Thad Brown: 'Disappointing' wins aren't fair, but Bills have high standard

The assessment of this Bills game was never going to be fair. Not when the Bills were favored by two touchdowns plus. Not when the Saints were coming off a 30 point shellacking in their last game at Seattle. Nothing but decimating every Saint to their soul would have been enough. So probably not a surprise that a 12 point win illicits as much disappointment as delight. Part of the reason is the Bills have set their standard so high. There’s no doubt many parts of this game were not up to that standard.

The offense went through another extended lull in the middle couple quarters of this game. The pass catchers were the top problem for me. Especially the ones not named Khalil Shakir. Buffalo receivers and tight ends combined for just four receptions after halftime. Stefon Diggs had four rec