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Report card: #Bills did well on the scoreboard and in our grades (via @NateMendelson):
The Buffalo Bills continued their offensive tear, scoring 43 points against the Washington Football Team.
Quarterback Josh Allen looked like the MVP candidate he was in 2020 while the defensive unit showed no mercy to the Taylor Heinicke led offense. The backup QB had a long day at the office.
Following the Bills’ win, here’s how Bills Wire graded Buffalo out in this week’s report card:
Report card: #Bills blowout the #Dolphins, here’s how we graded the them out (via @NateMendelson):
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The Bills needed to rebound after a tough Week 1 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Luckily, they faced Josh Allen’s favorite opponent: the Miami Dolphins, In Week 2.
Buffalo recorded their largest shutout of the Dolphins since 1966 with a 35-0 win.
Following the Bills win, here’s how Bills Wire graded Buffalo out in this week’s report card:
The Bills moved to 4-0 on the season, and due in part to some significant momentum-changing plays from Josh Norman.
Josh Norman played his first game with his team on Sunday, as the Buffalo Bills defeated the Las Vegas Raiders, 30-23. The Bills moved to 4-0 on the season, and due in part to some significant momentum-changing plays from Josh Norman.
The veteran cornerback arrived in Buffalo this offseason, in a low-risk, high-reward move from general manager Brandon Beane. Norman was activated off of the injured reserve list this week after dealing with a hamstring injury, and he proved to be worth the wait. While Buffalo played decent throughout the game, it was a turnover by Josh Norman that helped the Bills maintain their lead and slow the Raiders’ comeback attempt.
Las Vegas quarterback Derek Carr and the Raiders were starting to heat up, and on a pass to tight end Darren Waller, Norman made the pivotal tackle, created the fumble with a punch, and recovered it. It leaves much optimism for Norman’s future with the Bills this season, as the turnover seemed to be the spark that the Buffalo defense needed to come alive.
Congrats to Norman on his first win of the illustrious Bills Wire Player of the Week award.
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Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs is Bills Wire’s Player of the Game for Week 2 vs. the Miami Dolphins.
It was a tough choice because of how many players contributed, with two of the Buffalo Bills’ finest having career days, but we’re sure that quarterback quarterback Josh Allen wouldn’t mind letting wide receiver Stefon Diggs have this one.
Both Diggs and Allen put up monster stats in their 31-28 victory, but no one played a bigger part in Allen’s 417 yard passing day than Stefon Diggs, who hauled in eight catches for 153 yards and a touchdown. Also a plus, Diggs became the first Bills receiver in nine years to have two consecutive games with eight-plus receptions. Stevie Johnson was the last to do so.
Diggs gets the nod over Allen this week, due to Diggs extending drives with big chunk gains, helping Allen and the Bills offense stay on the field, and keeping the ailing and banged up defense on the sidelines to rest.
Plus, Allen got our Week 1 nod. Spreading the love around after back-to-back offense explosions by the Bills.
Buffalo will look for a three-peat there against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 3 at Bills Stadium next week.
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