Ending a playoff drought takes time, effort, and a considerable amount of luck. It’s physically taxing, and beyond emotionally overbearing. But when it finally reaches it’s merciful end, it’s the greatest feeling and reward of all.
Before last January, that was the experience and thought process for the Buffalo Bills. An organization mired in perpetual mediocrity for most of the 21st century finally broke though with a playoff berth for the first time since 1999. An event forever crystallized in time in western New York. Now, the Bills are preparing to take one step back by having patience in developing a rookie quarterback in Josh Allen, to make the future as consistently special as that distinct playoff moment.