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Bills heavily 'under microscope' in Super Bowl-or-Bust season

The Buffalo Bills are starving for their first Super Bowl win in franchise history.
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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen smiles while warming up before the wild card game against the Denver Broncos.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen smiles while warming up before the wild card game against the Denver Broncos. | Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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The Buffalo Bills are still searching for their first Super Bowl win in franchise history, and they have come very close in each of the past few seasons.

Last year may have been their best shot yet, falling short to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship.

NFL Media analyst Judy Battista believes the Bills are the team that needs a Super Bowl victory the most in the NFL.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen reacts as he walks off the field after losing to the Kansas City Chiefs
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen reacts as he walks off the field after losing to the Kansas City Chiefs. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

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"The Bills have come achingly close to supplanting the Chiefs for AFC supremacy, losing in the conference championship game to Kansas City twice in the last five seasons," Battista wrote.

"The championship window will be wide open as long as Josh Allen is in uniform, but eventually Buffalo has to get over the finish line to avoid looking back on this era with the same angst generated by those four consecutive Super Bowl losses more than 30 years ago.

"The Bills spent most of the offseason focused on shoring up their defense, which was necessary in a conference teeming with superstar quarterbacks, and they will have a very manageable schedule, with six of their first seven games against teams that didn’t make the playoffs last season."

The Bills will be able to get off to a good start, and if they can take some wins in the first two months of the season, they can use that as momentum to carry them into the playoffs and a potential Super Bowl berth for the first time in 32 years.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen looks for an open receiver during second half action at Highmark Stadium
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen looks for an open receiver during second half action at Highmark Stadium. | Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several On SI sites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid and resides in Central Florida. He graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener.

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