‘That should have been enough, but it wasn’t.’
Archives for November 27, 2023
Ryan O’Halloran: Motto for Buffalo Bills’ defense? Team Can’t Finish
‘Over the course of three hours, 40 minutes, we saw the best of the Bills’ defense coordinated by coach Sean McDermott … and the worst. The best was the first half when the Eagles committed two giveaways and gained only 99 yards on offense. The worst was the second half and overtime when the Eagles rolled up 279 yards on only 39 plays and scored on five of their seven possessions.’
Bills’ Gabe Davis after costly miscommunication in OT: ‘We had the game. It was right there’
‘“It was an option route at the end, and we weren’t on the same page. It’s that simple. We could have won the game. We’re confident, we had the game, it was right there. But again, toward the end, just me and him had a miscommunication, and it was a touchdown.”’
Three questions: Where loss ranks on Bills Mafia pain meter? One score games? Now what?
‘Playoff losses are in their own league. So, this is the most gut-wrenching loss of the season because the Bills outplayed the team with the best record in the NFL in many ways. The Bills outgained the Eagles 505-378 and should have put up 40 points on the NFC’s best team, a team that held the Kansas City Chiefs to 17 last week. (The Bills missed two field goals.)’
How it happened: Key plays, standout players from Bills’ overtime loss to Eagles
‘1-5: Bills’ record away from Highmark Stadium this season, including a loss to Jacksonville in London. Buffalo’s only road win came at Washington.’
Plays that shaped the game: Bills’ defense fails to close deal on key late plays vs. Eagles
‘It took the Eagles just 3:15 to march 75 yards to win it. The Bills blitzed on one other play – an incompletion forced by Taron Johnson on the third play of the drive.’
Report Card: Defense, coaching fail Buffalo Bills in overtime loss to Philadelphia Eagles
‘Another big game, another time Sean McDermott comes up small.’
New York law expands access to AEDs for youth sports programs
‘The latest legislation in New York has a tie to the Buffalo Bills.’
Sean McDermott goes conservative: Blunders and mistakes devastate Bills against Eagles
‘The moment Sean McDermott made the decision to kick a go-ahead field goal in overtime, in my mind that made it a virtual lock that the Buffalo Bills were not going to beat the Philadelphia Eagles.’
Bills report card: Buffalo wastes heroic Josh Allen effort with crushing loss to Eagles
‘Defensively, it was the same story that has hurt the Bills all year. The defense played well for stretches, but in the big moments it wilted as McDermott’s unit allowed 23 points in the fourth quarter and overtime. The Bills just can’t close games, and that’s a huge reason why they’re a middling .500 team.’
Bills’ overtime woes continue as Buffalo drops heartbreaker to top-ranked Eagles (Instant Observations)
‘The Bills were flagged for 10 penalties in the first half, and that’s not even counting two more that were negated because of an offsetting penalty. The Eagles were only penalized one time in the first 30 minutes.’
Are Sean McDermott’s explanations for historically bad loss vs. Eagles good enough?
‘McDermott said he looks at himself first after the team loses a game. He has the right idea. Some of his late-game decisions were questionable, to say the least.’
NFL refs draw heavy criticism in Buffalo’s matchup vs. Eagles: ‘What beef does Sean Hochuli’s crew have against the Bills?’
‘Just how bad has it been? National media members are calling out Hochuli and his crew over missed pass interference penalties, a blatant horse collar and more.’
Bills suffer latest excruciating defeat, falling to Eagles in overtime to fall back to .500
‘Buffalo wasted an incredible performance from Josh Allen, as the Bills quarterback finished the loss with 420 total yards (339 passing, 81 rushing) and 4 total touchdowns (2 passing, 2 rushing). But it was not enough, as Hurts helped engineer the game-winning touchdown drive that ended in his go-ahead score, pushing Philadelphia to 10-1 on the year. It was the Eagles’ fifth straight win.’
Seven Takeaways: Bills’ missed opportunities, poor decision-making, inconsistent placekicking wastes Allen’s big day in heartbreaking loss to Eagles
‘Defensively, the Bills struggled mightily to slow the Eagles’ vaunted rushing attack, allowing all four Philadelphia ball carriers to average over 4.5 yards per carry. Hurts repeatedly killed Buffalo with his legs, as the Eagles QB finished with just 200 yards passing but added 65 yards rushing on 14 carries, including 2 touchdowns rushing. The second of which — the game-winner — he could have walked into the end zone as the Bills were playing zero coverage before Philadelphia dialed up a QB draw, one of the staples of their red-zone offense. Buffalo’s defensive alignment left them ill-prepared on the play, and Hurts scored easily as a result.’