‘Two plays later, Allen faked a handoff to running back Frank Gore before tossing it to receiver John Brown for what appeared to be a reverse. Instead, Brown lofted the ball back to a wide open Allen, who trotted into the end zone for his first career reception.’
Archives for January 2020
Bills at Texans score: Deshaun Watson leads Houston back from huge deficit, Buffalo blows 16-point lead
‘The Texans were dead. But what is dead may never die.’
Bills fool Texans with trick play that ends with Josh Allen becoming fifth QB to catch playoff TD pass
‘On second-and-6 from the Texans’ 16-yard line, Allen took a shotgun snap and immediately pitched the ball to John Brown, and that’s when this happened:’
Bizarre Bills kickoff touchdown overturned after officials rule the returner ‘gave himself up’
‘Up 13-0, the Bills took the field to kick off to the Texans to open up the second half. Kick returner DeAndre Carter waved off his blockers — letting them know he wasn’t going to return the kick — caught the ball and then nonchalantly tossed the ball to the official. The referee surprisingly treated it as a live ball and stepped away, which allowed the Bills to recover the fumble in the end zone for a touchdown.’
Longtime NFL linebacker Lorenzo Alexander retires following Bills’ playoff loss to Texans
‘”I could continue to play on and on and on,” Alexander said, via NFL Network’s Kimberly Jones, “but that deters me being able to be there for my kids, obviously emotionally, spiritually, and then physically, because the more I play, the more injuries that I will succumb to eventually just because of age and wear and tear. I really want to be an active dad, hanging out with them, playing with them, taking them on trips. I don’t wanna be a guy that’s old and can’t do too much because I played too long. So I’m happy about walking away. I’m at peace with it because I’m choosing my kids and my family and my wife versus not choosing football.”‘
Deshaun Watson Owned the Day as the Texans Outlasted the Bills for a Wild-Card Win
‘The Bills left points on the board multiple times, most notably during their final drive before halftime. Starting at their own four-yard line, Buffalo ran 15 plays to chew up all but four seconds off the clock. But the drive ended in a field goal, and a 13-0 lead.’
Bills vs. Texans final score: Deshaun Watson’s heroics power Houston’s OT win
‘There were three possessions in overtime, including one in which the Bills moved to the edge of Hauschka’s range. But a personal foul penalty doomed that drive, and Watson made them pay.’
Three takeaways from Texans’ wild-card win over Bills: Impact on playoff bracket, Josh Allen’s potential and more
‘As he proved in the regular season, when the Bills were featured in a couple high profile prime-time games, Allen clearly is not bothered by the big stage, yet silly mistakes continue to plague him and the team. The worst Saturday was a fumble early in the fourth quarter that led to a Texans field goal. He also almost threw the game away with an inexplicable lateral, not to mention a handful of dangerous throws.’
Sean McDermott’s game management, at times bizarre and bonkers, helps extend Bills’ drought in playoffs
‘Gore is a remarkable football player, but he’s 103 years old. Only three of his 166 carries in the regular season covered the yardage that would have been necessary to break off a touchdown there. And when he predictably was slammed to the turf after a 1-yard gain, Allen had to spike the ball on second down to stop the clock because the Bills couldn’t risk spending their third timeout on anything but a field goal attempt.’
Bitter Ending Spoils What Had Been A Successful Buffalo Bills Season
‘But the truth of the matter was that the Bills could never build on their impressive start. The offense started to falter, just like it had all season. It was the defense that made the Bills a legitimate playoff contender. And in this game, the Bills defense stood up to the test for most of the game. All season, the question haunted the Bills: could the offense finally put up some serious points?’
Bills collapse and lose to the Texans in overtime, 22-19
‘The two teams exchanged punts before Houston would end it. The Bills looked to have Watson in their grasps for another sack, but the Texans quarterback escaped and found former Bill Taiwan Jones for the pivotal play, as Jones took the ball down to the Buffalo 10-yard line. Ka’imi Fairburn would finish it off, as his 28 yard field goal gave the Texans the win and kept Buffalo from claiming their first playoff win in 25 years.’
Bills offense can’t come through in painful playoff loss
‘On their lone possession in the overtime the Bills actually got as far as the Houston 43 yard line before that drive died. Dawson Knox whiffed on a block on QB sweep, Allen threw a ball too low for Cole Beasley to catch and then a questionable blindside block penalty on Cody Ford essentially killed the drive. You know what happened after that.’
Heartbreak Warfare
‘It’s difficult for me to look at this as a failure on the part of the defense. Seven sacks of Deshaun Watson, a forced fumble on their All Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins after shutting him out the entire first half and several big stops on third down. But, it’s equally as difficult to ignore their failure on 3rd-and-18 in overtime that would have put the ball back in the hands of the offense then the subsequent missed tackle on Watson when they defense had him dead to rights, just to watch him squeak away to find a wide open Taiwan Jones. That play will replay in my nightmares.’
Arrow Up/Arrow Down – Bills at Texans
‘The Texans came into the game as the worst red zone defense in the NFL, but the Bills couldn’t capitalize when they were in close. They were only actually inside the Houston 20 twice, and scored the first time, but were also at the 22 twice and the 29 once and came away with a field goal each time after that, finishing with the one TD overall. Just one touchdown on one of those trips would have most likely won the game.’
Buffalo Bills lose to Houston Texans 22-19 in overtime
‘Bills kicker Stephen Hauschka kicked a buzzer beater field goal to send the game to overtime, tied 19-19.’