Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott is under fire after doubtful game-management problems turned up in Sunday's 23-20 roadway loss in Houston.
In spite of getting beat the majority of the contest, the Bills clawed their method back into a 20-20 tie and required a late Texans punt, getting the ball at their own 3-yard-line with 32 seconds staying. In spite of the ground video game cooking much of the contest and Josh Allen having the worst analytical passing day of his profession, Buffalo called 3 pass plays and punted back to Houston with 7 seconds staying.
One C.J. Stroud pass later on and Ka'imi Fairbairn nailed a 59-yard game-winning basket as time ended.
McDermott took heat for the choice to toss the ball 3 times supported, keeping in mind the Texans holding 3 timeouts contributed in the Bills' thinking.
“Tough circumstance, 3 timeouts,” he stated. “They had 3 timeouts, have an excellent basket kicker. We required to run the clock and move the chains. We didn't do that there, which's my fault.”
The Bills might have run the ball 3 times, Houston utilized its timeouts, and the very same ending transpires. Offered how the offense had actually played all video game, it was even more unexpected that Buffalo took 3 shots through the air in a video game in which Allen finished a career-low 30 percent of his passes (9 of 30).
McDermott focused on the Texans' 3 timeouts.
“When you discuss holding 3 timeouts where we were (supported). They've got a truly strong-leg basket kicker,” he stated. “We understood that there was possible if you go 3 straight runs, you're running 6 seconds each time, you're possibly in a comparable scenario. Either method, we've got to do a much better task, and that begins with me 100 percent.”
A minimum of 3 runs would have drained pipes all of Houston's timeouts, making the 5-yard pass from Stroud to pull a little bit more detailed for Fairbairn harder.
McDermott was asked if he concurred with offending organizer Joe Brady calling up 3 passes.
“I'm not going to get into that. I do not believe that's pertinent today,” the coach stated. “Overall, once again, that's on me. We simply got ta do a much better task. I've got to do a much better task because circumstance.”
Possibly even a created Allen run or offering the QB the alternative to run would have played much better than 3 passes of 15-plus air backyards.
“I like Josh with the ball in his hands,” McDermott stated. “I do. Effective offense was the best technique there, and I didn't have us do that. Once again, we find out from that. Difficult circumstance, like I stated. They're holding 3 timeouts. They've got an excellent basket kicker, and you go back and forth. I most likely should have run it on the very first play and stated, ‘Hey, where are we now?' In either case we're going to need to move the chains one time to not provide an opportunity.
