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  April 8, 2023 11:22 AM EDT

  Sitting at 5-4 and heading into a showdown with the in Week 11, coach Sean McDermott made the controversial decision to bench starting quarterback in favor of Anthony Santander Jersey fifth-round rookie . Things did not go well.Peterman threw a pick-six on his first drive, then was picked off on his second drive, fourth drive, fifth drive, and eighth drive. In all, he completed nearly as many pa ses to players in Chargers uniforms as he did to those wearing Bills uniforms. The final stat line: 6 of 14 for 66 yards, no touchdowns, and five picks. He also fumbled a snap and had a sixth pick go through the hands of the Chargers' Casey Heyward.Here are all the lowlights: Naturally, Peterman was -- mercifully -- pulled at halftime, at which point McDermott put Taylor back into the game. Taylor didn't exactly Caleb Joseph Jersey shower himself in glory, but he did complete 15 of 25 pa ses for 168 yards and a touchdown; he also ran for 38 yards and another score. Immediately after the game, McDermott said he'll evaluate who to make the starter next week against the . A day later, he's still evaluating. Sean McDermott said he's still evaluating who will be the starting quarterback next week. Matthew Fairburn (@MatthewFairburn) Sean McDermott says he hasn't decided which QB to play, but to me that sounds more like a play to keep the Chiefs off balance and make them spend time preparing for both. He has to know. My gue s is Tyrod. We'll see. Nick Veronica (@NickVeronica) McDermott: can't let my mindset be impacted by result of my QB decision. Must stay confident & decisive. Get in trouble when u waver Chris Brown (@ChrisBrownBills) It's hard to imagine what McDermott could have seen from Peterman that would lead him to believe that Peterman should start going forward Baltimore Orioles Jersey , but then the decision to go to him in the first place didn't make a whole lot of sense, either.Taylor didn't go out there and win games on his own like some other quarterbacks can, but at least he didn't turn the ball over -- he has the lowest interception rate of all time among players that have thrown at least 100 career pa ses -- and he's also not the reason the Bills' run defense has completely fallen apart since trading . Opponents ran 124 times for 396 yards (3.2 Keegan Akin Jersey per carry) and three touchdowns in Buffalo in the five games Dareus suited up before being traded, while they've ama sed 638 yards on the exact same number of carries (5.1 per tote) and 11 scores in three games since. McDermott has to worry about the next several years of Bills football, not just this one, and maybe Chance Sisco Jersey he thinks Peterman is the guy to lead the team into the future. He's well within that right, but it's clear that Peterman isn't ready to be that guy right now. Throwing him back out there again so soon after such a disastrous performance does him no favors, and only shows McDermott digging himself in after making a decision that appears to have been too hasty.