The Buffalo Bills have become the kind of offense where defenses can’t just gameplan for Josh Allen. They are now forced to respect the rushing attack that is led by James Cook, who ranks 5th among RBs in yards (814) and has reached the endzone 8 times.
Cook has 4 games under his belt with over 100+ yards on the ground, with the Bills being 4-0 in those games. Going into today's game against the New York Jets, the Bills should be looking to prioritize establishing the rushing attack.
Jets' run-defense is weakness that Bills must attack
The Jets are allowing 128 rushing yards per game, which ranks as the 7th-worst in the league. Buffalo has no problem running the ball under Joe Brady, The Bills have the second best rushing attack with averaging over 146 yards per game. The only team that averages more on the ground are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (163.9 yards).
New York's run-defense was solid in their first two games, allowing just 65 yards per game. Since Week 3, the Jets have allowed no less than 96 yards in a game, with 5 games of giving up over 130+ rushing yards (which includes 232 yards against the Chicago Bears).
Joe Brady cannot overthink offensive plan of attack against Jets
Will the Bills throw the ball? Yes, absolutely, and you should when you have Josh Allen under center. However, no one is ever going to get mad if you can establish the rushing attack and have that be the driving force for success.
The Bills have rushed for over 100 yards in 6 out of 8 games, and they have rushed for 200+ yards in 2 of those games. Even though there's a chance that the Bills won't have one of their best run blockers in Spencer Brown, there is enough continuity upfront to open up running lanes for Cook.
Last season, Cook rushed for 132 yards and 2 touchdowns in Week 2 against the Jets, averaging 6.3 yards per carry. The Bills ended up winning that game, 30-10. Cook then only got 2 carries against the Jets in Week 18 where he rushed for 15 yards, but it was enough for him to hang onto the rushing title that he won over guys like Derrick Henry and Jonathan Taylor.
Kickoff from MetLife is coming up soon, and Bills fans should be hoping that Buffalo gives Cook the ball as much as possible to tire out the Jets' bad run-defense.
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