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Week Five Rookie Report: Tremaine Edmunds Authentic Stephen Hauschka Jersey , Jwith the Tennessee Titans and emerging as the victor thanks to forcing several turnovers. Rookie quarterback Josh Allen continued his struggles from last week, while the Bills defensive rookies further improved and even made some of biggest plays in the game. More about the performance of each Bills rookies below.QB Josh AllenOffensive coordinator Brian Daboll simplified the reads and progressions in the passing game for his rookie quarterback, more so in this game than in the previous four. During the first drive of the game, that strategy resulted in quick completions, kept the chains moving, and led to the team’s only touchdown on an Allen scramble. When Allen wasn’t put into those situations, like on unfavorable down and distances, he was much more inconsistent. During those instances, Allen didn’t trust his eyes or was indecisive in his reads. Other times, particularly when throwing in the middle of the field, the rookie failed to step into his throws resulting in severely under-thrown balls. It wasn’t all bad for the quarterback though, as his twelve-yard completion to Zay Jones and his attempted pass to Andre Holmes, both in the fourth quarter Bills Ryan Groy Jersey , shows a player able to navigate a messy pocket, recognize favorable coverage and fire a dart.LB Tremaine EdmundsEdmunds set the tone for the day defensively on the fourth play from scrimmage. Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota fired a quick pass to Taywan Taylor, who wasn’t able to tuck the ball away before Edmunds had him in his arms, leading to a fumble that was recovered by the Bills. Edmunds speed clearly caught the receiver off-guard, and it’s plays like that got him drafted in the first round. Besides that play, Edmunds play in coverage continues to impress. His speed when sinking into coverage is amazing: there were times when it surprised Mariota, leading to him holding on to the ball longer than expected. Edmunds biggest gaffe came on a play-action shovel pass to Dion Lewis. The play-action made Edmunds lose his attention on the running back, who quickly received the pass and got ten yards. Overall, it was a solid day at the office for the linebacker.DT Harrison PhillipsPhillips’s time on the field has been on the upswing, and he saw 44% of the defensive snaps against the Titans. He put that increased time to good use, especially against the run. The Titans threw several double-teams his way and Phillips managed to stand his ground on virtually every single one. The few times the rookie defensive tackle found himself in a pass rush situation he pushed the lineman into the quarterback, but didn’t really register any hurries. CB Taron JohnsonThe rookie fourth rounder continues to represent money well-spent. Johnson’s second quarter interception, when he undercut a quick slant to Nick Williams Bills Jason Croom Jersey , was both athletic and instinctual, just the qualities you want to have in a slot corner. Bad mistake early in the second quarter when he failed to recognize a run play and was successfully run out of the play by a receiver.S Siran Neal Neal didn’t receive any defensive snaps this week, despite the team being down two safeties. He was a regular member of the punt return team assigned to rush the punter, but didn’t stand out much in that area.WR Ray-Ray McCloud IIIMcCloud saw a drop in snaps from last week, going from 20 snaps against the Packers to only 13 against the Titans. His only target during those snaps was on a wide receiver screen pass that gained seven crucial yards and a first down on the Bills game-winning drive. McCloud was also used on a fly sweep early in the first quarter that lost three yards due to a poor block from Logan Thomas. McCloud saw the field as a punt returner, with his longest punt return coming in at eight yards.WR Robert FosterFoster saw a severe drop in snaps since the Packers game, with only eight on the day. The rookie undrafted free agent was not targeted. P Corey BojorquezThe oddest moment of the game came on a field goal attempt when Bojorquez was holding for Stephen Hauschka. The rookie received the snap and inexplicably began to stand up, as if it was a fake attempt, panicked, threw an incomplete pass and injured his shoulder. He claimed after the game that it was a “miscommunication” that led to his mistake. Otherwise he had an average day punting the ball, with one of his punts ending up downed inside the five-yard line.Notes - Rookie guards Wyatt Teller and Ike Boettger were again inactive.Buffalo Bills opponent fantasy football preview, week 2: Start Philip Rivers The Buffalo Bills meet the Los Angeles Chargers this weekend, as the Bills look to claim a victory in their home opener to salvage a 1-1 start to the season. These teams met last November in what was an ugly game reminiscent of Buffalo’s 47-3 loss last weekend to the Baltimore Ravens: The Chargers harassed quarterback Nathan Peterman all afternoon Cheap Kyle Williams Jersey , forcing the rookie to throw five first-half interceptions in an eventual 54-24 Chargers victory.This weekend, the Bills once again turn to a rookie quarterback making his first NFL start, but this time it’s first-round draft choice Josh Allen. Perhaps there’s a little foreshadowing as we present three Chargers to start in your fantasy lineups this weekend.Chargers D/STWill the Chargers’ defense have the same kind of day against the Bills this year that it did last year? The team’s best pass rusher, Joey Bosa, is expected to miss this week’s game, and Allen possesses far more natural talent than Peterman. However, it’s still a game in which a raw rookie quarterback starts against a solid defense. Los Angeles was absolutely demolished by the Kansas City Chiefs last week, with Patrick Mahomes II making his second career start look easy. Mahomes II threw for 256 yards and 4 touchdowns; he hooked up with wide receiver Tyreek Hill seven times for 169 yards and two scores. The Bills don’t have a playmaker even close to Hill’s ability level on their roster, so even if Allen is more accurate than Mahomes II was on the day (he was 15-of-27), it’s hard to imagine one of Buffalo’s receivers dominating the way Hill did. I’m hopeful that this play will be wrong, but the percentages skew towards a good day for the Chargers’ stop unit.QB Philip RiversAfter watching Joe Flacco beat Buffalo like a drum, completing 25-of-34 passes for 236 yards and three touchdowns, Rivers must be salivating over this week’s matchup. The veteran threw for 424 yards last week against the Chiefs Bills Corey Bojorquez Jersey , adding three touchdowns and an interception to his ledger. Eight different Chargers’ receivers had receptions last week, and half of those receivers had at least five grabs on the day. Rivers does an excellent job identifying defensive weaknesses, spreading the ball around, and making decisions quickly. He could be in line for a big day.WR Keenan AllenWhen healthy, Allen is among the league’s top receivers, and for the better part of the last calendar year, he has been exactly that—healthy. Allen caught eight passes last week, second only to running back Melvin Gordon, and he led the Chargers with 108 yards receiving. He also added a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Allen had his best game of 2017 against the Bills, catching 12 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns. While Tre’Davious White should be asked to shadow him, if the Chargers can find ways to isolate Allen on Phillip Gaines or Vontae Davis, Allen may have another tremendous game on Sunday.