NFL Analyst Claims Buffalo Bills Are Not Serious Contenders

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Feb 22, 2025, 00:53 IST

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The Buffalo Bills clinched their fifth consecutive AFC East title in 2024, with QB Josh Allen winning the NFL MVP award. Despite this success, NFL analyst Bucky Brooks excluded them from his list of top Super Bowl contenders for 2025, sparking debate about their future prospects.

NFL Analyst Claims Buffalo Bills Are Not Serious Contenders

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The Buffalo Bills have been going on with great power and have won consecutively for the fifth time for the AFC East division title in 2024. The quarterback Josh Allen won the NFL MVP award for the first time during the course of his fourth year.
Josh Allen and the Bills have signed many contracts for the long term. Former NFL cornerback Bucky Brooks who was once picked by the Bills removed the Buffalo from his list. The Buffalo Bills were omitted from the “eight biggest Super Bowl windows”.
The NFL analyst Bucky Brooks said, “Although the start of the league year is a few weeks away, it is never too early to assess which franchises are poised to be serious contenders. With free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft providing the opportunity for roster refurbishment, here are the eight teams with the biggest Super Bowl windows right now.”

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With the inside reshuffling, The Bills’ quarterback, head coach, offensive coordinator, and defensive coordinator will remain the same in 2025. It is said that time might tell if Brooks is also making the same mistake, unlike Emmanuel Acho in the last off-season.
There are five starters who remained to be under contract from the 2024 offensive line. Reports say the franchise is no longer a “serious contender” though Bills have been pushed for the NFL’s second-highest overall win percentage. It remained to be historic as the win has been accounted for since 2020 with the Chiefs alone owning a better mark.
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Looking at the win and ranking, Brooks ranked the Super Bowl LIX champion Philadelphia Eagles at No.1. The other top guns like the Baltimore Ravens spot at No.4 which is ahead of the Los Angeles Chargers and Green Bay Packers.
Well, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is known to be the NFL’s Most Valuable Player but also has amount of share of haters. According to one of the reports written by David Kenyon, he said, “In two seasons as QB1 at Wyoming, Allen completed just 56.0 and 56.3 percent of his passes.”
“The history of the NFL didn't look fondly on players who never hit 60-plus percent in college. Allen's tendency to bail out of the pocket and propensity for highlight-reel risks made his scouting reports full of unnerving notes, Kenyon writes.

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