‘TURNING POINT: Steelers coach Bill Cowher gambles and allows Kris Brown to attempt a 52-yard field goal with 8:55 left in the game and the Steelers nursing a 10-3 lead. A miss would have given the Bills the football only 58 yards from the tying touchdown. When Brown was successful, though, it ended all Buffalo hope. At that point, the Bills’ anemic offense needed two scores.’
Archives for October 1, 2001
Nothing good to say about this one
‘He was taught, he told us, that when he has nothing good to say about something, he says nothing at all.’
Defense under seige until passing game develops for Steelers
‘They sounded much more resigned than encouraged, which isn’t a good sign. "Hopefully, we’ll get better," Steelers coach Bill Cowher said of a passing game that netted all of 100 yards in a 20-3 victory over the Bills on Sunday.’
Bettis creeps closer to 10,000 yards
‘The Bills lost offensive left tackle Kris Farris, a former Steelers player, to a gruesome broken leg in the first quarter. The injury occurred when running back Travis Henry fell into Farris, who had his back turned and his leg planted on the artificial turf while he was blocking Bell. Farris, whose leg crumpled from the impact, had season-ending surgery last night in which doctors inserted a rod to stablize the limb. He also missed his entire rookie season with the Steelers in 1999 with a foot injury.’