The Buffalo Bills are 0-1.
You never want to start the season with a loss, but Buffalo finds themselves in good company among the AFC elite with the Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals both dropping their opening games as well. Getting a game up early on Kansas City and Cincinnati would have been nice, but the Bills blew a 10 point lead in the second half.
There are plenty of reasons why Buffalo fell short against the New York Jets, starting with Josh Allen, but we’ll have plenty of time to dwell on the negatives in a bit. For now, let’s focus in on the positives from last night’s game.
ENCOURAGED
O’Cyrus Torrence: The Bills’ second round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft won the right guard job at training camp and opened his NFL career against one of the league’s best defensive lines. While there was likely a play or two that Torrence would like to have back, the rookie shined in his debut.
Using Pro Football Focus’ metrics, Torrence finished as the Bills’ top lineman with an overall grade of 69.7 (above average). He was, by far, their best run blocker (66,3 grade) and had a 70.6 pass blocking grade. He did allow one hit and three pressures, but against Quinnen Williams and company, that’s a pretty good day at the office.
Greg Rousseau and Leonard Floyd: The Bills are banking on Greg Rousseau and Leonard Floyd to hold down the fort at defensive end until Von Miller could return to the field.
So far, so good.
Rousseau looked like a star against the Jets. He was strong against the run and finished with a PFF grade of 90.7 (elite) in run defense. Overall, his defensive grade was an 86.2 (good). Rousseau may not have filled in the stat sheet, but he added a QB hit and was responsible for four hurries in the game.
Leonard Floyd made a strong first impression in his Bills debut. He recorded 1.5 sacks, two QB hits and three pressures for Buffalo. Floyd may have had 2.5 sacks if it weren’t for a blatant hold. Floyd beat a Jets defender at one point and was…
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