ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- For as poorly as the Buffalo Bills' offense played in Sunday's 9-3 defeat by the Carolina Panthers, the Bills' defense kept the game close enough for Buffalo to almost pull off a win in the final minute.
Despite being on the field for almost two-thirds of the game, the Bills held Carolina to 3.9 yards per offensive play and 0-for-3 in the red zone, while limiting Panthers running backs Jonathan Stewart and Christian McCaffrey to 50 yards on 23 carries.
It was a commendable effort by Buffalo, but not enough to earn the win because of the offense's inability to stay on the field or move the ball until the game's final drive, which ended on a fourth-down incompletion to rookie receiver Zay Jones close to the Panthers' goal line.