Gameballs, Unsung Hero, and Grades on Bills Week 2 Win
As most of you know already, the Buffalo Bills improved to 2-0 with a 20-16 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. They are now tied for first in the AFC East with the New England Patriots. Big win for the Bills! They are now 2-0 against playoff teams from last season also. So who do I have for my “Unsung Hero”? Who recieves the gameballs? How did the Bills do overall in my eyes? Keep the page scrolling for the answers.
GRADES on Bills
Running Game: D+
The running game started off hot but struggled at times after that. Fred Jackson and Marshawn Lynch did not combine for over 100 yards. The Bills as an entire unit averaged a very weak 2.9 yards a carry. Lynch did come through with the 11-yard TD run, the only real good run on the game.
Passing Game: A
Can’t really say anything bad about a 20-25 day by Trent Edwards. The final TD drive showed how quick the young QB matured. Hit Lee Evans on a 37 yard pass on 3rd and 6 and then calm and cool he throws the go ahead TD to rookie James Hardy. Everyone got involved in catching the football.
Run Defense: B+
Sure they were a little sluggish in the 2nd half but who wouldn’t be after playing in 90+ degree heat. Held one of the top running back tandeems in the league in Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor to 66 yards. A job well done.
Pass Defense: B+
Got some decent pass rush and a very timely sack by Kyle Williams helped the grade too. No pass in this game went for more than 15 yards. Corner Terrence McGee also came up with a timely INT before the end of the 1st half.
Special Teams: C-
They got fooled! An outside kick was converted on one of the best units in the NFL. After the game, Coach Dick Jauron said that he told his players to watch out for the outside kick because he knew it was coming. Yikes! The return game struggled a little too. They averaged under 20 yards on 4 kickoff returns. Kick coverage was pretty good though.
Coaching: A+
A well prepared game plan. Didn’t panic when down either. If offensive coordinator Turk Schonert continues his great play calling, a statue will go up for him soon. Same goes for the defense in Coach Perry Farwell. Sorry Bobby Aprils. no love for you today.
GAMEBALLS
- Trent Edwards: Of course Trent will win one of the honors this week. How could he not? Mr. Cool finished the day 20 for 25 with 239 yards, 1 TD and 0 INTs. Did not play like a second year player in this one.
- Ashton Youboty: Wow! Really all I can say about this guy. I didn’t even think he would make the roster for this season and he stepped up big in this one from the starting nickel corner spot. He only had 3 tackles but they came up at the right time. One was to stop Garrard for scrambling for a first, and another was a huge hit on another 3rd down play when they ran a screen. He also had a sack in the 1st quater.
UNSUNG HERO
Rian Lindell. What!? You are going with the Bills kicker? Now wait a second before you jump down my throat. He went 2 for 2 on field goals with one of them coming up in the clutch. It happened with the Bills being up by one, 17-16 when he came into the game. There was about 30 seconds on the clock, when he booted the 45 yard field goal good to give the Bills a 4 point lead. Why is this so important you may ask? Well if he misses that kick, the Jags get the ball back in great field postion only needing a FG for the win. Something as small as a field goal late in the game is sometimes lost in a game like this, but it’s not forgoten here. Lindell takes the Unsung Hero adward for Week 2.








