It’s no secret that the Buffalo Bills will face a hard list of teams this year. In fact, they have the fifth-strongest schedule among all the 2017 teams. But rather than just take one look at it and assume the worst, it’s time to do a look at each set of opponents, and see how the Bills match up to them.
This post is the first of a four-part series, and no, I won’t be analyzing the bye week.
Week 1 vs. New York Jets
1 P.M. ET on September 10th at New Era Field (Broadcast on CBS)
Opponent 2016 record: 5-11 (4th in AFC East)
Previous Results: 37-31 Jets (Week 2, 2016), 30-10 Jets (Week 17, 2016)
Significant Losses: C Nick Mangold, CB Darrelle Revis, WR Brandon Marshall, WR Eric Decker, K Nick Folk, S Calvin Pryor (traded to Cleveland Browns), QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB Geno Smith, OT Ryan Clady
Significant Additions: QB Josh McCown, OT Kelvin Beachum, K Chandler Catanzaro, CB Morris Claiborne, WR Quinton Patton, ILB Demario Davis, S Jamal Adams
Jeez, I felt sorry for the Jets just typing up that list of players they lost.