5 reasons the Buffalo Bills’ Super Bowl breakthrough seems imminent | Opinion

ORCHARD PARK, NY − It would (obviously) be premature to coronate the Buffalo Bills, a team that hasn’t been fitted for a crown since it won the American Football League title in 1964 and ’65, the two seasons that predated the Super Bowl era. But after an impressive 2-0 start over playoff-caliber teams like the Houston Texans and Detroit Lions, it sure feels like the 2026 Bills are better positioned than maybe they’ve ever been to capture the franchise’s long-awaited Lombardi Trophy.

“It was awesome,” quarterback Josh Allen said of Thursday night’s 41-31 defeat of the Lions in Buffalo’s first official game in the new Highmark Stadium.

The Bills look equally awesome with two wins and 77 points through two weeks, Allen producing at a historic clip and already responsible for nine touchdowns.

“That quarterback makes things very difficult,” Detroit coach Dan Campbell said following the loss.

Yet Allen may only be a microcosm of a team that appears on the verge of making things very difficult for the entire league – maybe right up until the final gun of Super Bowl 61.

Here are five reasons that a championship breakthrough might finally be at hand in Western New York:

Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/sports/