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NFL.com says Bills offense top ranking 'predictably' in 2021

The Buffalo Bills offense is poised to take their place among the league’s best. NFL.com is projecting they’ll do just that, ranking them second overall in their list of the NFL’s top-nine offenses in 2021.

With a 2020 season the likes of which fans haven’t seen since the Jim Kelly era, columnist Adam Schein shared his predictions that Buffalo will take another big step forward this season:

Josh Allen rightly got PAID and he’s worth every single penny. I won’t bat an eye if Allen wins MVP while spearheading the Bills’ first Super Bowl title this season. The 25-year-old’s a bona fide star, and he’s in a spectacular environment to keep growing. Allen was on my SiriusXM Radio show hours before inking his $258 million extension, and the QB raved about Brian Daboll’s overall genius, as well as the offensive coordinator’s pace and attention to detail in training camp. I was genuinely stunned Daboll didn’t get a head-coaching job in this past offseason cycle, but Allen and the Bills reap the benefits.

The Stefon Diggs trade is quite the feather in GM Brandon Beane’s cap. In his first season with the Bills, Diggs led the league in catches (127) and receiving yards (1,535). And now he’s enjoying a full offseason/preseason with Buffalo, unlike last year during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Can’t wait to see what Allen and Diggs cook up this fall. Beyond Diggs, the deep receiving corps is stocked with playmakers of all shapes, sizes and skill sets. Up front, the Bills return five starters from a unit that finished last season as Pro Football Focus’ No. 10 offensive line.

Now, the big questions remain in the ground game, where Buffalo ranked 20th last season. Will Devin Singletary finally emerge as a steady all-around presence? Can bruising back Zack Moss provide more oomph in Year 2? We shall see. But it’s a passing league, in this capacity, the Bills are set.

The team was only second to the Kansas City Chiefs in the league rankings, and the Green Bay Packers followed them at the number three spot.

Schein notes the progression of Josh Allen, the addition of Stefon Diggs, the impact of OC Brian Daboll, and the strengths of the team’s receiving core and offensive line as reasons for the jump into the top offensive pool. He also asks a question echoed by many since last season, which is whether the Bills running game will also take the next step.

A team with unfinished business after coming up short to Kansas City in the 2020 AFC Championship Game, the Bills and their offense will look to only further improve on last year’s historic run in their pursuit of a Lombardi Trophy.

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