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‘Bills quarterback Josh Allen has to be better. It’s as simple as that. In the team’s opening week loss at the New York Jets, Allen threw three interceptions and fumbled the ball away once. It was not a good performance. The Raiders will look to capitalize on any Allen mistake – or bad decision. He can’t let that happen and needs to take care of the football much, much better.’

‘”He got right back in the saddle, he’s worked hard,” said McDermott during his weekly appearance on the “Extra Point Show” on WGR. “It matters to Josh, we all know that. He’s very competitive, and he’s focused on this week’s game.”‘

‘Just one name is listed on the Bills’ injury report, as center Mitch Morse is listed as a full participant with a finger injury.’

‘”I think when you go back and look at those things, they’re correctable things that we can look at and say, ‘Let’s play smart and not conservative in these situations,” said Dorsey.’

‘Only center Mitch Morse, who’s has a finger injury, appeared on the official Thursday designations, but he was a full participant.’

‘Just about every football person near a microphone will tell you how turnovers correlate to success, and they’re not wrong. But once you move into the “punts are turnovers” mindset, games like the one against the Jets don’t actually hit you as hard, because a game like Cincinnati was just as bad.’

‘”Obviously, got to play smarter football,” the Bills quarterback said Wednesday following a walk-through practice in Orchard Park. “In the grand scheme of things, it’s one game, and we’re not going to let it turn into two.”‘

‘However, Allen made some awful decisions in this game, decisions you don’t expect a franchise quarterback in his sixth NFL season to make.’

‘Both throws had a certain “what the heck” sort of vibe to them that you simply do not need in a game you’re winning, and the opposing quarterback is Zach Wilson and his stupid Karate Kid headband.’

‘For much of the 2022 offseason following the Buffalo Bills’ devastating loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2021 AFC Divisional Round, the infamous “13 seconds game”, talk of Allen being on the same level, or even better than Mahomes, was being discussed on every form of media. Not that it took last night’s four-turnover performance to open people’s eyes, but I think even Bills fans are beginning to cool on the “this guy’s the best in the league” talk.’

‘Josh Allen craters this grade, and it is totally deserved.’

‘Despite tying the game and forcing overtime at MetLife Stadium, the Jets ended up getting a game-winning 65-yard punt return touchdown from rookie Xavier Gipson to hand Buffalo a 22-16 loss in prime-time on “Monday Night Football”.’

‘”You’re playing two opponents, the one on the other sideline and yourself, and that’s what we did tonight.” McDermott said postgame.’

‘The Bills held a double digit halftime lead, but three second half turnovers by Bills quarterback Josh Allen led to his club being outscored 19-3 in the second half and overtime. Allen turned the ball over four total times, tossing three interceptions and losing one fumble.’

‘Simply put, Allen made terrible decisions and kept giving away drive-after-drive.’