London (WGR 550) - The Buffalo Bills are in London, England to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, looking for a fourth-straight victory.
In order to improve to 4-1 on the 2023 season, here are my three keys to the game, plus notes and stats:
1.) Get acclimated
It was a six-and-a-half hour flight from Buffalo to London. The team flew overnight Thursday, got in Friday, and immediately went to work with a practice.
The Jaguars have been in London for over a week, already having played the Atlanta Falcons last Sunday at Wembley Stadium.
How Bills players’ bodies and minds react will no doubt impact how they play.
2.) Second Battle of Josh Allens
Bills quarterback Josh Allen played another tremendous game last Sunday in a 48-20 win over the Miami Dolphins. He earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second time in three weeks.
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Allen has been incredibly efficient all season, currently leading the league in completion percentage at 74.8%. Over the last three games, he’s thrown eight touchdown passes to only one interception.
Keeping that level of efficiency will go a long way towards another victory, especially against a Jaguars team with the other Josh Allen on the defensive side.
Jacksonville's Josh Allen is tied for the league lead with six sacks already this season.
The last time these two teams played in 2021, Allen sacked Allen once, and also intercepted him. That on top of also registering eight total tackles, two tackles for loss, a quarterback hurry, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery.
Those are the kind of numbers that can allow an individual player to wreck a game plan. The Bills need to be aware of him at all times, and not let that happen on Sunday.
3.) Don’t let Jaguars' offense start feeling good
The Jaguars have been inconsistent on offense this season, but they have tremendous talent on that side of the ball. When they are playing their A-game, they are very tough to deal with.
Trevor Lawrence is regarded as one of the best young quarterbacks in the game, and with Calvin Ridley, Christian Kirk, Zay Jones, and Evan Engram, there are plenty of weapons for him to get the ball to.
Running back Travis Etienne is explosive and a terrific pass-catcher out of the backfield, as well.
The Bills need to make sure they don’t give Jacksonville anything easy, especially any big plays, and not allow their confidence to grow.
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