Bills kick off NFL season playing up to high expectations
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Bills kick off NFL season playing up to high expectations

Associated Press  

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — For one night — and a big one, no less — the Buffalo Bills played up to the weighty expectations many had hung on them this offseason. And yet, let’s remember, it was one game, or as coach Sean McDermott put it when asked about the Bills converting nine of 10 third-down opportunities: “Let’s not jump ahead of ourselves here.” The two-time defending AFC East champion Bills were the better team in kicking off the NFL season by taking advantage of an opponent missing several key play-makers — including Miller — from the group that defeated Cincinnati in February. “I wouldn’t say it was a signature win, I would say it’s the first game,” receiver Stefon Diggs said. WHAT NEEDS HELP Not much needs adjusting, except someone reminding Allen and/or Dorsey to limit the number of quarterback runs especially with Buffalo leading by 21 in the final quarter. Though he scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 7-yard catch, McKenzie’s inability to get his hands on Allen’s pass led to an interception on Buffalo’s second possession at the Rams 24.

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