With the power running of Derrick Henry and a versatile offense, the Ravens believe they will excel against Buffalo even if the elements are nasty.
In most scenarios, teams that win take some time to celebrate, but the playoffs are a different animal. For Buffalo Bills' head coach Sean McDermott, there was no time to waste. Speaking with the media on Monday following the Bills' 31-7 Wild Card victory over the visiting Denver Broncos,
Buffalo didn’t have Bernard, linebacker Matt Milano or nickelback Taron Johnson for the whole game. Bills safety Taylor Rapp suffered a concussion while trying to tackle Henry in the second quarter and has been wearing a guardian cap over his helmet since.
The Buffalo Bills could avoid facing a star player for the Baltimore Ravens as wide receiver Zay Flowers remains out of practice.
Bills coach Sean McDermott joked that Buffalo could use five 300-pound linebackers in assessing what it might take to stop Baltimore’s Derrick Henry.
If Bills coach Sean McDermott and quarterback Josh Allen are ever going to begin changing the narrative of Buffalo falling short against the AFC’s elite when it counts, this would certainly be a good weekend to start.
Bills coach Sean McDermott joked that Buffalo could use five 300-pound linebackers in assessing what it might take to stop Baltimore's Derrick Henry.
That night in Baltimore, the Bills were 3-0 and playing with a little house money, while the Ravens, having lost their first two games including one in inexplicable fashion to the awful Raiders, were a somewhat desperate team looking to avoid falling into a 1-3 hole.
Stefon Diggs, Gabe Davis, Patrick Queen and Jadeveon Clowney. Those are just a few of the key players Buffalo and Baltimore lost last offseason, when free agency and salary cap constraints threatened to knock both teams down a notch.
Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers didn’t practice for a third straight day Friday, but coach John Harbaugh isn’t ruling him out just yet.
As soon as the matchup was set, Lamar Jackson’s Ravens vs. Josh Allen’s Bills became the main event of NFL connoisseurs’ favorite viewing weekend.