![]() ![]() We can’t get used to his level of play and I won’t let it become commonplace. He consistently froze defenders in the backfield, extending plays and picking up yards with his legs. With a struggling running game and a patchwork offensive line, Allen made highlight-reel play after highlight-reel play. The Bills put all their eggs in the Allen basket and he stepped up to the plate. They mostly played well, outside of a bomb to Jalen Waddle that wouldn’t have been a completion against Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer. We came in worried about the defense, which was down half their regular players. Wide receiver Jake Kumerow left the game with an ankle injury, and with Diggs dealing with the heat and McKenzie out, rookie running back James Cook was taking meaningful snaps out wide. He left the game with 8:41 and was replaced by Greg Mancz.Īlong the offensive line, Spencer Brown left the game due to heat problems and Ryan Bates left with a head injury, so from the center all the way to the right end the line was filled with backups. ![]() It cost Buffalo a chance to kick a field goal to take the lead. It came back at the worst possible time, when he botched the snap as the Bills were trying to spike the ball to stop the clock before the end of the first half. Replacements for replacementsĬenter Greg Van Roten had a bad snap on the first drive of the game, stepping in for Mitch Morse. Right tackle Spencer Brown went to the locker room and was quickly ruled out in the first half with a heat-related illness. Wide receiver Stefon Diggs left the game with 8 minutes left and tried gutting it out, but was not effective down the stretch and kept taking himself out of the game. ![]() Wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie and tight end Dawson Knox went to the locker room for IV fluids in the second half. The trainers were quick with the water, and Buffalo had folks providing shade on their sun-bathed sidelines, but they weren’t able to keep the players in the game. The Bills lost several starters during the game due to heat-related illnesses and there were multiple instances of Buffalo’s players cramping or feeling the heat. With guys from the practice squad playing meaningful snaps, the sheer number of things that had to go wrong for the Dolphins to have a chance in this game was mind-boggling. The Buffalo Bills lost a heartbreaker of a game on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. ![]()
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