Keeping Joe Flacco upright and healthy is the number one priority for the Ravens.
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In four meetings, the Ravens are 4-0 against Ryan’s teams, limiting them to an average of 176.5 yards. In four of those games, Taylor and the offense were within seven points in the fourth quarter and failed to rise to the occasion. Known for his athleticism, Taylor, a former Raven, ran for only 11 yards on six carries. “Some people will always be Ravens; Rex is one of them”. Duke Williams was beat on the play.
The Buffalo Bills look to pull off the week one upset on the road as they head into Balitmore to face off against the Ravens.
However, right guard Marshal Yanda was called for a holding penalty on a 4-yard run by Justin Forsett and the Ravens never recovered. Buffalo will be looking to make the playoffs for the first time since 1999.
That doesn’t bode well for a Bills offense that came off as badly overrated in the opener. Neither team has been able to move the ball on the ground very well.
Preparing for Tyrod Taylor and LeSean McCoy in the practice setting has been an issue because they don’t have any players on their practice squad or who they line up on their scout team during the week, who can effectively replicate what Taylor and McCoy can do on the field. It finished off a 12-play, 75-yard scoring drive (10-7). The Bills had only one timeout remaining, so this was a desperately needed stop. The Bills used most of their resources this offseason on upgrading the defensive.
McCoy, who scored his 60th career TD: “It was a bad day”. The Bills were held to just 65 yards rushing.
Bills and Ravens are set to kick off at 1 p.m. The Bills committed eight infractions for 89 yards. Twice penalties extended Ravens drives.
One of the many areas in which we are going to evaluate Taylor in his second season as a starter is his ability to win a game when the Bills are trailing in the fourth quarter. We’re trying to get him to throw it down the field, hold up protection-wise without him taking off all the time.
The Bills are the flawless team for the Ravens to start the season with. Baltimore had no running game. They seem reluctant to try to force the ball into Watkins hands. Why? Jerry Hughes had a strong opener and looked like he will return to his Bills form from 2013 and 2014. Veteran defensive back Shareece Wright wreaked havoc all over the field with a game-high 11 solo tackles.Bills star quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who played backup behind Flacco in Baltimore for three years, was limited to just 15-of-22 passes completed for 111 passing yards.
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Still, the Bills are going to have clean up several mistakes before next week’s AFC East showdown with the New York Jets. “But sometimes we find a way to make it tough on ourselves and play games like this week where you’re squeaking out wins and fans are on the edge of their seats at the end of games”.
