The Buffalo Bills were bad in a bunch of ways last season. Despite a hot start that spawned postseason dreams by October, they collapsed for a number of reasons.
Perhaps bleakest for the Bills was how they played defense in the red zone.
The Bills ranked last in the NFL, allowing touchdowns 64.4 percent of the time offenses breached their 20-yard line.
Buffalo's red-zone defense has gotten worse three years in a row. A correction to that trend would go a long way in helping Buffalo end the league's longest playoff drought.
Buffalo Bills
Record: 6-10
4th in AFC East
Home: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Capacity: 73,079
4th in AFC East
Home: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Capacity: 73,079
Bills need to solve their red zone blues
Buffalo News 8/23/2012
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