‘The Bills had not lost by more than six points in an NFL record 43 straight regular-season games, but that streak came to a crashing halt against the Ravens. The challenge for McDermott will be flushing this one real quick. A piece of advice: Burn the tape, because Week 5 brings another high-profile game against Stefon Diggs and the Houston Texans.’
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Ryan O'Halloran: Everything goes wrong for Bills' defense in loss to Baltimore
‘The run defense went wrong: The Ravens rushed for 271 yards. The third-down defense went wrong: The Bills allowed five conversions in nine attempts. The pass rush went wrong: The Bills had one sack. And the prevention of big plays went really wrong: The Ravens had gains of 87, 38, 26, 25, 23, 20, 19, 19 and 17 yards.’
Josh Allen on Bills' blowout loss to Ravens: 'I’m glad this happened early in the season'
‘“Not everything was bad in this game,” Allen said. “I don’t want us to come away from this saying we’re the worst, and lots to learn from. I’m glad this happened early in the season so we can correct things.”’
Three questions: Are the Ravens a bad matchup for the Bills defense, no matter what?
‘If the Ravens’ offense can stay on schedule and keep pounding the run, the Bills’ defense is at a big disadvantage. The Bills were forced to ditch the nickel defense and play three linebackers. They don’t defend the pass as well with that front in the game.’
Top takeaways from the Buffalo Bills' ugly loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night
‘The Bills went 1 of 8 on third down in the first half. And the Bills never led.’
Plays that shaped the game: How the Ravens' underrated Justice Hill shocked the Bills with lightning plays
‘Hill is only 5-foot-9, but he has superb speed and elite quickness. He runs a 4.40-second time in the 40-yard dash. He had the best athletic score of any back in the draft that year, and his broad jump of 10 feet, 10 inches was in the top 2% of all backs from 1989 to that time, according to NFL draft analyst Kent Lee Platte.’
Report Card: Bills flunk every category in lopsided loss to Baltimore Ravens
‘Sean McDermott has had a troubling tendency of getting conservative in big games, and that was painfully clear to see Sunday.’
Buffalo Bills get reality check and are shredded by Derrick Henry, Baltimore Ravens
‘This was the first time in 43 regular-season games that the Bills have lost a game by more than six points, an ugly butt-kicking that was undeniable, and what was so striking is that it was a complete meltdown in every aspect.’
Bills report card: Buffalo outplayed, outcoached in embarrassing loss to Ravens
‘The Bills were pushed around up front for the first time all season and their inexperience at LB was glaring. Williams made mistakes, but he also was in on 12 tackles while Spector had six plus his sack and a fumble recovery when Williams knocked the ball out of Jackson’s hands on a scramble.’
Buffalo Bills WR makes NFL history vs. Ravens on Sunday Night Football
‘hakir recorded his 28th consecutive reception in the regular season without a drop or miss.’
Ravens run wild on Bills as Buffalo gets blown out on Sunday Night Football (Encouraged/worried)
‘It can’t be easy trying to stop Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson on the ground, but Buffalo looked absolutely lost throughout the night in run defense.’
5 Bills-Ravens takeaways: Buffalo bulldozed by Baltimore in blowout
‘The Bills received the opening kickoff and faced a 4th and 2 at midfield. Buffalo has had similar situations in the previous two games, and McDermott elected to trust his offense and go for it on 4th down. Both plays were successful and led to touchdowns on the game’s opening drive. This time, McDermott punted instead.’
What the Bills said about trick play that ended in game-changing turnover vs. Ravens
‘The play broke down when left tackle Dion Dawkins was slow off the line and didn’t get a block on Van Noy, who hit Samuel as he pitched the ball to Allen. Then Dawkins whiffed again on Van Noy, and Allen wound up getting blasted by defensive tackle Travis Jones. Allen said he hurt his lower back when he fell backward onto the grass.’
Wake up call? Bills steamrolled by Ravens, Henry on the road
‘From the beginning, it was an atrocious performance in all three phases for a team that looked unstoppable to start the season.’
Five Takeaways: Bills blown out by Ravens; What went wrong (everything)? Was Buffalo's 3-0 start fraudulent?
‘Buffalo was dominated on both sides of the ball, with Baltimore (2-2) recording 22 first downs and over 8.3 yards per play offensively, while limiting the Bills offense to 4.1 yards per play and 3 of 13 on third down. Allen was limited to just 180 yards passing on 16 of 29 completions before being relieved by Mitch Trubisky with just over seven minutes to play in the fourth quarter.’