In Friday night’s preseason Week 1 matchup, the Buffalo Bills held their own in a tight loss to the Carolina Panthers 25-24.
Among the three quarterbacks competing for the starting job, Tyrod Taylor was arguably the most impressive of the bunch. He managed to convert his two drives into touchdowns and also put his feet to work, tallying 47 yards on the ground in six rushing attempts. Additionally, Taylor completed five of eight passing attempts for 49 yards.
This was enough progress for head coach Rex Ryan to decide that Taylor will start in the second preseason game against the Cleveland Browns next Thursday.