Wrap-up: Falcons 31, Bills 3
December, 27, 2009
12/27/09
4:36
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By Tim Graham | ESPN.com
If there is going to be a Brian Brohm era for the Buffalo Bills, it didn't start well.
Brohm made his NFL debut, starting Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons in place of injured Bills quarterbacks Ryan Fitzpatrick and Trent Edwards.
The Falcons made Brohm's big afternoon entirely forgettable. The Bills were awful in a 31-3 loss in the Georgia Dome.
Brohm completed 17 of 29 passes for 146 yards and two interceptions.
Next to nothing should be read into his performance. Brohm was signed off the Green Bay Packers' practice squad barely a month ago and had been running the scout team in practice. Brohm didn't begin practicing with the first team until Wednesday.
But his numbers weren't any worse than what Fitzpatrick has posted lately.
Buffalo couldn't run the ball either, finishing with 40 yards on the ground. Marshawn Lynch had three carries for 3 yards.
About the only positive happening for the Bills was Terrell Owens becoming the sixth player in NFL history to amass 1,000 receptions. He caught four passes for 39 yards to hit the milestone.
Brohm made his NFL debut, starting Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons in place of injured Bills quarterbacks Ryan Fitzpatrick and Trent Edwards.
The Falcons made Brohm's big afternoon entirely forgettable. The Bills were awful in a 31-3 loss in the Georgia Dome.
Brohm completed 17 of 29 passes for 146 yards and two interceptions.
Next to nothing should be read into his performance. Brohm was signed off the Green Bay Packers' practice squad barely a month ago and had been running the scout team in practice. Brohm didn't begin practicing with the first team until Wednesday.
But his numbers weren't any worse than what Fitzpatrick has posted lately.
Buffalo couldn't run the ball either, finishing with 40 yards on the ground. Marshawn Lynch had three carries for 3 yards.
About the only positive happening for the Bills was Terrell Owens becoming the sixth player in NFL history to amass 1,000 receptions. He caught four passes for 39 yards to hit the milestone.
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