Bills 34, Seahawks 10
Buffalo
1. Bills RT Kirk Chambers was surprisingly effective. Chambers did a great job of keeping DE Patrick Kerney, Seattle's top pass-rusher, away from QB Trent Edwards. Chambers was patient and showed awareness and good foot agility. He got the job done without much help from a tight end or a fullback chipping to his side, forcing Kerney to rush around the edge and taking away his inside spin move.
2. Buffalo's special teams sparkled again. Few coaches emphasize special teams as zealously as Dick Jauron, and his attention to that area certainly paid dividends in Week 1. The Bills consistently formed solid, effective wedges in the return game, and when special teams coach Bobby April engineered a fake field goal that resulted in a wide-open touchdown pass the game was pretty much over.
Seattle
1. QB Matt Hasselbeck can't do it alone. The Seahawks came into the game without a true No. 1 receiver, and the loss of WR Nate Burleson to a knee injury all but handcuffed the passing game. Seattle had to concentrate on short slants, quick outs and other very basic routes because the young receivers simply lack the route-running skills and experience to execute more complicated routes.
2. The Seahawks (again) appear soft inside. The interior defensive line couldn't stack up the Bills and play stout at the line of scrimmage. When that group got knocked off the line, MLB Lofa Tatupu was able to take fewer direct angles to the ball. The result: Instead of stops made at or behind the line of scrimmage, most of Tatupu's tackles came at least a couple of yards downfield.