ORCHARD PARK – Thrilled as he was that the Buffalo Bills defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars in last week’s AFC wildcard game, edge rusher Joey Bosa wasn’t exactly in a celebratory mood.

Bosa was signed to a one-year contract in the offseason for one reason, and one reason only: To be an impact performer in the postseason, something the Bills have sorely needed from their defensive linemen.

But Bosa was anything but an impact player last week, and he didn’t need the next day’s film review to know it, or admit it.

Joey Bosa admits struggles after quiet playoff game

He stood at his dressing stall in the cramped visitors’ locker room at EverBank Stadium and flat-out said, “I’m so relieved. It was not my day today. It was not my best day. I need to play much better. I needed to have much more of an impact in the game.”

That’s a pro’s pro right there. No cliches, no spitting out the company line, no resting on the tired “I have to watch the tape” mantra that permeates NFL locker rooms everywhere. Bosa knew he had a bad day, and he was just glad that it didn’t cost the Bills a chance to go to Denver Saturday for the AFC divisional round showdown against the top-seeded Broncos.

According to Pro Football Focus, Bosa played 31 snaps and he made no tackles and was credited with one missed tackle, had four pressures of Trevor Lawrence but never really came close to sacking him, and that meant he had zero stops which are defined by PFF as a tackle that constitutes a failure for the offense.

Bosa even suffered the indignation of getting crushed by wide receiver Jakobi Meyers, who weighs 80 pounds less than Bosa, on a running play that allowed Travis Etienne to get to the edge and rip off a 26-yard run in the third quarter that helped set up a Jaguars field goal which cut Buffalo’s lead to 13-10.

“I’m thankful I get to come back tomorrow and keep working,” Bosa said on Sunday. “That’s all I care about. Move on, learn what I can and be better next week.”

Bobby Babich echoes Bosa’s assessment heading into Denver

And that’s exactly what defensive coordinator Bobby Babich expects him to do. Like so many coaches and players, Babich often speaks a lot of words to reporters without actually saying much of anything substantive, but that wasn’t the case Monday when he agreed with Bosa’s self-assessment of his performance.

“It’s a conversation I’ll have with any player that needs to play better,” Babich said before the practice week began. “There’s no reason not to be 100 percent honest. The guys know the expectations. You guys said it, Joey said it already. He knows what we’re expecting and what he needs to do and what his job is.