 289 yards and given up 349 per game. On the other side, Buffalo is putting up 427.5 yards per game and allowing 368. Buffalo is also a heavy betting favorite and, on paper, looks like the better team. But this is the NFL.
Should the Bills really be this favored, or is it shaping up to be a classic trap game a week before ádivision rival comes to town?
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