Head-scratching Payments play-calling results in Texans’ walk-off discipline aim

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Sean McDermott took full duty for the disastrous clock administration on Sunday that helped hand the Texans a 23-20 win over the Payments. 

The Buffalo coach stated, “That’s on me,” a number of instances as he tried to clarify what occurred that brought about the Payments to go to the air three straight instances with the sport tied at 20 and Buffalo again by itself three-yard line with 32 seconds to play.

As an alternative of going to the run sport to drive the Texans to make use of their timeouts — that they had all three — quarterback Josh Allen unsuccessfully tried to cross the ball three straight instances deep and solely ate 11 seconds off the clock. 


Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) rushes against the Houston Texans in the second half at NRG Stadium.
Payments quarterback Josh Allen (17) rushes towards the Houston Texans within the second half at NRG Stadium. Thomas Shea-Imagn Photos

“That’s on me that the end-of-game state of affairs on offense,” McDermott stated. “Robust state of affairs. They’re holding three timeouts, they’ve discipline aim kicker. We wanted to run the clock and transfer the chains, and that’s on me. We didn’t do this there, and that’s my fault.” 

The Texans have been capable of get the ball on the Payments’ 46-yard line after Buffalo was pressured to punt and, predictably, the last-ditch drive by the Texans allowed Ka’imi Fairbairn to hit a game-winning, 59-yard discipline aim as time expired. 

McDermott wouldn’t come out and say whether or not he supported the choice to cross the ball 3 times, coming again to his place the place the buck stops with him — and the consequence landed at his ft. 

“There’s a possible if the state of affairs goes three straight runs you’re working six seconds off probably every time and also you’re possibly in an analogous state of affairs,” the Payments coach stated. “Both manner, we have now to do a greater job, and that begins with me, one hundred pc.” 

The Payments had erased a 17-point gap within the third quarter solely to return up quick ultimately for a second consecutive sport. 


Bills head coach Sean McDermott walks the sidelines
Payments head coach Sean McDermott walks the sidelines. Thomas Shea-Imagn Photos

They’ll now get able to face the Jets on “Monday Evening Soccer” in Week 6. 

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