{"id":35545,"date":"2026-03-20T08:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T08:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/35545\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T08:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T08:36:17","slug":"analysis-the-bills-need-to-continue-adding-pieces-to-their-pass-rush-despite-bradley-chubb-signing-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/35545\/","title":{"rendered":"Analysis: The Bills need to continue adding pieces to their pass rush despite Bradley Chubb signing | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s ironic that Bo Nix broke his ankle near the end of the AFC divisional round. The Denver Broncos quarterback wasn\u2019t in peril often throughout the game.<\/p>\n<p>The Buffalo Bills managed to hit Nix just three times on 50 drop-backs. He was only pressured 10 times. And they never sacked him. Not once.<\/p>\n<p>kAmx? 724E[ }:I H2D @?6 @7 E9C66 A@DED62D@? 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