It’s fairly disappointing to see both Day 2 selections failing to contribute in almost any way near the quarter point of the season.

He’s hardly played on defense, and didn’t play a snap outside of special teams in Baltimore. There isn’t too much new to mention with Bernard because he just isn’t getting defensive reps at this point. Eventually faith sours, but hopefully the talented back can turn the corner as we get into the meat of the season. Cook has a legitimate shot to be inactive in future weeks because of his failure to produce when given an opportunity. His two snaps against the Ravens resulted in a dropped catch on one designed play. The first-year back out of Georgia has dropped multiple passes designed for him in his very limited amount of snaps. Issues began with a fumble on his first regular-season NFL snap, and things haven’t gone much better since Week 1. Cook hasn’t made plays in key opportunities when the games are close. In order to play as a rookie, players have to make the most of their opportunities-that’s especially the case with young players who are part of a Super Bowl-caliber roster. Elam has a real chance to cement himself as a starter across from White, even with cornerbacks Dane Jackson and Benford clearly in the picture. There are currently no signs of an imminent return for cornerbacks Tre’Davious White or Christian Benford, which means Elam is likely to start once again against the Pittsburgh Steelers next week. He played 69/70 possible defensive snaps on the day. You didn’t see a bunch of him in pass coverage, but that’s because he was completely blanketing receivers the entire game. His contributions in coverage were quite impressive. Let’s dive into the numbers to see who contributed and who didn’t amongst the 2022 NFL Draft class.Įlam was certainly a factor in this game.

Rookies didn’t seem like a big part of the Bills’ plans upon first glance, but late plays by one should draw some eyeballs.

Linebackers Matt Milano and Tremaine Edmunds, in addition to safety Jordan Poyer, were tremendous in this game. Despite a long list of injured players heading into the game, especially on defense, and a host of continued defensive injuries going into the game, it was one of Buffalo’s most impressive defensive performance in recent memory. Fortunately, a furious 17-point comeback led by a heroic defensive effort sent the Bills back home with a 3-1 record. Sunday’s slow start nearly cost the Buffalo Bills a win against the Baltimore Ravens.

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