The Buffalo Bills got back to winning ways in the 2023 NFL season as they took a close win against the New York Giants.
Buffalo (4-2) won 14-9 in a narrow contest that came down to needing to stop the Giants from scoring a touchdown on the final play.
With 0:00 on the clock, New York (1-5) was given a free play. Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard was handed a pass interference penalty after time expired, which granted the G-Men the ball on the goal line.
A couple players on offense and several more on defense were in the running for this week’s player of the game, including previous winners. All of them would deservedly be there on merit.
We are awarding the Player of the Game Award in Week 6 to cornerback Taron Johnson, who had 15 combined tackles and the game-winning pass deflection:
A game winning play from @Taronj11‼️
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— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) October 16, 2023
The Bills defense as a unit played extremely well, preventing former Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor and the Giants offense from entering the end zone all day.
Johnson had a physical presence all over the field, including playing near-perfect coverage on Giants tight end Darren Waller to secure the win.
Additionally, Johnson is the first Buffalo defender with 15 or more tackles in a game since London Fletcher in 2004 against the New York Jets. A player with 15 or more tackles has happened 30 times since 2001, with the most recent instance occurring last season when Denver Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton logged 19 tackles in October 2022 against the Chargers. Taron Johnson, along with Bernard, our Week 3 Player of the Game, are part of the Buffalo Bills spine on defense that continue to make game winning plays.
Buffalo have a short distance to travel to play against their division rival New England Patriots next week on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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