As a defense, the Buffalo Bills are an opportunistic group. They strike when opportunity presents itself, usually brandishing devastating results for their opponent. For Buffalo, it’s “see ball, get ball” with head coach Sean McDermott. That’s one of the things these Bills do well defensively, creating turnovers.

Buffalo is currently riding a 26-game streak where they haven’t lost the turnover battle, which is an NFL record. Part of how the Bills generate turnovers is by using a technique called the “Peanut Punch.” This fumble-forcing technique was popularized by former Chicago Bears cornerback Charles “Peanut” Tillman, where a defender uses a well-timed punch to knock the ball loose from the ball carrier’s grasp, rather than a traditional tackle.

Linebacker Terrell Bernard used it in th

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