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Bills vs. Jaguars: Josh Hines-Allen & Travon Walker will be a handful for Buffalo

S.Hernandez26 min ago
When the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars square off tonight, it's no secret that a big part of the game will be decided in the trenches. For Jacksonville, it will be paramount that they manage to get home with pressure on quarterback Josh Allen.

The Jaguars have two excellent edge rushers in Travon Walker and Josh Hines-Allen. Both players have combined for three sacks and two tackles for loss through the season's first two games.

Are they set for a big night under the lights of Monday Night Football? Let's look at the film and see what the Bills need to watch out for when they face this fearsome pair.

Play 1: Josh Hines-Allen chases the ball carrier Part of what makes a pass rusher like Josh Hines-Allen so dangerous is his athletic ability. During this play, at the snap Allen went upfield and into the screen play. After a bit of over-pursuit, Allen then turned around and chased the ball carrier from behind to make a tackle. What makes this play so impressive is that despite Allen being out of the play, he recovered quickly for the tackle.

Play 2: Travon Walker runs after Tua Tagovailoa Buffalo's Josh Allen is one of the best scramblers in the league. Keeping containment is for sure a major focus of the Jaguars' plan to keep Allen in the pocket. Here above, we see Travon Walker keep quarterback Tua Tagovailoa from escaping. At the snap, Walker held his ground and didn't rush upfield. This prevented anything from getting outside of him. Once Tua tried to run up the middle, Walker pursued and made the tackle.

Play 3: Hines-Allen gets pressure of the edge The Bills' offensive tackles will have to watch out for Hines-Allen's speed off the edge in obvious passing situations. Pre-snap, we see Allen on the outside shoulder of the tackle. At the snap, he used his speed and executed a dip, ripping around the offensive tackle to get the pressure on quarterback Deshaun Watson.

Play 4: Walker forces Deshaun Watson out of the pocket Walker has a knack for messing up the timing and rhythm of an offense. At the start of the play, Walker was lined up on the outside shoulder of the tackle. From there, Walker took the tackle head-on and bull-rushed him back (showing massive power). Walker pushed his man back to the point where the running back couldn't leak out for a pass and Watson was forced to leave the pocket.

The Fast Lane As you can see, Travon Walker and Josh Hines-Allen present a lot of challenges for an offensive line. The Buffalo Bills will need to be ready for every scenario tonight. What do you think the Bills will do to try and stop Walker and Allen from taking over tonight's game?

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