Archives for November 2021

‘“You try and get to the to the fourth quarter and see where you’re at,” the coach said. “I can tell you I’ve been involved in this thing a long time, and leads can diminish quickly. And to some extent, we got a little sloppy yesterday, to be honest with you. So, you see how quickly momentum can change, and all respect for every opponent, trying to handle ourselves with class. We were going to try and put the game away. That’s how we believe in doing things. And no disrespect to anyone, it was just us trying to put the game away then.”’

‘”I think what you saw out there was A.J., a lot of trust and faith in A.J., and he’s a good football player.”’

‘Matt Breida had an active eight snaps. The Bills’ running back scored a pair of touchdowns – a 15-yard reception in the first quarter and 15-yard rush in the third quarter – and also lost a fumble in the fourth quarter, making it feel as if he were on the field a lot more than just the eight snaps (14%) he actually played.’

‘Offensive line (5.0): The return of Spencer Brown had a positive effect and allowed Daryl Williams to return to right guard, where he has performed better. Brown obliterated safety Ashtyn Davis on Isaiah McKenzie’s jet-sweep TD. He continues to do a good job of riding defensive ends way down the line of scrimmage to create bigger lanes for cutbacks. Williams had good surge on the first-down run from the Bills’ 4-yard line. All the play-action fakes helped the pass blocking. Still, left tackle Dion Dawkins had another good day pass blocking. Fans freaked out on social media over his early holding call. It was dubious. The defensive lineman was falling to the ground without much help from Dawkins. Granted, the Jets don’t have elite edge rushers. But their best edge guy, John Franklin-Myers, managed one hurry (on Ike Boettger). That was it. Quinnen Williams is good, but the Bills neutralized him, as well. Mitch Morse anchored well vs. him a few times and beat Folo Fatukasi at the point of attack on the 2-yard TD run.’

‘For the season, Allen is completing 51% of his deep passes – 23 of 45, according to Buffalo News charting. That’s second best in the NFL among the 24 starting quarterbacks with more than 25 deep pass attempts, according to Pro Football Focus. Only Arizona’s Kyler Murray is better, at 61%. It’s also the best rate of Allen’s four-year career.’

‘In defense of Dedes and Feely, even Harlan could have had difficulty making Sunday’s second-half domination of the Jets and their one-hit wonder quarterback Mike White exciting.’