Things didn’t start out well for the Buffalo Bills, despite winning the coin toss and confidently taking the ball on offense. The message was clear: Our team is better than your team, and we’re taking the ball to score. Not so fast.
Another game, another disappointing first-half performance overall by Sean McDermott’s Bills this season. After 30 minutes of play, the Bills were on the wrong end of a 10-7 deficit. The football bounced Buffalo’s way often enough, yet they were completely unprepared to do anything about their fortune.
Getting a turnover in Tennessee Titans territory near midfield, Instead of going for a kill shot and quick-score opportunity, Offensive coordinator Joe Brady’s move was to send rookie running back Ray Davis head first into a a pair of stout defensive tackles.