Last season, the Buffalo Bills made it to the divisional round of the playoffs despite a pass rush that didn’t do very much. Buffalo ranked 14th in sacks, 14th in pressure rate, 13th in quarterback knockdown rate, and 15th in quarterback hurry rate. The Bills under former defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier also blitzed on just 18% of their regular-season defensive snaps, which ranked 27th in the NFL. Buffalo upped that to 21% in their two playoff game, but that amounted to just 18 plays.
You can expect more blitzing under head coach Sean McDermott, but personnel is an issue, as well. The Bills hoped that signing Von Miller to a six-year, $120 million contract with $45 million guaranteed before the 2022 season would add enough force to their fronts to avoid having to bring extra defenders.
