{"id":294055,"date":"2023-10-23T00:54:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T00:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=294055"},"modified":"2023-10-23T00:54:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T00:54:05","slug":"bills-hc-sean-mcdermott-after-upset-loss-to-patriots-were-beating-ourselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/nfl\/bills-hc-sean-mcdermott-after-upset-loss-to-patriots-were-beating-ourselves\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills HC Sean McDermott after upset loss to Patriots: &#x27;We&#x27;re beating ourselves&#x27;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Buffalo Bills seemingly are at a crossroads after they were upset by the New England Patriots on Sunday, and the situation has head coach Sean McDermott searching for resolutions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve gotta continue to find answers to some of the reasons as to why we&#8217;re stubbing our toe,&#8221; McDermott told reporters after the 29-25 loss. &#8220;We&#8217;re not playing complimentary football. &#8230; We&#8217;re beating ourselves at times, and we&#8217;re not linking up in all three phases to control a game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Slow starts have been the bane of Buffalo&#8217;s existence in the past three games, and its offense continued an alarming first-half trend against an opponent that limped into Sunday riding a three-game losing streak.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Allen threw an interception on the first offensive play for Buffalo, which allowed the Patriots to take a commanding 10-point lead before the Bills gained a single yard. By putting up another first-quarter goose egg, the Bills extended such a result to its third consecutive game, and the three first-half points they mustered against the Patriots on Sunday brought Buffalo&#8217;s first-half total to 10 in the past three games combined.<\/p>\n<h2>          <span>            Related Links          <\/span>        <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>              2023 NFL season, Week 7: What We Learned from Sunday&#x27;s games            <\/li>\n<li>              2023 NFL season, Week 7: Notable injuries, news from Sunday&#x27;s games            <\/li>\n<li>              Bill Belichick earns 300th regular-season win as Patriots upset Bills            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Compared to the Bills&#8217; quick starts through the first four weeks &#8212; 34 first-quarter points scored and 67 total points in the first half during that stretch &#8212; the worrisome trend was recognized by McDermott, but reasons as to why befuddled the head coach.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wish I could tell you,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We talk about it, we talk about being more detailed, getting into a rhythm early, playing complementary football and all three phases working together. We haven&#8217;t been able to get into a good rhythm, obviously.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Down, 22-10, in the fourth quarter, Allen and the offense eventually found their footing with consecutive TD drives that mirrored an offense that entered Week 7 ranked top five yards gained (374.8 per game) and scoring (28.8 per game). With a three-point lead late in the game, securing the win was essentially left to the Bills&#8217; typically stout defense, but Patriots QB Mac Jones went ahead and authored a comeback of his own, finding tight end Mike Gesicki for the game-winning TD to cap off an eight-play, 69-yard drive with 12 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When it comes down to it, I&#8217;ve got to close the game out,&#8221; McDermott said of his defense.<\/p>\n<p>There were several other miscues and faulty habits that aided the Bills&#8217; misery on Sunday &#8212; a missed field goal before halftime, a turnover on downs in the fourth quarter, a 42% conversion rate on third down and a game-high nine penalties for 46 yards. McDermott recognized it all and wasn&#8217;t shy to realize the inconsistent team in the mirror, but it would be convenient to find answers quickly with the Bills (4-3) entering a short week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-3) this Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not enough, we didn&#8217;t do enough,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We didn&#8217;t put them in position enough, I didn&#8217;t put the defense in position enough and then just overall didn&#8217;t play complimentary football. &#8230; We were shooting ourselves in the foot at times and put in some third-and-long situations. And then just overall got to close the game out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/bills-hc-sean-mcdermott-after-upset-loss-to-patriots-we-re-beating-ourselves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Buffalo Bills seemingly are at a crossroads after they were upset by the New England Patriots on Sunday, and the situation has head coach Sean McDermott searching for resolutions. &#8220;We&#8217;ve gotta continue to find answers to some of the reasons as to why we&#8217;re stubbing our toe,&#8221; McDermott told reporters after the 29-25 loss. 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