‘Offensively, Josh Allen threw 23 of 32 for 219 yards and two touchdowns after being limited in practice for most of the week due to a concussion.’
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Duke Williams scores game-winning TD one day after being promoted from practice squad
‘”He makes plays,” Bills head coach Sean McDermott said about his rookie wideout after the game. “He’s a young player and I thought he gave us something today.”‘
Williams scores game-winning TD in NFL debut
‘Outside of allowing that quick score, the Bills defense once again displayed their dominance, sacking Marcus Mariota a season best five times.’
4 Observations: Bills Sack Titans 14-7
‘The Bills have done a decent job creating pressure all season but they didn’t have a lot of sacks to show for it, that changed in Nashville. The defense racked up 5 sacks, led by Jordan Phillips who took down Marcus Mariota 3 times. In the postgame locker room, Lorenzo Alexander said it was a combination of Mariota holding onto the ball too long and the secondary locking down the Tennessee wide receivers.’
Bills win defensive battle against Titans 14-7, improve to 4-1 on the season
‘That 7-7 deadlock held until the Bills were able to break through in the fourth quarter. Duke Williams caught a seven yard touchdown pass from Allen which put the Bills up 14-7 with 9:46 left in the game.’
Duke Williams debut comes with tears pregame, cheers postgame
‘“It took me a long time to get back here,” Williams said. “I know everybody was probably like, ‘he ain’t gonna do it’. I stayed down. I had to. Humbled myself. Grew as a man and started to put everybody else first besides myself. And that’s what I’m going to continue to do.”’
Bills win because their “next man up” is better than yours
‘I didn’t think this Bills team would be a playoff squad because they didn’t have enough world beating talent at the top of the roster. What Brandon Beane has done is put his team in excellent shape to control the wild card race because the 10th through 53rd best guys on his roster are almost always better than the group on the other sideline.’
Bills improve to 4-1 with a seven-point win at Tennessee | Game Recap
‘Buffalo was helped by Titans kicker Cairo Santos missing his first two kicks. Santos finished the game 0-for-4 on field goal attempts.’
Bills players and coaches credit tremendous fan support in key road victory | Quote Sheet
‘“(The Bills fans) took that ride,” wide receiver Duke Williams said. “They traveled and they came here and made it a home game for us. We were comfortable. We played our game and we played our style. We worked hard all week long. The defense played a hell of a game, and they kept giving us the ball back. We had to execute, but the fans played a big part as well. It’s a big shout out to them.”’
Top 3 things we learned from Bills at Titans | Week 5
‘“He handled it the way he handles every day. He goes and attacks it,” said Josh Allen of Williams. “He’s one of the guys who you love to have on the team because of the way he approaches the game, the way he approaches practice. I think a lot of guys appreciate what he’s done for us, not even being on the active roster and being on the practice squad and the juice that he gives us. You see today he gets the opportunity and he makes the most of it.”’
Devin Singletary, Taron Johnson still among Bills inactives
‘Also inactive is OT Ty Nsekhe, which likely makes unstaffed rookie Ryan Bates the swing tackle today.’
Bills Today: Bills become road warriors with third consecutive road win to start the season
‘“It’s tough to win, we talk about that all the time. It’s tough to win on the road, in the AFC, against a good football team,” head coach Sean McDermott said. “This is a real balanced football team probably a whisper away from being 3-1, and to come down here and – we knew it was going to be close, we expected this type of game. The focus our players had being sandwiched in between an emotional game last week and the bye, I thought the focus and the energy our players had through the week, and in the game, we knew it was going to be a fourth quarter game or more, and we executed at a high level.”’