Last season he fell 18 receiving yards short. Entering Sunday’s game he needed 89 receiving yards to reach the same mark he was chasing as a rookie. And he’d have to do it against arguably the best cornerback of his generation, Darrelle Revis. The Bills most dangerous receiving weapon was apparently up to the task making good on reaching the 1,000-yard plateau. For Sammy Watkins however, the win to even the Bills record at 8-8 carried more weight.
“It was a great accomplishment,” said Watkins. “The coaches and everybody knew I had to get 89 yards so I went out there with the mindset that if I got 89 or 100 yards we should be able to win the game.