Well, no one truly believed that the Buffalo Bills were going to go undefeated in 2020.
Of course, not many people figured the start to their perfect season would be ended by a team that had practiced once in two weeks, but that’s what happened Tuesday night.
The Tennessee Titans, home to the NFL’s first COVID-19 disaster area, looked like the exact opposite of a team that had hardly practiced as they rolled to a lopsided 42-16 victory over the Bills, the team that looked exactly like it had hardly practiced in two weeks.
GAME RECAP LINKS:
- Depleted Bills fall from ranks of unbeaten in flat effort vs. Titans (Instant observations) (Syracuse.com)
- Buffalo Bills 16, Tennessee Titans 42: Rapid recap and notes (BuffaloRumblings.com)
- 10 observations: Bills’ defense in crisis mode after blowout loss to Titans (BuffaloNews.com)
- Titans embarrass Bills as Buffalo is not ready for primetime (Report card) (Syracuse.com)
- Bills postgame spotlight | Titans 42, Bills 16 (BuffaloBills.com)
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
SOCIAL:
Bills-Titans postgame show w/ @MattParrino & @RyanTalbotBills https://t.co/R84CCZTFEM
— Buffalo Bills News (@billsupdates) October 14, 2020
We're live for Bills Tonight after our Week 5 loss to the the Tennessee Titans.
Stay tuned to hear from QB Josh Allen, HC Sean McDermott and more. https://t.co/a0oSbGl2t0
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) October 14, 2020
Mask up. On to the Chiefs. #BUFvsTEN | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/PuziuWcUrh
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) October 14, 2020
Isaiah McKenzie catches the pop pass from Josh Allen and takes it in for the score.
McKenzie is now the ninth Bill to tally a receiving TD from Allen this season.
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) October 13, 2020
It's easy to be the leader when you win. Tonight Josh Allen dapping up his teammates #BillsMafia. pic.twitter.com/Ni9qT5WuoU
— Jenna Cottrell (@JennaCottrell) October 14, 2020
McDermott: "We're not about excuses and explanations"
— Marcel Louis-Jacques (@Marcel_LJ) October 14, 2020
If you believed the Bills were distracted by having to prepare for both the TITANS & CHIEFS this week, Micah Hyde has your answer #Bills
"No, no, no we were 100% focused on the Titans…to be honest we didn't say one thing about the Chiefs…"
h/t @JonScottTV for the question pic.twitter.com/7VH1LQ4Oat
— Jenna Cottrell (@JennaCottrell) October 14, 2020
Josh Allen: "We got punched in the mouth and didn't respond like we should have … I didn't play well enough for our team to win tonight."
— Marcel Louis-Jacques (@Marcel_LJ) October 14, 2020
Sean McDermott says he wishes the plane ride home would be six hours long so he could watch the film of all three phases from tonight's game.#BillsMafia #FootballGuy
— Dan Fetes (@danfetes) October 14, 2020
#Bills head coach Sean McDermott: "The first turnover right away changed the game. A lot we can improve on from this game, we have to learn from this tape starting with me."@news4buffalo
— Heather Prusak (@haprusak) October 14, 2020
By my count, #Bills rookie WR Gabriel Davis played every single offensive snap against the Titans. Quite the workload without John Brown in the lineup.
— Joe Buscaglia (@JoeBuscaglia) October 14, 2020
GAME PREVIEW:
There’s potential for the Bills to start the season 5-0 for the first time since 1991. It would mark just the second time in franchise history the Bills would start the season with five straight wins. Buffalo has already accumulated several impressive stats through four weeks of play, going undefeated into Week 6 against the Chiefs would be the icing on the cake to start the season.
The Bills recorded their third-straight game of at least 30 points after a win against the Raiders making it the most consecutive 30-point games for a Bills team since 2011. They have also scored at least 27 points in all games so far this season, the highest point total in four-straight games since 2004. The Titans also enter this contest undefeated with three wins and lead the AFC South. Only one of these teams will leave Nashville undefeated on Tuesday.
GAME PREVIEW LINKS:
- Bills-Titans being postponed to Tuesday night (RochesterFirst.com)
- Top 5 storylines fans need to follow for Bills at Titans | Week 5 (BuffaloBills.com)
- No positive tests for Titans, per reports, in advance of rescheduled Bills game (BuffaloNews.com)
- What Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Jordan Poyer + others said about Bills at Titans | Week 5 (BuffaloBills.com)
- Bills getting ready for Titans as usual; Milano, Wallace suffer longer term injuries (RochesterFirst.com)
- Injury Report | Matt Milano out; Seven players questionable for Bills at Titans (BuffaloBills.com)
- No new COVID-positive results Monday for Tennessee Titans (BuffaloRumblings.com)
- Bills Today | Bills, Titans among the five undefeated teams remaining in the NFL (BuffaloBills.com)
- Tennessee Titans hold first practice since September 25th on Sunday despite positive COVID-19 result (BuffaloRumblings.com)
- 7 things to watch for in Bills at Titans | Week 5 (BuffaloBills.com)
SEAN MCDERMOTT’S PRESS CONFERENCE:
GAME MEDIA:
#RoundingUpTheHerd: From Week 5 last season when the Bills and Titans met through Week 4 this season, Josh Allen ranks second in the NFL with 38 total touchdowns. #BUFvsTEN | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/1kSMVDe0b9
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) October 12, 2020
#LeadingTheCharge: Week 5 (#BUFvsTEN) game release: https://t.co/4zrNjUIDb7
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?@WGR550 pic.twitter.com/bAR03gMY63— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) October 6, 2020
Perfect throw. Perfect catch.
Best #BUFvsTEN practice photos: https://t.co/5tRH1M484Q pic.twitter.com/l2BUsgD1ca
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) October 9, 2020
DR?P pic.twitter.com/4jgTXVrdKr
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) October 8, 2020
Sunday's work attire.#BUFvsTEN | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/sB8cIWfF2h
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) October 7, 2020
Kyle leads sports coverage and hosts the Concrete Jungle podcast. Have a lead or question? Send it to [email protected].