With Minnesota’s loss in Detroit, there is no NFL team free of blemishes. Even the best templates have gaps. Buffalo’s offense remains explosive and was able to overcome its own early challenges to earn a win over Baltimore, but the big question mark lies with its defense. Sunday represented a huge improvement for the unit, which limited the Ravens to 144 total yards, but did so against an offense that was forced to rely on a third-string undrafted rookie quarterback. It wasn’t exactly a litmus test for the group, although an increase in aggression (the Bills blitzed more than 60 percent of dropbacks) intrigues me. It could have been the product of facing a highly inexperienced interlocutor; It could also have been a sign of things to come.
