Here are seven takeaways from the Buffalo Bills preseason loss to the Chicago Bears.
The Buffalo Bills’ first recognized contest of the 2024 campaign is in the books, and it’s one they’ll want to quickly forget. Buffalo dropped its monotonous preseason opener to the Chicago Bears 33-6, a generally uneventful affair that featured few splash plays and even fewer overall bright spots for the Bills.
Speaking of Samuel, he and the rest of Buffalo’s first-team wideouts saw their time stretch into the second quarter, with the 27-year-old, Keon Coleman, and Khalil Shakir all taking snaps in the second frame.
Buffalo’s first-team offensive line consistently got blown up in the running game, with Cook often having nowhere to go upon taking the handoff. It’s far too early to press the panic button, and right tackle Spencer Brown did have a few nice reps; he picked up the block that allowed Allen to break off his aforementioned first down scramble, and he later jumped before a snap in order to alert the official of a defensive neutral zone infraction.
Going further down the receiver depth chart, neither Chase Claypool nor Justin Shorter played. Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who inked a one-year deal with the Bills late in the offseason, showcased the drop issues that have plagued him throughout his career, dropping a very catchable ball in the final moments of the first half.
Tyler Bass was perfect on the day, making kicks from 24 and 49 yards out. Neither of his kicks were particularly difficult, but a 100% field goal percentage is encouraging after an adversity-riddled 2023 campaign from the kicker.Bills defensive back Kaiir Elam leads the way as the defense moves to the back field for drills during day seven of the Buffalo Bills training camp at St. John Fisher University in Pittsford, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024.
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