‘“The interception in the third quarter really hurt our chances,” Allen said. “It’s a defense that they’re allowing you to take everything underneath, and I got greedy. Made a bad decision, threw a bad ball. And really cost our team. They had a short field. We had three turnovers tonight, and they scored 21 points off it.”’
Archives for October 14, 2020
Column: Josh Allen’s first stinker of the season exemplary of Bills’ effort
‘The stunning part of the outcome wasn’t so much that the Bills, who had been 4-0, lost to the Titans, who had been 3-0. It was Allen not looking anything like the quarterback who had performed so well in getting the Bills off to their best start since 2008 and getting himself named the AFC’s Offensive Player of the Month for September.’
Column: Bills have no excuses for embarrassing loss to Covid-ravaged Titans
‘But it was drops, penalties and turnovers that plagued the unfocused Bills.’
10 observations: Bills’ defense in crisis mode after blowout loss to Titans
‘“I wish I had the answers right now,” safety Micah Hyde said after the loss. “I feel like if I did, we could go out there and execute a little bit better.”’
Quarter by quarter: Ryan Tannehill played like a winner in beating Bills
‘The Bills had outscored foes 41-19 in the second quarter and 76-29 in the first half. This was the first game of the season in which the Bills trailed at halftime.’
Report Card: Failing grades all around after Bills get blown out in Tennessee
‘This might have been Sean McDermott’s worst showing as Buffalo’s head coach. The Bills, not the Titans, looked like the team that barely practiced over the last two weeks. Safety Micah Hyde said the dizzying amount of pre-snap penalties was attributed to a lack of focus. That rests squarely on McDermott, whose motto of “Find A Way” is in big, bold letters at the team’s practice facility. The Bills didn’t come close to doing that against the Titans in any way, shape or form.’
Column: Even with limited capacity, don’t underestimate Bills fans in Nashville
‘“Originally I planned to see three games in person this season: one in Buffalo, one in Denver, and the one here in Nashville,” she said. “Now, in a pandemic year, if this is the only one I get, I’m glad to be able to have this one.”’
Bills perfect no more as COVID-19-challenged Titans roll to 42-16 victory
‘The Tennessee Titans, home to the NFL’s first COVID-19 disaster area, looked like the exact opposite of a team that had hardly practiced as they rolled to a lopsided 42-16 victory over the Bills, the team that looked exactly like it had hardly practiced in two weeks.’
Bills report card: Buffalo’s defense terrible, unprepared in embarrassing loss to Titans
‘Devin Singletary carried 11 times for 25 yards and just doesn’t look like the explosive back we think he is.’
Bills get bad news as star CB Tre’Davious White, WR John Brown are inactive vs. Titans
‘And it didn’t stop there. At around 5 p.m., in a surprise development, offensive guard Quinton Spain reported having foot pain to the training staff and he was immediately ruled out for the game. Also inactive are wide receiver John Brown, running back Zack Moss, linebacker Matt Milano, tight end Lee Smith and quarterback Jake Fromm.’
So what went wrong for Bills in Titans’ loss?
‘Titans coach Mike Vrabel, despite being without starting wide receivers Corey Davis and Adam Humphries (Covid-19 victims) and with No. 3 wideout A.J. Brown (knee) playing hurt, still opted to attack Buffalo through the air. His reasoning was that Buffalo’s starting cornerbacks were out — All-Pro Tre’Davious White (back) and Levi Wallace (injured reserve, ankle) — as was its best coverage linebacker (Milano).’
Titans remain unbeaten, foil Bills’ bid for 5-0
‘Only four unbeaten teams remain in the NFL, Seattle (5-0) with Green Bay, Pittsburgh and Tennessee all 4-0.’
Depleted Bills fall from ranks of unbeaten in flat effort vs. Titans (Instant observations)
‘There were drops and balls that glanced off receivers, but in the end the Bills needed Allen to make some big plays with his arm with the defense struggling. He just couldn’t make it happen. Without John Brown in the lineup, Allen forced the ball to his No. 1 target Stefon Diggs, who finished with 10 receptions for 106 yards. All the production came as part of long drives without any game breakers. The lack of a running game allowed the Titans to sit back and force Allen to try and find open windows to attack, that just weren’t there down the field.’
Bills’ Sean McDermott diagnoses what’s wrong with his defense after blowout loss vs. Titans
‘“We have got to do a better job on defense on third downs, get into more third downs, affect the quarterback,” McDermott said. The Bills failed to record a sack in the game and only put two hits on Tannehill the entire game.’
Bills give up short fields to Ryan Tannehill’s Titans, Tennessee makes Buffalo pay (5 reasons to be encouraged, 9 reasons to be worried)
‘The Bills recorded two quarterback hits on Ryan Tannehill and did not sack the quarterback once. Considering the fact that Buffalo’s defensive line includes Mario Addison, Jerry Hughes, Quinton Jefferson, Trent Murphy, Vernon Butler, Ed Oliver and others, it’s a bit concerning that the unit has not been able to take down the quarterback more this season. This unit has fallen well short of expectations.’