“There have been moments in there the place they had been working collectively actually good,” DC Bobby Babich mentioned of the three LB units. “I can put them in a greater place at instances. However they knew what the plan was. It was fairly particular, and so they did an excellent job executing.”

Bernard, the captain of the Payments protection, was tasked with ensuring the Buffalo protection was correctly aligned every snap and in the best place to protect in opposition to the run, in addition to Baltimore’s learn possibility assault.

RB Derrick Henry was held to only 21 yards dashing within the first half on eight carries as Buffalo held a 21-10 lead going into the locker room.

The CBS broadcast a number of instances confirmed Bernard calling out shifts and assignments to the opposite 10 defenders earlier than the ball was snapped. The instincts from the third-year linebacker had been on show within the greatest sport of the yr up to now, and certainly make up for what some say is an undersized center linebacker at 6-foot-1, 224 kilos.

“In terms of the intangibles, Terrel is the full package deal,” Babich mentioned. “Actually preferred him popping out of Baylor, and I knew a variety of what individuals would not like him for, the issues that, in my thoughts, do not matter as a lot in soccer. And we’re fortunate to have him.”