CHARLOTTE -- How much do the Buffalo Bills miss Sammy Watkins? The first-half statistics of Sunday's loss to the Carolina Panthers tell the story.
Buffalo gained only six net passing yards through the first two quarters, the third-lowest output for the franchise since 2001. Only a loss to the Dolphins in December 2003 (minus-16 yards) and a win over Miami in September 2006 (minus-3 yards) saw the Bills produce fewer first-half net passing yards.
The Bills' most first-half passing yards since 2001? That came in November 2015, when Sammy Watkins caught six passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns, and the Bills gained 236 net passing yards in a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.