Archives for September 12, 2016

'And linebacker Preston Brown, who tied for the team lead in tackles against Baltimore, added, “When we go out there and hold them to 13 points, that’s a good job. But we had to outplay them on defense and that’s what we didn’t do today. They had a better defense and that’s why they got the win. If we hold them to six points today, we outplay their defense.”'

'“There’s some penalties I can’t live with like on the field goal. We know the rules … it’s just frustrating.” Unfortunately, it’s also been frustrating for Bills fans for 17 straight years and Sunday gave no indication it’s going to change for this season.'

'Sammy Watkins, Buffalo’s No. 1 receiver, was limping after the game and after taking off his pads appeared to be heading for the x-ray room.'

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'The first game is in the books, and it was worse than a skeptic could have imagined. The offense began its season of high promise with its worst performance in a decade, mustering 160 total yards in an embarrassing and unsightly 13-7 loss to the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium.'

'Tyrod Taylor needs to give a next-level performance. Not even close.'

'"We've got a bunch of guys that can cover," safety Corey Graham said. "It's not going to be a bunch of guys just running wide open the majority of the time. So (Flacco's) going to have to hold the ball and tuck the ball a little bit playing against us, because we've got a lot of guys that can go out there and lock up on their guys."'

'The defense was good enough. The offense was historically inept.'

'“We need Aaron for the long haul,” coach Rex Ryan explained after the Bills’ 13-7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. “There’s no question he’s missed a ton of time – all minicamp and training camp. … With Duke and Meeks rotating, we’re going to play our whole roster. We said that. We’re breaking them in.'

'It was a rematch of coordinators from Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, and Baltimore’s Pees came out on top again.'

'The 14-yard penalty on Bills defensive tackle Jerel Worthy for using leverage to try to block a 49-yard field goal did not cost Buffalo points. The Bills’ defense held firm and forced the Ravens to settle for a field goal again. But it cost 1:52 off the clock. That would have given the Bills another possession.'

'A crowd of 71,104 showed up on a gorgeous day. There was a decent turnout of Bills fans.'

'Last season was Tyrod Taylor’s first as a starter, but he sure looked like a rookie Sunday.'

'Buffalo’s defense, criticized sharply after underachieving last year, showed up and played the game Rex Ryan promised when he became the head coach. The offense failed the Bills against the Ravens, who made fewer mistakes and cranked up their own defense in a 13-7 victory over Buffalo.'

'It was sadly reminiscent of so many road performances of the millennium, like a relic from the Dick Jauron era. Actually, at times it was a near-replica of last year's Tennessee game, when Taylor made a couple of extraordinary athletic plays in the late going to pull out a victory after doing nothing in the first half.'