Buffalo Bills’ Offense Breaks Another Franchise Record

Since joining the league in 2011, Tyrod Taylor has never thrown for 300 yards in a single game.

Hold it right there because Tyrod Taylor put an end to that statement in their overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins.

Coming into this game, though, it was true: Taylor had never thrown a 300-yard game before. He’s definitely come close, with the closest coming Week 2 of this season vs. the New York Jets. He finished that game with 297 yards, 3 TD and one INT. He added 25 yards on the ground.

In addition to the Jets and Dolphins, Taylor also came close to the 300-yard mark two other times. Last season vs. the Kansas City Chiefs, he finished with 291 yards and 3 TD, while also finishing with 289 yards, TD and one INT vs. the Seattle Seahawks this season.

Taylor finished Christmas Eve with a total of 329 yards through the air and 60 yards on the ground. He added three passing touchdowns, including what should’ve been a game-winning TD to Charles Clay.

"“We knew going into this game that we could take advantage of a lot of matchups, especially on the back end and we were able to do that,” said Taylor. “We were able to make some of those explosive plays that we haven’t made that much this year and I think it just shows when you have all your weapons on the field at one time how explosive we can be.”"

Here’s a fun statistic for those that think our losses are due to Taylor not having big days through the air: In the four games Taylor threw for over 275 yards, the Bills are 0-4. Add in the times he threw for 250 yards — which is a total of 7 times — the Buffalo Bills are 1-6.

That just goes to show that you need a balanced team to win games. Just because Taylor has a good day, doesn’t guarantee us a victory. We lose when Taylor has a good day, we lose when Taylor has a bad day. With that being said, is Taylor really the problem?

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After the game on Saturday, Taylor touched on the fact that stats don’t matter when you lose:

"“Statistically, yes, it was a good day,” Taylor said. “But like I said from Day One, you’re judged by wins as a quarterback.”"

On the season, Taylor has accumulated 3,023 yards passing, 17 touchdowns, 6 interceptions, one fumble, an 89.6 rating and a 61.7% completion rate. He has added 580 yards and 6 TD on the ground, with a 6.1 yards per carry average. A lot of his numbers have improved from last season, his first season as a starter in the NFL.

Charles Clay also continued some strong play late in the season and has showed much more chemistry with Taylor.