This final image of the 2015 Buffalo Bills was part euphoric, part maddening for the 70,000 in attendance at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
Euphoric because this 22-17 win was everything they dreamed of. There was pressure, more pressure and three straight interceptions ending the New York Jets’ season. Maddening because, well, where was this all season?
As he cleaned out his locker on Monday, inside linebacker Preston Brown faced the cold, hard reality.
“They were saying we’re supposed to be one of the best defenses ever,” Brown said, “and we went out there and laid an egg throughout the whole year.