![]() In overtime, Allen has never thrown a touchdown pass or a completed pass more than 15 yards. I made a guess, and I guessed wrong."Īllen has not won an overtime game in his career (0-6), the most losses without a win or tie in OT by a starting quarterback. "They were in zero so we max protected it. "Yeah, it's an option route," Allen said. There were three drops by the Bills' offense and miscommunication, including on a pass to wide receiver Gabe Davis on the final offensive play for the Bills in overtime. Special teams committed three penalties and had a blocked and a missed field goal. The Eagles came back with three straight second-half touchdown drives, including one off an interception by Allen that created a short field. The Bills' defense allowed the Eagles' offense opportunity after opportunity to work its way back into the game after stifling Philadelphia in the first half (the Bills outgained the Eagles by 177 yards in the first half, the worst margin in any half of a game started by Jalen Hurts). But then there were moments toward the end of the game that can be nitpicked for possible reasons the Bills came up short: the two timeouts McDermott used on the Eagles' final drive in regulation when they made a 59-yard field goal to tie the game and the decision to go to overtime with 20 seconds still in the game, as well as settling for a field goal on fourth-and-6 from the Eagles' 22-yard line in overtime instead of going for the win. Despite that, the Bills carried a 10-point lead into halftime and another 10-point lead into the fourth quarter. There were officiating concerns in the first half when Buffalo racked up 10 penalties, many that were controversial, including a grounding call on quarterback Josh Allen. That is what the best do, and I know our football team is a darn good football team." Each and every one of us has to look at ourselves. "We are a good football team and just came out on the short end here. "We didn't do enough or make enough plays and do enough on the coaching end," McDermott said. ![]() That is tied with Dom Capers for the worst record by a head coach in NFL history with a minimum of seven overtime games coached (81 coaches have coached at least seven overtimes games, including the playoffs). Sean McDermott is now 1-6 in overtime games, including the playoffs, as a head coach. Losing close games is not necessarily a new issue. "And it's the NFL, man, been doing it for a long time, and it's tough." "Like you just said, we could have nine, 10 wins right now, but that's in fantasy land, and in real life, we understand what our record is," safety Micah Hyde said. But they are the second team out of that group to not have a winning record, joining the 1950 Eagles, who also were 6-6. The Bills are 2-6 in one-score games in 2023, tied with the New England Patriots for the worst record in eight or more one-score games and tied for the second-worst record in one-score games overall.ĭespite the number of losses, the Bills carry a plus-101-point differential, the 268th team to be plus-100 or better through 12 games. "Well, the frustrating part is being so close, but yet, being so far," Oliver said. A team that lost its wiggle room in the competitive AFC, facing a steep climb to even make the playoffs with one of the league's hardest schedules to end the season.Īfter another loss Sunday, this time against a talented Philadelphia Eagles team, dropped the Bills to 6-6 going into the bye week, it was defensive tackle Ed Oliver who put into words why this 37-34 overtime defeat in so many ways encapsulated the feelings around the team's season. PHILADELPHIA - At times this season, the Buffalo Bills have been a team without answers. © TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserīills lament another near-miss after OT loss to Eagles
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