Through their first six games, the Buffalo Bills have punted just 12 times. That’s tied for the seventh-fewest punts by any NFL team through its first six games since 1970. We’re talking about 56 years of football, and only six teams have punted fewer times through their first six games.
The Bills offense is fine and I don’t think many people are seriously questioning that. Josh Allen and company are still putting points on the board, moving the football, and doing what we’ve come to expect from this offense. Sure, there are things that can improve, but this isn’t a unit that has trouble generating production.
What interested me about this statistic wasn’t necessarily how good Buffalo’s offense has been. We already know it’s good. I wanted to see what other teams have accomplished something similar and what their numbers looked like beyond punts. Were they scoring touchdowns? Were they settling for field goals? Were turnovers keeping their punt totals artificially low?
And then I decided to add defensive plays to the equation, because I was curious whether these high-producing offenses were also helping keep their defenses off the field. That’s where this entire exercise became a hell of a lot more interesting.
The Company Buffalo Is Keeping
