The quantitative proof of Buffalo Bills defense making strides

The Buffalo Bills have allowed 16 total points the past two games, but the unit has certainly faced lesser competition at quarterback.

How much should we take from Buffalo’s recent defensive efforts? Is it all a mirage because they faced one snap of Lamar Jackson, only a few attempts from Tyler Huntley, then Joey Fagnano, Carson Wentz, and Max Brosmer? Or is Buffalo really onto something defensively?

These type of questions are precisely why I created Defensive Impact on Passing (DIP).

I introduced the new metric a few weeks ago, and if you missed that article, here’s how I can summarize DIP — it measures how well a defense performs against opposing quarterbacks relative to how those same…