‘Pressure has been inconsistent at best and the unit has lost containment far too often. Ryan Tannehill was not sacked once on Tuesday night and he was able to rush for 39 yards and a touchdown on the ground.’
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Bills at Titans Inactives: Tre’Davious White, John Brown out vs. Titans
‘The loss of White is a significant blow for the Bills. The team is already without Levi Wallace (IR) entering tonight’s game. Without White, Buffalo will rely on Josh Norman, Siran Neal, Taron Johnson, Cam Lewis and Dane Jackson to step up in his place.’
Five takeaways: Bills put forth worst performance of the year, get blasted by Titans
‘The absence of Tre’ Davious White was felt early and often, as the Bills struggled to contain the Titans’ short-to-intermediate passing game, namely No. 1 receiver A.J. Brown. Brown abused Bills cornerback Josh Norman throughout the game, which led to numerous pass interference calls on Norman. Norman was filling a spot that would usually be filled by White, as in the past, White has been given the assignment of following an opposing team’s best receiver. It appeared that’s what Norman was tasked with at times against Tennessee, but he was unable to slow Brown, who finished the seven receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown.’
Sullivan: Lopsided loss takes some shine off Bills
‘The Bills were beaten in every conceivable way. The Titans were better on both sides of the ball and on special teams. The Bills were outclassed, out-hit (including one memorable Derrick Henry stiff-arm on Josh Norman) and out-coached. They seemed unready and overconfident.’
Wednesday’s Tennessee Coverage
Titans 42, Bills 16: Five observations as Tennessee cruises — even with deck stacked against it (Nashville Tennessean)
COVID-19 didn’t beat the Titans, and neither has anyone yet | Estes (Nashville Tennessean)
Malcolm Butler was determined to give Titans a lift even if Mike Vrabel didn’t like it (Nashville Tennessean)
NFL changes referees ahead of Titans-Bills game Tuesday night (Nashville Tennessean)
Titans report card: Mostly A’s for rout of Bills — and one A-plus for coaching (Nashville Tennessean)
CBS broadcaster Jay Feely: Roger Goodell says no Titans willingly broke COVID-19 protocols (Nashville Tennessean)
Photo gallery (Nashville Tennessean)
Titans find vindication in dismantling of Bills (Nashville Post)
What the NFL can learn from Titans’ COVID outbreak (Nashville Post)
The Titans show off everything good, bad and disturbing about this NFL moment (Washington Post)
Tennessee Titans remain perfect despite lack of practice (ESPN)
Malcolm Butler delivers big interception, bigger return for Titans (ESPN)
Stiff-arm? Titans running back Derrick Henry tosses Bills’ Josh Norman (ESPN)
Titans become first team to accomplish rare NFL feat since undefeated 2007 Patriots during Week 5 win (CBS Sports)
Derrick Henry drops vicious stiff-arm on Josh Norman that goes viral and he shares hilarious reaction postgame (CBS Sports)
A.J. Brown catches TD on first pass back from injury to give Titans an early lead over Bills (CBS Sports)
Titans rock Bills 42-16 to stay unbeaten (WKRN-TV)
Titans make 6 roster moves prior to Bills game (WKRN-TV)
Titans improve to 4-0, hand Bills first loss (WSMV-TV)
Titans Circle the Wagons, Beat Bills 42-16 at Nissan Stadium (TennesseeTitans.com)
Titans Make a Flurry of Roster Moves Prior to Tonight’s Game vs. Bills (TennesseeTitans.com)
Gameday Mailbag: Jim Wyatt Answers Questions From Titans Fans (TennesseeTitans.com)
Game Inactives | Week 5 Titans vs. Bills (TennesseeTitans.com)
Photo gallery 1 (TennesseeTitans.com)
Photo gallery 2 (TennesseeTitans.com)
Photo gallery 3 (TennesseeTitans.com)
Photo gallery 1 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 2 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Tannehill Scores 4 TDs As Depleted Titans Beat Bills 42-16
‘The Bills (4-1) had not won five straight games since 2004, and they came in looking for the franchise’s best start since 1991 when Buffalo reached the Super Bowl. They also played without starting cornerbacks with Tre’Davious White inactive because of a back injury and Levi Wallace on injured reserve.’
Rested Bills Melt Down With Mistakes In 42-16 Loss To Titans
‘It also was the most points Buffalo had allowed since 2018 in a season-opening 47-3 loss at Baltimore. Nathan Peterman started that loss and threw two interceptions in the first half before giving way to Allen, then a rookie who went on to make his first career start the next week.’
Buffalo Bills star CB White, WR Brown out vs. Tennessee Titans
‘Rookie Gabriel Davis will start in place of Brown while A.J. Klein and Tyrel Dodson will take over for Milano.’
Titans vs. Bills score: Tennessee dismantles Buffalo behind Ryan Tannehill after two-week hiatus
‘Buffalo’s defense carried the Bills to a playoff appearance last year, but this unit has struggled early on in the 2020 season. The secondary came into this matchup allowing an average of 280.3 passing yards per game, which ranked fourth-worst in the league. On Tuesday night, this unit was missing star cornerback Tre’Davious White, and it certainly showed. Taron Johnson allowed a huge conversion on third and long and then gave up a 16-yard reception to A.J. Brown that allowed the Titans to get to Buffalo’s two yard-line in the first half, and Josh Norman racked up a couple of penalties in coverage and was thrown to the ground by Henry when trying to step up in run support. Basically, every Titans receiver — whether wideout, running back or tight end — got the separation they were looking for no matter what kind of route they were running. Tannehill connected with more receivers (eight) than incompletions he threw (seven).’
Josh Allen leads TD drive with pinpoint tight-window throw of the week, bouncing back from early interception
‘Allen’s first impressive play came on a third-and-13, firing a 15-yard strike to Gabriel Davis for a first down and extending the drive. The Bills faced a third-and-7 three plays later, as Allen avoided pressure from Jadeveon Clowney and maneuvered his way toward a first down and extended the drive.’
Bills vs. Titans score, results: Tennessee coasts to win behind superior defense, special teams
‘Tennessee hadn’t played a game in 16 days — its Week 4 game was postponed to later in the season because of multiple COVID-19 outbreaks. But the Bills looked like the less prepared team, committing two turnovers on offense and anotheer special teams while giving up a couple of big returns.’
Bills fall to Titans to drop to 4-1
‘The Bills have typically started games pretty well this season, but it seemed like it was going to be a long night right from the get-go on Tuesday. On Buffalo’s first offensive possession, a Josh Allen pass went off the hands of Andre Roberts and into the arms of Malcolm Butler, abruptly ending their first drive and giving the Titans a short field to work with, as they started their first series on offense at the Buffalo 16-yard line.’
Opinion: Bills at Titans – Arrow Up/Arrow Down
‘The Bills just didn’t seem like they were ready for this game, for whatever reason. They started slow, dropped passes, had pre-snap penalties, and generally looked lackadaisical throughout a lot of the game. They were undisciplined and not focused. This was not the Bills team we’ve been accustomed to seeing under Sean McDermott overall, and especially through the first four games of this season.’
Bills suffer first loss of season, fall to Titans 42-16
‘The Bills defense, playing without key starters like LB Matt Milano [pectoral], CB Tre’Davious White [back], and Levi Wallace [IR], had troubles from the start and allowed more than 300 yards of offense and five touchdowns. Titans RB Derrick Henry finished with 57 rushing yards and two touchdowns while QB Ryan Tannehill went 21-of-28 for 195 yards with four touchdowns [three passing, one rushing].’
Bills focused on using Titans loss as learning experience
‘”We’ve got to be better and that starts with me,” Allen said after the game. “We’ll learn from this one, we’re not going to make it a bigger deal than what it needs to be, we’ve got a short week ahead of us and we need to learn from this one and kind of forget about it as quick as we can.”‘