Buffalo Rumblings
The Bills prove that weather and the 12th Man aren’t always unstoppable forces
The Buffalo Bills traveled west to take on the Seattle Seahawks on a rainy day and made the most of their trip. Finding some success early and capitalizing on Seattle mistakes, Buffalo cruised to an easy win.
Geno Smith and the ‘Hawks started off with the ball, and our beloved Bills looking to make a stop. Buffalo’s defense held strong and allowed a single yard, forcing a three-and-out. Brandon Codrington received the punt and tried to give Buffalo a little more breathing room, but a flag on Cam Lewis set them back.
Josh Allen tried to match the tone, finding Dawson Knox on their opening snap for 23 yards. James Cook and Ray Davis kept things going with another first, but flags were an early problem with a Davis’ 11-yard scamper called back thanks to offensive holding on Alec Anderson. On 3rd & 4, Dalton Kincaid moved the chains after Khalil Shakir had eaten into the distance from the flag. This was immediately followed by another flag, a false start on David Edwards.
The Seahawks found some pressure, landing a strip sack on Josh Allen that you won’t find on the stat sheet thanks to illegal contact on Devon Witherspoon of Seattle. A Josh Allen sneak kept the drive alive, and another promising play was wiped out by another offensive holding call, on Connor McGovern this time. After forcing 3rd & 10, Seattle looked to force Buffalo for a field goal try, but an Allen connection with Keon Coleman for 25-yards put Buffalo at the Seattle 16 with a first down. After an 11-yard run by James Cook, tipped pass floated dangerously in the air but was nearly reeled in for a Coleman touchdown. A Josh Allen scramble didn’t quite punch it in and a third down try at the goal line was a fantastic contested one-handed catch by Coleman for the first score of the game.
Now down by seven, Seattle got the ball back at the 30-yard line courtesy of a Tyler Bass touchback. Buffalo’s defense picked up where they left off, with Rasul Douglas dropping Kenneth Walker III for a two-yard loss. A four-yard gain and incomplete pass led to the second three-and-out to start the game.
Starting at the 12-yard line after the punt, the Bills started off with a pair of first downs. A couple deep shots and a false start set the Bills back to 3rd & 15. Khalil Shakir got most of it back, but not enough to avoid sending on Sam Martin and the punting unit. A rolling ball pinned the Seahawks at their own nine.
The flags continued with Seattle pushing themselves back four yards with an ineligible player downfield. A completion of nine yards put them close to the marker to end the first quarter. Another completion yielded the first, first down of the day for the Seahawks. With their groove found, Seattle drove down the field...
