Reflecting on another disappointing loss: Bills can’t close out Eagles

The Buffalo Bills (6-6) find themselves in an uphill battle to qualify for the 2023 NFL playoffs , sitting 10th in the AFC heading into their bye week.

Following yet another disappointing and heartbreaking loss, this time on the road, 37-34 in overtime to the reigning NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles (10-1), today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks offers up positional grades and analysis from yet another Buffalo setback, one that dealt a crippling blow to the Bills’ playoff chances.

Reflecting on Buffalo’s OT loss vs. the Eagles Quarterback Josh Allen was the best player on the field in Sunday’s game against the Eagles. Allen was brilliant, directing a Bills offense that rolled up more than 500 yards on a top-flight Eagles defense. But in the end, the Bills couldn’t hold onto a 24-14 lead in the second half and fell to 2-6 in one-score games this year.

Catch up here on positional grades, why Allen deserved a chance to lead the Bills on a potential game-winning score at the end of regulation, take a look at the snap counts from the Week 12 loss, and find out why McDermott’s decision to take a knee instead of allowing Allen to engineer a game-winning drive at the end of regulation ranks among the worst coaching decisions of the week.

DE Shaq Lawson involved in altercation with Eagles fan During Buffalo’s loss to Philadelphia, defensive ends Shaq Lawson and Greg Rousseau and defensive tackles Ed Oliver and Jordan Phillips walk over to confront a few rowdy Eagles fans in the stands. Video of the incident behind Buffalo’s bench appears to show Lawson making physical contact with one of the fans. Lawson has apologized for shoving the fan, while both Lawson and Phillips contend the fan made life-threatening remarks.

Latest NFL power rankings Where do the Bills find themselves in the latest power rankings following their heartbreaking loss to the Eagles?

Even more Bills news We hear from head coach Sean McDermott on why “no one is as frustrated” as he is following another disappointing Bills’ loss, why he still feels the team’s goals are “within our reach” as Buffalo heads into its bye week, and more Bills-related news.

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