Adding in Salas’ 71-yard TD catch and Taylor became Buffalo’s fifth quarterback to throw two 70-plus yard touchdown passes in the same game, and first since J.P. Losman did it in 2006.
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The team fired Greg Roman as its offensive co-ordinator Friday, the day after a 37-31 loss to the New York Jets dropped the Bills’ record to 0-2. In Rex Ryan’s mind, it’s not the defense – he’s been betting on himself all offseason that he’ll be able to turn that around. “It looked like a mismatch”.
“This is officially the beginning of the end for Rex Ryan”. Matt Forte carried 30 times for 100 yards and scored three touchdowns against a porous Buffalo defense.
The Bills are 0-2.
After struggling against the Bengals last week, Gang Green’s offense broke out in a big way on Thursday night, gaining almost 500 yards and controlling the clock for 40 minutes. But some in the Bills organization thought the changes could have been even more extensive.
Lynn will have a quick turnover as the Bills begin to prepare for the Arizona Cardinals next Sunday at New Era Field.
“I know the kind of coach Anthony is, I know the kind of person he is”, Ryan said.
“It’s only the second game, and we’re still getting better”, coach Todd Bowles said Friday. The Bills’ defense is supposed to be built around cornerbacks Stephon Gilmore and Ronald Darby, but both were beat endlessly by Jets wideouts Brandon Marshall, Quincy Enunwa and Eric Decker.
It felt much better knowing one of them was Marshall.
I am not one of those people. “And I’m also accountable for these decisions”.
NY kicker Nick Folk’s third field goal of the game, from 36 yards out, made it 30-24 with 10:40 remaining.
NY also avoided its first 0-2 since 2007. This is Fitz we’re talking about. Roman was NFL’s top paid OC. “He choked back tears, paused several times and barely spoke above a whisper while talking about his career with the Bills”, wrote News sports columnist Bucky Gleason.
He missed only four plays spanning two series after having his knee examined. I think those conversations were the spark that led me here, but I think my body of work had a lot to do with it, too. “I think he’s going to do a great job”.
-PASSING OFFENSE: B – After a bad Week 1 performance, the Bills’ offense produced several big plays in the passing game as Tyrod Taylor threw two handsome deep TDs – an 84-yarder to Marquise Goodwin, and a 71-yarder Greg Salas. JP Losman was the last to do that in 2006.
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Bills receiver Sammy Watkins started despite experiencing soreness in his surgically repaired left foot this past week. Thus far, after two games, in 2016 the Bills are ranked 23 in points, 29 in yards, 30 in 1 downs, 24 in passing, and 23 in rushing.
