Bills coach Sean McDermott took responsibility for the game management that led to the Texans getting the ball back in time for a game-winning 59-yard field goal.
Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. You can follow her via Twitter @agetzenberg.."We're in a tough situation ... they were holding three timeouts, they got a good field goal kicker.
"... You go back and forth, and, hey, I probably should have run it on the first play and just said, 'Hey, where are we now?' Either way, we're probably gonna have to move the chains one time, right? To not give them a chance. But again, those are situations and that's on me."in tight coverage was incomplete -- Coleman was called for offensive pass interference on the play, but it was declined.
After a 13-yard punt return to the Texans' 41-yard line, Houston ran one play to gain 5 yards and set up a 59-yard field goal. On that play, Bills linebacker"We were trying to go nickel defense, and Dorian was on the side," McDermott said."We didn't have the communication we needed right there, and so because of that, he was late onto the field and getting the call in that situation.
On the day, Allen completed 9-of-30 passes for 131 yards and one touchdown to Coleman. The Bills were without leading receiver
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