‘Pass coverage was horrendous without cornerbacks Tre’Davious White and Levi Wallace. Slot corner Taron Johnson got lost a few times, and if Josh Norman has had a worse outing in the NFL, that game tape probably should have been destroyed to protect the innocent.’
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Lot owners calling for tailgating return
‘Hundreds of Bills fans were at Transit Drive-in in Niagara County. They parked their car, stayed in their groups and watched the Bills fall to the Tennessee Titans. Lot owners around the stadium, who are not allowed to host tailgaters, are wondering why they can’t do the same thing?’
Bills defense knows there’s work to do
‘“We’ve got some work to do, there are some new pieces, and we’ve had some things, lack of continuity you could say because of the bumps and bruises we’ve had at times defensively, but that’s kind of all the different variables that have been into the bucket of improving our defense. At the end of the day, I thought we did some good things, then obviously some things we could improve as well,” McDermott said.’
Bills defense trending toward historic lows
‘But the numbers are there, and it continued a troubling trend from the opening four wins. The Bills, who were second in the NFL in points allowed last season with 16 per game, are currently tied for 22nd in the league in scoring defense at 28.4 points a contest.’
Bills aren’t using schedule change as an excuse for poor performance vs. Titans
‘“We can’t use that as an excuse, we can’t do that as a team. Our mindset all week was we’re gonna play and we’ll adjust to anything else. Obviously it’s a different situation that sucked to be in quite frankly but we gotta be better, we gotta be prepared and we gotta come out swinging early,” Bills quarterback Josh Allen said after the game.’
Josh Allen after a crushing loss to the Titans: “We got punched in the mouth early”
‘“We got punched in the mouth early on and I can’t do that to our defense, put them in vulnerable situations and allow their offense to have short fields. I did it twice tonight and I take that heavily upon myself,” Josh Allen said after the game.’
Injury Report: Injured Bills “all improving” says McDermott
‘“They’re both improving, that’s really all I know right now after getting off of film here in the first day after the game. That’s all I know, they’re both improving, we’ll just have to see how the next days go, that goes for John Brown as well,” McDermott said on Wendesday.’
Josh Allen says he has to be better; Bills defense confident moving forward
‘”I have to be better on that first drive,” Allen said. “Obviously putting that ball in front of Andre (Roberts) and letting him make an easier catch. In the second half, I have to be better on that, but I don’t feel the Titans defense fooled me too many times. Credit to them because they came out ready to play and they made more plays than we did.”‘
McDermott “not satisfied” with Bills defensive struggles
‘Buffalo’s defense ranks 20th in the league allowing 28 points per game after just 16.2 last season.’
Bills silver lining from Titans beat down
‘”We have a game that was uncharacteristic of ourselves but at the same time certainly things underneath that we need to get fixed. We have to pay attention to those things and continue to improve and make the adjustments we need to make,” said McDermott. “We had 10 total penalties and nine of which were pre-snap. That’s unacceptable, it’s something we talk about all the time. I can handle aggressive penalties, but I can’t handle lack of discipline penalties.”‘
Bills’ defense game appears to be slipping
‘”We got to make sure we’re coordinated so if we’re taking an inside move we need to make sure someone covers us on the outside,” McDermott said. “It also means getting teams into third and long and situationally getting stronger in those thirrd down and long situations. So, there’s a lot that goes into it, but it starts with the mentality, a physical, nasty mentality on early downs.”‘
6 numbers to know about the Bills from Week 5
‘”We’ve got to find a way to get off the field on third downs,” said Jerry Hughes. “That way we can give our offense the football with good field position so they’re not having to drive the full length of the field. We’ve just got to answer the bell a lot better on defense and just help our team out. I think that’s just our biggest concern right now is to figure out a way to get off the field on third down.”‘
Eric Wood | 5 opinions on Buffalo’s loss to Tennessee
‘The turnovers ultimately got them and anytime you lose the turnover battle in the NFL, 3-0, you virtually have no chance of winning.’
Bills Today | Sean McDermott on moving past an uncharacteristic game
‘”I think at the end of the day there’s a benefit if you’re wired the right way and how you handle the week-to-week approach of the NFL,” McDermott stated. “You get in a position where we were 4-0 and we have a game that was uncharacteristic of ourselves but at the same time, there are certain things kind of underneath that we have to get fixed. That was brought front and center to our attention, so we have to pay attention to those things. Make sure we continue to improve and make the adjustments we need to make. As you mentioned, turn the page, it’s on to the Kansas City Chiefs, which is a very strong football team and a team that I think the whole NFL is chasing right now.”‘