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The "headline" word-on-the-street about turnovers was that Henry's 8 lost fumbles had a huge hand in costing us victories this season. The truth be told for those willing to accept it is that Drew's INTs and fumbles lost cost us far more!
Travis Henry
Henry had 8 lost fumbles. (and recovered at least one of Drew's on a sack) How many of those 8 impacted the games?
5 of those 8 were in games that we won thereby not impacting those games ultimately.
The 3 other games were: Denver, Green Bay, and the first Jets game.
1st Jets game: Henry's fumble did not cost the team anything as the Jets went 3-and-out on the following drive. Buffalo was down by 3 at the time and got the ball back only 6 yards further back from the LoS that they had on Henry's fumble. The Bills were trailing by 3 at the time. Henry had one of his best games of the season otherwise.
Effect of fumble: negligible
Denver game: Henry's fumble was the only turnover of the day. His fumble was returned by Denver for a TD.
Effect of fumble: Cost the Bills the game
Green Bay game: Henry's fumble did not cost the team anything other than field position as the Packers went 3-and-out on their subsequent drive. The Bills got the ball back for what was the last drive of the 1st half and did not score. The game was tied at the time of the fumble.
Effect of fumble: negligible
Bottom line: Henry's fumbles/turnovers cost the Bills one game only and nothing significant in any other game.
Drew Bledsoe
Bledsoe had 15 INTs on the season. Bledsoe added 4 additional fumbles lost. How many of those 18 TOs impacted the games?
All 15 INTs occurred in 7 games. The Bills lost every single one of those 7 games. 3 of his 4 lost fumbles in those games as well for a combined 18 of 19 turnovers occurring in games that the Bills lost. That's 2.6 TO/game in losses by Bledsoe.
Those games were: Both Jets games, both N.E. games, the Oakland game, the K.C. game, and the Green Bay game.
1st Jets Game: Bledsoe's first INT came w/ the Bills leading 3-0 on the second drive of the game on a 3rd-and-6 at the Jets 32. Bledsoe's second INT came w/ the Bills leading 10-7 on 3rd-and-4. It set the Jets up 1st-and-10 in our red zone at the Bills 19 YL and set up their 2nd touchdown.
Effect of INTs: One cost the Bills at least a FG try and possibly a touchdown. The second cost the Bills 7 points for a 10-14 point swing in a game that went to O/T.
Oakland Game: Bledsoe had 3 INTs for the only TOs of the game. The first was on 1st-and-10 w/ the Bills leading 24-21 and set the Raiders up at the Bills 32 YL and resulted in a TD for the Raiders. The second was with the Bills trailing by 4 w/ just over 11 minutes remaining in the game at the Raider 27 YL. It cost the Bills a FG or TD and resulted in a TD return by Buchanon to put the Raiders up by 11. The third was on 2nd-and-7 at the Raider 7 YL and cost the Bills a FG or TD.
Effect of INTs: Two led to 14 Raider points, 7 directly, while two of the three cost the Bills between 6 and 14 points. The result was a point swing of between 20 and 28 points in an 18 point loss.
Kansas City Game: Bledsoe had the only TO of the day on one INT. It occurred w/ the Bills trailing 17-16 on 2nd-and-10 at the K.C. 40 YL.
Effect of INT: Cost the Bills an opportunity to win the game w/ either a FG or TD.
2nd Jets Game: Bledsoe had all 3 Bills TOs in that game. 2 INTs and 1 FUM lost. The first INT occurred on 1st-and-10 w/ the score tied at 3 on the Bills' second drive of the game. It set the Jets up at midfield from where they scored a TD. The second INT came midway thru the 2nd Q w/ the Bills at the Jets' 45 YL and trailing 10-3 and on 3rd-and-3. It gave the Jets good field position and resulted in 7 more Jet points on their following drive. The fumble occurred in the 4th Q w/ ~ 8 min. remaining and the Bills trailing 31-13.
Effect of INTs: Led to 14 Jets points.
2nd N.E. Game: Bledsoe had 4 INTs in that game. The first INT came in the 1st Q w/ the Bills trailing 10-0. It occurred on 1st-and-10 and set the Pats up 1st-and-goal at the Bills 9 YL for their second touchdown of the game to take a 17-0 lead. The second INT occurred on 2nd-and-1 at the N.E. 1 YL at the end of a drive which had begun at the Bills' 9 YL and cost the Bills a TD. The Pats scored a FG on the resulting drive. The third INT occurred on 1st-and-10 and set the Pats up at the Bills' 26 YL and resulted in a failed N.E. FG. The fourth occurred w/ the Bills trailing 27-10 and on the very next Bills drive on a 1st-and-10 at the N.E. 44 to take the Bills out of a scoring opportunity.
Effect of INTs: Cost the Bills a touchdown and led to 10 N.E. points and possibly cost the Bills another scoring opportunity for at least a 17 point swing in a 10 point loss.
Green Bay Game: Bledsoe had 4 fumbles with 2 being recovered, along w/ 2 INTs to account for 4 of the Bills' 6 TOs. The first INT occurred on 3rd-and-4 at the G.B. 4 YL with no score and cost the Bills at least a TD. The second INT occurred on 1st-and-10 with the Bills trailing 3-0 and set the Packers up at the Bills 45 YL w/ the 1st half running out before the Packers could score. The first lost fumble occurred on 3rd-and-14 with the Bills trailing 3-0 and set the Packers up at the Bills 39 YL for their only TD of the day. The second lost fumble occurred on 2nd-and-10 at the G.B. 17 YL in the red zone and cost the Bills 3 or 7 and an opportunity to attempt an onside kick in bad weather conditions and an opportunity to tie or win.
Effect of INT: Cost the Bills 6-14 points and gave the Packers 7 points for a 13-21 point swing in a 10 point loss.
Bottom line: Bledsoe's INTs/turnovers cost the Bills five games and had a significant hand in at least one of the other two losses.
BOTTOM LINE:
Henry's fumbles cost us one game v. Denver.
Drew's INTs and fumbles cost us at least 5 games.
Travis Henry
Henry had 8 lost fumbles. (and recovered at least one of Drew's on a sack) How many of those 8 impacted the games?
5 of those 8 were in games that we won thereby not impacting those games ultimately.
The 3 other games were: Denver, Green Bay, and the first Jets game.
1st Jets game: Henry's fumble did not cost the team anything as the Jets went 3-and-out on the following drive. Buffalo was down by 3 at the time and got the ball back only 6 yards further back from the LoS that they had on Henry's fumble. The Bills were trailing by 3 at the time. Henry had one of his best games of the season otherwise.
Effect of fumble: negligible
Denver game: Henry's fumble was the only turnover of the day. His fumble was returned by Denver for a TD.
Effect of fumble: Cost the Bills the game
Green Bay game: Henry's fumble did not cost the team anything other than field position as the Packers went 3-and-out on their subsequent drive. The Bills got the ball back for what was the last drive of the 1st half and did not score. The game was tied at the time of the fumble.
Effect of fumble: negligible
Bottom line: Henry's fumbles/turnovers cost the Bills one game only and nothing significant in any other game.
Drew Bledsoe
Bledsoe had 15 INTs on the season. Bledsoe added 4 additional fumbles lost. How many of those 18 TOs impacted the games?
All 15 INTs occurred in 7 games. The Bills lost every single one of those 7 games. 3 of his 4 lost fumbles in those games as well for a combined 18 of 19 turnovers occurring in games that the Bills lost. That's 2.6 TO/game in losses by Bledsoe.
Those games were: Both Jets games, both N.E. games, the Oakland game, the K.C. game, and the Green Bay game.
1st Jets Game: Bledsoe's first INT came w/ the Bills leading 3-0 on the second drive of the game on a 3rd-and-6 at the Jets 32. Bledsoe's second INT came w/ the Bills leading 10-7 on 3rd-and-4. It set the Jets up 1st-and-10 in our red zone at the Bills 19 YL and set up their 2nd touchdown.
Effect of INTs: One cost the Bills at least a FG try and possibly a touchdown. The second cost the Bills 7 points for a 10-14 point swing in a game that went to O/T.
Oakland Game: Bledsoe had 3 INTs for the only TOs of the game. The first was on 1st-and-10 w/ the Bills leading 24-21 and set the Raiders up at the Bills 32 YL and resulted in a TD for the Raiders. The second was with the Bills trailing by 4 w/ just over 11 minutes remaining in the game at the Raider 27 YL. It cost the Bills a FG or TD and resulted in a TD return by Buchanon to put the Raiders up by 11. The third was on 2nd-and-7 at the Raider 7 YL and cost the Bills a FG or TD.
Effect of INTs: Two led to 14 Raider points, 7 directly, while two of the three cost the Bills between 6 and 14 points. The result was a point swing of between 20 and 28 points in an 18 point loss.
Kansas City Game: Bledsoe had the only TO of the day on one INT. It occurred w/ the Bills trailing 17-16 on 2nd-and-10 at the K.C. 40 YL.
Effect of INT: Cost the Bills an opportunity to win the game w/ either a FG or TD.
2nd Jets Game: Bledsoe had all 3 Bills TOs in that game. 2 INTs and 1 FUM lost. The first INT occurred on 1st-and-10 w/ the score tied at 3 on the Bills' second drive of the game. It set the Jets up at midfield from where they scored a TD. The second INT came midway thru the 2nd Q w/ the Bills at the Jets' 45 YL and trailing 10-3 and on 3rd-and-3. It gave the Jets good field position and resulted in 7 more Jet points on their following drive. The fumble occurred in the 4th Q w/ ~ 8 min. remaining and the Bills trailing 31-13.
Effect of INTs: Led to 14 Jets points.
2nd N.E. Game: Bledsoe had 4 INTs in that game. The first INT came in the 1st Q w/ the Bills trailing 10-0. It occurred on 1st-and-10 and set the Pats up 1st-and-goal at the Bills 9 YL for their second touchdown of the game to take a 17-0 lead. The second INT occurred on 2nd-and-1 at the N.E. 1 YL at the end of a drive which had begun at the Bills' 9 YL and cost the Bills a TD. The Pats scored a FG on the resulting drive. The third INT occurred on 1st-and-10 and set the Pats up at the Bills' 26 YL and resulted in a failed N.E. FG. The fourth occurred w/ the Bills trailing 27-10 and on the very next Bills drive on a 1st-and-10 at the N.E. 44 to take the Bills out of a scoring opportunity.
Effect of INTs: Cost the Bills a touchdown and led to 10 N.E. points and possibly cost the Bills another scoring opportunity for at least a 17 point swing in a 10 point loss.
Green Bay Game: Bledsoe had 4 fumbles with 2 being recovered, along w/ 2 INTs to account for 4 of the Bills' 6 TOs. The first INT occurred on 3rd-and-4 at the G.B. 4 YL with no score and cost the Bills at least a TD. The second INT occurred on 1st-and-10 with the Bills trailing 3-0 and set the Packers up at the Bills 45 YL w/ the 1st half running out before the Packers could score. The first lost fumble occurred on 3rd-and-14 with the Bills trailing 3-0 and set the Packers up at the Bills 39 YL for their only TD of the day. The second lost fumble occurred on 2nd-and-10 at the G.B. 17 YL in the red zone and cost the Bills 3 or 7 and an opportunity to attempt an onside kick in bad weather conditions and an opportunity to tie or win.
Effect of INT: Cost the Bills 6-14 points and gave the Packers 7 points for a 13-21 point swing in a 10 point loss.
Bottom line: Bledsoe's INTs/turnovers cost the Bills five games and had a significant hand in at least one of the other two losses.
BOTTOM LINE:
Henry's fumbles cost us one game v. Denver.
Drew's INTs and fumbles cost us at least 5 games.
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