A defensive touchdown record for the Bills? A league-leading rookie season for Detroit’s Jahmyr Gibbs? Let’s get bold.
Josh Allen and the Bills’ prolific offense garner most of the headlines, but Buffalo’s defense is no joke. The Bills and San Francisco 49ers are the only teams whose defensive line, linebackers and secondary all rank among the top 10 in.
That synergy presents an opportunity for Buffalo’s defense to build on last year’s 27 takeaways, only one of which was returned for a touchdown. With a little luck, it could even be enough for the Bills to challenge theHere’s the formula for Buffalo’s defense to become a points-generating machine in 2023, as Coach Sean McDermottfor departed defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier: The defensive line pressures quarterbacks, disrupting passes and causing hasty decisions; the linebackers cover the middle of the field and contribute to forcing fumbles; and the secondary capitalizes on errant throws and loose balls, converting turnovers into scores. Simple, right?Watt, a 2017 first-round pick and three-time first-team all-pro, tied the single-season record with 22.5 sacks in only 15 games in 2021, earning defensive player of the year honors. He’s fully healthy after a torn pectoral and knee injury limited him to 10 games last season, so could this be the year he adds the MVP award to his trophy case? The MVP has gone to a quarterback in each of the past 10 years, and only two defensive players have ever won. San Francisco defensive end Nick Bosa finished sixth last season after the Associated Press reworked its balloting system to allow voters to rank their top five choices rather than submitting a single name.With new metrics available to quantify defensive play, a defensive player winning the award is increasingly likely. For example, over the past three seasons, teams scored 2.3 points per drive when they did not give up a sack, compared with just 1.0 points per drive when they allowed one sack. It’s easy to see how many points are saved if your best defensive player has 22.5 sacks in a season. Forced fumbles, defensive fumble recoveries and interceptions saved 2.8, 3.2 and 4.1 points per game, respectively.
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