Two Bills Drive

‘The final score Sunday night read: Buffalo Bills 41, Baltimore Ravens 40. That doesn’t come close to telling the full story of the final home opener in the history of the current Highmark Stadium – one that will do down as one of the more improbable wins in team history.’

‘Sound exhausting? To do it all, he landed in Buffalo from Arizona around 6:30 or 7 a.m. on Thursday, as he joined the Bills practice squad. Then on Friday, the Bills placed kicker Tyler Bass on injured reserve. They elevated Prater from the practice squad to the active roster on Saturday.’

‘Neither was a valid excuse for the defense’s performance for most of the game Sunday night. But somehow, some way, Josh Allen made sure that it was good enough. The reigning MVP and his teammates scored 16 unanswered points in the final four minutes and 22 total in the fourth quarter to complete a remarkable 41-40 come-from-behind win to open the season, shocking the Ravens and giving the home fans yet another thrill.’

‘The Buffalo Bills’ defense has a lot of cleaning up to do. A lot. A forced fumble by Ed Oliver late in the game changed the tide and made their 41-40 win over the Ravens possible, but a lot before that was bad. Really bad.’

‘Strong wasn’t perfect. His holding penalty negated a sack by Bills defensive linemen Greg Rousseau and DaQuan Jones. But there weren’t any notable mistakes from Strong, either.’

‘Oliver barreled through the 6-foot-5, 316-pound lineman, collided with the 252-pound running back and ripped the ball away from Henry in the fourth quarter Sunday night at Highmark Stadium.’

‘Allen finished with an absurd stat line – 33 of 46 for 394 yards and two touchdowns. That doesn’t come close to fully explaining his performance. The game is just never over with him leading the huddle.’

‘“Oh, for sure. We are going to win the Super Bowl,” proclaimed Joe Ash, 39, who has been attending games with his dad, Gary, since he was 8 or 9 years old.’