MITCH HORUCY
Sports Editor
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The sun is setting earlier and leaves are starting to fall, which can only mean it’s time for my fantasy team to let me down again.
At the time of reading, Week 2 will be wrapped up, but Week 1 of the NFL gave fans a ton to talk about.
Starting with a game 45 minutes up the I-90, Bills Mafia was in for a treat to start Sunday Night Football.
The Buffalo Bills stole a win from the Baltimore Ravens with a final score of 41-40.
There are tons of different stats to bring up to show how crazy this game was, but there are two that stick out to me.
Firstly, teams that rushed for 235 yards or more and scored 40 or more were 277-0 before Sunday; they’re now 277-1.
Secondly, with 4:48 left in the fourth quarter, the Bills had a 0.9% chance to win the game.
For reference, the odds of flipping a coin seven times and getting heads all seven times are about 0.8%.
It truly was one of the craziest games I have ever watched, not only as a Bills fan, but as a fan of football.
Quarterback Josh Allen started his 2025 campaign right where he left off after his 2024 MVP season.
He finished with 424 total yards to go along with four total touchdowns: two rushing, two passing.
His 251 passing yards in the fourth quarter are the fourth-highest ever in the final frame of a game.
While this performance was incredible, it’s nothing new for Allen.
Someone who had a great performance that caught some people off guard is wide receiver Keon Coleman.
Finishing with eight receptions, a career best, and 112 yards, the second-highest mark in his career, Coleman introduced himself on a national level.
What I find most telling about his performance is the way he got to those numbers.
Heading into the fourth quarter, Coleman had just one catch for 17 yards.
This means when the game was on the line and the Bills had to have it, Allen looked at Coleman.
I had big hopes for this duo entering the year, and I hope this game was a preview of what the rest of the year could look like.
Another Bill that made a name for himself is defensive tackle Ed Oliver.
Oliver, who’s had an up-and-down career thus far, had a huge game against the Ravens, including possibly the biggest play of the game.
Down eight points with under four minutes to go, he broke through the line and forced a fumble, giving the ball back to the Bills.
He finished the game with six total tackles, including three TFLs (tackles for loss) and a sack.
Last season, he only had five TFLs in 14 games.
If the former ninth overall pick can finally play at his ceiling, he can help a struggling Bills defense.
Looking at the rest of the league, there were a lot of interesting finishes, including another blown lead in Chicago.
Outside of the opening drive, second-year quarterback Caleb Williams looked bad under new head coach Ben Johnson.
His “on-target” passing percentage in week one was 62.9%, the worst out of all starting quarterbacks.
While I do think young quarterbacks get unfair treatment in the modern-day NFL landscape, another season of disappointing play from Williams would start to sound some alarms in the Windy City.
Another game Bills fans would’ve found some interest in took place in São Paulo, where the Chargers took down the Chiefs.