Following a Week 12 loss where the Buffalo Bills again saw most of their wide receivers struggle to gain separation and make a meaningful impact down the field, plenty wondered if it was time to look outside the organization for help. Former New Orleans Saints wide receiver Brandin Cooks became a hot name in plenty of Bills-centric circles in recent days after he asked for and received his release.

Cooks cleared waivers on November 24, which allowed him to become a free agent. Reports stated that Cooks was most interested in joining one of three teams: The Los Angeles Rams,...

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The Buffalo Bills (7-4) are on the verge of being on the outside looking in when it comes to the AFC playoff picture, and one week after their offensive line was bullied by a ferocious Houston Texans’ front four, the task won’t get any easier when the Bills travel to play the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5) in a Week 13 clash.

Heading into another pivotal road showdown, today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks leads off with early thoughts on the matchup with the Steelers, who, like the Texans, boast a talented pass rush, led by T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith, and emerging star...

Do you even want to Billieve anymore?

I keep going back to the 2023 season as my crutch to help keep the belief alive. The similarities between the current Buffalo Bills team and that Bills team are there. The 2025 Bills have lost four of seven after starting 4-0. The 2023 Bills lost five of eight between Weeks 5 and 12. The offense just didn’t look right. Receivers could not get separation, the play calling was vanilla and predictable, and Josh Allen was forcing plays, and quite frankly did not look like Josh Allen. We longed for the days of...

I’m a bit late on the analysis bandwagon for this game and that’s a bit intentional on my part. I wanted to be a bit more deliberate in my stance on this and that of course took some time. In doing so, I believe I found the perfect framing for how I felt about the game and the data backs it up.

Since I’ve already got your click on the article, I guess I should warn you this will lean into stats and opinions as the video analysis market has already been saturated. So what can I offer you that’s...

At 7-4, the Buffalo Bills are now fighting for their playoff lives thanks to yet another untimely loss to an AFC playoff hopeful in the Houston Texans. Buffalo doesn’t have a lot of room for error left if they hope to make some noise in the postseason, and that means taking care of business a few hours south in Pittsburgh this coming Sunday.

In the early hours after their Week 12 loss in Houston last Thursday, the Bills opened as 3.5-point (-3.5) road favorites over the Pittsburgh Steelers with FanDuel Sportsbook, with an over/under set at O/U 46.5. But remember,...

It’s been a rough week for fans of the Buffalo Bills with their AFC East title chances dwindling to “slim” and feeling like “none.” The fourth deflating loss of the season on Thursday Night Football was no fun for anyone.

Looking at the grand scheme of things though, it could be much worse during this season of thanks. I’m thankful we have a team that’s been so good and (mostly) fun to watch. I’m thankful we have some genuine role models to gravitate toward. I’m always thankful for the spirit of community the team brings. Not bad for “it’s just...

Find another SB Nation NFL team site with a readership more dedicated than ours here at Buffalo Rumblings. You won’t. Our readers bleed football, even when it comes to chatting about games that have almost no bearing on the Buffalo Bills.

That’s not to say this evening’s Monday Night Football game between the 7-4 San Francisco 49ers and 6-5 Carolina Panthers is void of significance for Buffalo’s playoff hopes. You see, if the Panthers win tonight, they’ll claim the lead in the NFC South… and help the Bills’ Strength of Victory measure for potential playoff tiebreaker scenarios.

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The Buffalo Bills haven’t had much success in Houston, and that trend continued during an ugly Thursday Night Football “performance.” Down four at the half, the defense clamped down after the break and only allowed three additional points. The offense had six drives to work with and only came up with three of their own points.

Having the game within striking distance for so long and seeing the futility is one of the worst feelings. If it weren’t for penalties, the game may not have been so close.

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The Buffalo Bills needed a complete performance last Thursday night if they were going to defeat a Houston Texans team with an excellent defense. Instead, their offense sputtered, and that Houston defense dominated the point of attack, sacking quarterback Josh Allen eight times on the way to a 23-19 victory. Buffalo’s defense, which allowed 20 points and 201 net yards in the first half, found a rhythm after intermission, allowing three points and 60 net yards in the second half.

Ultimately, that improvement was too little and too late for the Bills, who find themselves at 7-4 and in a...

Josh Allen is compared to Cam Newton far too often. There are certainly similarities when it comes to their size, running ability, and cannon-like arms, but both Josh and Cam were unicorns in different ways — making it very difficult to compare the two. That said, there is one area where Allen and Newton’s careers are starting to overlap, and it’s cause for serious concern.

The Bills loss to the Texans on Thursday Night Football was symptomatic of a deep seated problem, and one that Brandon Beane, Sean McDermott, and the rest of the Bills braintrust witnessed first hand with...

The Buffalo Bills fell to the Houston Texans on Thursday Night Football, but that wasn’t the only loss the Bills suffered in Week 12.

With six games remaining in the regular season, today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks leads off by examining where the Bills find themselves in a crowded AFC playoff picture.

Bills currently are the No. 7 seed in the AFC

On Sunday, the New England Patriots (10-2) held off the Cincinnati Bengals to take a 2.5-game lead over the Bills (7-4) in the race for the AFC East title, and to make matters worse, the Bills fell...