Buffalo Bills: Breaking down the snap counts from Week 3

This is a breakdown and some notes from the snap counts for the Buffalo Bills in Week 3.

The Buffalo Bills once again won, moving to 3-0, after an exciting last-second touchdown by Josh Allen that gave them a 35-32 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. While the result was the same, there were some distinct differences this week, due in part of injuries but also some coaches’ decisions to mix up the starting lineup.

This is a breakdown of the snaps on the offense and defense for the Buffalo Bills in Week 3.

Buffalo Bills offense

The first thing that stands out is that the Bills officially made a switch on the offensive line as Cody Ford moved to left guard while Brian Winters got his first start with the Bills at right guard. Aside from a few special teams snaps, Quinton Spain was regulated to the bench.

Both Winters and Ford played 100% of the snaps, along with Daryl Williams at right tackle and Mitch Morse at center. Dion Dawkins missed eight snaps this week due to a shoulder injury and Ty Nsekhe stepped in.

This was also the highest snap count for running back Devin Singletary at 89%. It certainly wasn’t a surprise considering that Zack Moss was out due to a toe injury. This was also the best game for Singletary this season with over 100 yards from scrimmage.

Another player who saw a career-high was wide receiver, Gabriel Davis. The rookie played 74% of the snaps and finished with four receptions for 81 yards. This increase is likely tied to the absence of John Brown, who suffered a calf injury, but Davis has played very well this season and should see his snaps continue to increase.

At tight end, Tyler Kroft played a season-high 71% with the absence of Dawson Knox due to injury. It is also interesting to see Lee Smith play only one snap all game, which ended up being a touchdown reception for the veteran tight end.

Buffalo Bills Defense

On the defensive side of the ball, A.J. Epenesa continues to see his snaps increase. He was active for the first time last week against the Dolphins and played 17 snaps and on Sunday played 24 snaps (35%) against the Rams. He also registered his first career sack and should continue to be more involved in the coming weeks.

The rotation at defensive tackle is interesting as Quinton Jefferson continues to lead the position in snaps. He played 64% of the defensive snaps, one week after playing 63% of the Buffalo Bills snaps. Ed Oliver has been second both weeks and against the Rams was on the field for 57% of the snaps. Moving forward, Jefferson and Oliver should be considered the starters at the position.

The good news is that Tremaine Edmunds and Matt Milano were exclusively the Buffalo Bills linebackers against the Los Angeles Rams. Milano played every snap while Edmunds played 68 out of 69 snaps. If there were any lingering effects from their injuries, it didn’t stop them from being on the field.