The Buffalo Bills’ offense came to play vs. the Miami Dolphins and even broke some team records in the process.
It was a tough overtime loss that definitely should’ve ended in a W. The Buffalo Bills‘ offense put the team in as good of a position to win as needed, but the defense was too weak to support it.
Although there is no way of making the playoffs now and ending the season with a winning record is now impossible, you can’t help but applaud at what the Bills’ offense was able to do on Christmas Eve.
It was truly a dominant performance on the ground, through the air and up front with the line.
Ending the game with not only 317 total passing yards, but 272 rushing yards is quite the accomplishment. In addition, the Bills ended the game with a 300 yards passer, a 100 yard receiver and a 100-yard rusher. It’s the first time that has happened in the past six years.
LeSean McCoy touched on how Buffalo was able to exploit the Dolphins’ defense on Saturday:
"“We just started making plays. Running the ball, running the ball, taking shots,” said McCoy. “The way that we’re built. That’s how we’re built. We run the ball and get the looks that we get with the one high safety in man coverage. Anytime you get a guy one on one with Clay or Sammy you know the ending. So that’s the way we’re built. We run the ball and then take some shots.”"
Another big accomplishment that came vs. Miami was being able to finish a season with three rushers over the 500-yard mark. It’s something the Buffalo Bills did last season with McCoy, Tyrod Taylor and Karlos Williams. With one game left, McCoy has 1,257 yards, Taylor has 580 yards and Mike Gillislee has 537 yards.
There’s definitely plenty to be proud of for this offense and a lot to build off of moving forward. This is potentially the offense we’ve been missing all year due to injuries. Christmas Eve gave us a good look at what we are capable of with Taylor, Charles Clay, Sammy Watkins, Robert Woods, McCoy and Gillislee all out there contributing.
Not to mention, we were still without our starting center, starting left tackle and a not-so-impressive right tackle.
Let’s take a look at some of the biggest stories from this Bills’ offense on Christmas Eve, including a broken record and some career days for some players.
We start with that broken record!