‘The Bills’ defense stopped the Browns on six consecutive plays and eight snaps, including two penalties, from the 2-yard line or closer. Seven of those snaps were from the 1. In doing so, Cleveland became the first NFL team in 26 years to run six plays from an opponent’s 2-yard line or closer on a possession without scoring, according to ESPN, which cited the Elias Sports Bureau.’
Archives for November 2019
Bills’ flawed blueprint: Defense carries too heavy of a burden
‘“We would have loved to have been able to pretty much seal the game there,” linebacker Lorenzo Alexander said, “but it’s not like it was like, ‘Uh oh.’ We felt like we still had a great opportunity. It was third-and-7 and we’re supposed to win those downs, and so we didn’t and they made some big plays, had some good schematic stuff that they were able to do, especially with Jarvis on that big play.”’
Stephen Hauschka’s two missed field goals prove costly in Bills’ loss
‘“I just didn’t start it right enough,” Hauschka said of that miss. “Overall, it wasn’t a great kick. … I’ve got to do better in those situations.”’
Josh Allen’s final misread capped frustrating day for Bills’ offense
‘The Bills crossed midfield seven times but managed only two scores. Quarterback Josh Allen and the receiving corps could not make enough plays against man-to-man coverage and did not do enough to discourage the Browns from blitzing.’
Bills run out of fourth-quarter magic vs. Browns
‘The Bills have outscored foes, 71-38, in the fourth quarter, but they could not get points on their final drive, after Hauschka missed a 53-yard field-goal try.’
Poor execution, questionable play-calling produce ugly grades in Bills’ loss
‘At this point, the Bills seemingly will just have to live with their quarterback fumbling, on average, more than once a game.’
A mostly disgraceful day of offense ends with the Bills losing 19-16 to the Browns
‘The Bills are now 6-3, and while I hate to be the bearer of bad news, do they look like a playoff team?’
Maiorana: Do we really believe the Buffalo Bills and Josh Allen are playoff-caliber?
‘Well, it’s becoming clearer by the week for me, because in the wake of this mostly lame performance, I think we can all inch toward agreeing that the Bills are nowhere near ready to make a decibel of noise in the playoffs, even if they somehow find their way to January.’
Roth: Stephen Hauschka can rest easy, there’s a lot of blame to go around for Bills
‘The Bills have been winning with a combination of clutch playmaking and great breaks. This time, their high-wire act saw them slip and fall into the net. The good fortune they experienced in winning close games against the New York Jets and Tennessee Titans when their field goal kickers went haywire went to the opponent this time.’
Bills keep saying they have to get better, but can they? It’s getting tough to believe it
‘On offense, it’s getting tougher to defend Brian Daboll. Again, the lack of use for Singletary didn’t make much sense, and he does not seem to have a good plan for the third-and-short passing situations that arise. Some of that is also on Allen, who doesn’t always make the right decision with where he goes.’
Offensive woes sink Bills in 19-16 loss to Browns
‘“We didn’t score enough points today,” coach Sean McDermott said. “There were some good things, but overall there were too many opportunities we didn’t capitalize on. We have to be a threat to score more points.’
Bills will regret Cleveland win that got away
‘We knew this game was coming … we just didn’t know when.’
Brown sets Bills record in loss
‘Buffalo wide receiver John Brown caught five balls for 77 yards and has now caught at least four passes for 50 yards or more in nine straight games, a team record. He was previously tied with Andre Reed.’
Buffalo Bills blow it late vs. Browns, lose 19-16 in strange game: 5 instant observations
‘Bills rookie running back Devin Singletary only touched the ball three times in the first half and then had just eight carries for the game. This comes a week after Singletary shined with 20 carries in a Bills win over Washington.’
Buffalo Bills blow late lead to Browns: 6 reasons to be encouraged, 8 reasons to worry
‘It’s not Devin Singletary’s fault that he was only given eight carries. The rookie did the most with every carry rushing for 42 yards along the way. Singletary often turned nothing into something on Sunday and often picked up additional yards after contact. Buffalo may have a star in their backfield, but we won’t know until he gets the workload that he deserves.’