Two Bills Drive

‘Spector finished with 10 tackles, tied for most on the team with Williams and safety Damar Hamlin. He did so with minimal preparation on a short week.’

‘The next four games are brutal: home against Jacksonville, then three straight road games against teams with Super Bowl expectations – Baltimore, Houston and the New York Jets. A three-game road trip is a rarity in the NFL. If the Bills open the season 3-3, they’re still in OK shape in terms of earning a playoff berth again.’

‘Allen played with a glove on his left (non-throwing) hand and his middle and ring fingers were taped together, as they were during Tuesday’s practice. The only play that may have been impacted was a dropped shotgun snap late in the first quarter. Allen picked up the football and his pass was batted down on third-and-1.’

‘Oliver whipped left guard Robert Jones with a long arm stab to the right shoulder, which pushed Jones back on his inside foot. Off balance, Jones got pushed by Oliver straight back into the quarterback. It was a 6-yard sack.’

‘Here’s a weird thing to type: The Bills didn’t need Allen to be Superman, or really anything close. The star quarterback went 13 of 19 for 139 yards and one touchdown … and that was perfectly acceptable. Allen didn’t put the ball in harm’s way once. He wasn’t sacked. He only had to throw the ball six times in the second half. As Allen alluded to, this game won’t do much for the team’s stats. Shakir led the way with five catches for 54 yards, but there wasn’t much else to write home about from the receivers. Curtis Samuel had one catch for 3 yards. Keon Coleman did not have a reception on one target. The same goes for Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Mack Hollins. Dawson Knox wasn’t targeted. The number that matters, though, is 31-10.’