REGRESSION WATCH: Can Buffalo Bills MAINTAIN NFL-Best Rushing Offense and Pass Defense in 2026?

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🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Buffalo Bills face uncertainty as their league-best rushing attack and pass defense risk regression in 2026. Can Brandon Beane’s offseason moves—like investing in DJ Moore and restructuring the offensive line—offset the loss of key figures such as David Edwards, Reggie Gilliam, and offensive line mastermind Aaron Kromer? Changes in scheme and personnel, along with Jim Leonhard’s aggressive defensive philosophy, could mean more yards allowed through the air and a spike in penalties for defensive pass interference and offsides. Joe Marino spotlights James Cook’s prime, Ray Davis’ special teams spark, and Tyler Bass’ challenge to match Matt Prater’s 91% field goal conversion, but asks: will new coaching and a less windy stadium sustain elite production? Dive deep into point differential trends, the shifting balance between rushing and passing, and whether the Bills’ revamped strategy can maintain their edge in the AFC race or if regression is inevitable.

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0:00.0	What standout areas from the bills in 2025 are in danger of regressing in 2026?
0:07.9	We're going to explore that right now.
0:15.3	You are locked on bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast.
0:20.5	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:26.9	What's up, Phil's Mafia?
0:28.9	It's Joe Marino.
0:30.3	On today's episode, we're taking a look at some of the outstanding areas of the Buffalo
0:36.6	Bills in 2025 that it will be difficult for the outstanding areas of the Buffalo Bills in 2025,
0:38.4	that it will be difficult for the bills to maintain that level of performance in,
0:43.7	in 2026. And I know nobody really wants to talk about possible regression areas,
0:50.3	but I want to have good, honest conversations about this football team on this podcast.
0:55.5	And I think part of that is considering where the team might actually take a step back.
1:01.1	So I have some things on special teams.
1:03.3	I have some things on defense, but I want to start on the offensive side of the football.
1:08.6	And before I actually get into some of these regression areas, potential regression
1:15.0	areas for 2026, I want to bring up what kind of motivated me doing this show concept.
1:21.7	And it's looking at a couple of things from the 2024 to the 2025 season that they were so good in 2024 that you knew it would
1:30.0	just be difficult for it to be that good again in 2025.
1:33.4	And so the two areas would be, number one, the turnover rate.
1:37.0	The bills in 2024 just did such a good job of taking care of the football.
1:41.8	They only turned the ball over on 4.6% of the offensive
1:47.0	drives. That was second best in the NFL. In 2025, that went up to 10.3%, which was 17th in the NFL.
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