Bills vs Broncos Review

On Saturday night the Bills were roughed up by the Broncos. The final score was 24-10 but the Bills starters on offense only put 3 points on the board while the defense gave up 14.

The first team offense looked rusty again as they only put 3 points on the board in 3 drives. CJ Spiller was used more but he could only find a hole on one carry. He totaled 6 carries for 10 yards. Ryan Fitzpatrick's only interception was on a tipped ball off a dropped pass by Marcus Easley. However, for a second straight week the Bills starters could not find the end-zone.

The starting defense looked lost without Shawne Merriman, as he did not play. The main bright point in the starting eleven on defense was, once again, Marcell Dareus. It looked as though no Broncos lineman could stop him. He only had one sack but pressured Orton a few more times and was clogging up holes against the run. His lone sack came on a double team where he pushed the two linemen back into Orton and got the sack. If he keeps up this performance in the Regular Season the Bills may have their best defensive lineman since Bruce Smith.

Willis McGahee scored the first two Broncos touchdowns against his former team; one rushing and one receiving.

There were two brutal injuries that may cost the Bills for a few weeks. Donald Jones was down on the field for a few minutes after a scary hit on a defenseless receiver briefly knocked him out. Jones had to be helped off the field.

Johnny White also was the victim of a hard hit. White was injured on a take down where his head bounced off the ground. He was down on the field for about 10 minutes from what seemed to be a neck injury. He was carted off the field to a waiting ambulance that took him to a Denver area hospital.

EDIT: Bills Head Coach Chan Gailey has stated that there were "no serious injuries" in the game and that both Jones and White will travel home with the team.

Player of the Game:

Marcell Dareus-Dareus could become a perennial Pro Bowler if he performs this well in the

Regular Season.

Next Week:

The Bills play at Ralph Wilson Stadium for the first time in almost 9 months on Saturday night when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars at 7pm.