A few thoughts about the game.
First off, a solid win by a Bills team that was clearly better than the Raiders. However, you still have to give the Bills players and coaches lots of credit. No win is a lock.
Players and things that caught this fan's eye.
Crosby was a non factor in the game. Brown looked to hold up well. The tight end blocking help was effective. Great game plan and execution by players and coaches to take out or limit their only game changer on defense.
Dorsey did his homework. He mixed in a solid running game with nice quick passes. Kept the Raiders defense off balance.
McD's defense with the exception of the first drive was impressive. He shut down a dangerous Jacobs. Adams is going to usually get his. He's just that good. I can't really fault McD or the D there.
Milano just seems to make a big plays every game.
Pass rush was effective today. Flashes from various guys today. Oliver looked good.
Allen was excellent. He was poised, accurate, patient, made nice reads, took the short passes, and looked in control especially on big 3rd and 4th down plays.
Liked how all 3 RBs were involved in the offense. Great change of pace and effective use of all three RBs strengths.
Two tight end sets. Both Knox and Kincaid made positive impacts on the offense. I think this is a work in progress and look for this set to become more explosive and dangerous. I would like to see Kincaid and Knox stretch the D with some longer seem routes or longer passes in general.
Sherwood and Harty don't really look to have much of a role in the offense.
The Bills new look offense feels a little strange to me. The past several years my eyes are used to big pass plays and quicker scores. Today the offense was effective and very good but in a different way. Just not used to the constant short passes. Not a bad thing just feels a bit odd.
In concluding, a good win that shouldn't be overlooked or minimized. It was a team win from top to bottom. Not a lot of negatives to talk about.
