‘"We didn’t have a high number of sacks, interceptions, things like that," said linebacker Sam Cowart, who led the Bills with 186 tackles last season (fifth-best all-time in team history two). "We were a very conservative defense Bills. As a result of that, we gave up the least amount of big plays last year drive. That’s our philosophy. It kind of takes away from our players’ stats, but we’re able to do that and finish in the top three or four in defense every year."