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Bills Saddled With 'Super Bowl Or Bust' Expectations In 2025

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Adam Schultz | Last updated Jul 2, 2025 11:00 PM ET

There's no time like the present, and for the Buffalo Bills, 2025 is the year when the franchise finally breaks through and wins its first-ever Super Bowl.

Or at least, that's the general opinion.

With a roster that has MVP Josh Allen leading the offense, and the defense under Sean McDermott getting an overhaul with several key free agents like Joey Bosa, Larry Ogunjobi, and Michael Hoecht, along with a collection of draft talent (first five selections on defense), the Bills are loaded.

Of course, we've heard this before, and the Bills meet the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs, and their season ends.

But this year is different. This is the year when the Bills have to win it all.

And Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer thinks so, too.

"Super Bowl or bust, it's hard not to say that, " Breer said. "Is this the best team that Josh Allen's played on? He's obviously at the peak of his powers. The schedule's favorable, I don't know how you would look at this and not say they should have home-field through the playoffs. Based on what the other teams are dealing with, the top contenders in the AFC are dealing with, they should be the No. 1 seed in the AFC."

Now, it won't be "bust" because if the Bills don't win the Super Bowl, they'll be back next year and will try to do it again, but we get it.

Given that Allen is in his prime, has solid weapons (not great, but last year proved he doesn't need great pieces), James Cook at running back, Dalton Kincaid at tight end, and an offensive line that protected him as well as they could have last year, allowing just 14 sacks, offensively, the Bills are Super Bowl-caliber.

But defensively is where many think Buffalo has an issue.

Will all the new faces be able to mesh and come through when it counts? The unit struggled last year, as it was unable to get off the field on crucial downs and also failed to consistently get after the quarterback.

If the defense can improve, and Allen keeps the offensive standards at least the same, Buffalo has every tool needed to claim home-field advantage in the playoffs and win the Super Bowl.

We've said that before, but it's officially gut-check time in Buffalo.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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