The Buffalo Bills suffered a second-straight loss on Monday night to the Denver Broncos in a game where Bills star wide receiver Stefon Diggs had very little impact. And this led Trevon Diggs, the brother of Stefon, to call for his brother to leave the Bills.
The Bills offense struggled heavily in the game, in large part due to the poor play of star quarterback Josh Allen.
Allen had a number of costly turnovers in the game, including two interceptions and a lost fumble.
The Bills have turned the ball over on each of their first two drives!
Justin Simmons comes away with the Broncos interception on a Josh Allen pass. #MNF pic.twitter.com/IbOxeyqH5O
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) November 14, 2023
Josh Allen throws a brutal interception that leads to a Broncos field goal (which gives Denver a 15-8 lead at halftime in Buffalo).
Peyton and Eli Manning react to the turnover. #MNF pic.twitter.com/FXkAPY4Afl
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 14, 2023
Yet another Bills turnover! pic.twitter.com/HMM3Kunkj3
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) November 14, 2023
Another reason for the struggles was Allen’s inability to get Diggs involved in the game. The three-time Pro Bowl receiver was held to just three receptions for 34 yards on five targets. This is a season-low in each of these categories for Diggs.
Despite all of the offensive struggles for the Bills, they still had a chance to win the game at the end. It looked like they finally caught a break on the Broncos’ game-winning field goal attempt, as Wil Lutz seemingly missed the kick to the right.
However, the Bills made another costly mistake, as they were flagged for 12 men on the field on defense. This gave Lutz another chance to win the game with a field goal, which he did successfully on the following field goal try.
The Broncos beat the Bills 24-22 on MNF.
Wil Lutz missed a FG in the final seconds… but the Bills were called for 12 men on defense, giving Lutz another chance, which he made for the win.
Here's how it looked & sounded with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman on the call for ESPN: pic.twitter.com/bFAl9qtGQA
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 14, 2023
After the game, Trevon Diggs took to social media, making a plea to his brother to “get up outta” Buffalo.
“Man 14 gotta get up outta there,” tweeted Trevon Diggs shortly after the game.
Man 14 Gotta get up outta there 😫😭
— TRE SEVEN (@TrevonDiggs) November 14, 2023
It is particularly interesting that Trevon Diggs is tweeting this because this is not the first time there have been rumblings of Stefon Diggs being upset with the Bills organization.
Reports emerged this past offseason suggesting that Diggs was upset with both his role on the team, and the team’s play calling.
Nothing ever came of those reports, but a loss like this could potentially make some of these rumored frustrations surface once again.
This loss puts the Bills record to 5-5 on the season, meaning that there is plenty of work to be done to secure a potential playoff spot in an uber-competitive AFC conference.
