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accentuating the postive...Bills allow fewest road game points in 17 years
Let's take a moment to appreciate our defense, y'all:
Defense in shutdown mode
Outside linebacker Angelo Crowell said the Buffalo Bills’ defense hadn’t played its best football yet. It was never better this year than it was Sunday.
A once generous defense was downright stingy as the Bills put a muzzle on the Jets’ offense en route to a 13-3 victory.
The three points by the Jets were the fewest the Bills have allowed on the road since a 42-0 shutout of the Cleveland Browns in 1990.
“We came out a little shaky the first couple of quarters,” said Crowell, who finished with 10 tackles and a sack. “We weren’t playing as well as we wanted to but we kept points off the board. We were just determined that we had to come out and play better.”
The Bills have gotten progressively better on defense, which is a major reason the team has surged to three wins in the last four games. The 254 yards gained by the Jets was the lowest singlegame total allowed by the Bills this season.
After allowing an average of 458.3 yards in the first three games, the Bills have given up 323.5 in their last four outings. The run defense has been particularly effective, yielding just 90.8 yards over the past four games after getting shredded for 177.3 yards in the first three contests.
The Bills also are forcing more turnovers. They had three takeaways against the Jets and have 12 (nine interceptions and three fumble recoveries) in the last four games after recording just three in the first three outings.
A once generous defense was downright stingy as the Bills put a muzzle on the Jets’ offense en route to a 13-3 victory.
The three points by the Jets were the fewest the Bills have allowed on the road since a 42-0 shutout of the Cleveland Browns in 1990.
“We came out a little shaky the first couple of quarters,” said Crowell, who finished with 10 tackles and a sack. “We weren’t playing as well as we wanted to but we kept points off the board. We were just determined that we had to come out and play better.”
The Bills have gotten progressively better on defense, which is a major reason the team has surged to three wins in the last four games. The 254 yards gained by the Jets was the lowest singlegame total allowed by the Bills this season.
After allowing an average of 458.3 yards in the first three games, the Bills have given up 323.5 in their last four outings. The run defense has been particularly effective, yielding just 90.8 yards over the past four games after getting shredded for 177.3 yards in the first three contests.
The Bills also are forcing more turnovers. They had three takeaways against the Jets and have 12 (nine interceptions and three fumble recoveries) in the last four games after recording just three in the first three outings.
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