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‘As the Falcons’ offense were firing on all cylinders the first half, the Bills offense were unable to put up points of their own in the second quarter as the teams headed to the locker room at half as the Falcons held their 21-7 lead.’

‘”I did think that they battled down to the end right there, which I appreciate,” McDermott said.’

‘”I got to be better at seeing the things that they’re trying to do to us,” said Allen. “I need to make adjustments accordingly”.’

‘Needing a touchdown to tie the game and facing a 3rd down and 1 at their own 48 yard line, offensive coordinator Joe Brady called a jet sweep to Elijah Moore, eerily similar to the one he called last week to Dawson Knox. And just like last week, the Bills fumbled the exchange. This time, Moore picked it up, but lost four yards. The Bills punted.’

‘The offense had its worst game of the season. The defense had a historically bad first half. It all added up to a second-consecutive loss, which knocked the Bills out of first place in the AFC East and sent them into the bye week wondering what in the world is going on.’

‘Falcons running back Bijan Robinson is fourth in the NFL in total yards from scrimmage with 584, including two 100-yard receiving games. He’s averaging 4.9 yards per carry on the season. The Bills have given up 145 yards a game on the ground, fifth-most in the league. Robinson has had at least 18 touches in every game so far this season. No doubt the Falcons will want to feed him as much as possible against the Bills, who will have to slow him down as both a runner and receiver.’

‘Will it be the one from the Falcons’ first three games of the season, which produced just 42 points and was shutout by the Carolina Panthers? Or will it be the offense that totaled 435 yards and put 34 points up on the board during a win over the Washington Commanders?’

‘Tight end Dalton Kincaid and wide receiver Curtis Samuel are both questionable for the contest.’

‘Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver (ankle) and offensive tackle Dion Dawkins (hand) both started the week as limited participants in practice on Thursday, as the team begins preparations for their game Monday night against the Atlanta Falcons.’

‘The situation is even less clear for rookie cornerback Dorian Strong, who is going to see a specialist for his neck injury. Strong was placed on Injured Reserve last week.’

‘The Buffalo Bills’ undefeated run to start the 2025 season came to an end on Sunday night after a 23-20 loss to the New England Patriots at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.’

‘”That’s not the performance we were looking for. I thought we beat ourselves, as we turned the ball over three times,” said McDermott with the media after the game. “They get 10 points. We get one takeaway. Don’t get any points off it. Just not enough complimentary football. We didn’t seem like we were into a rhythm offensively enough, and when we did, we had penalties, self-inflicted wounds early on in the game. We’ve got to learn from this.”‘

‘”Turning the ball over in the red zone, I can’t do that. It’s a recipe for disaster,” said Allen on Sunday following the loss.’

‘This was an incredibly undisciplined game by the Bills. Sure, there were several questionable calls, but no excuse for 11 penalties totaling 90 yards, several of which took away important plays.’

‘The Bills’ inability to put together a complete game was, once again, on display, except this time there would be no comeback win after trailing by double-digit points in the fourth quarter.’