On this week’s episode of the Billieve Podcast, hosts John Boccacino and Jamie D'Amico preview the Week 11 clash between two slumping teams: the Buffalo Bills (6-3) and the Cleveland Browns (3-6) in a game that has shifted to Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. after a massive snowstorm dropped 77 inches on Orchard Park.
Among the topics discussed:
- Holy snowfall, Buffalo! For just the second time in franchise history, a snowstorm forced the Bills to move a home game to Detroit. Why the change in venue should benefit the Bills on both sides of the football.
- Buffalo's run defense has struggled in each of the last three weeks, and now the Bills have to slow down the dynamic duo of Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt. Why Buffalo could play more eight-man fronts and why the Bills cannot allow Chubb and Hunt to break their runs outside.
- The loss of Tremaine Edmunds, Tre'Davious White, and Greg Rousseau will be huge for Leslie Frazier's defense.
- Edge rusher Von Miller is continuing to play terrific football, and the Bills will need Miller, Ed Oliver, Tim Settle, DaQuan Jones and the rest of the defensive line to have big games to contain Cleveland's ground attack.
- Conversely, the Bills have a massive edge when Jacoby Brissett looks to pass.
- Now that questions about his elbow have been answered, is this the week Josh Allen gets back on track? Cleveland has struggled with pass defense, and with Greg Newsome II out, Allen should be able to log a huge passing performance.
- Buffalo needs to get more out of its running backs, especially Nyheim Hines and James Cook. Why offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey should use Devin Singletary, Hines and Cook more in the slot or spread out wide, especially with Buffalo having only four active wide receivers.
- What has gone wrong for Allen and the offense in the red zone, and why turning to tight end Dawson Knox and more creativity with their play-calling should get Buffalo's offense back on track.
- We close with our score predictions as Buffalo looks to snap out of this two-game funk.
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