Did Stefon Diggs Win the Divorce From Buffalo?
In one of the more intriguing matchups on Sunday, the Texans would defeat the Bills in a thriller, 23-20! This matchup would be headlined by the struggles of Josh Allen against this Texans’ defense. Through the first three weeks of the season, Josh Allen looked like an MVP candidate as this Bills’ offense was red-hot! However, for the past two weeks, the Bills have struggled to move the ball which has resulted in two straight losses for the Bills at the hands of the Ravens and Texans. With Stefon Diggs being on the other side of this matchup, it is not hard to imagine how much Josh Allen misses his former wide receiver. So did Diggs win the breakup by leaving the Bills and Josh Allen for the Texans?
In the NFL, you need a top receiver when the going gets tough on offense. For the Bills, they were able to have some initial success with a band of misfit receivers. However, once they faced some tough defenses with the Ravens and the Texans, Josh Allen had no one that he could dependably get the ball to. In the first three games, which all resulted in wins for the Bills, Josh Allen threw for an average of 229 yards with a 75% completion percentage and eight total touchdowns. Since then, however, he has only averaged 156 yards with a 42% completion percentage and a touchdown. So it is incredibly apparent that Josh Allen misses his dependable target, Stefon Diggs.
Meanwhile, does Diggs really miss Josh Allen and the Bills? Diggs got pushed out the door by the Bills this offseason, with the main complaint that he demanded too much attention in that offense. Well so far through five games with the Texans, Diggs is on pace for over 100 receptions and 1,000 yards, similar to how he performed last year. Against the Bills, Diggs was able to haul in 82 yards, which was more than all the other Bills wide receivers combined for in Sunday’s game. Even in a loaded Texans’ offense, it seems that Stefon Diggs is enjoying his new role as the Texans are now in firm control of the AFC South at 4-1.
