NFL-Bills' Super Bowl dreams hit turbulence amid two-game losing skid

The Buffalo Bills entered the 2025 NFL season as Super Bowl favourites, but their championship aspirations are looking shakier by the week after they lost two straight games heading into their bye.

Buffalo's latest stumble came on Monday in a humbling 24-14 defeat by the host Atlanta Falcons, leaving reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Josh Allen with plenty to ponder during the team's two-week break.

"It's going to eat at me the next two weeks," Allen said of the missed opportunities after a loss during which he completed 15 of 26 passes for 180 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. "I mean, a lot of stuff to clean up."

The Bills had been the NFL's lone undefeated team entering their Week 5 match-up against the New England Patriots on October 6, but have since suffered consecutive primetime defeats that exposed glaring weaknesses across the roster.

While Buffalo still boast a 4-2 record, a closer look reveals troubling trends. Their wins have come against teams with a combined 3-21 record - Baltimore, New York Jets, Miami and New Orleans - while they're 0-2 against clubs with winning records after falling to New England and Atlanta.

The latest loss dropped Buffalo into second in the AFC East and highlighted issues across the board. The Allen-led offense has looked disjointed, the defense is struggling particularly against the run, and costly penalties continue to mount.

"We've got to figure it out," said Bills head coach Sean McDermott. "We've got to dive deep into what we're doing, how we're doing it, making sure we've got the right people in the right positions, and then the execution at the end of the day, we've got to start from ground zero and work our way back up."

While Buffalo remain one of the NFL's best