Bills' budding superstar graded as one of NFL's best players in Week 1

09-10-2024
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The Buffalo Bills dug themselves into an early hole against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. 

Down 17-3 in the first half, the Bills rallied back off the strength of Josh Allen's four touchdowns. And while Allen and his heroics are getting the vast majority of the attention, and rightfully so, another player had a terrific game on the other side of the ball. 

Edge rusher Greg Rousseau had three sacks, one of which was a strip sack recovered by Dorian Williams and set up the Bills' go-ahead touchdown from Khalil Shakir. 

Rousseau earned a grade of 87.2 from PFF, which was the highest of any Bills player. He was also the eight-highest graded edge rusher in the NFL.

The Bills have longed for an edge rusher to give them this type of production, and it looks like Rousseau has taken that leap.