Bills Vs. Giants Game Breakdown

"I'm [expletive] sick," -Rex Ryan
Those words were read from coach Rex Ryan's lips shortly after Rashad Jenning's touchdown reception, and I'm sure those words came to a lot of people's minds after Sunday's loss to the Giants. The final score was 24-10, but it felt like 50-10 at times. For the majority of the game, the Bills couldn't get much going on either side of the ball, and when they did, ridiculous penalties and a few key plays killed the Bills. The emotions ran high this game, and it hurt the Bills. The Bills are now 2-2 and rest at 3rd in the AFC East after a quarter of the season.

The 1st half for Buffalo was an ugly one. Taylor was off, the receivers were off, and the rest of the team wasn't clicking either. Buffalo had 8 possessions in the first half, and 7 of them resulted in giving the Giants back the ball. Buffalo only gained 62 yards in the first half, as the defense let New York drive down the field several times to put up 16 points. The first half also contained 6 Buffalo penalties, and only 2 third down conversions in the first half. Everything was sloppy. The Bills went into halftime down 16-3.

The 2nd half contained even more penalties, and even more missed opportunities. A missed FG and a wasted possession where Buffalo couldn't get in the end zone, along with several more poor penalties put Buffalo in a bad spot. Finally, when the offense started to gain some ground, a few key penalties stripping 2 touchdowns from Buffalo and a poorly executed tackle leading to a touchdown for New York sealed the game for the Bills. They were not able to manufacture the comeback as emotions got the best of them.

Offense: The offense had a terrible first half and although the second half was better, it still wasn't enough. There were way too many missed opportunities as well. The Bills couldn't run the ball, dealing with several key injuries in the back field and offensive line. They were only able to total 55 yards on the ground with a combined 24 carries between Tyrod and Karlos. The passing game was better, but not much. Taylor went 28/42, 258 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT. Taylor was slow on his reads at times and while he threw accurately for the most part, some poor throws and drops hindered the passing game. The biggest offensive performer was Charles Clay, racking up 111 yards on 9 receptions. This offense missed the presence of Watkins and McCoy severely.

Defense: The defense didn't have a poor day, but there were a few key defensive plays which cost Buffalo opportunities to win the game. They kept Eli Manning to a pedestrian day, forcing him into 15 incompletions, only 212 yards, and a pick. The rushing game of New York also had a mediocre day by credit of the defense, posting only 92 yards on a combined 28 carries.The only difference though, is that the Giants took advantage of their opportunities and made plays when it mattered most. Buffalo's corners shut down star Odell Beckham Jr, but gave up a huge 50+ yard touchdown reception to Rashad Jennings, which essentially ended the game for the Bills. Buffalo needs to be able to control big plays at key times going forward.

The game was ugly, and it had an ugly outcome. Buffalo has fallen to 2-2 on the year and 1-2 at home. With the injuries and penalties piling up, Buffalo will have a lot of cleaning up to do going into next week, when they face Tennessee, and rookie Marcus Mariota, on the road. Watkins, McCoy, Karlos Williams, Aaron Williams, and the injured offensive lineman need to heal fast. Rex also needs to get this team under control. This is a team that has jacked up 2 of its opponents, but has been handed disappointing losses by their other 2 opponents. The main question to ask is...which team will show up next week?