NFL Teams Betting - Buffalo Bills - AFC East

Defensively, the Bills suffered a big loss in the departure of defensive tackle Pat Williams but have settled on young Ron Edwards as his replacement. Edwards and Sam Adams have to be stout in the middle because the rest of the defense is so solid that if they hold up as well the Bills won't need to ask much of Losman to win. So the question remains the same as the start of the summer: Can J.P. Losman produce enough points, with the aid of running back Willis McGahee, who rushed for 1,128 yards and 13 scores in his first season as a starter, to avoid that disastrous 0-4 start?

The Buffalo Bills enter the season with the dubious distinction of having missed the playoffs 12 consecutive seasons. In the era of unrestricted free agency and advancements in scouting college players, NFL teams almost have to try to miss the postseason for that many years. But Buffalo has had only one winning season since 1999. Is this the year the drought finally ends?

While last season’s second-half swoon — a 1–8 finish after starting 5–2 — was painful, it did reveal areas the Bills needed to improve most, starting with a pass rush. The Bills addressed that aggressively, making headlines with the signings of defensive ends Mario Williams and Mark Anderson. With a better defense helping out a vastly improved offense under quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, Buffalo may be able to re-ignite some of that magic it had early in 2011. But if you’re a Bills fan, you’ve learned not to get your hopes up.