{"id":287,"date":"2021-11-02T11:09:10","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T15:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/statsblog\/?p=287"},"modified":"2021-11-07T11:14:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T15:14:19","slug":"buffalo-bills-lead-in-scoring-offense-and-defense-good-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/statsblog\/buffalo-bills-lead-in-scoring-offense-and-defense-good-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Bills Lead In Scoring Offense And Defense &#8212; Good Sign!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 5-2 Buffalo Bills are arguably the team to beat in the AFC. Through seven games, the Bills lead the NFL in both scoring offense (32.7) and defense (15.6). <\/p>\n<p>According to an NFL release, they are the fourth team since 1970 to lead the league in both scoring offense and scoring defense through the first eight weeks of a season. Two of the previous three teams to accomplish the feat advanced to the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>The Bills travel to the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEADING SCORING OFFENSE AND DEFENSE &#8211; FIRST 8 WEEKS OF SEASON<\/strong><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\ttable.tableizer-table {\nwidth:80%;\n\t\tfont-size: 12px;\n\t\tborder: 1px solid #CCC; \n\t\tfont-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n\t} \n\t.tableizer-table td {\n\t\tpadding: 4px;\n\t\tmargin: 3px;\n\t\tborder: 1px solid #CCC;\n\t}\n\t.tableizer-table th {\n\t\tbackground-color: #104E8B; \n\t\tfont-weight: bold;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th>TEAM<\/th>\n<th>SEASON<\/th>\n<th>PTS\/GAME<\/th>\n<th>PTS ALLOWED\/GAME<\/th>\n<th>SEASON RESULT<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Buffalo Bills<\/td>\n<td>2021<\/td>\n<td>32.7<\/td>\n<td>15.6<\/td>\n<td>???<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New England Patriots<\/td>\n<td>2019<\/td>\n<td>31.3<\/td>\n<td>7.6<\/td>\n<td>Advanced to Wild Card<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chicago Bears<\/td>\n<td>2006<\/td>\n<td>31.6<\/td>\n<td>9.9<\/td>\n<td>Advanced to Super Bowl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chicago Bears<\/td>\n<td>1985<\/td>\n<td>29.9<\/td>\n<td>14.3<\/td>\n<td>Won Super Bowl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 5-2 Buffalo Bills are arguably the team to beat in the AFC. 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