Archives for December 3, 2018

‘On the plus side, Allen made some significant strides in his second start after missing four games with an elbow injury. In what arguably was his best full game of the season, he completed 18 of 33 passes for 231 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Zay Jones. He also had two interceptions, although one came on a desperation throw at the end of the first half.’

‘“I lost the game so I’m supposed to be angry. We just played our butts off for four quarters and we came six inches short of winning the game. I think myself and a lot of Buffalo Bills fans are upset right now. That’s the nature of playing sports. Someone is going to win and someone is going to lose.”’

‘And he continued to impress with the way he handled the loss, shouldering full responsibility for the Bills’ offensive shortcomings on a day when plenty of their fans’ fingers were pointing elsewhere.’

‘Rafael Bush was flagged 15 yards for a personal foul on Tannehill on the opening drive. The hit forced an incompletion. It was a dubious call. Bush didn’t lead with crown of helmet, but he kind of slammed Tannehill to the ground simply from the force of the hit.’

‘It was a horror show on special teams Sunday for the Buffalo Bills.’

‘You could argue their penchant for flags has cost them two wins this year. They made 10 penalties for 104 yards in the loss at Houston. They made 13 for 120 in in the 21-17 loss to the Dolphins.’

‘Just about nothing went right. Stephen Hauschka missed an extra point and 55-yard field. Isaiah McKenzie muffed a punt after his teammate bumped into him, leading to a costly turnover. Andre Holmes took a penalty on the second-half kickoff that backed the team up. New punter Matt Darr was the only bright spot. He punted four times for a net average of 44.3 yards. His protection nearly let him down on one of those, but he was able to get the punt off.’