‘Sunday marked the seventh time this season they have allowed second-half leads to shrink or disappear.’
Archives for November 2020
Column: Defense might be trending up after rescuing offense after turnover spree
‘“It’s obviously a sign of a good team when one side of the ball’s not doing their job, the other side can pick it up,” quarterback Josh Allen said. “It’s a three-phase game, and I think we won two of those phases today. I wouldn’t say we lost on the offensive side, but there’s plenty of opportunities that we had that we didn’t take advantage of.”’
Analysis: Cole Beasley recaptures prep heroics on Bills’ trick-play TD
‘Beasley was a star option quarterback for Little Elm High School in the Dallas, Texas, area. As a senior in 2007, he rushed for 1,184 yards and 12 touchdowns and passed for 1,570 yards and 12 touchdowns in leading the Lobos to the playoffs.’
10 observations: Josh Allen provides a little bit of everything in Bills’ win
‘“I play with my heart on my sleeve and let the emotions get the best of me,” Allen said. “I can’t do that and put our team in jeopardy and lose 15 yards on the kickoff. I’ve got to be better than that.”’
Singletary: Running game ‘can do even better’ after breaking out vs. Chargers
‘“It was kind of like half-speed,” Singletary said. “But seeing the guys get to their landmark, that helps us with our landmark, and just kind of helps the offensive line and the running backs get a feel for each other, and it showed today.”’
Quarter by quarter: Bills close out a good win that might have been a rout
‘The Bills’ third-quarter struggles didn’t continue, as each team managed one touchdown drive. The Bills entered the game with the fourth fewest points in the league in the third quarter. Now, they’ve been outscored 84-37.’
Report Card: Run-game improvements – offensive and defensive – show up in Bills’ win
‘Let’s start with the obvious – McDermott better start practice in the coming week with some work against the Hail Mary. It’s inconceivable the defense has allowed that play to be completed in consecutive games.’
Bills offense tried to blow it with 3 straight turnovers, but Buffalo tops Chargers 27-17
‘Thankfully for the Bills, they were playing a team that specializes in finding ways to lose, and when the gun sounded, the Bills were on the positive end of a 27-17 score that improved their record to 8-3 and kept them one game ahead of the pesky Miami Dolphins in the AFC East.’
Report card: Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills won’t apologize for ugly win over Chargers
‘The Bills are now 4-0 coming off their bye week under Sean McDermott. Maybe that’s just a coincidence, but I think it shows that he and his staff do a decent job of self-scouting with the time off and his team comes back ready to play. Now, this wasn’t the cleanest performance you’ll ever see, but as Allen alluded to, they got the win and that’s what matters most.’
It wasn’t pretty, but Bills got a needed win
‘Still, while there were some reasons for encouragement in Buffalo’s performance, there were also some circumstances creating genuine concern.’
Bills snap four game slide vs. Chargers
‘The win ended a four-game losing streak against the Chargers, with Buffalo having last beaten them in 2008.’
Bills defense shines vs. Justin Herbert, Buffalo holds off Chargers for 8th win (Instant observations)
‘The game was never really close despite the Bills’ inability to put the Chargers away. The main attraction was the showdown between Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert. Neither passer had their best game and the opposing defensive lines were a big reason why.’
Bills’ A.J. Klein continues to shine vs. Chargers (9 reasons to be encouraged, 2 reasons to be worried)
‘Klein was all over the field on Sunday and finished the game with a team-leading 14 tackles, 1.5 sacks, three tackles for loss, two QB hits and one pass defensed.’
Bills defense carries team to win over Chargers (Week 12 report card)
‘Two turnovers when you have the chance to put a team away is never a good thing, but the QB added two scores of his own (1 passing, 1 rushing).’
Bills vs. Chargers Inactives: TE Tyler Kroft, DE Trent Murphy inactive
‘Kroft is the biggest surprise as he has been Buffalo’s most consistent tight end. With Kroft out of the lineup, Buffalo will be looking for Dawson Knox to step up as a pass catcher. Although highly athletic, Knox has struggled with catching the ball in his short career with the Bills. Reggie Gilliam and Lee Smith are also active at the position.’