The Buffalo Bills under Josh Allen and Sean McDermott are firming as one of the teams capable of winning the Super Bowl in 2025, and they're nicely set up to do so.
With a credential-tester to begin the season, at home against the Baltimore Ravens, the Bills, who won the AFC East last season at a canter and had it wrapped up midway through the season, might be able to do it again.
As CBS Sports points out, the Bills' schedule to begin the season is rather "soft", and we think that will set them up nicely for yet another crack at the Lombardi trophy.
"After facing the Ravens in Week 1, the Bills get to play six straight games against teams that didn't make the playoffs last season (Jets, Dolphins, Saints, Patriots, Falcons, Panthers)," CBS Sports writes. "The Bills will likely be favored big in each of those games and if they can take care of business, they could be 6-1 or better heading into their Week 9 showdown against the Kansas City Chiefs. Another thing to like is that the Bills get four of their most difficult games (Chiefs, Ravens, Bengals, Eagles) at home, where they went 8-0 last season."
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) runs the ball against New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner (1).
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) runs the ball against New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner (1).
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So there is a real chance for the Bills to start the season in blistering fashion, and as we know, it is better to bank your games early in the year, instead of chasing them down the stretch.
Plus, the Bills do face their fair share of title challengers, and do so in the cozy confines of Highmark Stadium with the Kansas City Chiefs once again rolling into Orchard Park.
Allen and Co. couldn't have wished for a better start to the season. If they slay the Ravens, which would again signal their Super Bowl credentials are as good as anyone's, then a "softer" run could see the Bills, as they did last year, separate themselves from the AFC East and the AFC.
Buffalo wants home-field advantage for the playoffs, and starting hot might go a long way to achieving that.