After being forced to watch the Kansas City Chiefs celebrate another AFC title win last season, the Buffalo Bills are looking to find a way to get over the hump and take down the Chiefs to put themselves in a position to win the franchise's first Super Bowl. It’s happened twice now this decade, so enough is enough.
A lot of people were writing the Bills off going into last season and thought that their dominance over the AFC East was over. Instead, the Bills won the division in Week 13 (before playing the Patriots one time) and they took down the NFL’s best defense in the playoffs (Broncos) and sent Lamar Jackson home early (once again).
The Bills only got stronger this offseason compared to last year. They revamped their defense a lot and added key playmakers on the offensive side of the ball. Josh Allen has a brand new contact coming off his MVP season and the Bills have a lot of promise going into this coming season. However, there are always worst-case scenarios for every team (including the championship-tier teams).
CBS Sports has very weak worst-case scenario for Bills in 2025
Cody Benjamin from CBS Sports listed best-case and worst-case scenarios for all NFL teams heading into the 2025 season and Benjamin has a very weak take on one of the worst-case scenarios for the Bills. Benjamin mentioned how one of the worst things that could happen to the Bills is having the absence of a true No. 1 wideout “plagues Allen”, and then also mentioned how the secondary could be an achilles heel unit that could cost the Bills big time in the playoffs.
"Worst-case scenario: The absence of a bona fide No. 1 wide receiver plagues Allen as he tries to carry Buffalo's offense, and Sean McDermott's shuffled secondary can't hold up as the Bills go one-and-done for the first time since 2019."Cody Benjamin, CBS Sports
Are we really going to have this conversation again? Last season proved that the Bills don’t need a proven No. 1 receiver. As a matter of fact, the Bills were a lot better without Stefon Diggs on the team. They averaged over 30 points per game last year and Josh Allen was throwing the ball to everyone.
Now they have added Joshua Palmer and Elijah Moore to the mix, while Keon Coleman has been impressive early on this summer with his work ethic. So no, that argument is a very weak one for the Bills.
As for the secondary, you could make an argument that it could be the weakest link for the Bills but there’s a reason why Buffalo drafted three cornerbacks and brought back Tre’Davious White on a one-year deal.