2025 Buffalo Bills Off-Season Updates Presented by GoldSheet | NFL Previews

The Buffalo Bills have won the AFC East each of the last five seasons, but Josh Allen and Co. have not been able to turn that regular season success into a Super Bowl run. Will 2025 be the year that Bills Mafia gets rewarded with a trip to the big game?

2025 Buffalo Bills Team Preview

AFC East Odds

Team	SB LX Odds	AFC	Division	Win Total
Bills	+700	+350	-260	11.5 (o -160 / u +135)
Patriots	+6000	+2800	+475	8.5 (o -120 / u EV)
Dolphins	+8000	+4000	+650	8.5 (o +135 / u -160)
Jets	+25000	+12000	+1800	5.5 (o -160 / u +135)

Odds above courtesy of DraftKings as of June 6. The Buffalo Bills went 15-5 straight-up, 12-8 against the spread last season en route to a division crown and an appearance in the AFC Championship Game. The over was 12-6-2 in Buffalo’s games last year.

Buffalo Bills Roster Moves

QBs on Roster: Josh Allen (8th Season); Mitchell Trubisky (3rd Year w/ Team); Shane Buechele (2nd Year w/ Team); and Mike White (2nd Year w/ Team)

Coaching Changes: No major changes. Sean McDermott will return for his ninth year at the helm, along with offensive coordinator Joe Brady and defensive coordinator Bobby Babich.

Key Acquisitions: Defensive end Joey Bosa; Defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi; Defensive end Michael Hoecht; Cornerback Tre’Davious White; Wide receiver Elijah Moore; and wide receiver Josh Palmer

Key Departures: Wide receiver Amari Cooper; Defensive end Von Miller; Cornerback Rasul Douglas; Defensive tackle Austin Johnson; Cornerback Kaiir Elam; and wide receiver Mack Hollins

2025 Buffalo Bills Draft Picks: R1 P30 Maxwell Hairston, CB, Kentucky; R2 P41 T.J. Sanders, DL, South Carolina; R2 P72 Landon Jackson, EDGE, Arkansas; R4 P109 Deone Walker, DL, Kentucky; R5 P170 Jordan Hancock, CB, Ohio State; R5 P173 Jackson Hawes, TE, Georgia Tech; R6 P177 Dorian Strong, CB, Virginia Tech; R6 P206 Chase Lundt, OT, UCONN; R7 P240 Kaden Prather, WR, Maryland

2025 Buffalo Bills Schedule

****GS Line represents our projected point spreads using our summer power ratings. Special thanks to Ralph Michaels (@CalSportsLV) for his assistance in putting the schedules together with rest disparities and DraftKings’ opening spreads.

2025 NFL Rule Changes

• Touchbacks on a kickoff will now give the receiving team the ball on the 35-yard line instead of the 30 in an effort to increase more kick returns and discourage touchbacks.
• The regular season overtime rules will now match the postseason overtime rules, as both teams will now have an opportunity to possess the ball regardless of the outcome of the first drive. Per Jon Ferrari of the Eagles, 37.5-percent of last year’s overtime games ended with a first-drive touchdown. The new rule will allow both teams to have the ball.
• The video review booth will have an increased role in assisting the on-field officials. The video assistants can’t put a flag on the field if they believe that the officials missed a call, but they can pick one up if an erroneous flag is thrown (i.e. a facemask penalty is called, but upon video review, it’s determined that the facemask was never actually grabbed).
• Artificial intelligence and lasers will be used to determine the remaining yardage for a first down. The officials are still responsible for spotting the football just like they always have, but technology will now do the job of the chain gang and they will no longer have to run in from the sidelines for a first down measurement. Once the official places the ball down, lasers will determine if the offense reached the first down line and/or how far away they are from reaching that mark.
• Teams that are trailing will now be able to attempt an onside kick at any point in the game from the 34-yard-line (instead of the traditional kickoff spot at the 35-yard-line). Previously, teams were only able to attempt an onside kick in the fourth quarter.

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