As the Buffalo Bills gear up for another championship effort season, the stakes are high.
This is rare air for the Buffalo Bills who hadn’t gotten close to the Super Bowl since the 1990s until last season’s AFC Championship game appearance. However, the stars are aligning for their best shot to get back to Football’s grandest stage.
With big expectations, big and bold missions are going to be accepted and (hopefully) completed. The Bills will have their work cut out for them, and they’ll set some records along the way- including joining a club that only has five members, get some memorable production out of an underperforming group, and one shiny lofty goal that everyone wants at the end of the season.
So sit back and grab your favorite snack or beverage and enjoy these bold Buffalo Bills predictions for the 2021 season. This should be a lot of fun and I hope to hear what your thoughts are at the end!
Bold prediction #1: The Buffalo Bills become the sixth team to have three 1,000-yard receivers
With how much progression was observed in Josh Allen’s skills last year, there is no doubt that he can be the field general to get Cole Beasley (pictured above), Stefon Diggs, and Emmanuel Sanders all over 1,000 yards. What’s kind of surprising is that in the 2020 season, the team had the 5th-hardest schedule.
The result? A 13-3 regular season that would’ve been 14-2 had it not taken an absolute miracle to lose against Arizona (who was the last team to achieve the record in 2008). For this season, they have the 23rd ranked schedule and a much shorter travel distance to their away games. This should only increase the chances of having fast starts where big leads can be obtained early.
With games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, and the New Orleans Saints all bringing shoot-out potential only encourage the aerial assault to continue from the Buffalo Bills.
Bold prediction #2: Devin Singletary can (and will) hit 1,000 yards
The Buffalo Bills run game was almost painful to watch at times last year. Anyone can make the case that one player carried it more than the next (between Allen, Devin Singletary, and Zack Moss). Another key component to remember is that all of the top five starting offensive linemen for the Buffalo Bills did not play a single game together.
Someone was always hurt, and rotation was weekly- especially within both guard positions. Singletary hit almost 700 yards last season with that makeshift line. With an extra game, the chances of this happening increase, depending upon where the Buffalo Bills stand in the playoff race late in the season.
If they’re successful, then a little more focus to run the ball to grind out the clock and not be too aggressive with the football will have Singletary achieving the 1K mark. It would be the first time since LeSean McCoy achieved it in the 2017 season.
Bold prediction #3: The Buffalo Bills win Super Bowl LVI.
There are few franchises in all of the sports in the world that have been tormented more than the Buffalo Bills. For the first time, the confetti will fall on the Buffalo Bills. Tables will be smashed, and Western New York will shut down as people flood the streets in celebration.
This time, it’s a matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. Two high-flying offenses continually trade blows in this one, with the Bills getting the ball last. Josh Allen leads the Bills into field goal range with chunk plays to Cole Beasley and Emmanuel Sanders.
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It comes down to a timeout with less than 7 seconds left, and the Bills send out Tyler Bass to bring the championship home. This time, there is no wide right. In fact, this is dead center between the goalposts. Never a doubt this will be good from the moment the ball left the ground. Final score 27-26.
Now the Bills exact revenge on the Chiefs to get to this point, winning by a touchdown in the AFC championship. They increase their record to 2-0 against the Chiefs this following season, as I also called for the Bills to beat the Chiefs 45-38 in a different article.
Get your tables ready, Buffalo. This should be a fun year.