‘Buffalo had nine possessions during the game, three turnovers (two interceptions and a lost fumble), three punts, two field goals and a turnover on downs. In short, besides the field goals, the Bills had seven other chances in which to score and they squandered them to varying degrees.’
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Upon Further Review: Production from Bills’ running backs has disappeared over last 4 games
‘In the past four games – essentially a quarter of the season – Buffalo’s two running backs have combined for 182 yards on 54 carries, an average of just 3.37 yards per rush. Devin Singletary has 96 yards on 24 carries (4.0 yards per rush), while Zack Moss has 86 yards on 30 carries (2.87 yards per rush).’
What we learned from snap counts in Bills’ Week 9 loss, game ball and more
‘Zack Moss was limited to 19 snaps. The Bills’ second-year running back suffered a concussion in the third quarter. Without him, the Bills relied heavily on Devin Singletary, who played 48 of the 67 offensive snaps (72%).’
Observations: Dawson Knox, Spencer Brown nearing returns for Bills
‘“We have some guys we hope to get back this week and we’ve got some guys that were a little banged up in the game,” McDermott said. “So we’ll just see how it goes.”‘
Analysis: A closer look at the blocking, blitzing problems for Bills offense
‘Ford gave up seven hurries, including a sack, according to Buffalo News charting. He gave up a pressure on Josh Allen’s second interception, late in the third quarter. Ford had big trouble with defensive tackle Taven Bryan, a 2018 first-round draft pick who has largely been a bust in his four seasons. He had the first two-sack game of his career. He had amassed only 3.5 total sacks in 54 previous games.’
Position grades: Josh Allen carrying heavy offensive load on his back for Bills
‘Running backs (1.0): From this perspective, more of the blame for the run struggles goes on the blocking and the scheme than the running backs. Tommy Sweeney missed a wham block early in the third quarter but Devin Singletary spun for a 4-yard gain. The Bills aren’t calling enough runs against light boxes. However, when they do call them, the production isn’t there. Examples were a 1-yard first-down run by Singletary on the second drive and a 2-yard stretch run by Zack Moss from the Jaguars’ 27 in the third quarter. Dion Dawkins didn’t get a good enough lead block on K’Lavon Chaisson on that one.’
Alan Pergament: In a weird game, CBS’ James Lofton often made perfect sense for a change
‘But Sunday he made more sense that he ever has. I agreed with Lofton’s takes more times in this game than I ever had on all the Bills games he has worked over the years.’
The Buffalo Bills just wrote the book on how to lose to a bad team: Here are the lessons
‘Don’t do any of the following things unless you want to cast serious doubt on your legitimacy as a championship contender.’
The Buffalo Bills just added a game to their worst losses in history: Here is the list
‘These losses weren’t necessarily the most one-sided, nor were they the saddest like the Super Bowls. Instead, these qualified because they were gut-wrenching, they were mind-blowing, and they were how-could-that-have-possibly-happened losses.’
Should Bills still be considered Super Bowl contenders after dud vs. Jaguars?
‘The offensive line is priority no. 1. Josh Allen was pressured 23 times on 56 passing plays in the game. Allen turned the ball over three times for the first time since Week 4 in 2019 and the line’s inability to hold up in pass protection led to dismal day for the offense. Dion Dawkins, Cody Ford, Daryl Williams, and Ike Boettger all surrendered five pressures each, per Pro Football Focus.’
Bills Offensive Struggles Evident Before Dud At Jacksonville
‘What has also become apparent is how Buffalo’s offense has become far too quarterback dependent at the midway point of this season.’
Bills looking for answers on offensive line after loss
‘“It wasn’t good enough. They did some things that we should have seen. Some of them, maybe not all of them. We’ve got to do a better job,” McDermott said about stunts and blitzes the Jaguars ran that fooled the Bills. “That’s the bottom line and it’s got to continue to improve as we go through the season for us to continue to improve as a football team.”’
Bills offensive line struggles evident in Week 9 loss to Jaguars
‘”It’s hard to do anything without line play,” McDermott said. “Everything goes through the line on both sides of the ball and particularly on the offensive side of the ball. I would say, it’s never just one position as you’re saying, ‘Hey, what was the issue?’ It’s more than that, it’s more than one player. We have to do a better job overall offensively of putting our players in position and the players have to execute.”‘
Sean McDermott provided these injury updates on Spencer Brown and Dawson Knox
‘Bills head coach Sean McDermott said he expects both OL Spencer Brown and TE Dawson Knox back at practice on Wednesday in advance of this Sunday’s game at MetLife Stadium against the New York Jets.’
Bills signed Nick McCloud to the practice squad
‘McCloud originally joined the Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2021. He was released in September and picked up by the Cincinnati Bengals. He spent the first half of the 2021 season with the Cincinnati Bengals before being waived last week.’