‘Look, Brady was not to blame for the entire breakdown of the team. Yes, he probably didn’t give the offense its best chance to succeed with some of the decisions he made, and it was noble of him to fall on the sword, but this wasn’t all on him. The defense was horrible, too, special teams had its poor moments, and all of it conspired to produce a clunker of seismic proportion.’
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Bills on the road to face another of AFC's best teams: What to know about Week 5
‘If RB Joe Mixon is healthy enough to play, the Texans should copy the blueprint of what Baltimore just did and establish him early on the ground. Granted, he’s no Derrick Henry, but the way the Bills’ defense played against Henry and a Ravens offensive line that was banged up, Houston has to at least test the waters. If the Bills hold up, then C.J. Stroud can go to work and unlike Josh Allen, he has a wide array of dangerous passing threats led by Diggs, Nico Collins and Tank Bell (if he can play as he sat out Week 4 against the Jaguars).’
A rare blowout of Bills shows lingering issues
‘Very little that happened Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium can be viewed as a positive or even a silver lining. Baltimore emphatically humbled Buffalo and exposed a number of areas that were already of concern, but just hadn’t come to light until this week.’
Bills’ Von Miller has 3 word response to Jets fans burning his jersey ahead of Broncos game
‘Miller couldn’t do anything about the Jets fans burning his jersey on Sunday, but he can make a statement against the team in two weeks when Buffalo faces off against New York. Miller has three sacks this season but played just nine snaps in the team’s 35-10 loss to the Ravens on Sunday Night Football.’
Bills PFF grades: Buffalo has WR and LB issues in blowout loss to Ravens
‘Against Baltimore, Buffalo was given an overall grade of 49.6. To put that in perspective, Buffalo’s overall grade in the first three weeks was 71.5 or higher.’
Ajay's Analysis: Who is trending up, who is trending down following Bills Week 4 loss to Ravens?
‘Not only did the Bills fail miserably, but Henry rushed for 199 yards and 1 touchdown while adding a receiving touchdown. Baltimore’s offense’s versatility was a problem all night. When you play against two-time MVP Lamar Jackson as a quarterback, combined with Henry’s firepower, you need to play disciplined defensive football.’
Allowing explosive runs continues to be the biggest Bills defensive peccadillo
‘There isn’t much to knock when it comes to McDermott’s defensive scheme, but it’s proven susceptible against the run and it has bitten them enough times for pause. Buffalo allows 144.7 yards rushing per game in losses under McDermott, compared to 94.6 in wins and they are 2-9 when allowing at least 200 yards and 10-19 when giving up at least 150.’
Bills’ early Super Bowl shine tarnished after their deficiencies exposed in lopsided loss to Ravens
‘The only surprise is it took until Week 4 for the deficiencies to be exposed on Sunday night.’
Inside the Stefon Diggs-Buffalo Bills divorce
‘Where it went wrong between Diggs and the Bills is not a question that yields a single answer from more than a dozen team, front office and industry sources ESPN contacted for this story. The player is famously mercurial. The team’s level of patience with his personality ebbed and flowed. The offense was headed in a different direction. The ratio of the impact of these three causes on Diggs’ exit depends on who’s doing the talking.’
Bills QB Josh Allen 'sore' but 'fine' after big hit
‘Allen said after Sunday night’s game that it was his “low back” that hit the ground “so we’re good.” Allen didn’t miss a snap following the hit but later sat when the game was out of reach. Tight end Dalton Kincaid also briefly received attention after the play but returned.’
Bills reunion with Micah Hyde could be in the works after latest injury news
‘Safety Taylor Rapp is dealing with a concussion, which would leave the team shorthanded if he is unable to compete on Sunday when Buffalo travels to Houston to take on the Texans. Head coach Sean McDermott was asked about the possibility of a reunion with Micah Hyde, and he seems very open to the idea.’
Bills QB Josh Allen glad blowout 'happened early' so they can correct themselves
‘One of those corrections that should be made is hopefully we don’t see whatever that trick play was when Curtis Samuel took a direct snap and pitched it to Allen, who was hit as he threw and fumbled the ball, killing a drive and all momentum in the process. Allen didn’t seem to interested about talking about the play.’
Josh Allen's historic streak comes to disappointing end
‘The offense struggled to get anything going, as well, scoring on just one drive which resulted in a Ty Johnson touchdown run following an incredible 52 yard throw from Allen to Khalil Shakir. The lack of touchdowns for Allen brought an end to a historic streak. Including playoffs, Allen had 45 consecutive games with a rushing or passing touchdown. The last time he failed to rush or pass for a score came back in 2022 in the Bills’ 9-6 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The streak spanned 37 regular season games, which was the second-longest such streak behind Cam Newton.’
Don't expect anymore trick plays from the Bills after Sean McDermott's latest comments
‘”That is something Joe and I will talk about,” McDermott said. “Something we’ll learn from there… [there was] certainly a momentum change.”‘
Brady admits third-quarter trick play was 'pretty bad play call'
‘”It was a pretty bad play call,” said Brady during his weekly Zoom call with the media. “There is no other way to dum it up.”‘