Recently drafted and new starting quarterbacks should fear starting against the Buffalo Bills.
At least according to the statistics.
Opponent quarterbacks who have played the Bills in one of their first five career starts have not had an enjoyable day.
Following Buffalo’s dominant win against the Washington Commanders, and with plenty of praise for the Bills’ defense who sacked quarterback Sam Howell nine times and generated five turnovers (including four interceptions), the statistic highlights how difficult the task is for new quarterbacks to the NFL:
Opposing QBs in their first five career starts vs. the Bills since 2017:
🏈 0-8
🏈 46.4 passer rating
🏈 184 passing YPG
🏈 3 TD – 20 INTs
🏈 29 Sacks— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) September 24, 2023
The eight opposing quarterbacks who have faced the Bills in one of their first five starts are winless, throwing less than 200 yards per game. In total, the eight quarterbacks have thrown only three touchdowns along with 20 interceptions, and have been sacked 29 times.
Commanders quarterback Sam Howell was drafted in 2022, but started his first game in Washington’s season finale against the Dallas Cowboys in January. The Commanders won Howell’s debut game, along with both games to start the 2023 NFL season. The loss against Buffalo highlighted Howell’s inexperience against an elite defense that is excellent at both pass-rush and coverage.
The Commanders will look to get back in the win column, but Howell will have another tough test against the Philadelphia Eagles defense in Week 3. More importantly, the Buffalo’s next opportunity to play an inexperienced quarterback might come against the New England Patriots in Week 7 should Bailey Zappe have the opportunity to start ahead of teammate Mac Jones. If that is the case, look for the Bills defense to continue to make life miserable for the second year quarterback who will have started his fifth game against the Bills.
Maybe we will get an updated statistic of 0-9.
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