‘This season Allen now has 12 touchdowns (nine passing, three rushing) but he also has 10 turnovers (seven interceptions and three lost fumbles). That ratio is unacceptable, and in the second half when the Bills start playing the tougher part of their schedule, Allen can’t keep playing this way.’
Archives for October 2019
Roth: Bills’ opportunity to gain some credibility left blowing in wind in loss to Eagles
‘Because this wasn’t like losing 16-10 to New England earlier at home when the defense did a masterful job containing Tom Brady. This was an old-fashioned butt whuppin’ by a team using an old-fashioned game plan.’
Bills report card: Defense was manhandled by Eagles in worst performance of the season
‘The continued lack of use with Singletary is a mystery to me. He had no carries in the first half and just one ball thrown his way. This on a day when the Bills needed to establish a strong running game, and with Frank Gore unable to get anything going, Singletary went ignored.’
Desperate Eagles soar past Bills, 31-13, despite windy day
‘The Eagles (4-4) finished with 218 yards rushing, the most the Bills, now 5-2, have surrendered all season, by nearly 90 yards. Philadelphia’s workhorse back Jordan Howard finished with 96 yards on 23 carries with a touchdown. Miles Sanders, the rookie from Penn State, finished with 74 yards including a 65-yard TD sprint, the longest rush against Buffalo in six seasons.’
Pollock: On this day, Bills’ defense totally exposed
‘For the second time in two games, the Bills’ defense surrendered over 370 yards and gave up a staggering 218 yards on the ground en route to a 31-13 thrashing by the injury-ravaged Eagles Sunday afternoon at New Era Field.’
Sanders’ run the longest allowed by Bills since 2013
‘It was the longest run against the Bills since Bobby Rainey of Tampa Bay went 80 yards in the 2013 season.’
Philadelphia Eagles stun Buffalo Bills 31-13: 5 instant observations
‘The Eagles offensive line won consistently throughout the afternoon, and may have found the Bills defense’s weakness: stopping the run. Buffalo allowed more than 200 yards rushing to the Eagles and got gouged a few times by the backs and Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz when he decided to tuck and run it.’
Buffalo Bills look ahead after deflating loss to Eagles: ‘One game doesn’t define us’
‘“We have a locker room full of character and full of tough guys. Guys that are happy to be here and want to be here. It will be motivating for us,” Murphy said. “(The Eagles) lost to Dallas last week (37-10) so you knew they had motivation coming in here of getting that redemption back on their end. Same thing goes (for us) going into work tomorrow. Nobody likes to be beat. Everybody wants to play their best and we haven’t put our best foot forward yet on Sundays. All there is is motivation and hope moving forward.”’
Buffalo Bills deliver dud vs. Philadelphia Eagles: 3 reasons to be encouraged, 6 reasons to worry
‘The loss of Harrison Phillips on the defensive line seems to be catching up to Buffalo. The Bills had some struggles against the Dolphins rushing attack in Week 7 and had absolutely no answers for the Eagles’ backs or Carson Wentz when he decided to run on Sunday.’
Buffalo Bills vs. Philadelphia Eagles Week 8 report card: Bills blown out as Philly runs wild
‘The final score was lopsided, but Buffalo abandoned the run well before they had to on Sunday.’
Buffalo Bills make Matt Milano, Robert Foster, and Duke Williams active vs. Eagles; Isaiah McKenzie inactive
‘The rest of the inactives are as follows: T.J. Yeldon, linebacker Corey Thompson, offensive linemen Ryan Bates and Ike Boettger, tight end Tommy Sweeney, and safety Kurt Coleman.’
NFL Week 9 odds, over/under: Buffalo Bills open as double-digit favorite over Washington despite blowout loss to Eagles
‘If Keenum were to clear the concussion protocol this week, Buffalo’s odds could drop by a few points.’
Buffalo Bills trade rumors: Teams calling Texans about DeAndre Hopkins
‘Adding a player of Hopkins’ stature would be a huge move for the Bills or any other team looking to add a wide receiver at the deadline. In his career, Hopkins has 577 receptions for 7,945 yards and 50 touchdowns. Through seven games this season, the 27-year-old receiver has 49 receptions for 508 yards and three touchdowns.’
Rapid reaction: Run game leads Eagles to runaway victory over Bills; Buffalo struggles on O, Milano solid in return
‘The Bills finally played another playoff-caliber team, the Patriots being the first, and simply did not pass what was a big time test presented by the Eagles. Going into this one it was clear that this was a talented Philadelphia offense and it proved to be in an 18-point throttling. The Bills defense was overmatched in the run game, allowing 218 rushing yards to a team that was middle of the road in terms of running the football coming into the game.’
Sullivan: Eagles send Bills crashing back to Earth
‘I imagine the Eagles coaches, who got the better of their Buffalo counterparts, watched the film of that Dolphins game, and maybe some of the other games in Sean McDermott’s three-year tenure when his run defense was dominated at the point of attack.’