Tyrod Taylor's Week 2 stat line against the Carolina Panthers was pedestrian at best. The Buffalo Bills' quarterback seemed to settle for short passes all game and finished with 125 yards passing on 17-of-25 passing. Taylor added another 55 yards on eight carries.

Despite his stat line, Pro Football Focus (PFF) had Taylor has the Bills' highest graded offensive player following the Panthers game. PFF gave Taylor an 80.1 grade. The analytics site noted that Taylor was actually pretty good when he wasn't facing pressure.

It was a rough outing for the Bills offense, but quarterback Tyrod Taylor still made plays throughout the game. As a runner he picked up 51 of his 55 yards on quarterback scrambles and forced a missed tackle. As a passer keeping him clean was key. When pressure was kept away from him he produced a passer rating of 86.1, when pressure got there, that dropped to 59.0.

Taylor may have received the Bills' highest grade on offense, but two defenders finished with better grades for Buffalo. Defensive end Jerry Hughes received an 84.7 overall grade and safety Jordan Poyer received an 83.5 overall grade.

Hughes was strong against the run and pass on Sunday according to PFF.

Hughes was the best Buffalo pass-rusher today while being among the best run defenders as well. The Bills edge rusher finished the day with five defensive stops, which led Buffalo's defense. Furthermore, Hughes had a successful day against Carolina LT Matt Kalil as he recorded two sacks and four quarterback hurries on 28 pass rushing snaps.

Hughes finished with six tackles, two sacks and three tackles for loss.

PFF's article didn't elaborate on Poyer's performance, but it's no surprise to see the safety listed among Buffalo's best players. He finished Sunday's game with three passes defensed, one sack and 11 total tackles.

Rounding out Buffalo's top five were Kyle Williams (78.5 overall grade) and Richie Incognito (78.1 overall grade).