1. How an AFC Championship loss led the Bills to transform
I won't re-live too much of last season's AFC Championship loss to the Chiefs, but it's worth pointing out the Bills look different this season partially due to that loss. The Chiefs put up 38 points in that game against a Bills defense that ranked 16th and was allowing an average of 23.4 points per game at that time.
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed 76% of his passes for 325 yards and threw for three touchdowns. Their offense converted 60% of their third downs, scored touchdowns on five of six trips to the red zone and averaged 6.9 yards per play. Yes, these numbers are hard to type out but stay with me here.
Kansas City's offense wasn't challenged enough and Mahomes wasn't under pressure enough in that game. The Bills only had three quarterback hits and one sack against him in the game.
Let's fast forward to the Super Bowl when the Buccaneers beat the Chiefs. Mahomes looked like a different quarterback. He completed only 53% of his passes, threw two interceptions and posted a passer rating of 52.3. The difference was Tampa Bay's pass rush that put Mahomes under pressure to make quick decisions. The Bucs had nine quarterback hits and three sacks.
You better believe the Bills coaching staff and scouting department took note at how they dismantled a high-powered Chiefs offense.
"Tampa did a heck of a job against Kansas City in that game and really did a nice job of making Mahomes move off his spot," Bills general manager Brandon Beane said the day the Bills drafted defensive end Boogie Basham. "That was probably as big a difference as anything in the outcome of the game, and we wanted to definitely get better there this offseason. And I think we've added to the competition.
"We're going to have some really good veterans coming back, obviously it was mentioned, Jerry (Hughes) and Mario (Addison), and then we've got some youth in here so it should be fun come August when we camp gets started."
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