Coach Sean McDermott believes the Buffalo Bills gained something from enduring their second-most lopsided loss in franchise history.And
he's not yet ready to make a change at quarterback.After making the playoffs for
the first time in 17 seasons last year
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McDermott praised his team's effort and intensity in the opener, while
acknowledging the Bills need to perform better in all areas."We'll learn from
that tape," McDermott said. "I'm convinced of that."McDermott declined to
indicate whether he will make a switch at quarterback from opening day starter
Nathan Peterman to rookie Josh Allen for Sunday's home game against the Los
Angeles Chargers."We're going to continue to evaluate where we are, dotting the
I's and crossing the T's, and taking it one step at a time," McDermott
said.Peterman barely made it out of the third quarter in his third career start.
He was 5 of 18 passing for 24 yards with two interceptions and a quarterback
rating of 0.0 before getting pulled with the Bills trailing 40-0. The Bills did
not gain a first down in the first half with Peterman at quarterback."This is a
quarterback-driven league and I thought there were times where we did some
things that were on target, and some times where we weren't on target,"
McDermott said. "We have to get better in every area at what we are doing, not
just the quarterback position."Peterman won the preseason competition with
Allen, the quarterback Buffalo traded up to draft seventh overall out of
Wyoming, and veteran AJ McCarron, who has since been traded to the Raiders.If
Peterman hangs on to the starting job, he'll have to face the Chargers defense
that intercepted him five times in the first half of his first career start last
November.McDermott's decision to bench starter Tyrod Taylor in favor of Peterman
last year nearly derailed the Bills' season after a promising start. But Taylor
rallied the Bills to a 9-7 finish and they beat out the Ravens for the final AFC
playoff spot."You saw what we did with some of those moments last year,"
McDermott said. "We learned from those and I'm convinced and confident that our
team will continue to learn from this experience."Taylor was traded to Cleveland
in the offseason to clear the way for the Bills' young quarterbacks.Allen was
marginally better than Peterman against the Ravens. He completed 6 of 15 passes
for 74 yards, ran for 26 yards and guided the Bills on their only scoring
drive.McDermott has repeated throughout the preseason that the Bills wish to
take a patient approach in developing Allen."There's a lot of things that go
into that decision," McDermott said. "It's not just as simple as some might
think. There's a lot of hands in that jar."Buffalo's rebuilt offensive line
struggled to protect either quarterback
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Oct. 8, 2006.The Bills gave up touchdowns on all six of the Ravens' drives into
the red zone. They allowed 26 first-half points, more than they allowed in the
first half of all but one game last season, trailing only the 37 points allowed
in the loss to the Chargers."That's part of the journey on the way to success,"
McDermott said. "It's never a straight line. It's never as clean as people think
it is, and it's something that we have to continue to work through." LOS ANGELES
CHARGERS (0-1) at BUFFALO (0-1)Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBSOPENING LINE — Chargers by
7 1/2RECORD VS. SPREAD — Los Angeles 0-1, Buffalo 0-1SERIES RECORD — Chargers
lead 24-12-2LAST MEETING — Chargers beat Bills 54-24, Nov. 19, 2017LAST WEEK —
Chargers lost to Chiefs 38-28; Bills lost to Ravens 47-3AP PRO32 RANKING —
Chargers No. 19, Bills No. 32CHARGERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (1), RUSH (11), PASS
(2).CHARGERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (20), RUSH (13), PASS (22).BILLS OFFENSE —
OVERALL (32), RUSH (25)
Womens Darius Philon Jersey , PASS (32).BILLS DEFENSE — OVERALL (22), RUSH (19), PASS (21).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Chargers coach Anthony Lynn served as
Bills interim coach for 2016 season finale after Rex Ryan was fired. Lynn was
candidate for Bills job before Sean McDermott got it. ... Chargers have won
three straight and 17 of past 22 meetings. ... Chargers have outscored Bills by
combined 113-44 in past three meetings, and not trailed since 23-14 loss on Oct.
19, 2008. ... QB Philip Rivers is 4-1 against Bills with 1,115 yards passing, 10
touchdowns and one interception. With 424 yards passing against Chiefs, Rivers
topped 400 yards for 10th time — tied for fourth on NFL career list. ... RB
Melvin Gordon had career-best 102 yards receiving against Chiefs. ... CB Casey
Hayward intercepted two of Bills QB Nathan Peterman's five first-half
interceptions in last meeting. ... Bills first-round pick QB Josh Allen to make
first career start after Peterman went 5 of 18 for 24 yards and two
interceptions in two-plus quarters against Ravens. ... Bills traded up five
spots to select Allen out of Wyoming — highest in draft order Buffalo has chosen
QB. Allen finished 6 of 15 for 74 yards and 26 yards rushing last week. ...
Bills only NFL team to not score TD in Week 1. ... RB LeSean McCoy had 22 yards
rushing on seven carries, and one catch for minus-1 yard. ... Loss to Ravens was
Bills' second-most lopsided margin of defeat, behind 56-10 loss to New England
on Nov. 18, 2007. ... Buffalo managed 153 yards offense against Ravens, fewest
since 145 in 40-7 loss at Chicago on Oct. 8, 2006. ... Defense allowed Ravens to
score six touchdowns on six trips inside 20. ... First-round pick LB Tremaine
Edmunds became Bills' first rookie to have sack in season opener since 2002. ...
Fantasy Tip: Pick your poison with Rivers and Gordon both having chances of
putting up big numbers. Chargers' defense worth consideration against Bills
popgun attack and patchwork offensive line.
