The Bills spent the bye week looking back at the positives and negatives of the first six weeks while also preparing for their Week 8 matchup against the Dolphins.
Here's a look at where the team stands in the division, conference and NFL at the bye week.
Scroll for facts on each member of the Bills at the bye week.
Mario Addison, DE - Addison has one sack, one forced fumble and two quarterback hits through six games. Photo by Ben Green
Josh Allen, QB – The quarterback has passed for 1,723 yards and 15 touchdowns. He's also rushed for 214 yards, including his dynamic hurdle against Kansas City.
Photo by Craig Melvin
Boogie Basham, DE – In his second NFL game, Basham registered a half of a sack on Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Photo by Craig Melvin
Tyler Bass, K – Bass is one of three NFL players since 1950 to record 204 or more points in his first 22 regular season games.
Ryan Bates, OL – Bates has been active for all six games and played 10 offensive snaps during the 40-0 win over Houston in Week 4. Photo by Bill Wippert
Cole Beasley, WR – The slot receiver matched his career high with 11 receptions for 98 yards during the Week 3 win over Washington. Photo by Ben Green
Ike Boettger, OL – Boettger started and played every offensive snap against Houston in Week 4. Photo by Bill Wippert
Matt Breida, RB – Breida had four carries in the season opener against Pittsburgh. Photo by Ben Green
Spencer Brown, OL – The third-round pick made his first career start at right tackle against Houston in Week 4. Photo by Ben Green
Vernon Butler, DT – Butler has played in 17 total games since becoming a Buffalo Bill. Photo by Bill Wippert
Gabriel Davis, WR – The sophomore receiver caught Buffalo's first touchdown of the season, a 3-yard pass from Josh Allen in Week 1. Photo by Craig Melvin
Dion Dawkins, OL – Dawkins has started all six games at left tackle. Photo by Bill Wippert
Stefon Diggs, WR – The receiver has continued to lead the way on offense after being named a captain for the first time in his career. His 463 receiving yards are a team high. Photo by Craig Melvin
Tyrel Dodson, LB - Dodson has posted five total tackles this season. Photo by Craig Melvin
Tommy Doyle, OL – The fifth-round pick made his NFL debut against Houston in Week 4. Photo by Bill Wippert
Tremaine Edmunds, LB – Edmunds was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career after recording an intercepting and six tackles against the Houston Texans.
A.J. Epenesa, DE – Epenesa is the fastest on the team with a .71 second average pass rush get off, according to Next Gen Stats. He also leads the team with five quarterback hits. Photo by Bill Wippert
Jon Feliciano, OL – The versatile lineman has played 100 percent of offensive snaps in four of his five games played this season. Photo by Bill Wippert
Reid Ferguson, LS –Ferguson has played in 70 games as a Buffalo Bill. Photo by Bill Wippert
Cody Ford, OL – The 2019 second-round pick started the first three games of the season at right guard. Photo by Bill Wippert
Reggie Gilliam, FB – The fullback played a career-high 39 percent of offensive snaps during the Week 5 win at Kansas City. Photo by Craig Melvin
Matt Haack, P – Haack's longest punt this season is a 60-yard punt against the Washington Football Team in Week 3. Photo by Bill Wippert
Damar Hamlin, S – Hamlin has two passes defensed so far this year. Photo by Bill Wippert
Jerry Hughes, DE – Hughes has played in 133 regular season games as a Buffalo Bill, that ties Aaron Schobel for 31st in team history. Photo by Bill Wippert
Micah Hyde, S – Hyde has three interceptions this season, which ties for second most in a season in his career. He totaled three interceptions in 2015 and 2016 with the Green Bay Packers. Photo by Bill Wippert
Dane Jackson, CB – Jackson posted one of the many fourth down stops Buffalo's defense has had this season. Jackson tackled running back Malcolm Brown on fourth down, which ended Miami's red zone drive in Week 2. Photo by Bill Wippert
Jaquan Johnson, S –Johnson recorded his first interception in his first NFL start against the Texans in Week 4. Photo by Ben Green
Taron Johnson, CB – Johnson posted a career-high 12 tackles and one pass defense in Week 5's win against Kansas City. He ties for the team-lead with five passes defensed. Photo by Craig Melvin
A.J. Klein, LB – Klein totaled a season-high nine tackles against Kansas City in his first start of the 2021 season. Photo by Craig Melvin
Jake Kumerow, WR – The receiver has been active for all six games and played 65 percent of special teams snaps. Photo by Ben Green
Taiwan Jones, RB – A team captain, Jones has played 67 percent of special teams snaps. He recovered a fumble during the Week 2 win over Miami. Photo by Bill Wippert
Dawson Knox, TE – Knox has a career-high five receiving touchdowns, tied for fifth among all NFL players and first among tight ends. Photo by Ben Green
Cam Lewis, CB – Lewis was elevated to the active roster in Week 4 and posted his first career forced fumble against the Texans. Photo by Ben Green
Star Lotulelei, DT – Lotulelei is second on the team with two sacks through six games. Photo by Ben Green
Tyler Matakevich, LB – Matakevich had his first interception of his career this season against the Houston Texans. He leads the team with six special teams tackles. Photo by Bill Wippert
Isaiah McKenzie, WR – The receiver returned the first kickoff of the season for 75 yards against Pittsburgh in Week 1. Photo by Bill Wippert
Matt Milano, LB – Milano leads the team with six tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries. Photo by Ben Green
Mitch Morse, OL – Morse has started all six games at center. Photo by Bill Wippert
Zack Moss, RB – The bruising running back has rushed for a team-high three touchdowns after missing Week 1 against Pittsburgh. Photo by Ben Green
Siran Neal, CB – In Week 5, Neal forced a fumble on kickoff coverage against Kansas City. Photo by Bill Wippert
Efe Obada, DE – Obada has three total tackles and one quarterback hit in three games of action. Photo by Bill Wippert
Ed Oliver, DT – Oliver has three tackles for loss and two quarterback hits through six games. Photo by Bill Wippert
Jordan Poyer, S – Poyer's interception against the Titans was his 15th interception with the Bills. He's tied with Tre'Davious White and Billy Atkins for 18th place on Buffalo's all-time interceptions list.
Harrison Phillips, DT – Phillips has totaled three tackles and two quarterback hits in three games of action. Photo by Bill Wippert
Greg Rousseau, DE – Rousseau earned his first-career AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors after recording an interception, a sack and five tackles against the Chiefs in Week 5. Photo by Craig Melvin
Emmanuel Sanders, WR – The offseason acquisition has become an immediate contributor, hauling in 24 receptions for 413 yards. He had a season-high 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns against Washington in Week 3. Photo by Craig Melvin
Devin Singletary, RB – Motor leads the Bills with 311 yards on 60 rushes for an average of 5.2 yards per carry. Photo by Bill Wippert
Andre Smith, LB – Smith recovered a fumble on a kickoff against Kansas City in Week 5. Photo by Craig Melvin
Tommy Sweeney, TE – Sweeney has been active for all six games after missing last season due to myocarditis. Photo by Bill Wippert
Mitchell Trubisky, QB – The quarterback has entered three times in relief of Allen, completing both of his pass attempts and rushing for 27 yards and a touchdown. Photo by Bill Wippert
Levi Wallace, CB – Wallace ties for the team-lead of five passes defensed through six games this season. Photo by Craig Melvin
Tre'Davious White, CB – White recovered a fumbled snap in Week 5 on Kansas City's last drive, which allowed Buffalo to run out the clock to ensure a victory. Photo by Craig Melvin
Daryl Williams, OL – Williams has started all six games, moving from right tackle to right guard in Week 4. Photo by Ben Green
Justin Zimmer, DT – Zimmer is second on the team with four quarterback hits so far this season. Photo by Bill Wippert
Where the Bills stand in the AFC East ...
Through six weeks, Buffalo holds sole position of first place in the AFC East with a 4-2 record. The Bills have a two-game lead in the division with the Patriots sitting in second at 2-4. Miami sits in third place at 1-4 and the Jets are in last place at 1-5.
This week the Patriots host the Jets, and the Dolphins host the Falcons.
The Bills still have five division games remaining on the schedule (Wk. 8: MIA, Wk. 10: @NYJ, Wk. 13: NE, Wk. 16: @NE, Wk. 18: NYJ).
Where the Bills stand in the AFC ...
The Bills are currently fourth in the AFC behind the Titans (4-2), the Chargers (4-2) and the Ravens (5-1). Buffalo has the easiest strength of schedule going forward and on the Around the NFL Broadcast on NFL Network, Gregg Rosenthal gave his thoughts on where the Bills stand in the AFC.
"I think they're the best team in the AFC still," Rosenthal said. "They're the most complete they have the highest ceiling and Josh Allen after a little bit of a slow start is playing about as well as he did a year ago."
Where the Bills rank in these NFL statistical categories ...
Heading into Week 7, the Bills have the number one ranked scoring defense (16.3 PPG allowed) and the number two ranked scoring offense (33.8 PPG). The Bills also have the highest turnover differential at plus-11. The defense has 16 takeaways with the offense only having five turnovers.
According to NFL media research, the Bills have the best point differential (+105) in the NFL so far this season. Buffalo is now the 16th NFL team in the last 50 seasons to have a 100+ point diff. through the first six games of a season. 12 of the previous 15 teams made the Super Bowl, with six teams going on to win it.
What's next for Buffalo
The Bills next game is at home against the Dolphins on Oct. 31 at 1 pm. The Bills have won six straight games against the Dolphins dating back to 2018. With a win in Week 8, the Bills would extend it to seven which would mark the longest win streak against Miami in franchise history. That game also marks Josh Allen's 50th career start in the NFL. According to NFL media research, he needs four pass/rush touchdowns to have the third-most by a player in first 50 starts since 1970. Patrick Mahomes currently ranks first with 135, followed by Dan Marino (118) and Deshaun Watson (112) – Allen currently sits fourth with 109.
