Bills’ Dean Marlowe make surprise admission about pick vs. Dolphins
While the Bills didn’t play their best game on Sunday, they did enough to escape the Wild Card round with a 34-31 victory Over the Miami Dolphins
A strong defense by Buffalo is a key reason why the team is making it to the playoffs.
Despite facing a third-string rookie quarterback in Skylar Thompson, the Bills still had to contend with the likes of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle at wide receiver… a nightmare for any secondary.
The Bills came up with a way to keep them out of the endzone.
“Ya, that was huge,” Bills head coach Sean McDermott said during his postgame press conference. “I think they had one, maybe two [explosive plays]? The secondary did a good job to keep them under control. You know they’re really good, really fast.”
A rather unusual source provided one of the highlights of the defense game. Veteran safety, Dean Marlowe.
Due to injuries to the Bills secondary, Micah Hyde, and Damar Hamlin among others, Buffalo was forced to move further down the bench.
Marlowe played for the Bills for many seasons before signing with Detroit Lions last season. He was brought back earlier this season, at the trade deadline.
The Bills lost a 7th round draft pick to the safety who was in the Atlanta Falcons’ at that time.
Marlowe, who had a 7 point lead in the first quarter was able to make play on the ball and score an interception. This led to a Bills touchdown the following drive.
“Schematically, I wasn’t in the right position, to be honest,” Marlowe told the media After the game. “I knew I messed up, but I can only try to make the best out of the situation and think my instincts kinda kicked in to get back where I needed to be. You know, I quickly seen him throw the ball and I just put my hands up and grabbed it.”
Marlowe was asked by a reporter what kind of reception he received from his coaches and teammates when he returned to the sidelines.
“Man, they just say, ‘you see ball, you get ball,’” Marlow said laughing. “I’m living right, gotta be living right. Just for me to be schematically not in the right position but for me to kinda have a panic mode and get back and make a play, you know hey, if you’re not in the right position you better make a play. You better make it and I made it.”
While we are use to seeing Bills quarterback, Josh Allen and his offensive teammates grab the headlines, Marlowe said that isn’t the case inside the Bills’ locker room.
“It starts during the week, man,” Marlowe continued. “We make sure we play as one heartbeat and when things go wrong… we say in the defensive room that our team is lead by our defense. A strong defense gives a team a chance of winning a game. So, we just told each other we’ve got to get as many takeaways as possible and you know we did a good job.”
To advance in the playoffs, the Bills will need this defense’s continued excellence.