Bills make only decision they could with C.J. Gardner Johnson

The Buffalo Bills aren't in a great position to start dumping starting defensive backs. They finally had a good performance this season, but it came against the Baltimore Ravens' third-string quarterback.

Even with what was effectively a week off for the defense, the pass defense is still the third-worst in the NFL. The Bills didn't have starting safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson for the matchup because he was suspended for spitting at Brock Bowers during the win over the Las Vegas Raiders.

It didn't matter, as the Ravens didn't pose any threat on offense once Lamar Jackson went down with an injury. Though the Bills need all the help they can get in the secondary, they made the decision to release…