Buffalo Bills’ passing attack benefits least from NFL officiating

The Buffalo Bills’ passing attack has been more than efficient in 2023, and the Josh Allen-led offense has done so without much help from defensive pass interference penalties.

Buffalo, which ranked eighth out of 32 teams in passing offense (244.4) last season, has benefited the least from opponents’ DPI penalties. As analyst Warren Sharp pointed out on the social media site now known as X, Bills receivers have been penalized with a league-low three defensive pass interference calls.

Most NFL teams finished with 10 or fewer DPI penalties, while the Jacksonville Jaguars had a league-high 19 calls in their favor.

By including defensive holding penalties into the mix, Sharp added a stunning perspective in a later X-post.

“The Bills ran a total of 3,270 routes last year, but only had 8 DPI + defensive holding penalties accepted…that’s the FEWEST combined DPI + holding penalties in the last 5 years for a team with at least 3,200 routes run,” Sharp said.

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Allen will have to deal with a different cast in 2024 due to the departures of WR1 Stefon Diggs and WR2 Gabe Davis from what was the NFL’s fourth-ranked offense. Free agent addition Curtis Samuel and rookie Keon Coleman are in line for significant roles this fall.

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