In the latest edition of Billieve: A Buffalo Bills Fan Podcast, host John Boccacino and co-host Jamie D’Amico provide in-depth analysis of the Buffalo Bills’ stunning, 17-16 victory over the New York Jets in the season opener Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium.
Boccacino and D’Amico discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly behind the Bills’ comeback win, which saw Buffalo frantically rally from a 16-0 deficit to score the final 17 points of the game.
Among the topics discussed:
- The Bills rallied from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit for just the third time in franchise history.
- Somehow despite accounting for four first-half turnovers, Josh Allen found his rhythm and directed the offense to a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns. While not all of the turnovers were the second-year signal caller’s fault, Allen has to get better with not forcing risky passes, as he could easily have tossed two more interceptions. Despite the Jekyll and Hyde performance, it was impressive to see the poise Allen displayed in leading the comeback, especially the final two touchdown drives, when he completed 8 of 10 passes for 103 yards with a rushing and passing touchdown.
- John “Smoke” Brown and Cole Beasley proved to be smart free-agent signings, as Brown hauled in seven passes for 123 yards and the game-winning 38-yard TD toss, while Beasley added five catches for 40 yards. Both targets displayed great rapport with Allen.
- Rookie RB Devin Singletary has a chance to be special. After Frank Gore was bottled up for much of the day, Singletary exploded for runs of 23, 12 and 15 yards on the team’s first possession of the final quarter to key the comeback. He rushed four times for 70 yards and added five receptions for 28 yards.
- The new-look offensive line has work to do, but showed enough to give Bills fans hope it will be vastly improved compared to last year.
- The defense—led by terrific days from Jerry Hughes (1.5 sacks), Jordan Poyer (one sack, nine tackles), Ed Oliver (only two tackles but he made Sam Darnold feel uncomfortable several times during the game), and Shaq Lawson—was able to keep the Jets’ offense grounded. Buffalo limited the Jets to 227 yards on 61 plays from scrimmage (an average of only 3.72 yards per play).
- Without the heroics of the defense (and shoddy kicking from Kaare Vedvik), the Bills’ comeback effort might have been for naught.
Check out the latest episode of Billieve: A Buffalo Bills Fan Podcast to find out our thoughts on the keys to the come-from-behind victory, then leave your thoughts on what you think were the keys to victory in the comments section below.
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