‘Playing against the league’s worst defense, the Buffalo Bills tallied up 579 total yards and punted only one time the entire game against the Seattle Seahawks.’
Archives for December 24, 2000
Even With Near Record-Setting Performance, Changes In Offing
‘Well, let’s just say that assistant coach Ronnie Jones won’t have to sign a new lease on an apartment in Western New York for next season.’
No defense for this finale
‘Flutie completed 20 of 25 passes for 366 yards and three touchdowns. Running back Antowain Smith entered the game with 84 carries for 207 yards – a 2.5-yard average that ranked last on the team – but he might as well have been O.J. Simpson on this night.’
Retooling should start on defense
‘Until Bills quarterback Doug Flutie ended the game with a couple of harmless genuflections for negative yardage, Buffalo had picked up 581 offensive yards – with 580 being the Seahawks record for defensive largess.’
Watters reveals his pain
‘Never in his public life had brash, in-your-face Ricky Watters been a sympathetic figure.’
Bills display finishing kick
‘Doug Flutie brought the Buffalo Bills’ offense out of its deep freeze Saturday night. It was too late to extend the Bills’ season, of course, but it served as some salve to the wounds the Bills have suffered the past month.’
Flutie gem won’t help Wade’s case
‘But if you ask me, this game merely confirmed everything Phillips’ critics have been saying about him. It magnified his two biggest mistakes – his mishandling of the quarterback situation and the special teams – and it should make iteven clearer to Wilson that Phillips deserves to be dismissed.’
Antowain works off frustrations
‘Running with the speed and power rarely seen from him this year, Smith rumbled for a career-high 147 yards on 17 carries during the Bills’ 42-23 victory at Husky Stadium.’
Sunday billboard
‘The Bills report to Ralph Wilson Stadium for physicals today, then pack up for the offseason. Some of them will be leaving for good, victims of the salary cap or their own marginal football skills.’
Bills keeping fans in check
‘Though the Bills haven’t had much success on the field this season, finishing at 8-8 after Saturday night’s win in Seattle, the security officers have been credited with improving crowd behavior in Ralph Wilson Stadium.’
Do a quarterback sneak
‘A Web site www.pce.net/paulmart/Flakes/Flakes.htm offers a cereal box-size mock up of a box of the quarterback’s flakes. "Paste it on to any 20 oz. box of cereal you have handy and – voila – instant Flutie Flakes," the Web site explains.’
Big win leaves big questions for Bills
‘Just when the Buffalo Bills’ owner thought he had this team doped out, it gave him way more to contemplate than he ever imagined.’
Time to pull the plug on Seahawk defense
‘Buffalo rolled up 579 yards of offense, or about one for every fan still remaining when time finally ran out last night on this 6-10 Seahawk season.’
Butler discovers Bills come with a price
‘While keeping his team competitive, Butler changed the face of the Bills from an aging team with fading talent into a young one on the rise that frankly would have reached the playoffs again this year if coach Wade Phillips had a brain in his head and played Doug Flutie at quarterback instead of Rob Johnson.’
Hawks flop start to finish
‘When all was said and done, the Buffalo Bills piled up 579 yards on the way to a 42-23 victory over Seattle at Husky Stadium in the season finale.’