‘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.’
BillsBeat - October 1, 2024
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.”‘
Opinion: Bills chewed up, spit out against Ravens
‘A lot of things went badly for the Bills on Sunday night, but the good news is it only counts as one loss, and the Buffalo defense won’t be facing one of the top quarterbacks and best rushing offenses in the league every week.’
Bills OC Joe Brady: ‘Pretty bad’ trick play call in loss to Ravens
‘“I obviously have to be better,” Brady said in regard to several areas, including the lack of commitment to a running game after falling behind early, protecting quarterback Josh Allen, and utilizing playmakers Dalton Kincaid and Curtis Samuel. But the coordinator was most regretful of a creative play call in the third quarter that “ultimately kind of costed us the football game.”’
Murphy: Ravens rout shows Bills defense still adjusting to new reality
‘It’s going to be a different sort of season with the Buffalo defense adjusting to a new reality. Current defenders are likely to get better as the season progresses but not without bumps in the road. And up against top-tier competition like Baltimore, the Bills will struggle.’
Bills OC Joe Brady explains trick play rationale; HC Sean McDermott provides injury updates heading into Week 5
‘”It was a pretty bad play call. There’s no way to sum that up — and not even as a bad play call just because of the result of the play. But I try to pride myself on the feel of the flow of the game and how things are going. And even if we were able to get that off, and even if we were able to do anything with it, it wasn’t the right timing for the play,” he said.’