The Buffalo Bills narrowly took down the Detroit Lions, 28-25, to preserve their Sean McDermott-era undefeated Thanksgiving Day record. It wasn’t always easy, with up-and-down performances from many of the Bills. One of the team’s steadier performances came from running back Devin Singletary, who once again took on the—ahem—lion’s share of running back snaps. Let’s take a look at the game film.
The unused outlet receiver
Singletary was on the field for 60 snaps, or 78% of the time. On many of those opportunities, he acted as the safety-valve route runner. Note: he was only thrown the ball once and caught it for an eight-yard gain.