Bills 23, Redskins 0: Buffalo Records Nine Sacks In Shutout Victory

by MattRichWarren on Oct 31, 2011 9:00 AM EDT in Buffalo Bills News

The Buffalo Bills had tallied just four sacks defensively in their first six games of the season. Outside linebacker Danny Batten said earlier this week that the team wouldn't remain last in the league in that category for long. While he didn't record a sack, he was accurate in his prediction.

The defense tallied nine total sacks against the Washington Redskins, the most by any team in one game this season. They were only the third team to achieve the feat since 2008; both the San Diego Chargers and New York Giants totaled nine sacks on October 3, 2010.

Marcell Dareus was the big winner, recording 2.5 sacks on Redskins quarterback John Beck. Dwan Edwards chipped in 1.5, and Chris Kelsay, Kirk Morrison, Spencer Johnson and Jairus Byrd all recorded a sack, as well. Nick Barnett and Arthur Moats each had a half-sack.

Buffalo hasn't had a nine-sack game since the AFL-NFL merger, according to Pro Football Reference. While the sack has only been an official statistic since 1982, PFR has the Bills' only 11-sack game coming in 1964. Yesterday's nine-sack total was the second-highest in team history.

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Morrison

he showed that he is better than davis

by lalime40 on Oct 31, 2011 9:26 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

sack sanchez

by lalime40 on Oct 31, 2011 9:27 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 3 recs

yes pls!

by LABillsFan on Oct 31, 2011 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Middle pressure

Bills got consistent pressure straight up the middle like I’ve never seen before. And it was bull rushes, not the quick penetration moves. Are the Bills really that good? I thought it was a screaming indictment of the Skins OL.

by Rick A on Oct 31, 2011 9:28 AM EDT reply actions

Are the Bills really that good? I thought it was a screaming indictment of the Skins OL.

I asked myself the same question. I am unfamiliar with the Redskins OL. Also, I found the effectiveness of the pass rush astonishing, considering Williams didn’t play.

My next question is, “Is the combination that played yesterday, the combination that solves the pass rush problem?”

We’ll see next week. I believe the Jets OL in no way resembles that of the Redskins.

This team is making me skeptical of my skepticism- putting the crow in the oven to slow roast.

by fansince60 on Oct 31, 2011 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions

you have to start somewhere

did the skins OL collapse or did the bills dominate? It looked like a little bit of both – Dareus was just straight up crushing fools, and the Byrd sack was a fantastic playcall.

In any case, our D got a taste of pass-rushing success and that ought to keep them coming back for more.

If nothing else they got to see their hard work during the bye week pay off directly and that should increase how much they buy into the system…

by lord gloom on Oct 31, 2011 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions

Not to diminish Byrd's sack,

but didn’t one of the Redskin RB’s just totally ignore Byrd letting him go on to crush Beck? Sure looked that way to me.

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by ChuckBuffInFlo on Oct 31, 2011 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions

So you are saying it was schemed well and confused the offense? ;-)

I have low expectations. But high hopes.

by greysquirrel on Oct 31, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Lol!

That or the RB really detests Beck and was trying to get him knocked out of the game!

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by ChuckBuffInFlo on Oct 31, 2011 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions

That's fair

especially since Hightower, who’s out, is such a good blitz-pickup RB.

I guess I just love that sack because he absolutely demolished Beck

by lord gloom on Oct 31, 2011 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions

It looks to me like the back was confused.

He should have picked up Byrd, but stepped around him to get to his passing route instead. I think it was the rookie, Roy Helu, and if so then we can mark that sack up to inexperience.

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by mrdorn73 on Oct 31, 2011 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Are the Bills really that good? I thought it was a screaming indictment of the Skins OL.

I don’t think so – not only is their o-line troublesome – but John Beck is awful. There is a lot a QB can do to avoid sacks and he didn’t do anything.

Hopefully they can continue to get good pressure but I’m not sure how much Washington provides us as a good barometer of our pass rush – obviously.

by J2 on Oct 31, 2011 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions

Like holding onto the ball way to long.

Not knowing how to read a defense consistently. Not knowing how to set up protections etc…. The redskins O-Line is not 100% it may not be 75%, but then neither is the Bills pass rush the majority of the time. This game is a true indication what a QB can do to help run an offense and put his people in a position to succeed, something Gailey and Fitzpatrick have in common and understand totally. This will mask Ryan’s shortfalls very well. If people want to hunt for the next Tom Brady or Peyton Manning they can, that would be a true treasure to find and the richest of riches. WE do have our own pot of gold that we can be proud of taking snaps and the team loves it.

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by VanScottM on Oct 31, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions

The stat line says its real. Thats a lot of sacks, regardless of the opponent. This is how sack numbers get tallied up for everyone. Count them. Are other peoples sacks real? If not, maybe we could be the best pass-rushing team in football and just not know it yet. Speaking of which, are pass-rush was never as bad as the sack numbers suggested. We were getting more hurries and knockdowns (except against the Giants). This is a noisy number like sacks probably regressing to its mean. So count it and be glad!

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by greysquirrel on Oct 31, 2011 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

its still hard to believe that was the same defense we saw for the first 6 games. i just kept thinking – “Was’ OL must be awful”. looking forward to analysis explaining that was for real!

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by oompaloompa on Oct 31, 2011 9:33 AM EDT reply actions

If this Defense comes together, the rest of the league better look out.

Hoping yesterday was not an anomaly.

by zipper on Oct 31, 2011 9:39 AM EDT reply actions

The Bill’s didn’t seem to miss Merriman. The Jet’s were pretty beat up on the O-line a few weeks back. Are they healthy now after the bye week?

by jhloje on Oct 31, 2011 9:48 AM EDT reply actions

Yes

by Crackback on Oct 31, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Not only did they not miss Merriman, but dare I say they didn’t miss K. Williams? I know Williams is a fantastic player, but if his injury shows just how good the D-line can be with Dareus at tackle instead of end, it might have been a God-send.

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by thefourwinds on Oct 31, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions

thats what i was getting at below

there is a lot of talk that Kyle cannot play end, but he might have to now. He doesnt have the ability to require then dominate two blockers up the middle…Marcel does.

by NHBillzFan on Oct 31, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Sorry, I posted before I saw yours. :-)

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by thefourwinds on Oct 31, 2011 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions

Where did Marcel line up?

or another way to ask that question to anyone who watched the game (the first one ive missed living in NH, not too bad); who played NT? What did our DL look like without Kyle? there is a comment above about alot of pressure up the middle, who was putting on that pressure? as good as Kyle is, i dont know if he can apply that bull rush pressure up the middle like Marcel can, was the pressure caused because the nose was getting that push?And listening to the game on the radio, Kelso was raving how Byrd was all over the feild, taking away alot of Becks angles…he is becoming my favorite player on this team…

by NHBillzFan on Oct 31, 2011 10:07 AM EDT reply actions

He lined up at NT.

And he was so fun to watch yesterday.

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by bflo on Oct 31, 2011 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Try this video on for size..

..NHBillzFan. It shows you a small part of that domination.

http://www.buffalobills.com/media-lounge/videos#?

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by mrdorn73 on Oct 31, 2011 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Regardless of whether or not the ‘skins were hurting on the O-line, the buffalo D was still fabulous to watch. Its been a while seeing a game where everything went right, on O and D. Maybe we should consider Marcel at NT along with Kyle. Truth be told, I’m no coach, just nice to see the possibility of a decent team back in buffalo

by wannabvet on Oct 31, 2011 10:37 AM EDT reply actions

So back to the 4-3?

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by J0ckam0 on Oct 31, 2011 11:51 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Outstanding...

9 sacks is an incredible total regardless if the Skins O-line was banged up—they are Professional football players.

This was the coming out game for Dareus as he was dominant and relentless!

Bring on the Jet-sss!!

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Dancing IS a contact sport."

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by Goose22 on Oct 31, 2011 12:13 PM EDT reply actions

Forgot how much fun it is

to watch your team dominate on defense. Anticipating the defense coming on the field instead of dreading it. It was the entire defense, including long time Rumblings’ goats Kelsay and Leo. The safeties were tremendous – probably 15 tackles between them plus 2 INTs and a sack. Mareus was a monster. It is hard to see playing him at end after that performance. How about when he ran down Beck with intent to kill? It almost did not matter who we put on the field – Carrington, Troop, Johnson, Batten, Morrison and the rest. Let’s do it again against the Jets and get some attitudefor the second half of the season.

prediction for 2011 season is 5 and 11

by jpheff on Oct 31, 2011 1:37 PM EDT reply actions