‘Worst of all, the Bills, who were admittedly in practice limbo not knowing whether their next opponent would be the Titans or Chiefs, didn’t appear to be ready to play Tuesday night.’
Archives for October 15, 2020
Analysis: Titans’ D sets good example by showing Josh Allen respect
‘The Titans didn’t risk playing much man coverage on Stefon Diggs. They didn’t bother to waste a defender by spying on Josh Allen. They kept everything in front of them and forced Allen to play a precision, possession game.’
Upon further review: Penalty problems plague Bills in loss
‘After being flagged 14 times Tuesday – 10 of which were accepted – during a 42-16 loss to the Tennessee Titans, the Bills have entered the top five in the NFL in penalties against. Through five weeks, the team has had 33 accepted penalties, which is tied for fifth most in the league.’
What we learned from Bills’ snap counts in Week 5 loss, game ball and more
‘A.J. Epenesa’s up-and-down playing time took a significant dip Tuesday. The Buffalo Bills’ rookie defensive end played just four snaps in a 42-16 loss to the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium.’
Five takeaways from Wednesday’s Bills press conferences
‘“I’ve got a lot of confidence in Leslie Frazier,” McDermott said. “He’s championed this defense since we’ve been here and they’ve been at the top of the NFL for a couple years now.”’
Position grades: Bills defense won rushing battle, lost the war
‘They gave up a third-and-20 conversion on the Titans’ second TD drive. They were called for a pass interference foul on a third-down pass that likely would have been incomplete whether or not a penalty was called on the third TD drive. They committed a personal foul to negate a third-down stop on the fourth TD drive. They jumped offsides on a third-and-7 situation on the fifth TD drive.’
Column: Bills fans suffered enough without hearing Feely’s overpraise of Titans
‘If there was one thing harder for Bills fans than watching how poorly the team played on a national stage, I imagine it was listening to Feely repeatedly praise the Titans for everything they had to overcome because of a Covid-19 outbreak that prevented them from playing a game for 16 days and from practicing more than once.’
Music City mauling shows Bills defense is playing out of tune
‘Right now, the Bills defense is not good. Not at all, and that came to light when it got smoked by a team that had barely practiced for two weeks. This once-respected defense has been reeling dating back to the second quarter of the Week 2 victory over Miami, and it finally came back to bite the Bills at Nissan Stadium.’
Bills’ Sean McDermott diagnoses what’s wrong with his defense after blowout loss vs. Titans
‘“As we talk about all the time, being one of 11. Doing your job, being where you’re supposed to be, taking away – if it’s coverage, taking away the leverage the defense is meant to take away and without trying to do too much,” McDermott said. “So it’s a fine line there to balance. And there’s always things we can do differently call-wise, and so we’ll evaluate that as well.”’
Le’Veon Bell and Bills: 7 reasons why they may be perfect match in 2020
‘If Le’Veon Bell is looking to get revenge against his former teams, the Bills can help. Buffalo has their second matchup against the New York Jets on October 25 and will host the Steelers on Sunday Night Football on December 13.’
Performance of Bills’ defense keeping McDermott up at night
‘Through the first five weeks, the Bills defense has been a shell of its former self, currently ranked 24th in passing yards allowed per game (263.2) and 21st in points allowed per game (28.4). All of the Bills’ deficiencies were on full display during Tuesday night’s 42-16 loss to the Tennessee Titans, but despite his lack of sleep, McDermott still has confidence that his unit, once ranked near the top in the NFL, can turn things around.’
Five things to know about the Chiefs’ next opponent: Buffalo Bills
‘Opposing teams are converting 50.9% of third-down plays, which puts the Bills at 30th in the NFL in that category, per TeamRankings.com.Only the Giants and Titans are worse.’
Bills’ leaky defense exposed in blowout loss to Titans
‘With both starting cornerbacks, including 2019 All-Pro Tre’Davious White, and starting linebacker Matt Milano sidelined, the 42 points allowed were the most by Buffalo since a 47-3 season-opening loss to Baltimore in 2018. The Titans scored touchdowns on six drives inside the red zone — also the first time an opponent’s done that since the Ravens.’
McDermott updates Bills key injuries
‘Head coach Sean McDermott told the media on Wednesday that linebacker Matt Milano (pectoral), wide receiver John Brown (calf), cornerback Tre’Davious White (back), and offensive guard Quinton Spain are all improving, but didn’t have any specific update on any of their status.’
Opinion: A night to forget
‘The Bills laid an egg in prime time, which was disappointing. The offense didn’t score enough points. The defense was bad. Special teams had a couple of mistakes. The Bills also hurt themselves with 10 penalties, seven of which were pre-snap. They had four false starts, three coming on the same drive, on a night when there were only 8,400 fans in the stands.’