John Murphy: Bills Have a Lot to Figure Out During Bye Week
Buffalo Bills face mounting challenges with turnovers, penalties, and injuries as Falcons' Bijan Robinson rushes for 238 yards in a dominant Monday Night Football victory.
- On Monday night, Bills quarterback Josh Allen was visibly frustrated as the Buffalo Bills fell 24-14 to the Atlanta Falcons, marking consecutive defeats.
- Amid injuries and penalties, Bills drew eight flags for 64 yards and lost key players Joshua Palmer and Christian Benford, while Falcons running back Bijan Robinson piled up 238 scrimmage yards and a rushing touchdown.
- Under pressure, Josh Allen completed 15 of 26 passes for 180 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions as Buffalo allowed pressure on 44.1% of his dropbacks, up from 22.3%.
- Following the loss, the Buffalo Bills dropped to 4-2 and out of first place in the AFC East as the New England Patriots took sole possession; Buffalo heads into a bye week before facing the Carolina Panthers on Oct.26.
- Amid mounting criticism, Sean McDermott, Bills head coach, said the team must "start from ground zero" as analysts and insiders criticized management after back-to-back losses.
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John Murphy: Bills have a lot to figure out during bye week
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sean McDermott has a lot going on during the bye week. “We’ve got to start over and start from ground zero,” he says. “We’ve got to figure this thing out. And work our tails off to do it.” Starting from ‘ground zero’ may not be what the Bills had in mind for their vacation week. But it’s only way to go after losing their second straight game, a 24-14 loss to Atlanta. Bills fall to Falcons, lose second game in a row “…
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