With defense injuries piling up, The Bills face a
difficult journey forward.
NERTWORTH :- $3.7B
LONDON :- The Buffalo Bills lost cornerback Tre'Davious White, a pillar of the team's defense, last week in a win against the Miami Dolphins. The defensive injuries continued on Sunday, as they lost linebacker Matt Milano to what look to be some lower body injuries and defensive tackle DaQuan Jones to an injured pectoral muscle.
Not to mention the three defenders who were injured and missed the Jaguars' 25-20 loss in London on Sunday, including starting defensive end Greg Rousseau (foot) and starting cornerback Christian Benford (shoulder).
"It was about the halfway point of the first or second quarter when you looked out there and some of the guys who were normally out there were gone." "Milano, [Jones]," said safety Jordan Poyer following the game. "For the guys that stepped in [like linebacker Tyrel Dodson], I thought played extremely well, stepping in the role of Matt."
The concern now is what happens for the rest of the season for a Bills defense that has been among the best in the league, including stopping the Dolphins' No. 1 offense to 20 points last week.The Bills' (3-2) depth will now be put to the test.
"It's tough to see guys get hurt, but flip side, I try to think about it, we do have depth, we do have a lot of guys that can play football at a very high level," Stefon Diggs, the team's wide receiver, said. "So, when you go into that deep, the depth that we have, the deep edge that we do have, guys need to play well, guys need to step up and it's still a standard."
DEFENSIVE LINE:- Against the Jaguars, the Bills almost
ran out of defensive ends. Coach Sean McDermott was down to Leonard Floyd (who came in and out of the game), AJ Epenesa, Von Miller (who played limited snaps in his return from right ACL surgery), and Kingsley Jonathan with Rousseau and Shaq Lawson out. Kendal Vickers, a practice squad defensive tackle, was called up for the game and ended up playing 43 snaps, more than half of the defense's total.
Epenesa, who had a breakout game, was the highlight. He finished with two sacks, including a strip sack, a fumble recovery, and three batted passes, all of which were career highs.
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