Bills Notebook | Early AFC Championship injury update, Buffalo’s defensive trio and controlling the line of scrimmage

“There have been moments in there the place they have been working collectively actually good,” DC Bobby Babich mentioned of the three LB units. “I can put them in a greater place at instances. However they knew what the plan was. It was fairly particular, they usually did a very good job executing.”

Bernard, the captain of the Payments protection, was tasked with ensuring the Buffalo protection was correctly aligned every snap and in the suitable place to protect towards the run, in addition to Baltimore’s learn choice assault.

RB Derrick Henry was held to only 21 yards dashing within the first half on eight carries as Buffalo held a 21-10 lead going into the locker room.

The CBS broadcast a number of instances confirmed Bernard calling out shifts and assignments to the opposite 10 defenders earlier than the ball was snapped. The instincts from the third-year linebacker have been on show within the greatest sport of the 12 months thus far, and absolutely make up for what some say is an undersized center linebacker at 6-foot-1, 224 kilos.

“With regards to the intangibles, Terrel is the full bundle,” Babich mentioned. “Actually preferred him popping out of Baylor, and I knew a whole lot of what folks would not like him for, the issues that, in my thoughts, do not matter as a lot in soccer. And we’re fortunate to have him.”