‘Considering the opponent, Buffalo’s defense had its worst day of the season. The Bills let Mac Jones, who had not thrown a touchdown pass in nearly a month, look like an All-Pro. Jones looked unbothered by the Buffalo pass rush all day and completed all but five of his 30 attempts, scattering passes to nine different players. Even after the Bills erased a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to take a lead late, Jones engineered a 75-yard game-winning drive with relative ease, completing a pass to tight end Mike Gesicki at the goal line to seal the Bills’ loss.’
Archives for October 24, 2023
Upon Further Review: Von Miller’s snap count plummets in loss to Patriots
‘In his three games since returning from the physically-unable-to-perform list as he continued to recover from knee surgery to repair the torn ACL suffered last year on Thanksgiving, Miller has played 53 snaps and has one assisted tackle. His snap count reduced drastically Sunday from the 27 he played in Week 6 against the New York Giants. He played 20 snaps in his season debut against Jacksonville.’
Bills have decision to make at linebacker between Tyrel Dodson, Dorian Williams
‘On Sunday against the New England Patriots, the defensive coaching staff substituted rookie linebacker Dorian Williams out of the lineup in favor of veteran Tyrel Dodson. It’s the second time in three games since Matt Milano was hurt in Week 5 that the Bills replaced Williams with Dodson.’
Position grades: Bills’ pass game needs to find answers vs. pressure tactics
‘It’s the second time in three weeks that a heavy blitzing defense kept Josh Allen off balance and on the run too often.’
Ken Dorsey Watch: Bills relied heavily on three wides vs. Patriots
‘Despite the return of Dalton Kincaid, the Bills stuck with the 11 personnel, three-wideout set most of the day at New England. It’s probably preferable to run from the spread against New England vs. having tight ends block the stout edge defenders. Play-action passing was not effective. Josh Allen hit just 4 of 10 for 50 yards with an interception off play-action, according to News charting. Most of New England’s opponents have not used play-action a lot.’
Alan Pergament: CBS’ Eagle, Davis address the narratives of a Bills season going ‘sideways’
‘Eagle also noted in the first quarter that the Patriots were following “the recipe” of pulling an upset with ball control and getting an early turnover from Bills quarterback Josh Allen.’
Bills take on Buccaneers in Week 8 game that may set course for season: What to know
‘Mayfield has played well in the Bucs’ first six games, but after a 3-1 start, they’ve lost back-to-back home games to the Lions and Falcons and Mayfield produced only one touchdown and 19 combined points.’
Bills offense looking for answers, but who’s calling the shots: McDermott or Dorsey?
‘“I try not to micromanage,” he said. “I do step in when I feel like I need to and there’s been increased communication over the last few weeks and whatever area it is, I’m not going to just stay quiet. We’re trying to win games and we’re trying to do things the right way.”’
Buffalo Bills’ Stefon Diggs apologizes to football fans everywhere. Here’s why
‘While Diggs’ yardage may have prevented a few fans from hitting on their parlay, his outing on Sunday was good for 17 points in ESPN Fantasy Football leagues and 17.80 points on Sleeper. That’s still a pretty solid outing for the No. 2 receiver in fantasy football this season.’
Departure of quick-strike offense is contributing to Bills’ slow starts
‘Over the last three weeks, the Bills seem to have cinder block feet that won’t let them get rolling, only to flip a switch at halftime to become the offense they have become over the last four seasons. Buffalo has been outscored 30-10 in the first half over the last three weeks, while outscoring opponents 49-33 in the second half.;
Bills tight end Dawson Knox out for unknown amount of time with wrist surgery
‘Knox being out means that rookie Dalton Kincaid should get a more prominent role. After missing Week 6 with a concussion, Kincaid returned to the lineup to post career-bests in catches (8) and yards (75) and is currently second on the team in catches (25) and third in yards (193).’
Bills’ slow-starting offense raising concerns and placing coordinator Dorsey on hot seat
‘More baffling is how Josh Allen and the offense failed to show up in a first half in which it scored three points and opened with a first-snap interception, which New England turned into a touchdown to take a 10-0 lead with 6:58 left in the first quarter.’
Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox needs wrist surgery, will be out indefinitely
‘McDermott did not reveal the nature of the injury and said it was too early to determine how long Knox would be sidelined. Knox first appeared on Buffalo’s injury report following a 25-20 loss to Jacksonville on Oct. 8, and played the following two games.’
Bills TE Dawson Knox to have wrist surgery; out indefinitely
‘Knox, 26, has caught 15 passes for 102 yards and one touchdown this season. His role as a receiver has decreased with the addition of first-round pick Dalton Kincaid, although the team is fourth in the league in 12 personnel usage (31.2%), with part of the goal in drafting Kincaid being to get both players on the field at the same time. Last season the Bills ran 12 personnel on 11.9% of plays, the fifth-lowest rate.’
Bills TE Dawson Knox to undergo wrist surgery, out indefinitely, coach Sean McDermott announces
‘Knox had just 15 catches for 102 yards and a touchdown through the first seven games of his fifth NFL season. His catch rate was down to a career-low 53.6% and he was averaging a career-low 3.6 yards per target. This comes after he was named a Pro Bowler for the first time in his career a year ago, having caught 48 passes for 517 yards and six scores.’