The Bills Are Giving Up 30+ Every Game and Nobody Is Ready For What History Says

The Bills are sitting pretty at 2-0 to start the season, but don’t let those early wins fool you. They’ve only just become the third team *ever* in NFL history to start 2-0 while giving up more than 30 points in both of their first two games. Seriously, let that sink in.

Offense is Balling Out, Defense is… a Question Mark?

Look, you gotta be thrilled with the offense’s output. These guys are putting up points like crazy, and that’s why they’ve got two Ws in the bag. They kicked things off with a 36-31 win over the Texans, a team many had pegged as a division favorite. Then, they followed it up with a 41-31 victory against the Lions, another expected division contender. Scoring 36 and 41 points in your first two games? That’s electric. That’s a unit firing on all cylinders, and they look absolutely great.

But here’s the kicker: they gave up 31 points in *each* of those games. That’s not just “not so pleasing,” that’s a blinking red light on the dashboard, you know? While the points scored are fantastic, the points allowed are just as consistent, and that kind of consistency on defense isn’t good.

History’s Tough Truth for High-Scoring, High-Conceding Teams

This isn’t uncharted territory for the NFL, but it’s rare company. The Bills join just two other teams to start 2-0 while allowing 30+ points in both games: the 2000 Rams, who won 41-36 and 37-34, and the 1991 Bills, who took their first two with scores of 35-31 and 52-34.

And if you look at teams that have given up 62 or more points while starting 2-0, it’s an even tighter club, per Josh Dubow of the Associated Press. It’s this year’s Bills, those same 2000 Rams, the 1991 Bills, and the 2018 Chiefs. Here’s where it gets interesting, and frankly, a little concerning. The good news? All three of those previous teams made the playoffs. Awesome, right? But here’s the bad news, and it’s a gut punch: all three of them lost in the postseason, and every single one of those playoff losses saw them give up more than 30 points. It’s a pattern that’s hard to ignore.

So, while the Bills’ offense is clearly carrying the load right now, the defense is giving us some serious historical flashbacks. Can they tighten things up before it costs them when it really matters? That’s the burning question for the next few weeks.

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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.