Archives for November 29, 2004

‘On the Bills’ first five scoring drives, Bledsoe was 20 of 26 for 222 yards. On third downs, he was 9 of 11 for 95 yards, including completions of 24 and 16 yards. “He’s a big-time quarterback,” said Hamlin, who had two interceptions. “He’s been in the league for a while and he knows how to read defenses and that type of stuff. So he did a good job.”‘

‘The on-side kick to start the second half took nearly everyone but kicker Rian Lindell and the Bills’ special teams unit by surprise. The former Seahawks and Washington State kicker lightly nudged the ball forward, following its every bounce until it went the required 10 yards and Lindell pounced on it, the first time he had ever recovered one of his own. “We practice a bunch of those type kicks in the offseason and in training camp, so we always have it in the back of our minds,” Lindell said.’

‘Apparently some people think he’s fading, that, at 32, Bledsoe is not as capable as he was before. I know this because John Clayton said as much before the game.’

‘Game balls: Offense – Drew Bledsoe.’

‘The Bills moved the ball at will out of a no-huddle offense that the Seahawks swore was not a surprise, and had outgained the Seahawks 154 to 24 in total yardage after one quarter.’

‘The defining play of this game (for the Bills) and this day (for Bledsoe) came with 10 seconds left in the first half. The Bills were out of timeouts and facing a third-and-three at the Seahawks’ 3-yard line.’

‘Adams the former Seahawk didn’t place any emphasis on throttling Seattle 38-9 yesterday afternoon. “It’s not about me,” he said, after recording one tackle. “It’s about the team.”‘

‘Buffalo opened the game with a no-huddle offense that drove 60 yards in 10 plays to take a 7-0 lead. The key third-down conversion on that drive came on a roll-right, throw-back-left screen play that looked like it had been plucked straight from the playbooks of nearby Lackawanna High.’

‘Did anyone get the numbers off that truck?’

The worst in first (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

Seahawks’ spiral finally takes Alexander down (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

Bills crush Hawks on road to respectability (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

Hawks lose contact with ground control (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

Victory is Walla Walla sweet (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

More dropped passes stall Seahawks’ offense (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

Seahawks vs. Bills: Game in review (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

Making the grade (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

Buffaloed! (Seattle Times)

Bledsoe wins homecoming game (Seattle Times)

Adams can’t fathom Hawks (Seattle Times)

Boos problem (Seattle Times)

Seahawks’ fan advantage fading away with losses (Seattle Times)

Drop and give me 20 (Seattle Times)

Seahawks two-minute drill (Seattle Times)

Photo Gallery (Seattle Times)

Oops! (Everett Herald)

Seahawk Notes (Everett Herald)

‘We were just bad, man’ (Tacoma News Tribune)

Staggering Hawks in desperate need of emotional fire (Tacoma News Tribune)

Bledsoe picks up where he left off at WSU (Tacoma News Tribune)

Four Bills enjoy a happy return (Tacoma News Tribune)

Passing game sputters as Hawks drop ball (Tacoma News Tribune)

Baffled by Buffalo (Bremerton Sun)

The sad part is, this loss is typical Seahawks (Bremerton Sun)

Seahawks Report Card (Bremerton Sun)

Sinking Seahawks exposed by aggressive Buffalo attack (King County Journal)

Bills dismantle Seahawks, fans are quick to pile on (Portland Oregonian)

Bills change the menu, and that does the trick (Portland Oregonian)

Seattle CB inactive against Bills (AP)

Buffalo 38, Seattle 9 (Seahawks.com)

‘Instead, Bledsoe faked a sneak and lateraled to his left to Willis McGahee, who rambled almost untouched for a 30-yard touchdown. For the Seahawks defense, they turned Qwest Field into Rest Field. They were asleep. “I had never seen a play like that before,” Seahawks defensive tackle Cedric Woodard said. “It was a good play. They had a fourth down and only this much (holding his fingers closely together to indicate inches). Everybody was thinking sneak. I give them credit. They kept us off balance all day.”‘

‘Buffalo didn’t punt until less than a minute remained in the third period.’

‘”We threw a little more today and our no-huddle offense worked well,” Bledsoe said. “We converted third down and enjoyed success in the passing despite three turnovers.”‘

‘It would be a disappointing end to the year for Henry, who lost his starting job to Willis McGahee. Henry has rushed for 326 yards in 10 games this season.’

‘”We were able to sustain drives and keep our offense on the field,” said Bledsoe, who was a standout at Washington State University and is a native of Ellensburg, Washington.’