“Mason is a reliable vet and did a nice job when he went in there, but he is not our punter,” LaFleur said.īills second-year defensive end A.J. Super excited to see where he leads this team throughout the year.”Ĭrosby got off a 41-yard punt while filling in after JK Scott developed cramps in the second half. “We all know what he can do with his arm. “It’s not a surprise,” Moss said of Allen’s completion to Beasley. He also displayed his familiar dual-threat ability by scrambling to his left and throwing a pass across his body to a wide-open Cole Beasley for a 21-yard gain to set up Moss’ TD. Allen then squeezed a tight 3-yard pass over the middle to Zack Moss to put the Bills up 13-0 on his third and final possession.Īllen spread the ball in completing passes to eight receivers, while playing without his favorite target, Diggs, who sat out because of a lingering knee injury. He capped Buffalo’s opening drive with a perfect throw in hitting Gabriel Davis in stride - a step ahead of cornerback Isaac Yiadom - on a post route for a 31-yard touchdown on third-and-20.
The Packers’ third and final possession of the first half ended with Mason Crosby missing a 28-yard field-goal attempt wide left.Ĭomplicating matters were a pair of bad snaps from backup center Jake Hanson.Īllen, meantime, displayed the polish and poise that led to the fourth-year starter being rewarded with a six-year, $258 million contract extension three weeks ago. “It’s one I’ve got to obviously learn from and dump that to the sideline, and play the next play,” Love said of his interception. Next, on first-and-10 from Buffalo’s 21, Love was under pressure and threw off his back foot to have his weak pass easily intercepted in the end zone by Micah Hyde. Love was just off-target bouncing a pass off Reggie Begelton’s fingertips on fourth-and-goal from the 1 to end Green Bay’s first drive. And that’s why that score can get a little out of hand, or lopsided,” coach Matt LaFleur said. “We just didn’t finish when we needed to. A myriad of mistakes led to the Packers coming up empty, with their first three possessions stalling inside Buffalo’s 21. He returned to action after missing last weekend with what he revealed to be a strained right rotator cuff.
Love played into the third quarter and finished 12 of 18 for 149 yards and an interception. The Packers finished 0-3, closing a preseason in which a majority of their starters didn’t play. Green Bay can now look forward to Aaron Rodgers providing stability to a mistake-filled offense which lacked finish behind a cast of backups, led by Jordan Love. But we went out there, we executed like we should have, and at the end of the day that’s all you can ask for.”īuffalo finished 3-0, extending its preseason winning streak to eight games, dating to a 26-13 loss to Cincinnati on Aug. “It’s preseason so we’re not gonna overreact to anything. “Yeah, it felt good,” said Allen, who set numerous single-season scoring and passing records last year in helping the Bills win their first AFC East title since 1995. “Like, we were supposed to play a half, but I looked at Stef (receiver Stefon Diggs) and said, `I don’t want to come out.‘”Īllen needed just three possessions to finish 20 of 26 for 194 yards and two touchdowns to show he and the Bills high-powered offense are ready for the regular season. Practices don’t do it justice,” said Sanders, who’s caught passes from the likes of Ben Roethlisberger, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees over his previous 11 seasons.