December 12, 2012

Bills defensive end Mario Williams hangs onto Colts quarterback Andrew Luck at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 25, 2012. (BRENT SMITH/Reuters)

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - When Buffalo Bills defenders now proudly state they are "gap sound," they're not disparaging Old Navy.

They're referring to the proper way for an 11-man unit to snuff out the opposing team's running game.

The retooled, re-energized Bills defence was expected to do that from the get-go this season. But through the first two months, it was horrible. Truly.

In many statistical categories, theirs was the worst defence in the NFL.