Archives for December 9, 2002

‘"We put that team behind us," said Law, after New England’s second decisive victory over Buffalo this season. "But eight wins ain’t going to get you anything in this league. We still have to keep it going and take it one game at a time."’

‘To put it mildly, Bledsoe had a bad day, throwing four interceptions while being sacked twice while under constant pressure.’

‘He didn’t put the Bills in a hole, but he helped dig it very deep.’

‘"Their plan against us defensively is to force us to march it down the field without making mistakes, and that will continue to be their plan until we prove we can do that," said Bledsoe, who threw for 328 yards but had four killer interceptions. "Most teams when they play us will do everything to take away the big play."’

‘For the second time in five weeks, the Pats made it clear why Belichick chose Tom Brady over Bledsoe as his quarterback and why he dared trade him in the division. He did it because he knew how to stop him. Why not slide him over to an AFC East foe if it meant two easy wins on the schedule?’

‘All things considered, the Bills are lucky the margin of defeat wasn’t larger.’

‘The Bills will try to get back to .500 when they host the San Diego Chargers at 1 p.m. Sunday in Ralph Wilson Stadium. Don’t they have a diminutive backup quarterback who used to play in Buffalo?’

‘When the defense needed to turn back New England’s early surge, it did what it has done this entire year — it failed.’

‘In a game the Bills absolutely had to win to keep their playoff chances from fading to black, they turned in a clunker against the defending Super Bowl champs, who are starting to rev it up again.’

‘Pats TE Christian Fauria on the victory: ”It shouldn’t have been as close as it was. It looked closer than it really was.”’

‘QUARTERBACK: When it comes to New England homecomings, Drew Bledsoe proved he’s no Doug Flutie. Struggled with his reads, throwing four interceptions, two that helped dig an early 20-0 hole. Throw to the end zone that was intercepted was a terrible piece of decision making. Was outscored 65-24 by his former Patriots backup Tom Brady this season. F’

‘To make it that much worse, each of Bledsoe’s four interceptions were uncharacteristically poor throws by a player that has helped revive a struggling franchise.’

‘”I’ve gone against that guy a long time in practice,” Jones said following an easy 27-17 win. “He knows us, we know him. Today we had a little edge. Wherever he turned, that’s where we went.”‘

‘Four horrible interceptions by former Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe, one fumble by Peerless Price, and all the Patriots had to do yesterday was make sure they took advantage in a 27-17 win over the Bills that Bledsoe handed them on a silver platter.’

‘Bledsoe, meanwhile, struggled against the Patriots this year. He threw for 630 yards and three touchdowns in the two losses, but was intercepted five times and sacked on six occasions.’