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Zay Jones Jerseys 2019 , N.Y. (AP) — Sean McDermott insists the Buffalo Bills have enough talent on offense to win in the NFL.“I believe we do,” the Bills coach
said.It sure didn’t look that way in a 41-9 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday,
in what became the latest comedy of errors produced by an offense that’s proven
more capable of committing turnovers than scoring touchdowns this season.Nathan
Peterman continued showing he’s nowhere close to resembling an NFL quarterback.
He threw three interceptions — one returned for a touchdown — to up his career
total to 13 interceptions in just 153 passing attempts, including
playoffs.Backup tight end Jason Croom lost a fumble , which was returned for
another score.The Bills (2-7) were held to under 10 points for the fifth time
this season, and have managed just 96 in nine games.And the only bright side was
Peterman’s mean-nothing 1-yard touchdown run scored with 5:41 remaining to end
Buffalo’s touchdown drought at 187 minutes and 19 seconds. It was the Bills’
eighth TD of the season, and first since Peterman’s 16-yard pass to Zay Jones in
the fourth quarter of a 20-13 loss at Houston three weeks ago.“It was like a
domino effect today
White Dion Dawkins Jerseys ,” receiver Kelvin Benjamin said. “It just kept stacking up on us. We really couldn’t catch back up.”He was referring to a
second quarter in which the Bears scored 28 points in span of 12:20, included
Eddie Jackson’s 65-yard fumble return and Leonard Floyd returning a pass that
tipped off of Jones’ hands 19 yards for a score.“I don’t have the exact answer
for it,” Jones said. “I don’t think I see anybody that’s not trying to give it
their all. That’s the most discouraging thing about the whole situation right
now is that the effort is there.”Frustration is setting in on a team that has
lost four straight and, off to its worst start since losing eight of its nine
first games in 2010.The Bills had no choice but to start Peterman , with rookie
Josh Allen missing his third straight game with a sprained right elbow and Derek
Anderson sidelined by a concussion.Though Peterman’s struggles were anticipated,
the Bills have no solutions in spurring a running attack that is suddenly
regressing.A week after LeSean McCoy had 13 yards on 12 carries in a 25-6 loss
to New England , the running back was limited to 10 yards on 10 carries against
the Bears.McDermott even made the decision to sit McCoy for a majority of the
second half while he tinkered with his offensive line. Rookie Wyatt Teller saw
playing time at left guard
Dion Dawkins Jerseys 2019 , while Jeremiah Sirles eventually split time at right tackle.McDermott was vague in saying he sat McCoy because of what the Bears were
doing schematically.McCoy, meantime, didn’t stick around to share his thoughts.
He was spotted exiting the locker room before reporters were allowed to
enter.Though Peterman will bear the brunt of the blame, not all the
interceptions were his fault.Newly signed receiver Terrelle Pryor caught
Peterman’s pass and lost control as he turned up field, with the ball landing in
defensive back Adrian Amos‘ hands. Three snaps into Buffalo’s next possession,
Peterman’s hard pass over the middle struck Jones in the hand and bounced
directly to Floyd, who returned it for a touchdown.Peterman finished 31 of 49
for 189 yards and sacked four times in an outing reminiscent of his previous
meltdowns. Peterman lost the starting job after faltering midway through a
season-opening 47-3 loss at Baltimore. And then there were the five
interceptions he threw in a 54-24 loss at the Los Angeles Chargers a year ago.“I
think I don’t feel snake-bitten. I never feel like a victim or anything like
that
White Shaq Lawson Jerseys ,” Peterman said. “It’s life. Things don’t always bounce your way.”Benjamin rallied to Peterman’s support, saying it’s unfair to pin the
blame on him.“We know how the outside world works. They’re going to bash him and
try to break his confidence. But Nate’s a good dude,” Benjamin said.
“Unfortunately, bad things keep happening. And that’s football.” Bills running
back Frank Gore will enter the 2019 season with milestones in his sights and
without thoughts of retirement on his mind.As we noted on Saturday, Gore can
move up to third place all-time in career carries and career rushing yards if he
runs 137 times for 522 yards during the regular season. Taking over those spots
might make for a fitting end to a stellar career, but Gore said he won’t be
thinking about retirement until his body tells him that it is time to go.“I just
go how I feel,” Gore said from a football camp in Miami on Saturday
Shaq Lawson Jerseys 2019 , via the . “If I feel I can’t do it no more, then I call it.”Gore signed a one-year deal with Buffalo and the Bills join the
Dolphins, Colts and 49ers as teams that have had Gore carrying the ball out of
their backfield. The 49ers were his first NFL team and Gore said he hopes to
retire as a member of that team one way or another.“I’m going to be a Niner, you
know, I’ve been there — that’s who drafted me, gave me the opportunity to come
into this league, to be a professional ball player
White Adolphus Washington Jerseys , and I was there 10 years, man,” Gore said. “That’s my home, my second home. It would be right to go back — if I have
to do a one-day [contract], sign that and I’ll be a Niner for life.”Gore led the
Dolphins in rushing last year and has been his team’s leading rusher in every
season that he’s played a game. Should that streak continue in 2019, it’s
probably a good bet that someone will give him a chance to continue the run in
2020.
