The Bulldogs beat the Bisons 45:21 in the NFL regular-season on Saturday. It was the home side's first win in what had become an uncomfortable run. By then, the pressure on the coaching staff was building after back-to-back defeats to the Panthers.
There were no minute-by-minute events available for this fixture, so the story is in the numbers. Forty-five points to twenty-one — a margin that tells you everything about who controlled the game. The Bulldogs threw everything at it from the opening drive and never let up.
Recent form makes this result harder to ignore. The Bulldogs had lost 14-0 twice in succession to the Panthers before dropping 35-26 to the Falcons. Three straight defeats, and suddenly this performance looked like a statement rather than a one-off. The old head settled them down, or something changed at the break. Either way, the result was clean.
The Bisons came in with mixed results themselves. They had lost 55-19 to the Cougars, beaten the Ravens 49-28, and then fallen 44-7 to the Lions. That sort of inconsistency — high-scoring wins followed by heavy defeats — often means a team hasn't found its rhythm yet. This time, they simply couldn't match the pace.
The scoreline means the Bulldogs have not won since their last victory came two weeks ago against the Falcons. The Bisons, meanwhile, picked one up last week but couldn't carry that momentum forward. Three points is what separates them from trouble at the bottom, but this match won't have done much to lift their confidence.
