Rich Eisen described the Buffalo Bills as a “Shrug Emoji” team on his show Monday following their convincing win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. At 8-4 with a couple of ugly losses on their resume despite high expectations and an MVP-caliber quarterback, in many ways, it's a fair assessment.
It’s hard to put the same type of faith in the Bills’ lofty postseason aspirations when losses to the Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins highlighted the team’s glaring weaknesses, particularly in stopping the run and consistently throwing downfield.
However, that win over Pittsburgh last Sunday may have given Sean McDermott the blueprint for this year’s postseason run.