Mid-Season Team MVP Awards – AFC East

Buffalo Bills – Mario Williams

ORCHARD PARK, NY – SEPTEMBER 29: Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens tries to run away from Mario Williams #94 of the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium on September 29, 2013 in Orchard Park, New York.Buffalo won 23-20. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

Despite their 3-5 record, the Bills have a number of players on their roster who are having tremendous seasons worth mentioning.

The highlight of this team has been their 7th ranked rushing attack, which has been powered not by the electric CJ Spiller as many expected but by the veteran Fred Jackson. Jackson has been a nice surprise for this Buffalo team, especially as a threat in the red zone. Jackson has already scored 6 rushing touchdowns, third best in the league and tied for his career best despite being only halfway through the season.

The defence has given up a lot of yards this season but does have its share of key performers. Rookie linebacker Kiko Alonso has taken to his new defence like a duck to water. With 4 interceptions and a massive 81 combined tackles in 8 games, Alonso looks like a genuine contender for defensive rookie of the year.

But while Alonso might be the future of this defence, but the undoubted superstar on this team right now is former #1 overall pick Mario Williams.

The pass rusher has been unstoppable this season. His 11 sacks are second in the league only to Robert Mathis’ 11.5, and include a monster 4.5 sack performance against Cam Newton’s Panthers in week two that ranks as one of the best defensive showings of any player this season.

Williams is currently on pace for a staggering 22 sacks, which would put him just half a sack behind Michael Strahan’s all-time single season record. If he continues as he is, Williams’ 2013 season will go down as one of the most dominant years by a pass rusher in NFL history.