Archives for December 27, 2006

‘"It feels great because there are a lot of free agents and a lot of things they (the Bills) need to take care of," Lindell said. "To be one of the top priorities was great."’

‘Since joining the Bills before the 2003 campaign, Lindell has connected on 83 percent (93-of-112) of his kicks, including a staggering 92 percent (23-of-25) this season.’

‘With 10 players on Buffalo’s roster scheduled to become unrestricted free agents this offseason, Lindell was glad to have his situation addressed so swiftly.’

‘”The number one thing was to get the deal done and stay in Buffalo,” Sheehy said, noting that Lindell is happy with being part of one of the NFL’s dominant special teams units.’

‘Ravens 24, Bills 13.’

‘”I’ve got [one game] for sure and we’ll see what happens after that,” said Kelsay, a four-year veteran. “I think if you get to thinking about your contract or whether or not you’re going to be here next year it can be a negative for you. It’s not going to help you any.”‘

‘The game originally had been scheduled for 1 p.m.’

‘Financial details of the extension, which runs through the 2011 season, were not yet available, but the new deal is believed to be worth in the $10 million range.’

‘The contract is worth about $10 million dollars with somewhere in the vicinity of $3.5 million of it guaranteed money.’

‘”Big Wheel. If you ever had a Big Wheel…I had a Big Wheel. That’s the only thing we could afford was a Big Wheel. A Big Wheel is the only toy that allows you to peel out on concrete and stop on concrete,” said tight end Robert Royal.’

‘It would have been silly for Lindell – who was already 5 of 5 on the day – to lie to head coach Dick Jauron about being able to make a kick in impossible conditions, but one wonders if he even wanted the challenge.’

Rebound puts bounce in Ravens’ step (Baltimore Sun)

These fans not time sensitive (Baltimore Sun)

Well-rounded Ravens shaping up to be best team in NFL (Baltimore Sun)

Comparison to 2000 certainly no stretch (Baltimore Sun)

Festivus? Ravens are talking Super Bowl (Baltimore Examiner)

Billick: Only one reason to go to playoffs (Carroll County Times)

Ogden questionable for Sunday’s game (Carroll County Times)

Baltimore Will Play to the End (Washington Post)

Ravens lifted by new birds in ‘D’ flock (USA Today)

Ravens capable of Super Bowl run (AP)

‘”You can learn just as much by winning,” he maintained. “Maybe you learn a bit more about yourself and about your teammates when you lose. But as a football team you always want to win and learn that way.”‘