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Report card: #Bills top #Chargers, 24-22:
The Buffalo Bills kept rolling in Week 16 against the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Bills (9-6) took a 24-22 win. As the score indicates, everyone wasn’t perfect against Los Angeles (5-10). Some positions fared better than some others.
With that, here is Bills Wire’s position-by-position report card for Week 16:
Not their best day:
The Buffalo Bills defeated the New York Jets, 32-6, in their Week 11 matchup on Sunday afternoon.
The Bills (6-5) had a few players that stood out above the rest in this one. On offense, the Bills were lead by quarterback Josh Allen who led a new-look offense with Joe Brady now calling the shots as offensive coordinator.
But not everyone had a game to remember.
To get more wins, Buffalo will hope such efforts will reverse throughout the rest of the 2023 season as the push toward the postseason unfolds… particularly, they’ll need better efforts from these players, according to Pro Football Focus.
Here are the five lowest-graded Bills players on offense against the Jets (4-6) according to PFF’s metrics:
How the #Bills snap counts look different vs. the #Jets:
The Buffalo Bills got after it against the New York Jets and ended up pulling out a 32-6 win on Sunday afternoon in Week 11.
But who exactly were the ones on the field for the Bills (6-5) doing all the dirty work against the Jets (4-6)?
More often than not, taking a look in between the lines at snap count totals for Buffalo’s players can give us some insight as to what went down in between the lines on the gridiron.
There is always plenty to discover when looking at these finer details.
With that, here’s how the Bills depth chart broke down via snap counts in their latest win against the Jets:
Not their day, according to PFF:
The Buffalo Bills lost to the Denver Broncos, 24-22, in their Week 10 matchup on Monday Night Football.
According to Pro Football Focus, here are the five worst-graded Bills players on offense during the contest:
Not their best day:
The Buffalo Bills lost to the Cincinnati Bengals, 24-18, in their Week 9 matchup on Sunday Night Football.
The Bills (5-4) had a few players that stood out above the rest in this one. Particularly on defense, Buffalo had a sound game plan. However, the Bills were not perfect and in the end, the final score tells that story.
The Bills will hope consistency and wins return in their throughout the rest of the 2023 season. But Buffalo will need these players to turn it around a bit as far as Pro Football Focus is concerned.
With that, here are the five worst-graded Bills players on offense against the Bengals (5-3) according to PFF’s metrics:
PFF: 5 worst-graded #Bills players on offense in Week 8 vs. the #Buccaneers:
The Buffalo Bills defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24-18, in their Week 8 matchup on Thursday Night Football.
The Bills (5-3) had a few players that stood out above the rest in this one. Particularly on offense, Buffalo had a sound game plan. However, the Bills were not perfect and in the end, the game was close.
The Bills will hope such consistency and wins will remain in their efforts throughout the rest of the 2023 season. But Buffalo will need these players to turn it around a bit.
With that, here are the five worst-graded Bills players on offense against the Buccaneers (3-4) from their Week 8 win according to Pro Football Focus‘ metrics:
#Bills take lead on Giants late thanks to Deonte Harty’s first TD (video):
The Buffalo Bills finally have taken the lead on the New York Giants in their Week 6 matchup.
Heavily favored heading into the contest, the Bills used a long, 17-play drive to get all the way to the Giants’ goal line.
On third down, the Bills put Stefon Diggs in the slot. As the receiver moved from left to right across the Giants defense, it allowed Deonte Harty to sneak into a wide-open position.
Quarterback Josh Allen did not miss him. Harty strolled into the end zone, giving Buffalo a 7-6 lead at the start of the fourth quarter.
Check out the touchdown in the clip below:
Love to see it, @tayynation1.
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— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) October 16, 2023
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PFF: 5 highest-graded #Bills players on offense in Week 5:
The Buffalo Bills lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 25-20, in Week 5.
Following the game that was, here are the five highest-graded Bills players on offense from the outing against the Jaguars according to Pro Football Focus:
Stock up, stock down following the Bills’ win over the Raiders (via @SharifKeaton):
The Buffalo Bills played their first home game of the 2023 season against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 2 and won 38-10. Here is Bills Wire‘s latest stock report following the dominating win:
#Bills’ Sean McDermott ‘working through’ return to coordinator duties:
The Buffalo Bills beat the Indianapolis Colts at home 23-19 in their preseason opener.
The game was the first of the preseason for the team and head coach McDermott, who made his return to defensive play calling in the contest. The last time that McDermott was a defensive coordinator was with the Carolina Panthers from 2011 to 2016 prior to becoming the Bills head coach.
He is known for being an aggressive play caller as a DC, which was noticeably on display during Saturday’s game.
The Bills defense mirrored that aggressiveness on the field, attacking the pocket and logging six quarterback hits and three sacks on the day in a strong showing despite a high number of penalties.
McDermott spoke after the game about those strengths, the need for consistency, and clean play.
“I thought there were some good things, we showed moments of our standard that we hold ourselves to, but not enough though,” The head coach said to the press. “We have to be more consistent starting with penalties, more discipline on pre-snap penalties because it hurts you.”
McDermott’s playcalling on defense helped make a difference early, opting to blitz on a second down play during the game’s first series in which defensive back Saran Neal forced rookie Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson to throw an interception that set up the Bills’ first touchdown.
“I’m still working through the communication piece,” McDermott added. “A preseason game is a little bit different than a regular-season game. We’ll go back, just like we do with the players, and evaluate that and talk about some areas that we’ve got to improve on. It was just kind of getting on the same cadence, when I’m going to be in certain spots and when I need information at times, and make sure that information is readily available when I need it.
Still, the coach noted, “It was a pretty good first game.”
The Bills defense is aiming to bounce back from last season’s injuries and return to the upper ranks of the NFL once again under McDermott and the teams’ coaching staff.
“It was fun to be back out there, rolling up my sleeves a little bit but still working through the communication piece.”
