With the Bills trailing 21-10 in the third quarter Sunday night, offensive coordinator Joe Brady called a trick play on which quarterback Josh Allen lined up at wide receiver and wide receiver Curtis Samuel lined up at quarterback. Samuel flipped the ball to Allen, who was hit while trying to throw and fumbled. The Ravens recovered and the Bills never really got into the game again after that.

Bills head coach Sean McDermott acknowledged after the game that he and Brady needed to talk about that call.

“I think this is something that Joe and I will talk about and something that we will learn from,” McDermott said. “Definitely a momentum change there.”

McDermott said he wished that call hadn’t been made at that point in the game.

“That’s something Joe and I will discuss at length. I’m sure he wants that phone call back. Me, too. We will learn from that and move on,” McDermott said.

After the Bills started the season 3-0, the 35-10 loss to the Ravens showed McDermott how much his team still needs to improve.

“The Baltimore Ravens came out and beat us. They outwitted us, they outplayed us,” McDermott said. “We have to identify the problems and solve them.”