The Buffalo Bills couldn’t bounce back from a tough loss.
They got off to a slow start in their game vs. the Houston Texans, but they were able to get back on it and even tie it.
Then, Sean McDermott and Joe Brady’s play-calling may have cost them the game.
As pointed out by Alaina Getzenberg on X, the Bills became the only team in the last 45 years to be tied or leading in the final minute of a game, inside their own 5-yard line, and throw three straight passes (via ESPN Stats & Info).
The Bills are the only team in the last 45 years to be tied or leading in the final minute of the game, inside their own 5-yard line and throw three straight passes, per @ESPNStatsInfo/@EliasSports.
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— Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) October 7, 2024
Josh Allen missed all three passes, and the Bills had to punt.
The punter didn’t have his usual space, so he kicked a short punt and set the Houston Texans up to get a game-winning field goal.
Situational football is key, particularly against contending teams.
Even if they have one of the best quarterbacks in the game, that kind of play-calling just didn’t make any sense at all.
They didn’t force the Texans to burn any of their timeouts, and they didn’t make sure to give their punter any sort of space in case they failed to get the first down.
Football is a game of details, and there are reasons why some things have been done the same way time and time again.
This was a costly loss for a Bills team that’s now 3-2 after a perfect start to the season, and it could come back to haunt them at some point in the future.
