The Buffalo Bills are getting plenty of Super Bowl buzz heading into the new NFL season, but not everyone is buying the dream. Three different NFL analysts have already picked Buffalo to lose the championship game, turning what should be a hopeful forecast into a pretty brutal reminder that respect doesn’t always come with a trophy.
Buffalo is coming off another season that fell short, and the franchise responded with major change. Sean McDermott was let go after a long run as head coach, and Joe Brady was promoted into the top job. That move has brought a fresh wave of optimism around the Bills, with Brady expected to put his own stamp on a team that has spent years trying to break through.
The offseason also brought a major addition on the outside. Buffalo traded for star wide receiver D.J.
Moore, giving Josh Allen a true weapon and taking some of the burden off a quarterback who has carried far too much of the load, especially in the playoffs. Pair that with an improved defense, and it’s easy to see why so many are treating the Bills as a legitimate title threat.
Still, the prediction market has not exactly been kind to Buffalo. Mike Yam went with: "Rams over Bills.
The Rams spent the offseason grabbing headlines, and they somehow live up to the hype all season long. Superman Josh Allen gets grounded by a suffocating L.A. defense,"
Chad Reuter also landed on Los Angeles over Buffalo, writing: "Rams over Bills. The Bills finally get their chance to bring the Lombardi Trophy to Buffalo, but Matthew Stafford and Myles Garrett are too tough to beat at SoFi Stadium in The Big Game,"
Ben McWilliams took a different route, but the result was the same for Buffalo: "Eagles over Bills. Joe Brady helps Josh Allen get over the hump, but the Bills fall short in the Super Bowl to an Eagles team led by an elite defense,"
Two of the three analysts had the Bills falling to the Rams, and that only adds to the sting for a team already trying to climb out of years of near-misses. Los Angeles is also the only other team drawing more championship support, which makes a Bills-Rams matchup feel like one of the more enticing possibilities on the board.
For Buffalo, though, any finish that doesn’t end with a win would be another painful turn back toward disappointment.
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