Archives for December 6, 2004

‘"When the ball left my hand, I thought I had overthrown it. Lee turned on the jets and got it." — Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe.’

‘So many things will be lost in the shuffle. That Miami allowed a 104-yard kickoff return to start the game. That the Dolphins racked up a season-high 403 yards. That Jason Taylor had a remarkable strip and fumble recovery of Bills running back Willis McGahee.’

‘"They were trying to take Eric Moulds out of the game with a lot of their coverages, plain and simple," Buffalo coach Mike Mularkey said. "Lee made the plays when they were called for him."’

‘"We were in the game until the end," fullback Rob Konrad said. "I mean, if we only have four or five turnovers, we probably win the football game. That’s probably the most disappointing part of it all."’

‘"It’s a tough day for us," Knight said. "But any time you give Drew Bledsoe time like that, hey, you know just as well as me — he picks people apart. We got a little pressure on him a couple of times, and a couple other times we didn’t and he made us pay. If you give him time, he’s probably the best of all time."’

‘"Anytime you give Drew Bledsoe time to throw, he’s going to pick you apart," Dolphins strong safety Sammy Knight said. "We got a little pressure on him a couple of times, but a couple of times we didn’t, and he made us pay."’

Dolphins tank in loss to Bills (Miami Herald)

Stealing McGahee’s glory at least for day (Miami Herald)

The pass coverage that wasn’t vs. Bills (Miami Herald)

Feeley can’t avoid wrong end zone (Miami Herald)

A.J.’s day: hero-hot to zero-cold (Miami Herald)

Building trust in Bates (Miami Herald)

Boston could face four-game suspension for steroids (Miami Herald)

Ailing tackle toughs it out (Miami Herald)

Keys to the game (Miami Herald)

Strategy corner (Miami Herald)

Grading the Dolphins (Miami Herald)

Photo Gallery (Miami Herald)

Dolphins fall to 2-10 with 42-32 loss to Bills (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

Bledsoe picks apart secondary (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

Happy homecoming for coach, McGahee (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

McMichael rips offense over being ignored in loss (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

Education of Feeley is no cakewalk (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

Lighting the way for sane Sundays (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

Long pass to Evans puts Bills up for good (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

Unhappy returns (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

Report: Boston faces steroid suspension (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

Photo Gallery (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel)

Bills score 21 points off INTs (Palm Beach Post)

Evans gives Buffalo new option (Palm Beach Post)

This kind of loss makes you miss Ricky Williams (Palm Beach Post)

Secondary becomes a primary problem (Palm Beach Post)

Feeley’s days as starter numbered (Palm Beach Post)

Report: Boston facing steroids suspension (Palm Beach Post)

Bills pick off Dolphins (Florida Today)

Bledsoe’s big plays take out Dolphins (Florida Today)

Boston could face steroid suspension (Florida Today)

Konrad gets a carry, at last (Florida Today)

Pick, pick, pick, pick, pick (Vero Beach Press Journal)

Within Dolphins’ defeat, small victory for Monds (Vero Beach Press Journal)

Turnovers sink Dolphins in loss to Bills (Orlando Sentinel)

Dolphins Postgame Quotes (MiamiDolphins.com)

Bills Postgame Quotes (MiamiDolphins.com)

Postgame Notes (MiamiDolphins.com)

Photo Album (MiamiDolphins.com)

‘”It was a huge emphasis in this game,” Head Coach Mike Mularkey said of creating turnovers. “In the last eight years, this game has been decided, other than one, by the turnover ratio. We have stressed it, the defense responded…and they took advantage of it.”‘

‘With Bills WR Lee Evans catching four passes for 110 yards today, it snapped the Dolphins’ string of not having allowed an individual 100-yard receiver in 21 straight games.’

There were many ups and downs in the 42-32 win over Miami. The offense had some struggles with penalties and sacks but overcame them for four touchdowns. The Defense gave up three first quarter touchdowns but forced six turnovers and scored a touchdown. Special teams scored a touchdown and had a takeaway but gave up some good returns and had some penalties. Here are our position by position grades:

WR Lee Evans: ‘”(Eric Moulds and) I seem to compliment each other as the season goes on.”‘

‘Rookie Lee Evans had his third straight noteworthy game. Evans caught four balls for 119 yards and two touchdowns.’

This game between the Bills and Dolphins was so wild it was reminiscent of the games from the 90s. Drew Bledsoe did his Jim Kelly imitation throwing for four touchdowns while the defense overcame some early woes to force six of the Dolphins seven turnovers leading to the Bills 42-32 win in Miami.