‘That flawed decision to scrub the field goal on fourth down and Allen’s ill-considered heave into the end zone on the opening possession of the fourth quarter changed the momentum of a game the Bills had in hand.’
Archives for November 14, 2022
Bills fall to third in AFC East with crushing loss
‘The Vikings, 8-1, have the second-best record in the NFL and have now won seven-straight games, all by one-possession scores. Buffalo, now 6-3, has fallen from first to third in the AFC East, trailing Miami, which beat Cleveland to improve to 7-3, a half-game up on the Bills and owning a head-to-head win. The Jets, meanwhile, though on a bye at 6-3, moved past Buffalo, due to their head-to-head win.’
Observations: ’24-hour rule’ won’t be long enough for Bills to forget horrendous collapse to Vikings
‘Make no mistake, an exorcism is surely in order after the Minnesota Vikings left Highmark Stadium with a 33-30 victory – a result that will provide nightmare fuel for the Bills and their fans for a lot longer than a day.’
Ryan O’Halloran: Bills quarterback Josh Allen searching for answers, must find them in a hurry
‘For Allen, whose MVP candidacy, at its apex when he outdueled Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes last month, is done-zo, kaput, over.’
Allen in red zone ‘really trusts his arm and we knew that,’ Vikings’ Peterson says after two interceptions
‘“No, that’s his track record,” Peterson said. “The proof is in the pudding, at this moment.”’
Three Questions: Call it the most painful regular-season loss of the Sean McDermott era
‘But the watch for home-field advantage over Kansas City is over until further notice. The Bills have just suffered two bad losses to good teams. They need to win one game. Next week’s home game vs. Cleveland looms as close to a must win. It’s an overstatement now to call the Bills the favorite in the AFC East division. There are three straight division games coming up – at New England Dec. 1, home vs. the Jets Dec. 11 and home vs. Miami Dec. 17 or 18.’
How It Happened: Top plays, standout players from Bills’ 33-30 overtime loss to Minnesota
‘Turnovers, allowing an 81-yard touchdown run, no ground game when it was required and no answers for Minnesota Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson turned a 17-point lead late in the third quarter into a 33-30 overtime loss Sunday at Highmark Stadium.’
Plays that shaped the game: Cam Lewis laments Justin Jefferson’s miraculous catch
‘Leaping grab. Bills safety Cam Lewis took the blame for the play, which gained 32 yards and gave the Vikings the ball at the Buffalo 41. Cousins lobbed a pass for Jefferson up the right seam. It hung in the air. Jefferson leapt in the air with Lewis on his back, pulled it down with his right hand and then held on as he fell to the ground, even though Lewis for an instant had parts of both hands on the ball.’
Report Card: Too much sloppy football gets better of Bills
‘Allen simply has to start taking better care of the football. Over the past three weeks, he’s thrown six horrendous interceptions. Allen leads the NFL with 10 interceptions. That’s bad … but it’s made even worse by how mind-bendingly awful a lot of them have been. Allen has regressed into his 2018-19 form at the worst possible time, and there doesn’t even seem to be any real reason. He’s simply making terrible decisions with the football and refusing to take what the defense gives him. Allen did get a significant amount of help from his supporting cast Sunday. No. 1 receiver Stefon Diggs once again had a huge game, with 12 catches for 128 yards. The Bills also got six catches for 93 yards and a touchdown from No. 2 receiver Gabe Davis. Dawson Knox had 57 yards on four catches, and looked to have a legit beef that pass interference was not called against him on the play that preceded the interception that sealed the game. Nevertheless, it’s a positive sign for the offense to see Davis and Knox contribute at that level.’
Bills collapse in devastating 33-30 overtime loss to Vikings in NFL’s game of the year
‘Sorry if that offends the legions of Allen supporters who literally think he can do no wrong, but let’s be perfectly honest here: The Bills quarterback is suddenly doing a whole lot wrong and a once-promising season has taken a nasty and ugly detour.’
Bills choke again, Josh Allen’s reckless play leads to wild debacle against Vikings
‘What the hell were the Bills thinking late in the third quarter when they had fourth-and-2 at the 7? Rather than kick a field goal for a 30-17 lead, meaning the Vikings would need two TDs to win, they went for it and Allen threw his first pick. It was a horrendous coaching decision by Sean McDermott that played a major role in losing the game.
Despite ‘don’t blink’ mantra, Stefon Diggs thinks Buffalo Bills are doing just that
‘In Week 10, the Buffalo Bills blinked up 17 points and it ended up costing them the game.’
What happened between Josh Allen and Mitch Morse on Bills’ botched snap vs. Vikings?
‘Allen said the botched snap was on him. Morse wanted the blame put on his shoulders. However fans choose to frame the error, Morse called his role in the game-changing play “unacceptable.”’
After Justin Jefferson’s one-handed, game-saving grab, Bills DB has one regret
‘“I honestly thought it was over his head, but just got to be more aware of the situation,” he said. “F—– 4th and 22 – knock the ball down, bro.”‘
Josh Allen, Bills crumble in second half to Vikings, fall in OT 33-30 (Report card)
‘The season is far from over, but Buffalo has not looked anything like a Super Bowl contender as of late and a big part of that falls on the shoulders of Josh Allen.’