(AP) LONDON — The Bills showed up cheerful. They failed to impress. They are returning bruised.
Buffalo made a comeback against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but it wasn’t enough as they lost 25-20 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
With a knee injury that is “not looking good,” starting linebacker Matt Milano had to leave the game early, according to coach Sean McDermott. That comes after Tre’Davious White, the starting cornerback, suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury last week.
And McDermott is undoubtedly unhappy with the scenario in which his squad would go to London on Friday to play a team that had already been there for a week.
We need to assess everything because I didn’t think our energy was strong enough early in the game. “We’ll see if, whatever comes up down the road in terms of us coming back here. They were more energetic than we were, according to McDermott.
And McDermott is undoubtedly unhappy with the scenario in which his squad would go to London on Friday to play a team that had already been there for a week.
We need to assess everything because I didn’t think our energy was strong enough early in the game. “We’ll see if, whatever comes up down the road in terms of us coming back here. They were more energetic than we were, according to McDermott.
Teams are currently arriving late in the week, like Jacksonville and Atlanta did before their game, and they typically claim guidance from sports scientists. However, teams might decide to arrive early, as the Baltimore Ravens will for their upcoming game against the Tennessee Titans.
On their first four possessions, the slow Bills punted and gained only 29 yards on the ground.
That’s not going to be good enough to win most times in the NFL,” McDermott said. “At the end of the day, we’ve got to be able to win the line of scrimmage a little bit more.”
The Bills defense was on the field for 82 offensive plays by the Jags, who were 10 of 18 on third down.
Milano, a first-team All-Pro last season, was hurt in the first quarter while pressuring quarterback Trevor Lawrence on third-and-6 from the Buffalo 10. He was carted off the field. He had made three tackles in the game.
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