In some ways, the Buffalo Bills are supposed to have their easiest path to the Super Bowl in years. After all, those same three quarterbacks, Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, and Lamar Jackson, aren’t in the playoff field.
But of course, that's not necessarily what Bills fans were most concerned about anyway. Sean McDermott’s pass defense was far from perfect in 2025, but it ranked tops in the league in yards allowed. While all three of those quarterbacks are threats to run, as are most of the quarterbacks in the AFC field this postseason, it’s the run defense that has Bills fans concerned about their Super Bowl aspirations.