Buffalo has never seen the two players at their peak, but two former invoices have always landed PRO FOOT Football team.
The 2000s officially concluded a quarter of a century, and Pro Football Focus marked the milestone by appointing its NFL Ultimate team from 2000 to 2024.
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Two ancients Buffalo bills – Edge Rusher von Miller and the corner half Antoine Winfield Sr. – won places on the list of 24 players, which includes 11 players in attack, 11 in defense, plus a bettor and a botter.
PFF began to classify all NFL players in each game from 2006, but extended its analysis to include exceptional performance from the first years of the millennium.
Miller was at the twilight of his career in Buffalo, and none of the games closed the door to a potential return to the Bills this season.
Winfield was drafted by the Bills in the first round in 1999 and spent its first five seasons in Buffalo before signing with the Vikings du Minnesota in 2004, where He has become one of the best half -corner in the league.
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Marshawn Lynch, the Choice of first round of Buffalo in 2007, was mentioned honorable during the race behind Derrick Henry. Lynch did the Pro Bowl in 2008 with the Bills, but was exchanged at Seattle Seahawks for a fourth round choice and a fifth round choice at the start of the 2010 season. He was elected four Bowls of Strits Pro with Seattle from 2011 to 2014 with at least 1,200 yards on the ground each season. Lynch led the NFL in the hit in 2013 and 2014 and helped the Seahawks win the Super Bowl 48.
The Bills lasted a difficult start from the century, missing the playoffs in 17 consecutive seasons from 2000 to 2016 and displaying a record from 112 to 160 (percentage of victories of 0.411) over this period. Since then, Buffalo has gone 76–41 (0.623), including five consecutive AFC East titles.
Von Miller
Miller, a Bowler Pro-Bowler eight times and double champion of the Super Bowl, played 13 seasons with the Denver Broncos (2011-2021), Rams of Los Angeles (2021) and Buffalo Bills (2022-2024). He burst into the stage with 11.5 bags during his recruit year, winning the honors of the defensive recruit of the year, and followed him with career summits of 18.5 bags and 28 plated for loss in 2012.
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He was appointed MVP of the Super Bowl 50 and is the highest defender Edge of all time by PFF, with a career note of 95.1.
“He has nine seasons with at least one overall note of 90.0 pff – by far the most in position, because the next closest player (Khalil Mack) has six,” said Pro Football Focus. “Miller joins Nick Bosa as the only defender Edge to rank among the first five of the career pressure rate (16.5%), the career victory rate (16.7%) and the PFFSH-RUSH grade (93.9).”
Buffalo signed Miller to a $ 120 million contract over six years in March 2022. He posted eight bags in his first 11 games before tearing his ACL in Thanksgiving. He struggled to regain the form in 2023 and experienced six bags in 13 games in 2024. The Bills released him on March 9.
Von Miller Statistics
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Denver Broncos (2011-2021): 142 games; 509 plated; 110.5 bags; 142 plated for loss; 25 forced escapes; 9 Recognes escaped; 2 interceptions; 225 quarters of a quarter; 21 defended passes
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Los Angeles Rams (2021): 8 games; 31 plated; 5 bags; 12 plated for loss; 1 forced escape; 8 quarters of a quarter; 1 defended pass
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Buffalo Bills (2022-2024): 36 games; 41 plated; 14 bags; 17 plated for loss; 1 forced escape; 23 quarter-Arrières; 2 defended passes
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Career total: 186 games; 581 plated; 129.5 bags; 171 plated for loss; 256 quarters of a quarter; 27 forced escapes; 9 Recognes escaped; 2 interceptions; 24 defended passes
Antoine Winfield Sr.
Winfield Sr. entered the NFL as a global choice n ° 23 from Buffalo in 1999, Freshly off won the Jim Thorpe Prize at the Ohio State. Although considered as undersized at 5 feet 9 inch and 180 pounds, it was built as one of the strongest and healthiest and most physical cornerings in the history of the League.
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He helped lead the Bills to the playoffs during his recruited season and recorded an interception of the third quarter of Steve McNair in the sadly famous “Music City Miracle” gameA loss of joker from 22 to 16 against the titans. Winfield posted a career summit of 109 plated in 2003, his last season in Buffalo.
In 2004, Winfield signed with the Vikings, where he played for nine seasons and became half a corner of the elite. PFF, which began the full classification of players in 2006, evaluated Winfield as a n ° 1 corner half in three times between 2006 and 2012 and ranked it in the first 10 times five times during this period.
It was selected for three Struits Pro Bowls (2008-2010), and its 94.5 PFF note in career has been ranked second among all the cornerbacks since 2000, behind only Richard Sherman.
“While Winfield has a PFF coverage note among the first 10 of all time (92.3), where it is unique on this list of cornerbacks is that it also has the best PFF defense note (94.7) on 355 qualifications in the post since 2006,” said Pro Football Focus. “The defense stops of Winfield’s 107 points are tied for the second greatest time among the cornerbacks, while its average depth of 2.47 yards against the race is classified as the best brand among 137 qualifications since 2006.”
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Winfield’s son Antoine Winfield Jr., is an all-pro security with the Buccaneers of Tampa Bay.
Antoine Winfield Statistics
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Buffalo Bills (1999-2003): 72 games; 357 plated; 6 interceptions; 1 bag; 3 forced escapes; 2 escaped recovery; 43 defended passes
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Minnesota Vikings (2004-2012): 119 games; 737 plated; 21 interceptions; 6.5 bags; 11 forced escapes; 9 Recognes escaped; 74 defended passes
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Career total: 191 Games; 1,094 plated; 27 interceptions; 7.5 bags; 14 forced escapes; 11 escaped recovery; 117 passes defended
All-PFF team from 2000 to 2024
Offense
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QB: Tom Brady (98.6 PFF grade in career)
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RB: Derrick Henry (grade 96.8)
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WR: Antonio Brown (grade 94.9)
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WR: Julio Jones (grade 94.8)
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WR: Tyreek Hill (Grade 93.8)
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YOU: Rob Gronkowski (grade 94.0)
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LT: Joe Thomas (grade 96.8)
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LG: Logan Mankins (grade 93.2)
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C: Nick Mangold (grade 95.3)
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RG: Marshal Yanda (93.6 grade)
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RT: Lane Johnson (grade 92.8)
Defense
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Interior DL: Aaron Donald (grade 97.2)
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Interior DL: JJ Watt (grade 93.9)
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Edge: Von Miller (grade 95.1)
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Edge: Myles Garrett (grade 94.8)
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Kg: Patrick Willis (grade 94.3)
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Kg: Ray Lewis (grade 91.8)
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CB: Richard Sherman (grade 94.8)
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CB: Antoine Winfield (94.5 grade)
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CB: Darrelle Révis (grade 94.4)
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S: Troy Polamalu (93.0 grade)
Special teams
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K: Matt Prater (grade 95.1)
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P: Pat McAfee (95.3 grade)
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Ex-bills von Miller, Antoine Winfield makes the NFL team all quarters
