Archives for November 7, 2004

‘Quincy Carter took over, and completed a 51-yard touchdown pass to Santana Moss, cutting the Bills’ lead to 22-17 with 4:06 remaining. The Bills responded with an eight-play, 37-yard drive to run out the clock. They might have caught a break in extending that final drive when officials ruled Evans kept both feet inbounds on a 27-yard reception up the right sideline on third-and-8 with 2:31 remaining. But the Jets were unable to challenge after having used their three timeouts.’

‘Chad Pennington struggled against the wind. The conditions had no effect on Willis McGahee’s power running.’

‘Willis McGahee ran for 132 yards and a touchdown to lead the Buffalo Bills to a 22-17 victory over the New York Jets at Ralph Wilson Stadium. McGahee now has reached the 100-yard mark in all three of his starts, all won by the Bills (3-5).’

‘An immobilized Williams gave a thumbs up as he was put in the ambulance. He was then taken to the locker room for x-rays on his neck and back, which were negative, and reportedly had movement in all extremities.’

‘Bills right tackle Mike Williams appeared to be knocked cold and was driven off the field in an ambulance during the third quarter of Buffalo’s game against the New York Jets on Sunday.’

‘No giveaways. The Bills played turnover-free last week and it’s a must against the Jets, who have turned the ball over a league-low five times. Buffalo can’t give the Jets any breaks because they don’t need them.’

‘If McGahee can get off to a quick start, the Bills will be able to establish the pass through play-action. The Jets needs to shut him down early or it could be a long day for their defense trying to slow the Bills offense down.’

‘In the last two Bills home games, against Miami and Arizona, 11 of the 14 scoring drives were with the wind.’

‘Jets overcome Bills and elements for a 20-16 victory.’

‘There are still 49 days left in this escalator fall and the Jets’ game should be a preview of whether the highs might outperform the lows before winter officially arrives. Was the Bills’ explosion against Arizona last week a turnaround in the wind or was it just the Cardinals, a team which seldom wins when it strays above the 50th parallel?’

‘The Bills have used all three tight ends in various situations. They could be interchangeable, but they’ve had distinctly different roles. It coincides with their different personalities and their paths to the NFL. Campbell is the veteran, Neufeld the survivor and Euhus the kid next door who doesn’t quite understand the world around him.’

‘”We feel like we owe them one,” Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe said candidly. “We feel we didn’t play well enough in that game, particularly in the first half, offensively. But we played with them the whole game and we feel like they’re a team we can certainly play with.”‘

‘”In just two short months, I’ve learned that Buffalo Bills home games aren’t just games,” said Dunne. “They’re events.”‘

‘”They’re an excellent defensive football team … one of the better ones in the league,” he said of the Bills. “It’s hard to move the ball on them … we were fortunate that day and made a couple of plays and got into field goal range but it was a defensive game and a tough loss for them.”‘