"We stepped up to the challenge"
Johnson said he was aware of questions entering the game about whether the Bills would be able to contain the Ravens' top-ranked run offense, led by the dynamic Jackson.
"We heard a lot of buzz that our run defense wasn't that good but I feel like we showed that today and kept points off the board," he said. "… I'm just proud of our guys. We stepped up to the challenge."
After holding Jackson to 40 rushing yards during their regular season meeting last year, the Bills once again showed the discipline to limit the quarterback's damage with his legs. Jackson amassed just 34 yards on nine attempts before exiting the game with a possible head injury at the end of the third quarter.
Buffalo leaned heavily on its base defense and looked to apply pressure, which they were able to do on 36.6 percent of Baltimore's dropbacks according to Next Gen Stats.
"I thought our coach did a hell of a job of preparing us to play this offense," Poyer said. "We had a hell of a week of preparation. Guys were locked in. … Everybody had to do their job. Everybody had an assignment each and every play. We knew they might have gashed a couple runs but at the end of the day we were able to bow up and then make the play we needed to."
Jerry Hughes, who had a team-high seven pressures, credited receiver Isaiah McKenzie with simulating Jackson's threat during the week of practice.
"I think that gave us an excellent look," Hughes said. "Somebody with the right amount of speed, because he's probably just as fast, if not faster than Lamar. He's quick so throughout the week of practice it allowed us to really gauge our sights on how fast this quarterback will be and what he can do with his arm."
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