Week 3 Preview: Washington Heads to Buffalo

The Washington Football Team heads into a 1:00 PM EST matchup against the Buffalo Bills, with both teams standing at 1-1.

After a 23-16 loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1, the Bills came back Week 2 stronger and shutting out the Miami Dolphins 35-0. Josh Allen finished with a 179 yard, 17-33, 2 TD and 1 INT performance with a safe to say bet that this game was a defensive win for the Bills.

Washington got their first win of the season against the New York Giants in a primetime matchup against on Thursday Night Football. The matchup finished in true NFC East fashion, with a last-second field goal by Dustin Hopkins to give Washington a 30-29 win.

Without a doubt, both teams are on even playing fields right now with Allen not exactly performing up to the standards of a 6-year, $258 million extension in the first two weeks of the season. In Washington, they are now being led by the quarantine quarterback himself in Taylor Heinicke who finished with a 336 yard, 34/46, 2 TD and 1 INT performance in Week 2.

This week in particular, the Washington defense is going to be tested.

Over the past two weeks, we’ve seen the defense give up big plays on the outside, which can be attributed to the lack of help by the Washington linebacker corps as well as secondary.

Buffalo without a doubt has weapons on their offense with Stefon Diggs, Devin Singletary, and Emmanuel Sanders. However, the man Washington needs to primarily focus on is Allen though who is a gun-slinging quarterback, but has his moments of turning into a dual-threat quarterback with a snap.

This game is going to be much closer than anyone thinks; it won’t be a shutout like the Buffalo-Miami game and be prepared for a low-scoring affair. If newly sponsored by Bud Light quarterback, Taylor Heinicke does what he does best and plays with the biggest chip on his shoulder and goes out and leaves everything on the line, Washington could walk out with the upset victory in the birthplace of Buffalo Wings.

Watch out for Terry McLaurin, who Heinicke loves to target.  He was targeted 14 times with 11 receptions, 107 yards and 1 TD in the win against New York. It’s fair to say that this connection will be more than just a one week thing as McLaurin can get open wherever on the field and Heinicke finding his way to feed 17 the ball.

The Week 3, matchup is scheduled for this Sunday, 9/26 at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo, NY at 1:00 PM EST live on FOX.

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