‘The Bills game, and the 49ers vs. Rams that aired on NFL Network following the Bills, rank as the NFL Network’s second and third most-watched Saturday games overall behind the Cowboys vs. Saints in 2009.’
Archives for December 23, 2019
Allen: Tough schedule provides ‘valuable experience’ ahead of playoffs
‘“If you look at it, the three teams we played the last three weeks are all playoff type teams,” quarterback Josh Allen said. “Getting those experiences against these defenses, teams we might be able to see again, it’s all valuable experience because playing meaningful games in December is something not many people are doing right now. It feels good to be in the situation that we’re in, but again we didn’t do a good enough job today of winning a football game.”’
Eric Wood | 5 observations on the Bills as they prepare to close the 2019 regular season
‘The Bills didn’t run the ball efficiently enough yesterday putting themselves in too many 2nd-and-9’s or 10’s, even some loss yardage plays. There were also a number of penalties at terrible times after important first downs that backed them up. If you put yourself in a 1st-and-20 or a 2nd-and-22, those situations are mostly likely too difficult to overcome against a defense like the Patriots that allows 4.5 yards per play.’
Bills Today | NFL.com analyst labels Bills a dark-horse title contender
‘With the Bills’ straightforward defensive approach in mind, opponents are challenged to win their matchups against an emerging superstar on the island (Tre’Davious White) and a monster in the middle (Tremaine Edmunds). When you combine Jordan Phillips’ breakout season as an interior sack artist (9.5 sacks) with the timely contributions of Shaq Lawson (6.5), Ed Oliver (5) and Jerry Hughes (4.5) as complementary pass rushers, the Bills are the blue-collar defense that can feast on aggressive opponents who get careless with the football.’