‘The Bills held a double digit halftime lead, but three second half turnovers by Bills quarterback Josh Allen led to his club being outscored 19-3 in the second half and overtime. Allen turned the ball over four total times, tossing three interceptions and losing one fumble.’
Archives for September 12, 2023
Opinion: Arrow Up/Arrow Down: Bills at Jets
‘Simply put, Allen made terrible decisions and kept giving away drive-after-drive.’
Buffalo Bills fall 22-16 to Jets in overtime on Monday Night Football
‘The Bills won the coin toss in overtime, but failed to move the ball downfield. The Jets scored a touchdown on the following punt return, leading to a final score of 22-16.’
One, two, three, four costly turnovers by Josh Allen give Jets a comeback win
‘Football is a team game. Wins and losses in the NFL don’t fall on the lap of just one individual usually. And while that remains true in regards to the Bills loss tonight. Allen was the first to shoulder the blame.’
‘I just pray both do good:’ mother of Dalvin and James Cook on Bills-Jets Monday Night Football matchup
‘”Now this year they’re going to play each other twice,” emphasized Von White, the Cooks’ mother. “Every time we talk about it, I get knots in my stomach.”‘
‘This is once in a lifetime:’ Big dreams take shape at the future home of the Buffalo Bills
‘Since breaking ground in June on the new 60,000 seat, state of the art facility, Eric has had to contend with a lot of noise and dust but says “it’s a sacrifice by a few people, me and my neighbor and a couple of other people to the benefit of the whole community.”‘
Josh Allen after OT loss to Jets: ‘I cost our team’
‘At times Allen looked like year one or year two Josh Allen and not one of the best quarterbacks in the league starting his sixth season. Two of his interceptions were throws forced deep and into double coverage.’
4 Observations: Allen, Bills flop in opener against the Jets
‘The Jets defense has done something that few teams have been able to do, make Josh Allen look bad. In the last three meetings, the Bills offense has scored 16, 20, 17 points well below their typical output. The Jets give Allen fits, he’s committed six turnovers, sacked 13 times and only has two touchdown passes. The offense looked out of sync nearly the entire game, Robert Saleh’s group seems to have Josh Allen figured out.’
“It’s not so much about wins and losses, there’s a sense of civic pride:” Bills fans show off their Bills loft
‘“The coffee mug that was my grandfather’s, that my uncle gave to me after he passed away, sort of started the whole thing rolling,” said David Gennocro. “What I’ve collected are mostly antiques from the history of the three sports franchises — the Sabres, the Buffalo Braves and obviously, the Bills.”’
Carucci Take2: Even with Jets losing Aaron Rodgers, Josh Allen and Bills find a way to lose
‘It was ugly. Very ugly. Allen, the Bills’ best player, couldn’t have played much worse.’
Bills open with inexcusable loss for purported Super Bowl contender
‘Wait. Let me be more specific. They took the win out of their pocket, dropped a banana peel on the ground in front of them, then stepped on the banana peel, slipped on it and watched the win disappear from their hand into the ether.’
Bills fans pack local bars for season opener
‘Bars across our area were serving packed houses of Buffalo Bills fans, who were hoping for a strong start to the season… Even if they didn’t get one.’
Allen takes blame for stunning season-opening loss to Jets
‘”There’s times that I’ve felt like I lost us the game,” wide receiver Gabe Davis said. “But it’s never one player, so I’m not blaming Josh. No one on this team is blaming Josh. We have our moments and have our times. We’re behind him 100 percent.”‘
Bills Mafia members in Rochester area gear up for new season with high hopes
‘”It’s an amazing feeling to represent the Buffalo Bills here in Rochester, and actually have a bar for all of the Bills Mafia fans to come to and watch the games,” said Kaitlyn Morse, the manager of Bar-Bill.’
Jets best Bills, 22-16, in overtime win; Rodgers leaves game injured
‘If you are a Buffalo Bills fan, your team did, in fact, make you shout Monday night. But it was at the TV, rather than along with the Isley Brothers.’