The Denver Broncos beat the Buffalo Bills on Monday night. But, in equal amounts, the Buffalo Bills did their damnedest to lose to the Denver Broncos.
A game that served as another encouraging bounceback for Russell Wilson will be remembered more for Buffalo’s attempts to give it away than any of Denver’s heroic efforts. Josh Allen, perpetually a monument to the duality of man, displayed his penchant for big plays and sloppy risk assessment in a three turnover performance. An injury riddled defense stood up to allow just 4.2 yards per play but lost its sense of gravity at the worse possible moment.
As a result, the Bills came into Monday night as a 7.5-point favorite and exited the day with their third loss in four games. Buffalo now sits at 5-5 with the toughest part of its schedule yet to come. DraftKings places the team’s playoff odds at an underdog +200. How did this all come to be?
Well on Monday night, the collapse happened gradually, then all at once.