‘Six Bills defenders received a 34.3 tackle grade or lower from Pro Football Focus.’
BillsBeat - December 10, 2024
Upon Further Review: Bills coaches don't meet the standard in loss to Rams
‘The Rams ran 78 offensive plays and only got to third down 15 times, converting on 11 of them and then easily produced on the only fourth down conversion they attempted. There were far greater coaching gaffes in the game that cost the Bills and wasted a historic performance from quarterback Josh Allen.’
Tom Brady criticizes Sean McDermott for Bills QB sneak: 'Could've just cost them the game'
‘Brady explained that by burning a timeout, the Bills effectively guaranteed they would have to attempt a low-percentage onside kick to win the game. That wouldn’t have happened if the Bills saved all three of their timeouts, as they had before the ill-fated quarterback sneak.’
Bills’ letdowns on defense, special teams and clock management in loss to Rams are all too familiar
‘Buffalo’s defense had few answers in stopping the Rams’ dynamic attack while allowing a season-high 457 yards. Worse still, the Bills allowed Los Angeles to go 11 of 15 on third down for a 73.3 conversion percentage — the third highest allowed by Buffalo and worst since allowing Miami’s 75% conversion rate in 1986.’
Bills' stunning loss to Rams ends 245-game winning streak by NFL teams in this situation
‘With the loss, the Bills made NFL history by basically inventing a new way to lose. Going into Week 14, NFL teams that scored at least six touchdowns with zero turnovers had gone 245-0 in the Super Bowl era (including playoffs).’
Sean McDermott Reveals Costly Substitution Error That Sealed Bills' Loss to Rams
‘Afterwards, Sean McDermott was asked why his team didn’t go for the block and the win. He revealed the costly substitution mistake that sealed the Bills’ fate: Buffalo failed to get 11 men on the field for the last play of the game.’
Tom Brady rips Bills head coach Sean McDermott for awful decision vs. Rams
‘”Now you have a three percent chance on an onside kick,” Brady said. “To me, [you] take three shots throwing it and don’t use a timeout. Then you kick it deep, use your three timeouts… I did not like that one bit. That could’ve just cost them the game.”‘
What's wrong with the Bills defense, and why it could cost them a trip to the Super Bowl
‘A lot of this comes back to the Bills’ lack of big run-stopper in the middle of their defense. They don’t have a Chris Jones or a Jalen Carter or Cam Heyward to be a big plug on the defensive line. Instead, they have Ed Oliver, whom they paid $68 million in 2023, and that has blown up in their face. This season, Oliver has 20 tackles on the year, and only eight of them have been solo tackles. He’s largely been a non-factor. Oliver and Da’Quan Jones have combined for 19 solo tackles this season and just seven tackles for loss – that’s not enough production from your defensive interior. And that’s been the issue for the Bills. It’s been easy for runners to get past the first wave of their defense.’
'Chance to make history': Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin and Senator Schumer introduce HEARTS Act
‘”I was blessed by medical professionals who knew how to perform CPR, and had an AED,” said Hamlin. “I’m here today because they saved my life.”‘
Murphy: Bills lose thriller in LA, but redemption is only six days away
‘Holding your breath was a good way to watch. It was a nail-biter from start to finish and the game featured MVP favorite Josh Allen in his most heroic display of the season. He produced SIX touchdowns, three passing and three rushing, in a one-man effort to keep the Bills in it.’
Damar Hamlin, Sen. Chuck Schumer push for AEDs in schools across country
‘“We have a chance to be impacting the next generation,” Hamlin said to students. “We’ve got a chance to make history and I hope that every senator across the country will lend their support for this bill.”’
Buffalo Bills resist request for information made by oversight committee
‘The committee is now considering circumventing the Bills and having the two compliance businesses, Bellwether and Philips Lytle that were hired to track such information by Erie County, come present it to them directly.’
Damar Hamlin working with Schumer to pass HEARTS Act
‘“Since experiencing cardiac arrest, I’ve been honored to work with partners who understand how important it is to provide CPR education and have access to AEDs to save lives,” Hamlin said in a statement. “I’m very grateful to Senator Schumer for his work making this common-sense legislation a priority. My journey has shown us that no one expects cardiac arrest to happen — and we all need to be prepared. Working together, we have the chance now to protect kids and impact the next generation.”‘
10’s Takes: The power of the turnover
‘The Bills defense has a superpower, and it’s the takeaway and without one this past week, they gave up 44 points, the unit’s most since 2018. The Bills defense is good, but they rely on that chaos and those takeaways. So, they’ll regroup for Detroit and we’ll have to wait and see if that can get it done in the postseason.’
Bills notebook | On Amari Cooper's performance, revisiting the QB sneak call and assessing the defense
‘”The highest percentage play at that point was just doing a QB sneak,” Brady said. “At the same time, the cost of not getting it essentially, potentially, and kind of did cost us the game. So I have to do a better job in that situation. At the end of the day, we can’t burn a timeout there.”‘