When the Bills lost a close one to the Cincinnati Bengals last week, you could have been forgiven for thinking their quick start was all smoke, but there’s a fire burning in this team that could incinerate all comers.
Beating the Eagles – who are now a worrying 1-4 – is no mean feat, and a game that has righted the wrongs of the previous week for a team that has a slighter margin for error than most, given their hot division.
If you’d said a fortnight ago that the Bills would go 1-1 through their next two games, you would have nodded and thought that was not only likely, but acceptable. They now stand at 4-1 and top the division. They are doing fantastically and going in the right direction.
The Eagles, however, are not in a good place at all. Thankfully, the Giants lost this week too, which lessens the pressure in a tight, unpredictable division. But it isn’t good enough – not by a long shot. They need to go on a run and soon, nay, immediately. A five game win streak will do a lot to ease the mounting criticism, but if they lose many more they will quickly find themselves in an embarrassing and frustrating situation – too good to earn a top pick next year; too disarrayed to fulfil their potential. The Eagles threatened to tie the game up in the fourth, shutting out the Bills, who have a habit of fading late offensively. All in all, this game is a perfect snapshot of a team exceeding expectations, and another, far ‘better’ team, falling well short. It’s crunch time for both, now. Can the Bills keep going (yes, why not?), and can the Eagles recover in time to mount a challenge (here’s hoping!).
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