The Buffalo Bills have emerged from their bye week knowing what had to be corrected on both sides of the ball after a two-game losing streak had many doubting the AFC East franchise's ability to be a genuine Super Bowl contender.
Granted, at 4-2, it isn't like the sky is falling, but for a team that has a genuine Super Bowl or bust feel to it, the margin for error is small. Offensively, the Bills haven't looked like their usual selves in the past two games, with turnovers plaguing the unit, while scoring has also dropped considerably.
But for those of Bills Mafia who think it is all doom and gloom around the offense, Josh Allen has a different thought and detailed how the unit can get things back on track.
"I think we've been able to run the ball pretty well, play action, pass game, I think it's been pretty good, inside the numbers has been pretty good,” Allen said. “There's a lot of directions that you can go to, to try to clean things up.
"It comes down to just going out there and executing each and every given play call that Joe [Brady] gives. But making sure that throughout the week we're straining in practice, finishing on plays, and sometimes it's the small things. You learn a lot from these losses that maybe you don't learn in wins. So, we're just looking forward to trying to correct those and move on.”
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Bills facing tough Carolina test in Week 8
A couple of weeks ago, this would be one game where the Bills would be expected to slay the Panthers without getting out of second gear. But now? Yeah, that's not the case.
With the Bills on a two-game losing streak and the Panthers winning their last three games, this contest has an entirely different feel to it...and Buffalo is on the road. So, what was once seen as an "easy" game is now fraught with danger because we can only imagine the blowback should the Bills fall in Carolina.
The Bills have had a tough couple of weeks, but it appears the doubters are beginning to make their voices heard, and while Allen doesn't seem to be bothered (still 4-2), make no mistake, there will be a sense of urgency where Buffalo has to show it is still "Buffalo" against the Panthers.
If the Bills struggle and lose, goodness me, that will open up a can of worms.
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