"You watch this play right here, and this is the second-to-last play of Buffalo's game, and he's just got the receiver plastered right here," Baldinger said, as the clip of Gonzalez running step-for-step with Coleman down the sideline played. The play broke down, and Allen scrambled out of the pocket to buy some time for a downfield shot. Gonzalez stayed in front of Coleman. Coleman caught the ball, but his feet were not in position to stay in-bounds, so the pass was ruled incomplete.
They could've put this game away in the fourth quarter with what would've been a 72-yard touchdown by Emari Demercado. Instead, they fumbled the ball away and completely collapsed, allowing 16 unanswered points to give the Titans their first win of the season. This team isn't going anywhere this year, and everybody should be at risk of losing their job. A loss like that is unacceptable at the NFL level.
Buffalo Bills RB rushed for 16 touchdowns last season, but seven running backs scored more fantasy points because they either accumulated many more rushing yards or played a large role in their team's offense catching passes. Cook did neither. He barely slid past 1,000 rushing yards and he caught only 32 passes. With Cook's TD rate expected to fall, he was only the No. 10 RB in ESPN ADP, a bit of an overlooked third-round selection.
"The ball is the most important thing," Bernard said. "And we know it's not going to be perfect. Offenses around the league are good. That's a known fact. But for us, it comes down to taking the ball away, especially in the critical moments of the game. That's something that we preach and something that we believe in and something that we've been pretty good at. And I think that's just the philosophy of who we are."
I was like, 'Woah, that's intense' when I was young," said McDaniel, who would've been 10 years old at the time and a young Denver Broncos fan growing up in Colorado. "'As a kid and off the rip, I was like, 'That's a different set of fanbases that are both very prideful, so stuff is going to pop off.' '
The San Francisco 49ers moved to 2-0 after defeating the New Orleans Saints 26-21 on the road. New Orleans had a chance at taking the lead late, regaining possession with 2:40 left in the fourth quarter. However, while facing a fourth-and-1 on their own 42-yard-line, Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler was sacked, clinching the 49ers victory. Starting in place of Brock Purdy, San Francisco quarterback Mac Jones had 279 passing yards with three touchdowns.
There aren't many draft picks left from the Ron Rivera era. For every success story, there are three or four failures. The Washington Commanders are on the right track now, but it's got nothing to do with how the previous head coach approached his choices from the college ranks. Many of Rivera's high-end picks failed to meet even modest expectations. Adam Peters got rid of almost all of them. Some have secured opportunities elsewhere.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Bills will be without kicker Tyler Bass for a minimum of four weeks after he was placed on injured reserve on Friday. The move means that veteran Matt Prater, who the team signed to the practice squad on Thursday, is now set to kick for the Bills in the season opener vs. the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC).
The Bills have a tendency to play Lawful Good Football in even years and Chaotic Neutral Football in odd years so far this decade, and the pattern held in 2024. Blowout wins in primetime games against Miami and Jacksonville in Weeks 2 and 3 were a damn strong argument that the Bills hadn't gone anywhere, even as key contributors like Stefon Diggs, Micah Hyde, Jordan Poyer, or Tre'Davious White had departed in the offseason.
Rookie defensive tackle Deone Walker stood out with a game-high 92.8 overall grade, showcasing three quarterback pressures and a substantial pass-rush win rate of 27.3.
