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Bills’ phenomenal defense vs. Commanders set a new team record

A new team record for the #Bills (via @TejasVemparala):

The Buffalo Bills defense dominated on Sunday versus the Washington Commanders, with the Bills’ pass rushers combining to sack Commanders’ quarterback Sam Howell nine times.

The pass rush helped force five turnovers in the 37-3 win. Howell was constantly under pressure when throwing and the Bills’ pass rushers had a field day against a weak offensive line.

Turns out, the pass rushers set a record in Buffalo team history. Sunday was the first time that the Bills defense had four defenders with one or more sack ever:

Bills Wire Week 3 Player of the Game linebacker Terrel Bernard led the pass-rushing pressure along with defensive end Leonard Floyd. They had two sacks each.

Defensive tackle Ed Oliver and defensive tackle DaQuan Jones also joined Bernard and Floyd in the multi-sack stat column with 1.5 sacks each, respectively.

The nine-sack performance is a big departure from last week’s win against the Las Vegas Raiders where Raiders QB Jimmy Garoppolo was not sacked at all.

The Bills defense has never had four players with multiple sacks, but have had nine sacks against an opponent before.

On Jan, 9, 2022, the Bills registered nine against the New York Jets, with Mario Addison, Jordan Poyer, and Ed Oliver registering multiple sacks. The dominating performance by the defense is incredibly impressive.

The Bills defensive line will need a repeat performance this Sunday when they play the undefeated division rival Miami Dolphins against an electric offense that scored 70 points last weekend. We hope to see multiple sacks against Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

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Bills’ Terrel Bernard stat draws comparison to HOFer Brian Urlacher

#Bills’ Terrel Bernard stat draws comparison to HOFer Brian Urlacher (via @TejasVemparala):

The Buffalo Bills defense was phenomenal in their game against the Washington Commanders on Sunday.

The BillsWire Player Of The Game was everywhere on defense, generating turnovers and putting pressure on Commanders quarterback Sam Howell.

The third-round pick from Baylor in 2022 notched seven tackles, two sacks, a fumble recovery, and an interception in Week 3 as the Bills suffocated the Commanders.

Washington turned the ball over five times as the Bills in total picked off four passes along with Bernard’s fumble recovery.

The linebacker’s career day received plaudits by many.

Turns out, though, that Bernard’s day was in elite company.

Bernard is the first player since Hall Of Famer Brian Urlacher to record two-plus sacks, catch an interception, and recover a fumble in a single game:

If Bernard has a career like Urlacher’s, the Bills defense will be elite for years to come.

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Bills Wire Week 3 Player of the Game: Terrel Bernard

Bills Wire Week 3 Player of the Game: Terrel Bernard (via @TejasVemparala):

The Buffalo Bills’ third game of the 2023 NFL season extended the Bills’ win streak with a blowout win against the Washington Commanders.

Buffalo won 37-3 in a game which they were the superior team on every side of the ball: offense, defense, and special teams.

Many players on offense and defense were in the running for this week’s player of the game, and all of them would certainly be there on merit. We are awarding the Player of the Game Award in Week 3 to linebacker Terrel Bernard, who had seven tackles, two sacks, a fumble recovery, and an interception:

The Bills defense, overall, was phenomenal, pressuring Washington quarterback Sam Howell on 27 of 39 dropbacks to generate four interceptions and 9 sacks. According to NFL Next Gen Stats, that is the second-highest pressure rate in a game since 2014.

Bernard was a presence across both quarterback pressure and backfield coverage. He is quickly becoming another name on the Bills defense for teams around the NFL to fear. Week 2 Player of the Game Josh Allen celebrated with Bernard, probably happier that they are teammates instead of opponents.

Buffalo return home to play against the division-leading Miami Dolphins next week on Sunday at 1 p.m.

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Bills Mafia recognized by players: ‘Seeing them celebrate was amazing’

#BillsMafia recognized by players: ‘Seeing them celebrate was amazing’

NFL Week 3 in Washington D.C. saw the Buffalo Bills come to town for a muddy contest against the Commanders that resulted in a landslide 37-3 victory.

But they didn’t come alone.

The score wasn’t the only lopsided differential in the stadium on Sunday, as Bills Mafia invaded to flip the environment to one more like a home game for Buffalo.

The Bills fanbase is known for being one of the most traveled in terms of showing up at opponents’ stadiums to support their team.

Even still, after doing so in the past, the act of support continues to resonate with the Bills players and coaches.

“To see them stick around the entire time, and obviously the game was already won, seeing them celebrate was amazing,” safety Micah Hyde said to the press. “For sure, over half the fans here was Bills Mafia.”

Hyde had his first interception in the game since returning from an injury that kept him out all of the 2022 NFL season.

The pick was one of four on the day for Buffalo, whose fans reveled in the performance.

When Buffalo’s defense picked off Commanders QB Sam Howell four a fourth time in the game and returned the interception for a 32-yard touchdown, Washington’s fans had seen enough and began heading for the exits with 10 minutes left in the game and a score of 30-0.

Bills fans, however, stuck around.

When Buffalo was on defense later in the game, defensive tackle Jordan Phillips motioned toward the Bills sideline and their fans and that crowd erupted in response.

“That’s always Big Phil,” Hyde added. “He gives the fans the juice, man.”

While Hyde noted the juice Phillips, the Bills, and their fans brought even late in the game, their opponents seemed to be running on empty.

Speaking with WROC, Phillips said you could sense what the Commanders were thinking on their sideline. “The other team is deflated, they don’t know what to think, they were like ‘What am I doing out here? This isn’t a home game. Why did I even come?’ And you can feel that on their sideline too, they didn’t have no juice when we’re out there getting the crowd going, yelling, doing all this, that’s just deflating for another team.”

After the game, a number of players reveled in the atmosphere of support from the fans who stuck around, including WR Stefon Diggs who also played in front of his hometown crowd.

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Report card: Bills top Commanders, 37-3

Report card: #Bills top #Commanders, 37-3:

The Buffalo Bills traveled to Washington D.C. to battle the Commanders in NFL Week 3 and left with a 37-3 victory.

It was a true team win, with the squad getting it done in all three phases of the game.

With the win the Bills improved to 2-1 while logging one of their most productive games defensively under head coach Sean McDermott, who took over playcalling on that side of the ball.

Here’s how Bills Wire graded Buffalo’s performance against the Commanders: