Heading into the Buffalo Bills' Week 14 match-up against the reigning Super Bowl champs, there will be a ton of pressure on the visiting team to perform at a high level. With that said, ahead of the Bills-Buccaneers game, we'll be making our Bills Week 14 predictions.
After enduring another tough loss to their long-time AFC East rival New England Patriots, the Bills will be out for revenge against the Buccaneers. However, that is also a task that will prove to be difficult seeing as they've never had much luck playing against Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski either.
Regardless, this game is a must win for the Bulls and they need to put everything they have into this crucial match-up.
With their recent slide, the Bills have lost their edge as the team-to-beat in the AFC East and are no longer in a strong position to get homefield advantage in the playoffs. If they are going to right the ship and turn things around, then they'll need to get some consistency on both ends of the field.
So as we dive deeper into this subject matter, we'll now discuss four Bills Week 14 predictions in their decisive battle with the Buccaneers on Sunday.
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Buffalo Bills Week 14 Predictions
4. Josh Allen's struggles will continue in Week 14
After getting off to a hot start to the season and being in the early conversation for league MVP, Josh Allen's play hasn't been as dominant lately. Over the past few weeks, he's had one of the lowest quarterback ratings in the NFL and has lacked the explosiveness and high-IQ playmaking that we're all used to seeing.
It could be that the Bills' offensive game plan has been exposed and that this has put more pressure on Allen to produce and make plays in the passing and rushing gam–which have led to him being worn out and overworked.
The other issue may be that he's simply not the clutch performer everyone thought he'd eventually become. Whatever the problem is, he needs to fix it and fast because this Bucs defense will be out for blood and they never tread lightly.
With all this stated, Allen will likely have another tough day against the reigning Super Bowl champs on Sunday.
3. The Bills defense won't have an answer for Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski
After seamlessly getting picked apart by the Indianapolis Colts offense and losing a defensive grudge match to the Patriots, it would be hard to imagine that the Bills won't have problems developing a game plan around stopping Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and Tampa Bay's high-powered offense.
Historically the Bills have always struggled against the powerful quarterback/receiver combination of Brady and Gronk, and it doesn't seem like that's going to change anytime soon given their recent struggles.
If the Bills want to pull off an upset win and knock off the Bucs, then they'll have to come up with a brilliant strategy to overcome the resilience and firepower of this dynamic Bucs offense. More than likely though, it'll be more of the same for Brady, Gronk and Co. as they continue their title defense against the Bills on Sunday.
2. Stefon Diggs and Emmanuel Sanders will be outplayed by Mike Evans and Chris Godwin
Despite possessing one of the league's best receiving corps, the Bills have horribly underperformed on offense over the past couple of weeks. Going up against the most versatile offensive unit in the NFL this Sunday, they will need big games from both Emmanuel Sanders and Stefon Diggs.
However, they'll also have their hands full trying to pick apart Tampa's secondary and attempt to outduel the electric 1-2 punch of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Godwin and Evans are two of the league's best receivers and on any given Sunday, and they've shown that they can come up with huge plays for their team with the game on the line–regardless of who their opponent is.
Plus with Brady posting MVP-type numbers each week and Allen's continued struggles, it seems quite inevitable that the Bills will be outmatched on the receiving front. As good as Diggs and Sanders have been for the Bills previously, it's not likely that they'll come up with a strong performance against the Super Bowl champs.
1. Buffalo will come up short against Tampa Bay
Currently experiencing a full-on meltdown, the Bills will have another tough opponent this weekend in the Buccaneers.
Having lost two of their last three games, the Bills' struggles will only get further exposed against this powerful Bucs team that's hard pressed on coming away with another quality win.
Even with the Bills on their A-game, they still won't be able to match the depth and versatility of Tampa Bay in Week 14. Given all they've gone through and still have to overcome, Buffalo will be overwhelmed and outmatched by the talent and experience of the Buccaneers, which in-turn will lead to their sixth loss of the season.
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