Bills Defense Fighting To Overcome Various Injuries

Bills Defense Fighting To Overcome Various Injuries

one year ago

The Buffalo Bills defense could be starting to feel the absences of superstar cornerback Tre'Davious White (Achilles) and star linebacker Matt Milano (leg). Sean McDermott's crew has fallen short of fantasy expectations in both of their last two cracks at the NFL's two worst offenses based on points per game. Struggling quarterback Mac Jones engineered his strongest output of 2023 and the third-best performance in his career in terms of passer rating in Week 7. The Bills D will try to get back on track at home on Thursday versus QB Baker Mayfield (knee) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are tied for the third-fewest giveaways (six) in the league this year. Look for Buffalo to employ a zone-heavy scheme sans their top corner, and also with Mayfield putting up far superior numbers against man coverage. Buffalo's unit still belongs top-five discussions among D/STs in Orchard Park for this one.

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