Three Crucial Stats Show How the Broncos Beat the Bills

The Denver Broncos’ victory over the Kansas City Chiefs has the fan base believing again. If the team can play like that every week, that belief will be warranted.

Thanks to the bye, the fans had to wait two full weeks to see whether the win was real or a fluke. Which of the two will be revealed on primetime in Buffalo?

The Buffalo Bills are a beatable team right now, and if the Broncos want to make it three in a row and solidify the fans’ belief, the following numbers can aid in that endeavor.

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Looking at the Bills’ pass defense from a high level, it would appear that it’s formidable and that the Broncos’ offense should play conservatively. However, digging a little deeper, that isn’t necessarily the case.

The Broncos’ offense should be aggressive and attack with deep balls when it can because the Bills’ defense only appears to be of the ball-hawking variety. Buffalo’s eight interceptions rank them highly in the NFL, but 75% of those interceptions came from only two quarterbacks in two games.

They picked off Sam Howell four times and Jimmy Garopolo twice. This means they had a very good couple of games, but against the other seven teams the Bills have faced, they’ve rarely intercepted the pass.

Compare that to other teams with similar interception totals. The Baltimore Ravens have interceptions in six of their nine games spread across six quarterbacks. The Las Vegas Raiders have intercepted five different quarterbacks in five of their nine games.

Oftentimes, interceptions can come in bunches, but the Bills are very lopsided in this category. The Broncos should be aggressive and not overly worried about the Bills defense.

The Broncos should succeed if the coaches can devise a solid game plan to pick the right spots to be aggressive in their passing attack.