Bills/Jaguars inactives: Buffalo down weapons on “O”, Jaguars have Yeldon/Robinson
Welcome from Wembley Stadium in sun-soaked London where the 3-3 Buffalo Bills are trying to get their season back on track through a rash of injuries against the 1-5 Jacksonville Jaguars.
JAGUARS AT HOME: The Jaguars seem to finally be feeling at home in London after two losses over the past two years. Tyrod Taylor has already been ruled out after missing last week’s game with a knee injury and defensive tackle Kyle Williams did not make the trip to London for Sunday’s game.
One reason for optimism in Jacksonville has been the continued development of quarterback Blake Bortles in his sophomore campaign.
EJ Manuel’s second-quarter struggles were costly for the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
Manuel rallied the Bills (3-4) with touchdown passes to Robert Woods and Marcus Easley, whose 58-yard touchdown with 6:33 remaining followed by LeSean McCoy’s 2-point conversion got the Bills within 27-24 of the Jaguars (2-5).
Manuel started to put the Bills in a hole by failing to detect a cornerback blitz from Aaron Colvin, who jarred the ball loose as Manuel was about to throw.
Ryan said the Bills play-calling on offense was handicapped by technical difficulties with the coaches’ electronic communications with Manuel, who frequently had to run to the sideline to get the play call. After the kickoff and a touchback, Manuel was again in the pocket but his pass was picked off by Telvin Smith, who ran it in from the 26.
Bortles was 13 of 29 for 182 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
“Television is still an unbelievable platform for us, but as we look out, it’s tough to not to see the changes in the trends impacting our fans and where they’re spending their time”, says Schroeder. “I thought they did an unbelievable job, I thought the mood in the huddle was good and obviously, we executed it”. “The National Football League is following suit; it’s working, and I think a deal like this, a game like this in a place like this only helps it grow more“. “To get the win is obviously what we’re all after, it’s a results driven league”. “In all three phases, there’s work to be done, but all three phases came through for us in a few way, or a few fashion”, he said. The attendance was 84,021, the second highest at Wembley after 2009 when the New England Patriots beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.