Being Donald Jones: Coming Back Against The Raiders, Seeking Respect Against The Patriots
With their backs against the wall last week, the most surprising team in the NFL did the unthinkable and overcame an 18-point second half deficit to defeat the Oakland Raiders in a classic. The Buffalo Bills scored on their last five possessions to complete a comeback for the ages, pulling out a 38-35 thriller over the visiting Raiders.
Former Youngstown State WR Donald Jones had four catches for 24 yards and made perhaps the biggest play of the game when he knocked what looked like a sure interception away from a Raiders defensive back on the last scoring drive.
“Coach Gailey comes up with great sets of plays for us to run each week”, reflected Jones. “However, on the last drive, Fitz [Ryan Fitzpatrick] was making it up as we went. That is what is so unique about our offense this season, Fitz and Coach Gailey are on the same page.”
“Against Kansas City, we got ahead so fast that we were able to use more running plays in the second half. This past week against Oakland, we were down so fast that we had to throw the ball more to score faster.”
This week, the Bills (2-0) host the always-tough New England Patriots. As you can imagine, not many are picking the Bills to win this contest, but Jones believes in his team. “We are going into this game to win. We know we have some matchups that we can win on offense. It is definitely going to be an opportunity for this team to get some national recognition and to prove that we are for real.”
Kickoff for the Bills-Patriots game is set for 1 p.m. and I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if Buffalo pulls this game out. I haven’t been wrong yet.