Bills' Joe Brady: 'Most pressure in NFL' to win Super Bowl — SkimNews
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- Sean McDermott was fired after nine seasons as Bills head coach, with offensive coordinator Joe Brady promoted to replace him following January's overtime Divisional Round loss to the Denver Broncos.
- Josh Allen's Bills have tallied 73 victories since 2020 — the most in the NFL — but have suffered four Divisional Round exits and two AFC Championship defeats in that span, four of those losses coming against the Chiefs.
- Phoebe Schecter said Brady carries the most pressure of any NFL head coach this season, calling the Bills 'always the bridesmaid, never the bride' and pointing to a new stadium and renewed excitement around the franchise.
- The Bills acquired wide receiver DJ Moore from the Bears via trade, pairing him with running back James Cook to elevate an offense Schecter said has 'never really had a star receiver.'
- Jim Leonhard was hired as Buffalo's new defensive coordinator after the offseason departures of Joey Bosa, AJ Epenesa, Matt Milano and Tre'Davious White, with Sky Sports' Jeff Reinebold calling Leonhard 'the key to this whole deal.'
- Joe Burrow demanded urgency from the Cincinnati Bengals this offseason, having missed 16 games to injury over the past three seasons; the Bengals responded by signing Boye Mafe, Jonathan Allen and Kyle Dugger to bolster a defense that Schecter called 'probably the worst performing defense' last year.
Why it matters: The Bills have been the NFL's statistical winners since 2020 (73 victories, league-most) without a Super Bowl appearance, making Brady the coach tasked with converting regular-season dominance into a title run. Meanwhile, the Bengals' three-year playoff drought and Burrow's mounting injury toll create a parallel urgency: both franchises sit in an AFC where Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and the Chiefs no longer automatically block the path.
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