There was a lot of hoopla surrounding the Buffalo Bills’ (5-4) trade deadline acquisition of talented wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, and at least for the opening drive of Sunday’s disappointing loss to the New Orleans Saints, it seemed the Bills were focused on involving their new offensive weapon.
Benjamin, acquired from the Carolina Panthers for third- and seventh-round draft picks, was targeted by Tyrod Taylor three times on the opening drive...and then, it’s as if he vanished from the playbook.
Despite trailing early and needing to rely on the passing game to try and catch up (which, given how well the Saints were gashing the Bills’ run defense now seems like a futile suggestion), Taylor and offensive coordinator Rick Dennison failed to target Benjamin again.