Archives for December 2000

‘The offense was outclassed by a staunch Miami defense that limited the Bills to 14 first downs, 196 total yards, 36 net passing yards, 8 completions and 3 third-down conversions, numbers that tied or set season lows.’

‘Another thing you can put to rest are the Bills. They’ll be home for the holidays. Unless wild-card contenders collapse all around them, there will be no postseason for these Bills.’

‘After the Miami Dolphins came into the Bills’ house yesterday, stealing their wives, their beer and the remote control in a 33-6 victory, there were no land mines though. Only blank stares and hollow statements.’

‘…Rob Johnson threw an ill-advised pass to the right front corner of the end zone to Jeremy McDaniel, which Patrick Surtain intercepted to kill the threat. From that moment on, the Bills were never in the game.’

‘And the vaunted Buffalo Bills defence? The 73,002 at Ralph Wilson Stadium are still waiting for it to charge out of the tunnel.’

‘"It was just like a snowball that kept getting bigger and bigger," Johnson said. "It just seemed that no one was picking up the slack."’

‘Defensive tackles Daryl Gardener and Tim Bowens playfully tossed a little stuffed Buffalo about the locker room, which is about the same thing the Miami defense did to the Buffalo offense.’

‘They came in here, where winter has forever flattened them, and flat buried the Bills.’

‘The Dolphins held wide receiver Eric Moulds, who came in with an NFL-high 84 catches, to a season-low-tying two catches for 31 yards. Bills quarterbacks Rob Johnson and Doug Flutie threw to Moulds only four times for the entire game. The two passes Moulds didn’t catch were intercepted.’

‘In short, the Dolphins kicked the Bills when they were down.’

‘"Everyone is to blame for this. We need to redefine what 100-percent preparation and participation on game day is about because we got our butts kicked today."’

‘Despite on-field signs that might suggest a change of opinion, Buffalo coach Wade Phillips reiterated his support for starting quarterback Rob Johnson. Don’t look to Bills fans for agreement.’

‘The third-year defensive end, inactive the past seven games, made the most of his opportunity, contributing four tackles and his first sack of the season.’

‘The six sacks and three interceptions say it all. The Dolphins’ defensive front did a tremendous job of getting pressure on Johnson and Flutie — who combined to complete eight passes in 27 attempts — by overpowering the Bills’ offensive line.’

‘Miami has won all three, sacking him 18 times. Below is a breakdown of those three starts.’