‘If the Bills were to get a first down, great. Overtime would follow. If the Bills failed to get a first down, not great – but at least the Texans would have little time and zero timeouts. Instead, chaos. And madness. And tomfoolery.’
BillsBeat - October 7, 2024
Ex-Buffalo Bills receiver Stefon Diggs finds win over former team emotional: 'It meant a lot to me'
‘“Playing my old team, I’m not gonna sit here and act like it was just regular,” Diggs said after the game. “It meant a lot to me, and it was reassuring that the guys around me knew that it meant a lot to me, even if I didn’t say it.”’
Three questions: Sean McDermott, receiving corps, New York Jets loom over Bills' loss
‘Let’s take a closer look at the race against the Jets (2-3). New York’s loss to the Vikings on Sunday was big because the Bills’ crossover game against the NFC North is at powerful Detroit. The Jets’ loss to Denver was big because it was an AFC West crossover game. The Bills’ crossover game with the West is vs. Kansas City. So the Jets have squandered the schedule edge that they gained via their third-place finish last season.’
Takeaways from the Buffalo Bills' loss to the Texans: no-show first half, third-down defense fizzles, more
‘Third-down defense is haunting the Bills. The Texans had conversions when needing third-down yardage of 5, 8, 11, 9, 7, 6 and 10 yards and went 8-of-16 overall. Stroud completed two passes for 11 yards on third-and-long in the final two-plus minutes. But on third-and-5, the officials did their job when Stroud was called for intentional grounding, pushing the Texans out of field-goal range with 41 seconds left.’
Plays that shaped the game: Terrel Bernard's big plays wasted by Bills' late collapse
‘Linebacker Terrel Bernard showed why he is such a valuable playmaker in the middle of the Bills’ defense by intercepting a C.J. Stroud pass to snuff out a Houston Texans scoring chance in the middle of the fourth quarter.’
Report card: Coaching malpractice contributes to Bills' painful loss to Texans
‘In a word: Woof. Allen completed just 9 of his 30 passes for 131 yards and one touchdown.’
New zoning around Bills stadium brings opportunity, but not everyone is happy
‘“The majority of people here did not move to Orchard Park because they wanted to live in a developed area,” Meister said. “They wanted to get away from that.”
Sean McDermott, Joe Brady fail and Josh Allen historically bad as Bills lose to Texans
‘But make no mistake, it was inexcusable that after dramatically rallying from a 20-3 third-quarter deficit to tie the score, the Bills failed to get this game to overtime rather than watching Ka’imi Fairbairn kick a game-winning 59-yard field goal.’
Bills report card: Buffalo offense, coaching incompetent in nightmare loss to Texans
‘Brady was unable to scheme much of anything in the passing game, the fourth-down play that resulted in Coleman’s TD being the exception. True, the pieces on his chessboard can’t win on the bulk of their routes, but that’s on Brady to find ways to put them in better situations and in the last two games, he hasn’t been able to do it.’
Bills-Texans takeaways: Buffalo’s offense spirals as Stefon Diggs bests former team
‘Bills quarterback Josh Allen finished with a perplexing stat line. He completed just nine of 30 passes for 131 yards and one touchdown. The Buffalo defense forced two turnovers in the fourth quarter, but the Bills could only manage three points. The defense also forced the Texans to punt with under a minute to play, but the Buffalo offense had three straight incomplete passes and punted it right back to Houston. C.J. Stroud made a short completion and Fairbairn hit a long field goal for the win.’
Bills coach owns it, explains how he blew it late in loss to Texans
‘“The end of game situation on offense we needed, tough situation,” McDermott said. “We needed to run the clock and move the chains and that’s on me. We didn’t do that there and that’s my fault.”’
Bills’ Sean McDermott roasted for ‘insane management’: ‘There may not be a dumber’ decision
‘Not only did the Bills not force the Texans to call a timeout, the team hardly took any time off the clock. One punt later, the Texans were close to field goal range and had the entire field to work with since they had all three timeouts. Stroud was able to find his back across the middle of the field for a five-yard gain to set up a 59-yard game-winning Ka’imi Fairbairn field goal as time expired. Houston would win 23-20 as Fairbairn was carried off by his teammates.’
Sean McDermott’s baffling decision-making late costs Bills in loss to Texans (Encouraged/worried)
‘Buffalo’s receivers and tight ends struggled to create separation on Sunday. With their top receiver, Khalil Shakir, out, Buffalo’s receivers were not able to get open for Allen. No receiver or tight end finished with more than two catches.’
Bills comeback effort falls short as Texans' Fairbairn drills game-clinching 59-yard field goal
‘The Bills trailed 17-3 at halftime, but multiple defensive stops in the second half put the team in position to go ahead. Despite the Bills’ offense putting together a couple of touchdown drives to gather momentum, the woes were apparent in the clutch, as the offense faltered when it mattered most, punting three times in their final four offensive drives.’
Five Takeaways: McDermott's late-game decision making costs Bills in loss to Texans
‘Allen has not looked comfortable since the start of Buffalo’s Week 4 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. He has faced more pressure in his face than he did during the first three weeks of the season while appearting out of rhythm with his new crop of wide receivers.’