Five observations from Buffalo Bills’ loss to Los Angeles Chargers

The Buffalo Bills lost their second game of the 2018 season on Sunday. Buffalo falls to 0-2 but there were some good things to take from the game Youth John Brown Jerseys , as well as some things the Bills need to work on. Okay, a lot of things to work on.Josh Allen’s first start up and downJosh Allen uncorked a 63-yard pass near the end of the first half and led a touchdown drive to start the second half. He used his legs and his arm to lead the Bills to enough offense. He also threw two young-and-dumb picks. He didn’t look lost, and proved he belonged as the starting quarterback of the Bills.Tremaine Edmunds is still learningEdmunds blew a coverage assignment on the third Chargers touchdown and looked lost most of the day. There were several times he took bad angles on ballcarriers and took the wrong shoulder in coverage. It was not a great day for the rookie. That’s okay, for now John Brown Jerseys Stitched , at least.Blocking still suspectLogan Thomas and Dion Dawkins allowed bad sacks while the blocking was responsible for six sacks total. A holding call on Jordan Mills stalled a drive in the first half. The team rushed for 84 yards on 22 carries, and an average below four yards per carry isn’t going to help your rookie QB. They weren’t completely falling all over themselves, but it wasn’t good.It’s time to worry about the defenseAfter a three-and-out, the Bills defense allowed three straight touchdowns. Bad tackling and late reads haunted Buffalo defenders through the first half. Opponents were 9-for-9 scoring TDs in the red zone until Buffalo forced a field goal late in the fourth quarter. They were able to lock it down in the second half (maybe because Sean McDermott started calling the plays) but the team was already in a big hole by then. Lorenzo Alexander was a beast during the final two quarters Youth Bruce Smith Jerseys , in particular. It’s also worth noting that they had a lot of close turnover calls today, but didn’t get the breaks they got last year.Where in the world is Vontae Davis?Davis was inactive in Week 1. During Week 2, he disappeared from the field. Literally. He was replaced by Lafeyette Pitts at one point and no one knew where he was, despite no injury announcement from the team. He wasn’t on the sideline. Is he even going to be on the team next week? In a world where data and statistics become more accessible by the minute Bruce Smith Jerseys Stitched , there’s always a fun little nugget of information to dig up. Cue Mike Rodak, who pointed out that the Buffalo Bills set a franchise record this past Sunday in their loss to the Chicago Bears. That’s right, the Bills set a “best” in team history for yardage—penalty yardage that is. The 163 penalty yards on Sunday broke the old record of 159. As Rodak also noted, that record was in place since 1970—November 29th 2019 Ed Oliver Jersey , 1970 to be exact—when the Buffalo Bills lost to the Boston Patriots A large part of the record-setting day came courtesy of recently-released cornerback Phillip Gaines. Mike Rodak does the legwork again by noting that Gaines had 131 penalty yards on the season. The next highest player, B.W. Webb with the New York Giants, is a distant second at 77 yards. Most of Gaines’s total came against Chicago. Two defensive pass-interference calls handed the Bears 90 yards total (and 11.0 Harm). You can see our full penalty coverage of the game here. If you’re face-palming after learning of this new dubious record, the Bills aren’t in bad shape on the all-time list Color Rush Vosean Joseph Jersey , even with this new franchise record. Believe it or not, the 163-yard game is tied for 31st place since 1960—when the Bills came on the NFL scene. First place goes to the Tennessee Titans with 212 penalty yards in one game. This record was set during the 1999 season where this particular Titans team didn’t have any sort of weird connection with the Buffalo Bills—a connection where we might still hold a grudge to this day because of an uncalled penalty. Nope. Nothing like that at all.