New Weapons Emerge on Offense
In Week 2, Josh Allen had a field day throwing to Stefon Diggs, John Brown, and Cole Beasley. The Bills’ big three receivers went off and were the beneficiaries of Allen’s 417-yard passing day. Against LA, only Beasley had a big day of the three with 100 yards receiving on six catches. Diggs caught a touchdown, but only had four catches for 49 yards. Brown was targeted just twice before having to leave the game with a calf injury.
So how exactly did Allen still throw for 311 yards without big afternoons from Diggs and Brown? A couple of Bills stepped up in a big way in the passing game.
Rookie wideout Gabriel Davis impressed again by catching four passes for 81 yards. His biggest play was a 39-yard catch up the left sideline during the second quarter, the longest passing play for the Bills on the day. He also drew the pass interference penalty that kept Buffalo’s final drive alive on fourth down.
Tight end Tyler Kroft, filling in for an injured Dawson Knox, also caught four passes. Two of them went for scores, including the winning touchdown with 15 seconds to play.
The Bills also got a big game from Devin Singletary, both on the ground and through the air. Singletary caught four passes for 50 yards, including a beautiful catch and run for 34 yards on a screen pass on Buffalo’s first drive of the second half. That helped set up Buffalo’s fourth touchdown of the day. Singletary also had a nice game running the ball with 13 carries for 71 yards, a 5.46 average.
This goes to show the amount of depth the Bills have on their roster. It wasn’t long ago that the Bills’ top weapons on offense were players like Zay Jones and Robert Foster. Brandon Beane has totally rebuilt the offense in two seasons and the results speak for themselves.
Buffalo has some standout players at the wide receiver position, but they have also built considerable depth throughout the skill positions. Allen is playing out of his mind, but he’s getting help up and down the offensive depth chart. That was clearly evident on Sunday.
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