The Buffalo Bills dropped their second consecutive game, falling 24-14 on the road to the Atlanta Falcons. At 4-2, the Bills have a bye week to regroup before heading to face the Carolina Panthers in Week 8.
Here's what we learned Monday from Bills at Falcons:
1 — Missed opportunities "eat at" Josh Allen and the offense
Outside of the opening series in both halves, it was a night to forget for the Bills offense.
The Bills marched down the field on two separate 73-yard scoring drives, one to begin each half. The other nine drives resulted in six punts, two interceptions and one turnover on downs. The offense recorded less than 10 yards on five of their 11 total possessions against the Falcons — two of which came in the fourth quarter when the Bills trailed by only a touchdown.
"It's gonna eat at me the next two weeks," Allen said of the missed opportunities. "I mean, a lot of stuff to clean up."
On a night when it appeared that the Bills and Falcons would be destined for a shootout, the second half turned into a defensive struggle and which team could play mistake-free football with a combined 10 points scored between the two clubs.
After allowing 335 yards and 9.1 yards per play in the first half, Buffalo's defense weathered the storm after halftime, allowing just three points and 108 yards the rest of the night. The Bills got the ball to begin the second half, turning a 14-point deficit into a 21-14 game on a Josh Allen to Ray Davis 16-yard TD connection.