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01 October 2017

Bills 23 upset Falcons 17 in huge road win 1OKT17


OH YEAH YOUS BILLS MAKE ME WANT TO SHOUT!!!!!! YOU GUYS DID IT, PLAYERS, COACHES, TEAM!!!!! YOU WENT TO ATLANTA AND REFUSED LET THE SPORTS TALKING HEADS DETERMINE THE OUTCOME OF THIS GAME AND IT IS JUST SO COOL HOW YOU PULLED THIS OFF! WAY TO GO BUFFALO, THANK YOU!!!!!
American Football Conference - 2017 Regular Season
AFC East TeamWLT PctPFPANet PtsTDHomeRoadDivPctConfPctNon-ConfStreakLast 5
Buffalo Bills310.75073541952-01-11-01.0002-01.0001-12W3-1
New England Patriots220.5001291281121-21-00-0.0001-1.5001-11L2-2
New York Jets120.3335272-2051-00-21-1.5001-2.3330-01W1-2
Miami Dolphins120.3332557-3220-11-10-1.0001-1.5000-12L1-2

Bills upset Falcons in huge road win

The Bills came away with a big win in their Week 4 game against Atlanta.


Location: Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Regular season records: Buffalo (3-1), Atlanta (3-1)
In a nutshell:The Bills put forth a whale of an effort against the defending NFC champions. The defense kept it a low-scoring game and forced three turnovers. The offense mixed the run and pass well and Stephen Hauschka provided a pair of long distance field goals for the second straight week. It all fit together for an improbable 23-17 road victory over Atlanta.
Winning the turnover battle by a margin of 3-0 proved crucial in the win as Buffalo scored 13 points off turnovers in the six-point win. Down 10-7 at the half Buffalo got a defensive touchdown when Tre’Davious White returned a Matt Ryan fumble 52 yards for a touchdown.
The Bills outscored the Falcons 16-7 in the second half as the defense time and again turned Atlanta’s high-powered offense away, including a 4th-and-1 play at the Bills nine-yard line with under a minute remaining.
The win lifts Buffalo to 3-1 on the season and into sole possession of first place in the AFC East.
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How it went down:-The Falcons scored first in the game. After a scoreless first quarter, Atlanta got great field position on a drive that began near midfield. A 29-yard run by Tevin Coleman got the Falcons into the red zone, but Buffalo held Atlanta to a 28-yard field goal by Matt Bryant with 10 minutes left in the half (3-0).
-Buffalo took the lead on a good-looking eight-play 67-yard drive. After converting a 3rd-and-5 on a scramble, Tyrod Taylor found Charles Clay deep down the right sideline for a 44-yard pass play to set up 1st-and-goal at the nine. One play later Taylor found Jordan Matthews in the back left corner of the end zone for a touchdown with seven minutes left in the half (7-3).
-Atlanta was able to re-take the lead capping an 11-play 78-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run by Devonta Freeman with 18 seconds left in the half (10-7).
-Jerry Hughes forced a fumble on a sack of Matt Ryan early in the third quarter. The loose ball was recovered by Tre’Davious White and he returned it 52 yards for a touchdown to make it 14-10 Buffalo with 11 minutes left in the third quarter.
-Buffalo widened their lead with a long, sustained drive that resulted in a 24-yard field goal by Stephen Hauschka (17-10). The 19-play drive took more than 11 minutes off the game clock.
-Atlanta answered as Matt Ryan found Justin Hardy just inside the goal line for a three-yard touchdown reception to tie the game at 17 with seven minutes remaining.
-The Bills regained the lead when Stephen Hauschka bombed a 56-yard field goal with just under five minutes remaining (20-17).
-Micah Hyde then came up with his second interception of the game on the ensuing Falcons possession and it led to a 55-yard field goal by Hauschka to put the Bills up six with just over three minutes left in regulation (23-17).
Subplots:-Stephen Hauschka for the second straight game came up huge from distance with a 56 and 55-yard field goal to provide Buffalo with the game-winning points.
-Tre’Davious White scored his first career touchdown on a 52-yard fumble return.
-Micah Hyde posted the 10th interception of his career and second of the season in the second half.
-Buffalo scored 13 points off of turnovers in the game.
-The Bills have set a team record for most consecutive quarters without a turnover (15).  The previous team record was 12 set in 2015)
-Jordan Matthews’ nine-yard touchdown reception was his first as a Bill and the 20th of his career.
-Charles Clay’s 44-yard reception in the first half was his longest as a Bill. He finished the game with 112 yards on just five receptions.
-Colt Anderson suffered an arm injury and did not return.

-Ramon Humber sustained a thumb injury but returned to the game a short time later and then exited for good in the second half. He was replaced in the lineup by Matt Milano.
-Shaq Lawson headlined the list of inactive players along with Cordy GlennVladimir DucasseJoe BanyardKhari LeeBrandon Tate and Adolphus Washington.
Up next: The Bills travel to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals for a 1 pm kickoff on Sunday Oct. 8th.

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