Bills Legend Predicts Buffalo Super Bowl: ‘I Think This is Our Year’

The Bills have never captured a Super Bowl title and haven’t reached the NFL’s championship stage since 1993. They’ve come close in recent years, including an AFC Championship Game loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last season, but a breakthrough has remained elusive.

Ryan Fitzpatrick Predicts Bills Super Bowl Victory

Remembering Fitz’s Bills Tenure

Fitzpatrick represented a glimmer of hope amid Buffalo’s 17-year playoff drought. He arrived in 2009 as the backup to Trent Edwards, who’d overcome J.P. Losman in a lackluster, multiyear quarterback competition. It was clear neither Edwards nor Losman was the long-term solution, though.

The Harvard product usurped Edwards early in the 2010 campaign and finished the year with 23 touchdown passes in 13 games. He started the 2011 season hot, tallying 12 TDs in the first six games, which led the Bills to give him a six-year contract extension.

Fitzpatrick’s numbers faded from that point forward, perhaps predictably, but the mutual love between him and Bills Mafia never faltered. He provided hope during a period where it was desperately needed amid an endless cycle of poor quarterback play.

The journeyman departed Buffalo after the 2012 season. He ultimately played for nine teams during a nomadic career where the phrase “Fitz Magic” became an oft refrain. He retired in 2022 and has since entered the broadcasting world, led by his work on Amazon’s Thursday Night Football.

Fitzpatrick’s Continued Love of Buffalo

Even though the Arizona native made stops in pretty much every corner of the country throughout his football career, it was Buffalo where the connection grew the deepest. He confirmed that special bond during a 2021 interview on Pardon My Take:

Fitzpatrick has continued to showcase his love for everything Bills since his retirement. That includes attending a playoff game as a normal fan in the stands in early 2023:

In turn, it’s not a shock that Fitz is predicting Buffalo to capture the Super Bowl this season. He’s essentially an adopted Buffalonian at this point, and he craves that long-awaited championship parade just as much as the rest of the city’s long-tortured sports fans.

2025 Bills Super Bowl Outlook

The Bills, led by Allen, remain one of the NFL’s top title contenders. Here’s a look at the betting favorites as training camps get set to open later this month, per ESPN BET:

• 1. Philadelphia Eagles (+650)
• T-2. Bills (+700)
• T-2. Baltimore Ravens (+700)
• 4. Chiefs (+750)
• 5. Detroit Lions (+900)

Offensively, Buffalo needs far more production from wide receiver Keon Coleman and tight end Dalton Kincaid. Both playmakers have underperformed since being drafted early the past two years. It’d provide a massive boost if they both take a significant step forward in 2025.

The biggest concern remains on the defensive side of the ball, though. The Bills defense has struggled mightily to slow down other top contenders in recent postseasons. The unit has allowed an average of 33.2 points in the team’s last five playoff losses.

As a result, Buffalo hasn’t been able to capture the Lombardi Trophy despite Allen’s immaculate performance in the playoffs. The dynamic signal-caller has recorded 33 total touchdowns (25 passing, seven rushing, and one receiving) in 13 postseason appearances.

If Allen can maintain that level of play and the defense can improve even moderately, Fitzpatrick’s prediction will have a great chance of coming to fruition.