With the Bills leading 21-10 in the third quarter Sunday night, offensive coordinator Joe Brady called a trap play that had quarterback Josh Allen lined up at wide receiver and wide receiver Curtis Samuel is lined up at quarterback. Samuel threw the ball to Allen, who was hit as he attempted to throw and fumbled. The Ravens recovered and the Bills were never really in the game after that.
Bills head coach Sean McDermott acknowledged after the game that he and Brady needed to discuss the call.
“I think it’s something that Joe and I are going to talk about and learn from,” McDermott said. “There’s definitely a change in dynamic at that point.”
McDermott said he wishes the decision hadn’t been made at that point in the game.
“It’s something Joe and I will discuss at length. I’m sure he wants to be reminded of it. I do too. We’ll learn from it and move forward,” McDermott said.
After the Bills started the season 3-0, the 35-10 loss to the Ravens showed McDermott how much more his team needed to improve.
“The Baltimore Ravens came out and beat us. They outplayed us, they outplayed us,” McDermott said. “We need to identify the problems and solve them.”
