Big Turk Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) Something that has gone a little under the radar with the Bills has been their penchant for holding teams to very low point totals in the 1st half, allowing them to get out to big leads in a lot of games. Obviously the 2nd half can get a little hairy as teams start scoring, but they do so trying to come back from a huge deficit many games. Jets 3 Dolphins 10 Rams 3 Raiders 13 Titans 21 Chiefs 13 Jets 10 Patriots 6 Seahawks 10 Cardinals 9 Chargers 6 49ers 7 Bills have only allowed more than 10 points in a first half 3 times, and it was a 3 game stretch starting with the Raiders where they allowed 13, 21 and 13 to the Raiders, Titans and Chiefs. Other than that, the Bills have done an exceptional job at holding teams down in the first half and most times in the beginning of the 2nd half to allow themselves to build huge leads...in 8 of the 12 games, the Bills have had double digit leads in the 2nd half. That is really impressive. Jets 27-10 Dolphins 31-20 Rams 28-3 Raiders 30-16 Seahawks 27-10 Cardinals 23-9 Chargers 24-6 49ers 27-10 Now they just need to work on replicating their first half in the second half. Edited December 8, 2020 by matter2003 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 I don’t wanna know the stats in the 2nd half if that’s the case lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 minute ago, BillsFan130 said: I don’t wanna know the stats in the 2nd half if that’s the case lol. Tied for dead last with Minnesota at 16.2 points per game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, BillsFan130 said: I don’t wanna know the stats in the 2nd half if that’s the case lol. THAT ^ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 minute ago, matter2003 said: Tied for dead last with Minnesota at 16.2 points per game. Ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Butbutbut....the defense sucks. Amirite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 No killer instinct. Watch Wallace try to tackle Deebo Samuel on the 49ers last TD drive. He wanted no part of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, matter2003 said: Tied for dead last with Minnesota at 16.2 points per game. I do think buffalo has given up a considerable amount of garbage time points (and yards). Jets week 1 when down 17 scored a TD with 30 seconds left. Raiders down 14 scored with under 2 minutes left (huge PI on that drive). Didn't get onside kick. Seattle scored down 17 with under 2 minutes left. 49ers obviously. Chargers didn't score but added like 80 yards to their team total in teh last minute down 10. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27yanks Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Conditioning, complacency, or coaches. Can't let teams get a sniff if you have them down. Yes they sealed the deal in all but Zonairacle, but to get to the Bowl which is the goal, Rev it up!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, dneveu said: I do think buffalo has given up a considerable amount of garbage time points (and yards). Jets week 1 when down 17 scored a TD with 30 seconds left. Raiders down 14 scored with under 2 minutes left (huge PI on that drive). Didn't get onside kick. Seattle scored down 17 with under 2 minutes left. 49ers obviously. Chargers didn't score but added like 80 yards to their team total in teh last minute down 10. Yeah they do...essentially the Bills play the clock in those situations more than the opponent. They let them go on longer drives and burn off lots of clock knowing there is no way they will have enough time to win the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Begs the question -should we keep the 1st Half threads going throughout the game ala last night? I’m kidding. sort of.. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, 27yanks said: Conditioning, complacency, or coaches. Can't let teams get a sniff if you have them down. Yes they sealed the deal in all but Zonairacle, but to get to the Bowl which is the goal, Rev it up!!! Well...sounds nice, but that really isn't the way it works in the NFL anymore. Teams are going to get back in the game most of the time, look at Cleveland being up 38-7 and then winning 41-35 against Tennessee this past week. I mean, Pittsburgh's vaunted defense just blew a 14 point second half lead to the Washington to lose at home. It was the biggest blown lead to lose a game in Steelers home history. It just happens, the NFL is built for offenses to have a big advantage. Edited December 8, 2020 by matter2003 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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