Archives for November 8, 2004

‘The Bills were cooking, all right. They kept the Jets’ blitz buried in the playbook because of a relentless running game by Willis McGahee (132 yards) and magnificent blocking by the offensive line. The Jets, who entered the game eighth among NFL teams against the run, were dominated. “They ran the ball everywhere,” Abraham said. “They ran it left, right. They ran at me and away from me. Whatever they did worked.”‘

‘”People were saying they had two 100-yard backs,” said Spikes, a constant presence in Martin’s path, “and I totally respect Martin and their entire team. But I didn’t think it was fair for them to mention the Miami defense and the Buffalo defense in the same breath when it came to stopping the run.”‘

‘Why didn’t the Bills try to score a touchdown at the end of the second quarter?’

‘”It really just opens your eyes to know that you’re not invincible,” Bills safety Lawyer Milloy said after Buffalo’s 22-17 victory. “This is a contact sport. It’s given to you, the game itself and celebrity or whatever, but it can be taken away just as quickly.”‘

‘”They came out and got their offense going,” DT Jason Ferguson said. “We tried to slow them down but once they got the run going it was kind of hard” to rush the passer.”‘

‘”(The Bills) can run the ball well,” Jets coach Herman Edwards said. “That’s the whole key. That’s the most we’ve given up all year. They did a good job running and we missed some tackles. (McGahee) made some big runs. He was fast and got to the outside.”‘

‘”Good things come to those who wait. I knew I couldn’t rush anything,” McGahee said of his comeback.’

‘That got the Jets on the sideline squawking, but squawking was all they could do. They were out of timeouts, so they couldn’t challenge the play. “They called it (inbounds),” coach Herman Edwards said afterward, shaking his head.’

‘Elite’ Jets Left Twisting in Wind (New York Times)

Bills’ McGahee Hits Pause and Then Runs Fast Forward (New York Times)

The Jets’ Defense Is Pounded This Time (New York Times)

Jets battered and Chad bruised (New York Daily News)

Caught in a bind (New York Daily News)

Injury that really smarts (New York Daily News)

Moss breaks out in losing effort (New York Daily News)

Chad to worse as Jets topple (New York Post)

Bills deflate Martin (New York Post)

Disgruntled Jets; We blew it (New York Post)

A pass that failed (New York Post)

Santana finally has a big day (New York Post)

A wing & a miss (Newsday)

Big question: Are these guys for real? (Newsday)

Hurt Chad must hand off (Newsday)

Bills stomp on Abraham and run over Jets’ ‘D’

(Newsday)

Nowhere to run, hide (Newsday)

No timeouts, so no challenge (Newsday)

Bills’ injury scary to all (Newsday)

Grading the Jets (Newsday)

No excuses for Jets (White Plains Journal News)

Pennington injures shoulder in deflating loss to Bills (Newark Star Ledger)

Burned rookie cornerback blames himself (Newark Star Ledger)

McGahee hits the ground running (Newark Star Ledger)

Now Jets know they have work to do (Newark Star Ledger)

Jets are left holding the bag with empty sacks on Bledsoe (Newark Star Ledger)

Why they lost (Newark Star Ledger)

Jets bruised, battered (Bergen Record)

Jets notes (Bergen Record)

Jets gameballs (Bergen Record)

The writing was on the wall (Asbury Park Press)

Worth the wait (Asbury Park Press)

Jets bruised and battered (Middletown Times Herald Record)

Jets’ D stands for defective (Middletown Times Herald Record)

Late, questionable catch was final nail in Jets’ coffin (Middletown Times Herald Record)

Bills, McGahee Run Past Jets (NewYorkJets.com)

Photo Gallery (NewYorkJets.com)

‘On defense, the Bills forced a Chad Pennington fumble and Lawyer Milloy intercepted the Jets QB in the fourth quarter. In addition, the Bills held Curtis Martin to a season low 67 yards rushing and Pat Williams tackled Martin in the endzone for a safety.’

‘”Lee made some spectacular catches for us today in pivotal situations,” said Bledsoe. “That’s great to see, you want a young guy that can come in and make plays at pivotal times in games.”‘

‘”The thing that I like is that this team is starting to take on the personality that Mike (Mularkey) has been preaching since he first got here,” quarterback Drew Bledsoe said. “The running game is taking off…special teams are playing well…we’re not turning the ball over, and our defense is playing well.”‘

The Bills continue their mid season revival as they beat a quality team for the first time this year with a 22-17 win over the Jets. Willis McGahee was a workhorse as he rumbled for 132 yards on 37 carries and a touchdown. The defense added two takeaways and a safety while Drew Bledsoe hit Lee Evans for a score as the Bills pulled off a complete victory before a soldout crowd at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

It was another solid all around effort from the Bills as they came away with the upset win over the Jets. The offense made the plays when they had to. The defense was solid and had a safety. Special teams had a few nice kick returns and one beautiful coffin corner punt.

‘Feeling his arm begin to stiffen, Pennington approached coach Herman Edwards in the fourth quarter. The conversation took place after Pennington’s last two drives ended with an interception and a 13-yard sack.’