Question: How did Buffalo turn a first-and-goal from the Broncos’ 30 into a touchdown in the second quarter?
Answer: Josh Allen’s arm, that’s how.
A 27-yard pass to tight end Dawson Knox plus a roughing the quarterback penalty on defensive end Shelby Harris (five additional yards) gave the Bills first-and-goal from the 5.
On consecutive plays, left guard Ike Boettger (holding), receiver Stefon Diggs (pass interference) and left tackle Dion Dawkins (false start) were called for penalties. The Bills gained eight yards on first-and-goal catch by Isaiah McKenzie.
The 22-yard touchdown pass to receiver Jake Kumerow was well-designed and well-executed.
The Broncos played split safeties downfield and Bills play-caller Brian Daboll lined up Diggs wide left to attract Kareem Jackson’s attention. Allen then looked right to get Justin Simmons to hold his position. That freed up Kumerow down the seam, who caught Allen’s rocket-of-a-throw for a 21-7 lead.
Q: The Broncos trailed 21-13 at halftime, but then allowed a 53-yard kick return by Andre Roberts to start the second half. Where was the breakdown?
A: Taylor Russolino’s kick was short (to the 3-yard line) and lacked hang time (3.83 seconds).
Roberts started right, but then quickly changed direction to head left and found daylight when Broncos cover players Jeremiah Attaochu and Andrew Beck collapsed out of their lane.
The Bills made it 28-13 on Allen’s 1-yard touchdown scramble.
Q: On the first play after Allen’s touchdown, Buffalo blew the game open on Jerry Hughes’ 21-yard fumble return touchdown. What happened?
A: Quarterback Drew Lock was in the shotgun and had running back Phillip Lindsay directly behind him (“Pistol” formation) and Beck on his left hip.
This was a shot play because the Broncos kept eight men in protection (two-man route). Buffalo rushed five, including cornerback Tre’Davious White from Lock’s blind-side.
White used his speed to take a wide route around left tackle Garett Bolles, who appeared to be in position to still wall him off. But Bolles collided with Lindsay. The issue is if Lindsay should have been responsible for double-teaming White after completing his play-action fake.
Unblocked, White tracked down Lock in 4.07 seconds, forcing the fumble. Hughes eventually scooped it up and wandered around the field before scoring the touchdown.
Q: Was Broncos cornerback Michael Ojemudia’s ejection late in the third quarter warranted?
A: Absolutely. Get caught throwing a punch and the ejection is pretty much automatic.
Ojemudia was matched against receiver Gabriel Davis well away from the play. Davis had his hand in Ojemudia’s face-mask as the play ended and then pushed Ojemudia’s helmet back.
Ojemudia responded by throwing a right jab that connected with Davis’ helmet, ending his game.
What a lack of awareness by Ojemudia. If he knew about the Broncos’ cornerback situation (very few left), he didn’t show it. He needed to stay on the field. After he was ejected, the Broncos had to turn to Nate Hairston, acquired off Baltimore’s practice squad last week.
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