Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady can already see himself pointing to Sunday’s 41-40 win over the Baltimore Ravens as an example.
The Bills fought back to escape with a game-winning field goal as time expired, even though their probability of winning the game had been statistically close to zero at certain points. Now, Brady can say that the probability is never, ever zero for these Bills.
“There shouldn't be a game we play this year that a player doesn't believe we have a chance to win,” Brady said.
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Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady walks through the tunnel before the Sunday night's game at Highmark Stadium. Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News
Part of how the Bills were able to stay calm on the sidelines was by mirroring their OC.
“Look, there is a time and a place where the score does matter, right?” Brady said Monday.
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But for most of Sunday night’s game, Brady made sure he told or relayed to players not to worry about the points. Not yet.
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“You don't look at the scorebook, you just focus on the next play, the next drive, the next opportunity,” Brady said. “Usually good things happen, especially when you go against a good outfit and the team that we faced. Like, they're going to score points, right? Sometimes you can get caught up, I'm sure teams do that, the same thing, playing Josh Allen.”
The Bills players, led by Allen, stayed the course on the sideline before proving themselves back out on the field. It was a good reminder for Brady, as well.
“Last night, I didn't think that was exactly how it was going to go,” Brady said. “But them focusing and not blinking, just knowing that as long as we've got 17 and the guys in that locker room, as long as there is time on the clock, we've got a chance, and we proved it last night.”
Bosa impresses
Joey Bosa has a busy debut for Buffalo Bills
Bosa played 35 of 51 defensive snaps (69%) in the team’s 41-40 victory over the Baltimore Ravens at Highmark Stadium. Bosa joined fellow edge rusher Greg Rousseau in playing 35 defensive snaps, the same number as starting defensive tackles Ed Oliver and DaQuan Jones.
After donning Chargers’ powder blue all his NFL career, Joey Bosa slipped into Bills blue for his Sunday debut with Buffalo. Defensive coordinator Bobby Babich was pleased with what he saw.
“Joey Bosa played his tail off, man,” Babich said Monday. “Played his tail off. Plays hard. Very intentional. Wants to be really good. He was rushing really well yesterday. It's too bad he didn't end up with a sack, but he affected the passer, that's for sure. And that's a good passer we went against yesterday.”
Bosa’s would-be sack was called back for a defensive holding penalty. He finished with two tackles.
Bosa played 69% of defensive snaps against the Ravens. Babich said Bosa’s snap count will be on a game-by-game basis, but he does expect it to decrease some. The Ravens ran 50 plays on offense, not counting penalties, so Bosa’s percentage went up.
“Yeah, no, we'll probably pull that down a little bit,” Babich said. “First game. It was only 53 plays, you know what I mean? And we manage that as we go through the game. So we'll make sure we know where Joey's at, physically, and make sure that we kind of target exactly where we want it.”
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Another new face that impressed for the Bills was rookie cornerback Dorian Strong. Strong was thrust into starting when cornerback Tre’Davious White was inactive for the game with a groin injury. It was no small task for Strong.
“That's a tough position,” Babich said. “I believe the two hardest positions in the NFL to play are quarterback and cornerback.”
Strong finished with two tackles, including one that prevented a likely touchdown.
“That touchdown-saving tackle on one of the long runs by Henry, you don't see a lot of corners finishing off that play,” coach Sean McDermott said. “Especially when it's one-on-one with Derrick Henry. So I thought I was impressed by that, how hard he played. Those are good first steps that we can grow with and teach around.”
Strong was a sixth-round pick of the Bills, who did not plan for him to start this early. But as injuries piled up, his path became clear.
“He did not blink,” Babich said. “He went out there, did not flinch, challenged. Certainly, there's some things he's got to improve on. But that was one of the highlights is the way Dorian played. That's credit to him and his preparation. He's very professional. Really, really cool to see.”
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