Success begets high expectations, and in sports, high expectations begets immediate criticism and over-reaction if those lofty standards are not met.
This is certainly the case for Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, who after a tremendous breakout campaign in 2020 that saw him finish runner-up to Aaron Rodgers in MVP voting, has started slow in both of his games in 2021, despite the Bills bouncing back from a week one loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers with a dominant 35-0 victory over the Miami Dolphins in week two.
For Toronto, if the averages mean anything, with five centimetres already having fallen and nearing the end of the month, the city should be able to sleep easily knowing Buffalo's weather is an isolated incident.
The Buffalo Bills have won three games to start the season and much of the credit has to go to Harvard graduate-cum-NFL starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.
Ryan Miller earned his second shutout of the series to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 1-0 series-tying win over the Philadelphia Flyers at the HSBC Arena on Wednesday night.
Claude Giroux led the way with a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers edged the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 to tie their Eastern Conference quarter final series 1-1 at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday evening.