The leading projections forecast the Bills to be the 3rd-most pass-focused offense in football (adjusted for context) right now with a 68.9% pass rate.James Cook has been used more as a potential pass-catcher this season (49.5% Route Participation% in games he has played) than he did last season (19.1%).When talking about air yards, James Cook ranks in the lofty 97th percentile among running backs this year, averaging a monstrous 5.0 per game. (given that they are usually targeted behind the line of scrimmage, this is far more notable than it sounds since most RBs average negative air yards).As it relates to pass-blocking (and the strong impact it has on all passing attack statistics), the offensive line of the Buffalo Bills ranks as the 6th-best in football this year.James Cook has accumulated many more adjusted receiving yards per game (22.0) this season than he did last season (11.0).
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