Buffaloflash Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I thought that the Colts had their way with our defense pretty much three quarters of that game. But,the score doesn't reflect that conclusion. So,after finding out that the Colts became first team in NFL playoff history to do this" Indy's 27-24 loss to the Bills in the wild-card round, the Colts became the first team in NFL playoff history to lose after turning the ball over zero times AND totaling 450 or more yards of offense. Before Saturday, that exact situation had happened a total of 11 times ever and those teams had combined to go 11-0. The crazy part is that none of the other games were even particularly close as those 11 teams won by an averageĀ of 21.3 points." I guess I can cut the Defense a lot of slack! Go Bills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) Extremely bad, the Defense had luck on there side. The Bills would have lost the game of not for a couple of wide open drops that would have put this team behind in the score. This defense needs to fix it's problems ASAP. Edited January 10, 2021 by TBBills 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunTheBall Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Itās a game of inches and a few key plays went our way. Ā When you are dominated in the trenches good things happen for the other team. Ā McD helped at the end with a key timeout before they completed a pass nearly into FG territory. The Colt O looked uncharacteristically discombobulated on the next 2 throws before the Hail Mary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jukester Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Yesterdayās game reminded me of how this defense played early in the season. Ā Gave up tons of yards, not getting to the QB,Ā couldnāt get off the field on third down,Ā couldnāt force turnovers, letting them answer quicklyĀ after we score, allĀ propped up by our offense. Ā HOWEVER, they made clutch plays when needed. The goal line stand, the drive at the end. Technically we did force a turnover. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Not very good, IMO. Ā The Colts ran all over them and we couldnāt get off the field on 3rd downs. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amaru523 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 This team and some of the players have done a lot of things for the first time in NFL history this season, just feels like this is a team of destiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Boy Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Ā Ā They played tight. It seemed like the only plays they prepared for were runs up the gut.Ā Ā Ā Ā I hope they didnāt take this team lightly, and if they did I hope they learned their lesson. Ā Ā The playoffs are a whole different beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 They bent but didnāt break but they also gave up a ridiculous amount of third downs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCbillsfan Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 It was pretty bad.Ā The Colts were 9/17 on 3rd down and 2/4 on 4th down.Ā The Bills could not put pressure on Rivers with a 4 man rush and when they blitzed Rivers lit them up.Ā Ā Ā It was really disheartening when they gave up TDs after the Bills scored to make it 24 - 10, and then 27 - 16.Ā Ā Ā They were gashed on those 2 drives.Ā Probably gassed for being on the field so much.Ā Ā But the Colts wasted so much time on the last possession of the game.Ā Rather pathetic.Ā Don't get me started on the fumble that wasn't a fumble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) That defensive performance is why Iām rooting for Pittsburgh to win today. Ā WeĀ match up better with them cause they have zero threat of a running game. Ā Ā Edited January 10, 2021 by CaptnCoke11 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshAllenReceipts Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 The Bills defense was completely bailed out by Philip Rivers being Philip Rivers in big games. Ā Ask Charger fans how Rivers does in the biggest spots.Ā Ā Perennial choke artist. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 It wasn't the defense of the previous few games for sure, but the Playoffs are completely different monster. Teams are fighting for everything out there because it's win or go home. Our guys made enough plays to win and that's all that matters. On to the next Won..... hopefully. Go Bills!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 They were good enough to win. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Rivers was feeling it. He was anticipating very well. We couldn't get pressure.Ā 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveorhatembillsfan4life Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I was doing some reading on O line Rankings andĀ Rivers is one of the least sacked Qb, least hit Qb all season. Part of this also due to his quick release. Ā I am now thinking this may have been the worst matchup for Our defense. Ā Our front four is built on speed and to get home with pressure. When we canāt even sniff the Qb it hurts us at the second level.Ā Ā I think we struggle against the teams that have focused on building big stout olines.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmel Corn Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 The Bills could have lost the game if it weren't for the efforts of the 2021 Josh Allen.Ā We would have certainly lost if we only had the 2019/2020 version of him.Ā My expectation is that our defense cannot be expected to win us any games, but at best only keep us from losing them. Ā The Colts are a really good team and if they still had Andrew Luck, we would have lost.Ā This defense may get us past a Pittsburgh match-up, but I see no hope of them stopping a Kansas City offense.Ā Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 The Defense was medium Wings with ranch dressing 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky7337 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) The d line experiment has failed. We spent a lot of money for not a lot of results. Beane is going to have to get really creative to fix this. Ā We have tons of needs: Ā Second cb Linebackers (depending on Milano and when you give up on Edmunds or decide hes not worth a real pro bowlers money) Dline O line( people that can run block and pass block) Running back( we need at least a speed player there to split carries) Tight end ( knox is not consistent enough) Ā We don't have the money to resign certain guys, I hope I'm wrong or the off-season without covvid maybe magically makes this work, but if our defense plays like dog doo just because star opts out - that is not a good plan going forward to rely on one guy that much Ā Edited January 10, 2021 by Sharky7337 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Quint Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Dont forget that Taylor ran for 250 yds last week and came into the game as the hottest rb in the league. I think the game plan was to slow him down and make Rivers beat you, which is almost what happened. We wont see another RB of his talent again in the playoffs, including Henry.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergie's ire Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 17 minutes ago, JoshAllenReceipts said: The Bills defense was completely bailed out by Philip Rivers being Philip Rivers in big games. Ā Ask Charger fans how Rivers does in the biggest spots.Ā Ā Perennial choke artist. May be true of the biggest spots...but in the next biggest spots he's pretty solid.Ā He was 3-0 in wildcard games before yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak-O Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 They were good enough to force lots of 3:rd and 5 or more, but the frustratingly bad at stopping those. I had expected them to play better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 The best defense is a great offense....but I do think we will focus on the defensive side of the ball this offseason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Have people forgotten that we won that game? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweats Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Our D was dismal all day. The Colts could have easily taken advantage of rushing our edges all game...why they didn't exploit it is beyond me cause we were giving up huge plays on the perimeter run game the whole afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 44 minutes ago, Jukester said: Yesterdayās game reminded me of how this defense played early in the season. Ā Gave up tons of yards, not getting to the QB,Ā couldnāt get off the field on third down,Ā couldnāt force turnovers, letting them answer quicklyĀ after we score, allĀ propped up by our offense. Ā HOWEVER, they made clutch plays when needed. The goal line stand, the drive at the end. Technically we did force a turnover. Agreed.Ā Thsi game sounded a lot like the game against the Rams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockinon Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I look at that time of possession and how well the Colts were able to run the ball. They had a great game plan against Buffalo. Control the clock, run the ball, quick passes. That is one hell of a nice OL that team has. But I am a bit more focused on the passing game. There was one hell of a lot of dropped passes, on both teams. It is an adjustment getting used to that colder air. The ball is stiffer and the dryness of the air makes the ball slippery. You could see the look on John Brown's face when the ball squirted right through both of his hands. Hopefully, our receivers are getting used to it now. I remember the Jim Kelly years and how those all hands catches are more difficult in the cold. Your hands are numb from the cold and you don't have as much feeling. The key is keeping your eyes on the ball even while catching it because the feeling in your hands isn't there. We know Josh will fire some absolute lasers from time to time. They need to practice outdoors. In the cold. Get used to it. Embrace it. I don't think we are there yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsbackto81 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 43 minutes ago, JoshAllenReceipts said: The Bills defense was completely bailed out by Philip Rivers being Philip Rivers in big games. Ā Ask Charger fans how Rivers does in the biggest spots.Ā Ā Perennial choke artist. Rivers played well. He made big time throws and conversions the entire game. Reich and his decisions is what cost them. He may not have a ring but I do believe this was his first wildcard loss in his career.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNord Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Call me crazy but I donāt think the defense was that bad over 3 quarters. Ā They held the Colt ground game in check until the 4th quarter. Ā Itās easy to point out the weaknesses but they also did some good things as well. Ā Ā They stuffed Indy on 4th and goal and were faced with some terrible field position in the first half that they overcame by allowing only 10 points. Ā Ā Phillip Rivers sliced up the defensive secondary up the entire afternoon. Ā Iām not sure whether it was a good passing game from Rivers or if the secondary just struggled with the route concepts, but it seemed like receivers were always open. Ā Also the Bills failed to force any turnovers. Ā The 4th quarter is another story. Ā Iām not sure how they let up those big drives so easily and so quickly but that will need to be addressed. Ā Ā The one point I think weāre sleeping on is that Reich and OC Nick Siranni are very good offensive minds. Ā They put together a solid game plan to exploit the weakness of the defense and Rivers did a great job executing. Ā Ā Make no mistake about it - outside of a failed 4th down conversion and a few drops - this was the Colts āAā game. Ā The Bills didnāt play their best but still withstood a good performance from an 11-5 win team. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I agree that the defense didn't exactly show clout but in the modern NFL if you hold a team to 24 points you'll usually win.Ā Since others have already covered the negative, here were some big plays the defense did make... Ā - Poyer made the play of the game waiting for Pascal to get up and then stripping the ball - Addison got penetration to turn 3rd and 1 into 4th and 4 - Edmunds had a couple nice PDs and generally had good run fills despite a couple missed tackles - Milano stuffed the 2 point conversion attempt - Zimmer read a screen perfectly and forced Rivers to spike it - Hyde with 3 PDs including batting down the Hail Mary and swatting away a potential TD to Hilton early in the game - Taron Johnson made Blankenship feel self-conscious about his glasses, forcing the missed FG 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffaloflash Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 33 minutes ago, Captain_Quint said: Dont forget that Taylor ran for 250 yds last week and came into the game as the hottest rb in the league. I think the game plan was to slow him down and make Rivers beat you, which is almost what happened. We wont see another RB of his talent again in the playoffs, including Henry.Ā Henry didn't get nearly 2,000 yds doing nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan714 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I thought that was one worst performances by a D line that I have ever seen.Ā Ā I cant remember one pass rush play, not one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. K Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I though Rivers had complete control. I also think part of that was playing heavy over the top and shutting down the outside of the field. It seemed like the corners were the best position group today. The pass rush started getting there faster in the second but after that game I hope we can figure out something to replenish the DE talent in the draft or through free agency. Milano and Tre both missed tackles that led to big plays. Josh did his part but could've been better. Diggs was awesome. The game was great. Competitive, entertaining, and nerve-wracking all in one. I'm excited to find out who we get for the next matchup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpsredemption Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Not good. Got screwed on the fumble but other than that they literally did not play one play.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 hour ago, TBBills said: Extremely bad, the Defense had luck on there side. The Bills would have lost the game of not for a couple of wide open drops that would have put this team behind in the score. This defense needs to fix it's problems ASAP. The ColtsĀ dropped passes, missed a kick and 2 pt conversion and we stopped them on 4th down. That's why Colts lost. We weren't lucky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterfan Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 37 minutes ago, Beast said: Not very good, IMO. Ā The Colts ran all over them and we couldnāt get off the field on 3rd downs. Ā See - this is going to be a narrative that just is not true and it is going to be stated numerous times no matter who we face next week. Ā Letās take a second and dive into the run defense in this game. Overall the Bills gave up 163 yards on 30 carries - yep looks like they got run all over. Ā Now letās take a second and look at the 4th quarter where the Bills were up multiple scores. Ā The Bills went back to their Nickel off ball coverage that did not focus on the run game. Ā They gave up 93 yards on 6 carries when not focused at all on the run. Ā The first 3 quarters when they played with a focus on the run - they gave up 70Ā yards on 24 carries about 2.9Ā yards per carry. Ā It was not like they ran all over us when the game was close. As a matter of fact in all drives that the Score was within 1 score either way - the Bills gave up a total of 78Ā yards on 26 carries. Ā They also bowed up and stopped the Indy team from running on a goal line drive and on a 2pt conversion attempt from the 1. Ā What this game tells me is the Bills when they want to focus on the running game they have the ability to contain the run with how they attack the line of scrimmage with their DL, LBs, and CBs. Ā When they move to attack mode late in the game and up 2 scores - they lose lane discipline and the LBs are not quickly filling the gaps leaving lanes to run through - then they get gashed for big games. Ā The 2 drives that the Bills were up 2 scores and ran a more attacking DLine style with LB and CB support dropping off for passing - they gave up 85 on 4 carries or about 50% of their rushing total on 2 drives where they were ready to let them run. Ā Indy is a good team and Frank got the absolute best out of Rivers in that game, but it was Rivers making good reads and quick short accurate passes that kept them in this game not the running game. Ā At least in my opinionĀ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Buffaloflash said: I thought that the Colts had their way with our defense pretty much three quarters of that game. But,the score doesn't reflect that conclusion. So,after finding out that the Colts became first team in NFL playoff history to do this" Indy's 27-24 loss to the Bills in the wild-card round, the Colts became the first team in NFL playoff history to lose after turning the ball over zero times AND totaling 450 or more yards of offense. Before Saturday, that exact situation had happened a total of 11 times ever and those teams had combined to go 11-0. The crazy part is that none of the other games were even particularly close as those 11 teams won by an averageĀ of 21.3 points." I guess I can cut the Defense a lot of slack! Go Bills! Ā They had 10 points going into the 4th quarter and great field position for most of the first half. The D held their run game in check for 3 quarters as Taylor was averaging under 3 YPC but Rivers was able to consistently convert 3rd downs to keep the chains moving. Ā 4th quarter was not good as they gave up 2 easy TDs that didn't force Indy to use hardly any time off the clock as they ripped off 3 huge plays in the run game. Ā But they also had a clutch goal line stand and played pretty well on the last drive as Rivers got the ball with 2:30 left on the clock on their own 25 and only was able to get to the Bills 46 before having to toss a desperation Hail Mary(that didn't even make it to the end zone...how sad was that??). In comparison Allen got the ball at his own 4 and took 1:32 to go 96 yards for a TD at the end of the first half. Ā I would say it was a very uneven performance more than anything. They played very well against the run to get them in a lot of 3rd downs all day but not well enough to get off the field as they allowed them to keep converting.Ā They held them to 10 points through 3 quarters but then allowed 14 points in like 6 or 7 minutes in the 4th. Ā Ultimately they stood tall on the final drive and even forced what should have been the game ending fumble with 28 seconds left that was inexplicably not overturned on replay. Nobody can tell me the replay booth intentionally let the call stand soĀ some last second drama could unfold. Edited January 10, 2021 by Big Turk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codyny13 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 This game reminded me a ton of the Bills-Chiefs game. The defense bent so many times but when you looked at the scoreboard, the points werenāt there. Itās a little confusing, but the team seems to find a way to not break, and make sure we have a chance at the end. We need a f****** pass rush though. Luckily, I think the Colts have the best o-line weāll see, but damn, the Bills better come up with something this week.Ā 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) Iām not going to get on the DL for this game. Ā Ā Rivers played great... we can admit that, itās allowed. Ā His anticipation throws were pinpoint. Ā Thatās an elite OL and Rivers gotĀ rid of the ball in an average of about 2.2 seconds. Ā Ā I never thought weād be hitting Rivers much.. Ā However, I didnāt think weād get gashed in the run game, picked apart underneath, give up plays down the field AND struggle to get off the field on 3rd down. Ā Ā Ā That was a really poor defensive performance. Ā Hopefully we can chalk it up to a bad matchup against a team that executed at a really high level. Ā Ā Ā I expect this defense to play much better moving forward. Ā Ā Even if they do get it together, there is farĀ too much $$$ being spent on a good, not greatĀ DL. Ā Also,Ā thereĀ are stud linebackers & cornerbacks that will be available towards the end of the 1st round. Ā Ā Edited January 10, 2021 by SCBills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thurst44 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Our defense played well enough to win. Period. They came up with huge stops when was necessary. Ā And all the people who are saying things like "well, this doesn't bode well for the next few weeks"... Have you watched this team? Or football? Has it not happened MANY times where the Bills do poorly on one front on D in a WIN and then do well on the same front in next week's WIN. And I know you do watch the team and know about football, it's just that some people have a propensity to only notice the terrible. Yes, I sometimes err in the other direction, but people, we were 13-3 and just won our first playoff game since before Spin City (Michael J. Fox version) or The Daily Show (Craig Kilborn version) existed. It was an exciting game and we lived to fight another day. I get that the board is here for analysis, and saying the D played bad in spots (those two 4th quarter sprints down the field were maddening) is fair game, but the sense of absolute dread here is absurd. Perhaps watch the last 7 or so games of KC and see how close they came to losing in almost all of them. This is a great team. We may lose next week. We're more likely to win whoever we play b/c we are definitely the better team in a matchup against any team except (maybe) the Chiefs. 3 minutes ago, Codyny13 said: This game reminded me a ton of the Bills-Chiefs game. The defense bent so many times but when you looked at the scoreboard, the points werenāt there. Itās a little confusing, but the team seems to find a way to not break, and make sure we have a chance at the end. We need a f****** pass rush though. Luckily, I think the Colts have the best o-line weāll see, but damn, the Bills better come up with something this week.Ā Have they not in the past over the course of the last 17 games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codyny13 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, thurst44 said: Our defense played well enough to win. Period. They came up with huge stops when was necessary. Ā And all the people who are saying things like "well, this doesn't bode well for the next few weeks"... Have you watched this team? Or football? Has it not happened MANY times where the Bills do poorly on one front on D in a WIN and then do well on the same front in next week's WIN. And I know you do watch the team and know about football, it's just that some people have a propensity to only notice the terrible. Yes, I sometimes err in the other direction, but people, we were 13-3 and just won our first playoff game since before Spin City (Michael J. Fox version) or The Daily Show (Craig Kilborn version) existed. It was an exciting game and we lived to fight another day. I get that the board is here for analysis, and saying the D played bad in spots (those two 4th quarter sprints down the field were maddening) is fair game, but the sense of absolute dread here is absurd. Perhaps watch the last 7 or so games of KC and see how close they came to losing in almost all of them. This is a great team. We may lose next week. We're more likely to win whoever we play b/c we are definitely the better team in a matchup against any team except (maybe) the Chiefs. Have they not in the past over the course of the last 17 games? What are you asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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