Two Bills Drive

'Atlanta would drive down to the Buffalo 10-yard line but they were stopped on 4th and 1 as the Bills picked up a shocking upset victory'

'At the quarter pole of the 2017 season, it’s safe to say that new head coach Sean McDermott has fixed the defense that Rex Ryan broke. The Bills are yielding an average of just 16 points per game, making them the stingiest team to score on in the NFL. They finally gave up a touchdown pass Sunday, the only one they’ve allowed in four games, a pretty remarkable stat in a league where passing rules.'

'Every time the Bills have had a chance to make a statement win on the road during the drought they haven't. That streak ended today in what is the biggest road win since perhaps the Super Bowl years as Jerry Sullivan told Sean McDermott in the post game press conference. Don't know if it's that big but it has the Bills in sole possession of first place a quarter of the way through the season. Who would have thought that?'

'Tyrod Taylor was in command most of the day and played a good football game from a game management standpoint. Taylor did overthrow a couple of receivers deep but made a fantastic throw downfield to Charles Clay and another one that was dropped by Zay Jones. He scrambled twice for first downs on third down plays and didn't turn the ball over. Finished going 12 of 20 for 182 yards and a 106.7 QB rating.'

'A couple of weeks ago the Bills got six sacks, but no turnovers in a 9-3 loss to Carolina. The mantra going forward was takeaways. On Sunday in their upset win at Atlanta, Buffalo forced three turnovers as ‘Jerry and the Takers’ went the other way with the ball.'

'“Nothing phases this team. As I said, everything is not going to be perfect every week, but we have been through a number of different situations throughout the games the past four weeks, and guys haven’t blinked. We expect to win in those situations. It may not go our way, and we don’t blink when it doesn’t.”'

'The Bills put forth a whale of an effort against the defending NFC champions. The defense kept it a low-scoring game and forced three turnovers. The offense mixed the run and pass well and Stephen Hauschka provided a pair of long distance field goals for the second straight week. It all fit together for an improbable 23-17 road victory over Atlanta.'

'Lawson’s groin injury cropped up in Thursday’s practice and he did not practice the rest of the week. The left defensive end will be replaced in the starting lineup by veteran Ryan Davis. Eddie Yarbrough will see more time in Buffalo's rotational system. Lorenzo Alexander is also likely to see more pass rush duties in Lawson’s absence on obvious passing downs.'

'Taylor’s threat to break a run at any second puts most defenses in zone coverage. Something we should see from the Atlanta Falcons defense.'

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'"Many people don't know how critical it is," Vermeil said, "to be 100 percent focused each week on the challenge at hand to win another football game on Sunday.'

'During the 17-year playoff drought, they have won 44 road games. Only 11 of those wins came against teams that finished the season with a winning record. Only three of those opponents won a playoff game that season.'

'Players took Trump's description of those who knelt as a "son of a b—-" and said they should be fired as an attack, and the backlash was swift. The Buffalo Bills held a team meeting last Saturday night with the intention of doing something together as a team, but not surprisingly couldn’t come to a consensus.'

'Falcons 30, Bills 17.'

'Exhibit A in that regard is Marcell Dareus. The new front office inherited the worst contract in football, and despite saying all the right things about trying to get Dareus on the bus … blah, blah, blah … do you really think they are happy with him on the roster? There are certain players with contracts that are too tough to move on from right away, and Dareus is one of them.'