Odds of less than 2% are certainly not all that good, but that’s a key number Buffalo fans are looking at in rooting for the Bills to reach the AFC Championship game, at least in light of a change in offensive coordinators.
The Bills, struggling at 5-5 in the AFC East after being one of the preseason favorites to make and even win the Super Bowl, just fired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey. The new play-caller in Buffalo is quarterbacks coach Joe Brady.
Armed with highly regarded quarterback Josh Allen, the Bills were expected to be an offensive powerhouse this season. Instead, in losing four of their last six games, they have averaged just over 20 points a game. Their most recent defeat was 24-22 to Denver at home with Allen passing for just 177 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He also ran for a TD.
Later, Bills head coach Sean McDermott said of firing Dorsey, “There's been times when we have moved the ball and scored points, but those times, I believe, have become few and far between. I can point to the Miami game [in Week 4], which I felt very good about, obviously, we scored on just about, if not every, drive there. But since that Miami game (a 48-20 Bills win), and really, before that, there were some times when I didn't feel like we were moving the ball well enough and scoring points.”
So, with the change in offensive coordinators, can Bills fans be more optimistic about their team’s Super Bowl chances? NYCasinos.com, your home to future online New York casinos, took a historical look at how teams have fared that have made mid-season changes at OC.
2012 Ravens Under Cameron, Caldwell
Research showed that out of the 52 teams that have made the Conference Championship since 2010, only one of the teams (1.9%) had switched a coordinator mid-season. That team was the 2012 Baltimore Ravens, when Jim Caldwell was elevated in early December from quarterbacks coach to take over the OC duties following Cam Cameron. Baltimore went on to win Super Bowl XLVII against San Francisco.
In Caldwell’s seven games as offensive coordinator that season (regular season and playoffs), the Ravens improved on offense across the board. During the playoff run with Caldwell as OC, Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco had an extraordinary four games with 1,140 passing yards, 11 touchdown passes, zero interceptions, and was named the Super Bowl MVP. Buffalo can only hope for a similar offensive resurgence with Brady as OC.
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