The Buffalo Bills’ 2022 season came to a close on Sunday, as the Cincinnati Bengals clinched a 27-10 win in the AFC divisional round to advance to next week’s AFC title game.
The Bills did not have much to go their way over the course of the contest. The Josh Allen-led Bills offense orchestrated a mere two scoring drives against the reigning AFC North champions.
On the defensive side of the ball, Buffalo’s stout front seven unit failed to contain the Bengals’ dynamic rush offense, as Cincinnati tallied 172 yards on the ground.
The Bills will soon turn their full attention to this year's free agency period. Multiple Bills players will hit free agency in March, including safety Jordan Poyer and left guard Rodger Saffold.
For Bills offensive tackle Dion Dawkins, he is well aware that multiple notable changes may be on the horizon for the team in the coming months.
“We all know that no team will be the same,” Dawkins said during his postgame press conference. “I'm pretty sure that our management will try their best to keep it the same.
“I'm a Tremaine Edmunds, [Jordan] Poyer fan. … Those guys left it all on the field.”
Bills head coach Sean McDermott is also now looking ahead to the future.
“This is a good football team and you learn from things like this,” McDermott said after the game. “You keep knocking on the door. That's what you do. You stay steadfast in your focus and your approach. You work your tail off. … And we've got to learn from this and make the proper adjustments so we can continue to move this organization forward because that's the direction we're heading. That's what we have to do if we want to continue to knock at this door and move beyond where we were this year.
“So the goal hasn't changed and won't change for this organization. And we've got to continue to do everything we can to get there. That's the goal.”
The Bills are currently one of 14 teams that are over the cap for the 2023 campaign, and they will have a low first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
A pivotal offseason sure awaits Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane.
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