The Buffalo Bills didn't have a lot of good to take away from their preseason opening loss to the Chicago Bears. Buffalo allowed eight sacks and averaged less than two yards per rush in a 33-6 loss.
And while it's hard to pull anything good from a beatdown such as that, the Bills did have a handful of notable performances.
Wide receiver Curtis Samuel led all Bills with a PFF grade of 78.1, taking a screen pass for a gain of 15 yards, which was one of the few big plays of the day for Buffalo.
Coming in second, though, was rookie center Sedrick Van Pran-Granger. The rookie out of Georgia finished the day with a 75.1 grade. Van Pran-Granger didn't allow a pressure, hurry, or sack in 20 pass plays. He had a stronger game than veteran Connor McGovern, who is set to replace long-time center Mitch Morse who is now in Jacksonville.
Highest-graded Bills in the preseason opener:
— PFF BUF Bills (@PFF_Bills) August 11, 2024
🥇 Curtis Samuel - 78.1
🥈 Sedrick Van Pran-Granger - 75.7
🥉 Baylon Spector - 75.6
🏅 Frank Gore Jr. - 72.6
🏅 Kaiir Elam - 72.0 pic.twitter.com/6QCRfaMweZ
And while preseason is for situations like this where Josh Allen and Connor McGovern can develop chemistry with live reps, you have to wonder if Van Pran-Granger could make a push to eventually take the starting job if he keeps playing like this.
