Anatomy Of A Play: Buffalo Bills TE Jackson Hawes' First NFL Touchdown Was Well-Deserved

Hawes has 62 snaps in his first three NFL games, and the primary reason is the blocking ability. He has opened things up in the run game and the pass game, and with an extra target on the field as opposed to a lineman like Anderson, Brady's offense can be more multi-faceted. This proved true in the Bills' season opener against the Baltimore Ravens, when Hawes caught a 29-yard near-touchdown as he rolled through the Ravens' Cover-2 defense.

Hawes missed his first NFL touchdown on that play by one yard, but against the Dolphins, he had another scoring opportunity, and he made the most of it with 12:00 left in the first half.

Interestingly enough, Hawes' touchdown was one of two plays against the Dolphins in which the Bills had Anderson on the field as the sixth offensive lineman. But once again, Hawes proved over and over that when it was time to run the ball, he had the blocking on lock. Which probably made it easy for the Bills to want the kid to score. And even on the touchdown, Hawes blocked Miami edge-rusher Matthew Judon out of the play before he released into the end zone for Allen's shovel pass.

"Yeah, I mean we called it," Hawes said of the touchdown. "I kind of blanked a little bit because it was a short week, and we just installed a whole bunch of new plays. We called the timeout and then went back out there. [I] slipped a little bit. Felt good though, and Josh just being Josh and getting the ball [out].

"I mean it looked like he may had a lane to run, and then he flips it at the last kind of second there. I mean, he's the MVP, man. He's the greatest player in the world, so anything can happen with him. You've just got to be ready."

It appears that readiness is not a problem for Jackson Hawes. Moreover, he's already making a major difference in what the Bills can do with their offensive playbook. One more reason to worry if you're facing Josh Allen and his guys.