The Buffalo Bills are sitting at 3-1, but don’t let that record fool you one bit. They just dropped a home game to the New England Patriots, and frankly, nobody should be happy with what the team put on the field. Losing to the Patriots at home is a tough pill to swallow, especially when you think about how things have been trending. Yeah, it’s just one game, but it was an AFC East clash, and that loss is a detrimental ding in their division standing right off the bat.
The Offense Just Ain’t Clicking For Allen and Co.
Forget the 3-1 record for a second. Quarterback Josh Allen has looked genuinely off in the last two games. What’s going on there? It’s not just him either. Tight end Dalton Kincaid was only part of 13 designed route plays. You read that right, thirteen. That’s not how you get your playmakers involved. And offensive coordinator Joe Brady, bless his heart, couldn’t get running back James Cook III going until it was way too late in Week 3. This isn’t the high-powered offense we expect, and it’s definitely part of why that Patriots loss felt so much worse than just one defeat on the record.
Defensive Woes and Injury Concerns Piling Up
It’s not just the offense, either. There are definitely troubles on defense, and you can’t ignore the injury bug biting them hard. Wide receiver DJ Moore, defensive tackle Ed Oliver, and what feels like a never-ending list of defensive backs are either hurt or completely out. How are you supposed to put together a cohesive unit when you’re constantly shuffling players due to injuries? This is a serious concern moving forward, and it’s making an already frustrating situation even tougher to stomach for Bills fans who are wondering if their team is actually headed in the right direction.
Next up, the Bills are heading out to California for a primetime Monday Night Football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 5. This is a huge one. Can they pull off a win and silence all this talk about trouble? Or will this loss to the Patriots, and that shaky 3-1 start, have everyone feeling a whole lot less confident about where this team is really going this season? We’ll find out what they’re truly made of under the lights.
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Originally reported by Buffalo Rumblings.
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