Bills’ offense gaining fans
Rams’ Mcvay impressed by what he’s seen from Buffalo QB Allen so far
Orchard Park Sean Mcvay knows good offenses when he sees them.
Quarterback Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills — a team previously known for having a defense-first reputation — have suddenly captured the Los Angeles Rams coach’s attention as the teams prepare to play at Orchard Park on Sunday.
“A lot of mixture in personnel. A lot of different looks they can present,” Mcvay said. “And Josh’s ability to be able to beat you with his arms and legs and create off-schedule is a real winning edge. Man, I’ve been impressed with him the first couple of weeks.”
It’s early still, but the Bills (20) don’t resemble the once-plodding, inconsistent offensive team which ranked in the bottom half of the NFL in yards gained for all but two of the past 17 seasons, including 24th last year.
Sparked by Allen’s 729 yards passing, the Bills rank first in yards passing, third in yards gained and are tied for sixth in scoring 58 points.
Buffalo’s offensive renaissance was apparent in a 31-28
come-from-behind win at Miami last week, when Allen had 417 yards passing and four touchdowns in becoming the team’s fifth player to top 400 yards.
In making up for an injury-depleted defense missing two starting linebackers, the Bills snapped a 38-game skid going back to 2011 when allowing 28 or more points.
“He’s a lot more comfortable back there, he’s locked in,” running back Devin Singletary said of Allen. “He’s that general we’re looking for.”
The Rams, off to their third straight 2-0 start, are no pushovers on offense, either.
They’ve finished a season ranked no worse than 10th in
yards gained since Mcvay took over in 2017, and have topped 400 yards in each of their first two outings.
Allen dismissed questions about a feud he’s had with Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who was with Jacksonville in 2018 when he called the quarterback “trash” in a magazine article. Ramsey questioned Allen’s abilities coming out of Wyoming.