The Buffalo Bills are sitting pretty at 3-0, but holy smokes, they got away with one against the winless Chargers at Highmark Stadium on Sunday. This game was a wild ride, and honestly, they’re super lucky to still be undefeated after that mess. You know, sometimes you just win ugly, but this was a masterpiece of mistakes!
A Nightmare Start and Back-to-Back Picks
Talk about a sluggish start, right? The Bills were totally out of sorts early on offense, just completely coming up empty on their first *four* drives. It was painful to watch! And man, Josh Allen was practically gifting the ball to the Chargers, getting picked off on back-to-back pass attempts by rookie safety Genesis Smith! How wild is that, those were Smith’s first two NFL picks ever! That allowed the Chargers to build an early 10-0 lead. You know what, it honestly *should* have been 13-0, but their kicker totally whiffed on a 45-yard field goal try. What a massive break for Buffalo right there, dodging another bullet when they absolutely did not deserve to.
Five Turnovers and a Wild Comeback
But somehow, the Bills clawed their way back, right? They put up 10 points on two drives to close out the first half, with Allen even punching in his first rushing score of the day to tie the game at halftime. That was a huge moment, a real sigh of relief after that disastrous start. But then, the Chargers took back control briefly with another field goal, and the turnover train started chugging again for Buffalo. Dalton Kincaid fumbled, then Allen coughed up another one! The upset alert? Oh yeah, it was flashing bright red at that point. You had to be wondering if this was the day the winless Chargers finally broke through.
Then, *finally*, the Bills caught a break on a Herbert interception. Allen led a monster 13-play drive that ended with a touchdown, putting Buffalo up 17-13. After that, the Chargers just crumbled. They turned the ball over on downs deep in their own territory, and James Cook then sealed it with a rushing score, making it 24-13. Yeah, a late Dicker field goal made it a one-score game, but the Bills recovered the onside kick and that was it. Whew! What a heart attack finish.
Look, the Bills definitely won this one on sheer luck, not skill. Five turnovers against one (or two if you count turnovers on downs)? Plus an interception and a touchdown called back by penalties? They were flagged 10 times for 88 yards, with multiple flags declined! They got away with so many mistakes, especially with Ty Johnson’s fourth-down score getting wiped out and the Chargers still couldn’t capitalize. The Bills even allowed a Dicker field goal after a dropped pick, but Allen and the offense still converted a touchdown. It’s awesome they’re 3-0, but they gotta clean that up fast if they want to keep rolling. This kind of game isn’t sustainable, even if it was a win. Next week, they need to play like a real contender, not like a team that just got super lucky.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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