Archives for November 13, 2005

‘Mike Mularkey would not say who would start at QB next Sunday, sighting that he needed to find out the health of Holcomb before making the decision.’

‘From there the Chiefs just couldn’t solve the Bills defense. Kansas City had two fourth-quarter possessions that ended in Buffalo territory, but on both occasions they came up empty. A missed 43-yard field goal stalled the first drive, then Green couldn’t connect with WR Dante Hall on fourth-and-25, ending the other threat. The Chiefs would never penetrate deeper than the Buffalo 14-yard line on the discouraging afternoon.’

‘McGahee was hit hard by free safety Greg Wesley and linebacker Kendrell Bell on a 3-yard rush up the middle and lie face down on the field for several minutes before walking gingerly off the field. McGahee was immediately escorted to the locker room to get X-rays on his left hand and later returned after the results were negative.’

‘The defense played strong, limiting the Chiefs to 316 yards while generating three interceptions, a fumble and six sacks. Kansas City’s three points were the fewest Buffalo has allowed since the Bills beat New England 31-0 in the 2003 season opener.’

‘Trent Green had a miserable afternoon, going 23-of-40 for 220 yards with three interceptions and a fumble for the Chiefs (5-4), who failed to follow up their last-second Week 9 win over Oakland.’

‘Buffalo also lost starting free safety Troy Vincent, who hurt his shoulder in the second quarter. Without providing the extent of the injury, the Bills announced Vincent would not return.’

‘Holcomb was injured in the second quarter after he was sacked by Jared Allen and had his head bounce off the ground. On the play, Holcomb fumbled the ball and it was recovered by the Chiefs. He walked off on his power, but did not return to the game.’

‘Bills defensive tackle Sam Adams was listed as inactive because of a knee injury for Buffalo’s game against Kansas City on Sunday.’

‘”It hasn’t been our style of football,” acknowledged tight end Mark Campbell. “We haven’t averaged that many points, that’s for sure. Ideally we want to keep it a low-scoring game with a ball-control offense. You hope your offense can control the ball a lot of the time so you keep your defense off the field. They can’t score too many points if they’re not on the field.”‘

‘Bills 27, Chiefs 24.’

‘Fletcher’s numbers have fallen precipitously. His 54 tackles through eight games project over a full season to about a 33 percent decline from a year ago.’

‘”You go home and everybody says the same thing,” Tucker said Saturday by phone. ” “You started 12 games last year. What are you doing here?'”‘

‘The Bills fully expect the Chiefs to pound the ball on the ground today, especially against a run defence that is surrendering an average of five yards per carry.’

‘Kansas City is 1-8 all-time at Ralph Wilson Stadium, the lone win coming in 1986, Jim Kelly’s fourth game for the Bills.’

‘”With the bye coming after eight games, it’s very similar to a game,” coach Mike Mularkey said. “We had a frustrating first half, it’s halftime, and we need to come out and do better in the second half. It’s 0-0, let’s see if we can come back and overcome the first half.”‘