‘But any thoughts he belonged in this season’s MVP conversation subsided when he tossed interceptions on three of four consecutive pass attempts, two in the second quarter and one in the third.’
Archives for January 3, 2022
Observations: Devin Singletary’s career day continues his recent resurgence in Bills’ win
‘“I allude to it every time I talk about him – every single play you see him doing the right thing,” Allen said of Singletary. “When you’ve got a guy that just wants to do the right thing and help the team win, typically those guys are going to make the plays when they’re called upon, and he’s been really big for us the last few weeks and we’re going to need him going forward and he knows that.’
Bills’ Ed Oliver finds those freaky plays when the Bills need them
‘“Ed made three great plays in a row,” defensive tackle Harrison Phillips said. “Obviously it’s full team defense, but Ed’s got some freaky things to him where he can take over a game himself, and obviously everyone’s got to be doing their job to play great team defense.”’
Plays that shaped the game: Sacks by Greg Rousseau, Ed Oliver keyed Bills’ defense
‘The rookie defensive end got his first sack since Week 5 at Kansas City in the first quarter. Rousseau forced a fumble that the Bills recovered at the Atlanta 18 and turned into their second touchdown of the game.’
Q&A: Who to root for next week and who deserves big credit after Bills beat Falcons?
‘Forget about the No. 1 seed. Tennessee will lock it up with a win over Houston next week. So the next best alternative for the Bills arguably would be to earn the No. 3 seed and play No. 6 Las Vegas. That happens if Cleveland upsets Cincinnati and the Raiders beat the Chargers. If Cleveland wins and the Chargers beat Las Vegas, then it’s No. 3 Buffalo vs. No. 6 Indianapolis. The No. 4 seed is not a bad spot. Yes, the Bills would have to go to Tennessee in the divisional round. But they’d avoid the Colts, the Chiefs and the red-hot Bengals in the divisional round.’
Quarter-by-quarter: Run game comes alive in Bills’ victory
‘On the Bills’ second drive of the half, and after the three picks, they took to the ground. They ran the ball on 10 of 11 plays, with Singletary and Allen doing the work. Singletary had two 20-yard runs in the game, one on this drive.’
Report Card: How’s this for a twist? Rushing attack leads Bills’ grades in win over Falcons
‘McDermott also kept up his aggressive approach, which he showed last week against New England.’
Instant analysis: Bills ride Devin Singletary to beat Falcons, clinch AFC playoff spot
‘The offensive line seems to have found a groove now that Ryan Bates is starting at left guard. Jon Feliciano was active for the game, but he remained on the bench.’
Maiorana: ‘Pissed off’ Josh Allen, Bills find new way to win to clinch playoff spot
‘“If this was his first year then I would have had to say something just to follow up on it. But he already knows (that he can’t play that way). We talk about it a lot, how important the ball is. The biggest thing is, can you reset? Through the course of a game, can you reset and get back on your ‘A’ game and learn from it?”’
Bills report card: Buffalo overcomes Josh Allen’s struggles with dominant rushing attack
‘The Bills have been a little more stout up front the past few weeks, and in this game they did most of it without Star Lotulelei who allegedly played but did not show up on the stat sheet. Phillips has really emerged on the inside, and Oliver is playing the best he’s played since coming to the Bills in 2019.’
It wasn’t pretty, but it was perfect
‘In talking about the Bills’ ground game, Allen allowed, “Especially with the elements that we play with here in Buffalo, we’ve got to be able to run the ball and there were a lot of situations where they knew we were going to run the ball and we did. When you can run it when they know you’re going to run it, that’s typically a sign of a good offense. And we did a good job with that today.”’
Concerns still remain as Bills secure playoffs
‘Coach Arthur Smith’s defense, plus Western New York’s January weather, helped conjure Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen’s worst passing day in his four-year pro career.’
Bills log third straight 10-plus win season
‘With the win, besides clinching a playoff berth (thanks to the loss by Baltimore to the Rams) for the fourth time in coach Sean McDermott’s fifth season, it marked the first time Buffalo has strung three consecutive seasons of at least 10 wins since the Super Bowl era (1990-93).’
Buffalo Bills clinch 4th playoff berth in 5 seasons under Sean McDermott with win over Falcons
‘After rushing for two touchdowns in the first quarter, Bills quarterback Josh Allen struggled against the Falcons. He threw three interceptions and finished with a season-low quarterback rating of 17. The Bills relied on running back Devin Singletary, who went over 100 yards in a game for the first time this season (23 carries for 110 yards). Singletary rushed for two touchdowns in the game, marking the first time he’s done that in a game in his three-year career.’
Sean McDermott explains decision to stick with returner Marquez Stevenson after fumble
‘“I thought that was important (to keep Stevenson in the game),” McDermott said. “Those are hard ones for a coach. The ball is so important, we turned it over three, four times today, however you want to count that one. It’s hard to win when you do that and that was a valuable lesson for him and I hope a stepping stone in his career.”’