‘Stefon Diggs wrote: “5EVER, Tre 7” on his eye black, offering support for his brother.’
BillsBeat - September 25, 2023
Bills defense demolishes Commanders in Washington
‘While Buffalo’s offense was efficient for a large portion of Sunday’s contest, it was the defense coming up with a dominating performance, forcing five Washington turnovers and even scoring a touchdown in a 37-3 victory.’
McDermott happy to see splash plays from Buffalo defense
‘”There were sometimes we were there rather quick, and there were times there was a little bit of a rush, and coverage partnering together like they need to in order to get the quarterback to hold the ball and create opportunities for our defensive line,” said McDermott following his team’s 37-3 win over the Commanders.’
Allen: Defense made things easier for offense against Washington
‘Sunday’s win in Landover, Maryland was highlighted by a stout performance from the Bills defense, where the unit made life difficult for Commanders quarterback Sam Howell all game long. Buffalo ended the game sacking the second-year quarterback nine times, forcing five turnovers (four interceptions and a fumble) and even recorded a pick-six in the fourth quarter.’
Opinion: Bills defense set tone for rout in D.C.
‘The Bills had back-to-back laughers over teams they were clearly much better than. However, I did not expect the Dolphins to put up 70 points against the Denver Broncos (you probably didn’t either) and have 130 points scored in their first three games.’
Opinion: Arrow Up/Arrow Down: Bills at Commanders
‘The Bills offense didn’t help themselves much on first down, especially in the first half. Of their first six first downs, the Bills were stopped for negative yardage twice and threw three incompletions.’
Buffalo Bills defense records five turnovers in 37-3 win over Washington Commanders
‘The second quarter remained firmly in Buffalo’s control. The defense once again intercepted Commanders’ quarterback Sam Howell. This time around it was safety Micah Hyde with his first interception in two years. The Bills would add two field goals in that quarter and go to halftime with a 16-0 advantage.’
When it rains, it pours; Buffalo Bills defense puts on a clinic in near-shutout performance
‘His defense put up a performance that will go down as perhaps one of the best in recent history. In total his team collected nine sacks, five takeaways and one touchdown.’
No Von? No Prob; Bills defensive line continues to wreak havoc for opposing offenses
‘Keep in mind the Bills defensive line is still without all-pro edge rusher Von Miller. All that said, what they and linebacker Terrel Bernard did against the Commanders Sunday afternoon. Could have been deemed a war crime by the standards written in the Geneva Convention.’
4 Observations: Bills cruise past Commanders
‘Sean McDermott has dominated young and inexperienced quarterbacks since taking over as the Bills head coach in 2017. His record against QBs with five or fewer career starts: 8-0. In those eight games, the Bills defense has 20 interceptions and just three touchdown passes. Sam Howell, making his fourth career start, threw four interceptions and his inexperience showed. Washington had the ball in the redzone twice and was unable to score thanks to an interception and turnover on downs.’
2 the point: Quick thoughts on the Bills’ Week 3 victory at Washington
‘There’s no pressure for Josh Allen and the offense to outscore opponents every week when the defense isn’t allowing points. The defense finished with four interceptions, one each by Bernard, Micah Hyde, Tre’Davious White, and AJ Epenesa, who returned his 32 yards for a touchdown as the Bills quickly pulled away. Bernard also recovered a fumble. Oh, and the Bills finished with nine sacks.’
Carucci Take 2: The Bills do what a superior team should do against an inferior opponent
‘Though the 16-point first half didn’t reflect as much, the Bills were in firm control, with their defense setting the tone by consistently winning the battle at the line of scrimmage. By halftime, they already had three of the nine sacks and two of the four sacks with which they would finish the game.’
Defense dominates as Bills shut down Commanders
‘Allen did not have a spectacular day but did more than enough to win. He completed 20 passes on 32 attempts for 218 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. He also ran for a 23-yard touchdown and finished with 46 yards on the ground.’
Terrel Bernard has breakout game to lead Bills defense
‘Bernard became the first player since Urlacher in 2007 to record an interception, recover a fumble, and have two sacks in the same game.’
Familiar Bills domination may include hidden big-picture improvement
‘I loved this Josh Allen game. Right from the very first drive. Allen scrambles for a first down and then unleashes an on-the-run, 30-yard dart to Stefon Diggs that converts a 3rd and long which had no business being converted. I thought that was one of the three or four best throws Allen has ever made.’