ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – One week the Buffalo Bills offense is sputtering. The next it’s their defense.
That leaves coach Rex Ryan having plenty of concerns he needs to address two weeks into his second season in Buffalo.
“Well, first off, obviously never expected this,” Ryan said, opening his news conference following a 37-31 loss to the New York Jets on Thursday night. “The Jets were a much better team than we were today, especially their offense against our defense. It looked like a mismatch.”
Ryan’s prized defense – the one he vowed would be much improved over last year – was porous.
The Bills surrendered 493 yards offense, 28 first downs, allowed New York to convert eight of 13 third-down chances and forced just two punts – the second with 10 seconds left. The only bright side was safety Nickell Robey-Coleman returning Jalin Marshall’s fumble 36 yards for a touchdown to briefly put the Bills ahead 24-20.