It was a bold decision by head coach Sean McDermott to start rookie Nate Peterman against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Peterman and Buffalo’s offensive line however, were not ready for the Chargers’ second-ranked pass rush as they helped force five first-half interceptions by Peterman. It led to 24 points for L.A., who had a 37-7 lead at halftime and never looked back in a humbling 54-24 defeat for the Bills.
Peterman, who was eventually replaced by Tyrod Taylor for the second half, went 6-14 passing for 66 yards and was under duress even on short drops and quick releases. Recap & Stats | Video Highlights
MORE POSTGAME COVERAGE:
– Was the Taylor benching part of a tank by the Bills? It makes you wonder (D&C)
– Maiorana: Unless Buffalo Bills are giving up, Tyrod Taylor should be the starter (D&C)
– Buffalo Bills embarrassed again and Peterman implodes in loss to Los Angeles Chargers (D&C)
– If you thought last week was bad for the Bills, this debacle of a loss was worse (USA Today)
– Bills report card: Sean McDermott set Nathan Peterman up for colossal failure (D&C)
– Nathan Peterman threw 5 INTs in his first half as the Bills’ starting QB (D&C)
Shady making it look easy!#BUFvsLAC #GoBills pic.twitter.com/BVoDQK6gng
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) November 19, 2017
The Buffalo Bills quarterback, Peterman, threw more interceptions (5) in one game than Colin Kaepernick threw in the entire 2016 season (4).
One has a starting NFL job. The other no NFL job at all.
— Khaled Beydoun (@KhaledBeydoun) November 20, 2017
2017 BUFFALO BILLS PASSING STATS
Tyrod Taylor: 3 interceptions on 254 attempts.
Nathan Peterman: 4 interceptions on 19 attempts.— nick wright (@getnickwright) November 19, 2017
