Raging Bills: Buffalo Must Toughen Up on Offense

Play-Action Passing is More Explosive

When the Buffalo Bills face top NFL teams, their passing game changes noticeably. Their approach stands in marked contrast to games against less-talented defenses, where they balance their playbooks and establish a strong running game. This balance enables effective boot and play-action passes, letting Allen showcase his skills on the run. As a result, receivers like Keon Coleman and Khalil Shakir create separation. However, when the competition rises, this dynamic shifts. However, in primetime games versus top teams, the Bills’ passing attack becomes one-dimensional, relying mostly on drop-back passes. While Allen can pass from the pocket, receivers struggle to create separation. As a result, windows are tighter, and both interceptions and incompletions have increased in this season’s two losses.

Bills Offensive Line Is Built for Speed, Not Power

When the Buffalo Bills face elite NFL teams, their passing game shifts dramatically. Against weaker defenses, they balance their playbook and pound the ground game. This balance fuels bootlegs and play-action, letting Allen improvise and giving Keon Coleman and Khalil Shakir room to separate. But against stiffer competition, this dynamic dissolves. However, in primetime games versus top teams, the Bills’ passing attack becomes one-dimensional, relying mostly on drop-back passes. While Allen can pass from the pocket, receivers struggle to create separation. As a result, windows are tighter, and both interceptions and incompletions have increased in this season’s two losses.

Buffalo Bills Offense Needs to Use Josh Allen’s Best Skills

Josh Allen has developed a reputation for possessing elite arm strength and ranking among the NFL’s premier dual-threat quarterbacks. Beyond his throwing power and mobility, he consistently delivers precise passes on the move. However, the Buffalo offense appears to constrain Allen in high-stakes games by predominantly keeping him in the pocket. Limiting Josh Allen’s chances to throw on the run impacts the Bills because their receivers struggle to create space on their own. This challenge is intensified by the lack of a legitimate deep threat, which allows defenses to tighten coverage in the intermediate zones. As a result, tighter coverage means smaller passing windows, which causes more incompletions and interceptions. If Buffalo maintains their use of boot passes, Josh Allen would have more time to throw and larger passing windows, which could help restore his efficiency as a passer. Main Photo: [] – Imagn Images