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3 Takeaways from Bills' Week 12 Loss vs. Eagles
E.Wright3 months ago
- Mitchell Leff/ It ultimately didn't have a huge impact on the overall game, but a very curious trend was unfolding during the first half. For some reason, No. 1 receiver Stefon Diggs was repeatedly taken off the field for third downs.
Perhaps interim offensive coordinator Joe Brady was playing some sort of mental game with the Eagles defense, but not seeing Diggs on the field in critical situations was strange.
"Stefon Diggs not being in the game on third down is getting a little weird," Ryan Glasspiegel of the posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Late in the first half, though, Diggs was on the field for a critical 3rd-and-5, and Josh Allen delivered a 22-yard strike to his favorite perimeter target. It marked Diggs' second consecutive catch of the drive and helped set up a Tyler Bass field-goal attempt—though it was blocked.
Diggs was also on the field on 3rd-and-goal just before halftime, and he hauled in a touchdown pass at the goal line.
Plenty of what Brady called on Sunday worked, but he should probably keep Diggs on the field on money downs moving forward.
Read the full article:https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10098714-3-takeaways-from-bills-week-12-loss-vs-eagles
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