AFC East Defensive Grades: Buffalo Bills need D-line to develop

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Jul 28, 2021; Orchard Park, NY, United States; Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham (96) and defensive end Greg Rousseau (50) and defensive end Efe Obada (93) come off the field after practice at the Buffalo Bills Training Facility. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports /

Defense wasn’t necessarily the Buffalo Bills‘ strongest unit in 2020, but it didn’t have to be.

With Josh Allen cooking on offense, Buffalo’s defense was good enough. The unit surrendered an alright 23.2 points per game, an OK 239.5 passing yards per game, and a so-so 4.7 yards per carry.

There weren’t many times where the defense was a major game-changer, but outside of a poor performance against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game, there weren’t many games where it was a glaring sore spot, either.

To put it simply, the defense was just fine.

But how does the Buffalo Bills’ defense rank amongst its AFC East cohorts entering 2021?

I’ll be reviewing each positional group, ranking them on a scale from one to four, with one being the best in the division and four being the worst, to see how Buffalo stacks up to its competition.

In the end, I’ll tally a cumulative total to see which teams have the best overall units, with the lowest-scored team being the best, and the highest-scored team being the worst.

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