Archives for September 2009

‘Although the Bills limited New Orleans’ passing attack, they had no answer for its running game, which rolled up 222 yards and 5.8 per carry.’

‘Edwards in full Captain Checkdown mode against Saints pressure.’

‘Third down is a win for the New Orleans Saints.’

‘”The NFL is about Sunday, and we weren’t all there today,” said defensive end Chris Kelsay.’

‘Owens is frustrated, that is evident. In three games he has five catches for 98 yards and a TD. He’s had countless halves of games with numbers like that during his magnificent and controversial career.’

‘When you give up 222 yards on the ground, you deserve to lose.’

‘New Orleans Saints assistant coaches aren’t allowed to speak with the media after games and defensive coordinator Gregg Williams wasn’t risking a fine from head coach Sean Peyton. That didn’t prevent Williams from warmly greeting several beat reporters he recognized from his former life as head coach of the Buffalo Bills.’

‘Will Terrell Owens come alive in a game where the Bills need him to be a force? Absolutely not. I’m starting to think TO might stand for Totally Overrated. If a superstar could be any more invisible, I’d like to see it.’

‘Fake field goal was a gusty call to tie the game 7-7 and defensive coordinator Perry Fewell did all he could for three quarters against the NFL’s best offense. As for offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt, he was outcoached badly by his Saints counterpart, former Bills head coach Gregg Williams. Twelve total penalties was a bad reflection on Dick Jauron, whose team collapsed in the fourth quarter.’

‘”We took a shot, we had the shot, and we didn’t convert on it,” Lee Evans said. “The way they were playing us, they were trying to put a lot of pressure on us. When they do that, you’ve got to make them pay.”‘

‘With McKelvin out, Drayton Florence got extensive work at both the right and slot cornerback positions. “He did a great job,” Terrence McGee said. “Drayton came in and had a couple pass breakups, a key tackle. It was good to have him back out there.”‘

‘”We made too many errors to stay in it,” said Dick Jauron, Bills head coach. “We stayed in it for most of the game, in the end though we had too many injuries and errors. My hat’s off to them, they are an awfully good football team.”‘

‘”To say that us as a secondary totally shut him down, that would be a little selfish. If us as a secondary say that we shut him down, I think that would overshadow the real work of the way the defensive line and the linebackers played today.”‘

Final answer (New Orleans Times Picayune)

Saints defense gives T.O. reality check (New Orleans Times Picayune)

Stage is set for a showdown at the Superdome (New Orleans Times Picayune)

Game recap (New Orleans Times Picayune)

Grades (New Orleans Times Picayune)

Photo gallery (New Orleans Times Picayune)

Photo gallery (Biloxi Sun Herald)

Saints Unleash Powerful Rushing Attack as They Wear Down the Bills and Improve to 3-0 (NewOrleansSaints.com)

Notes from Saints win over the Bills (NewOrleansSaints.com)

Photo gallery (NewOrleansSaints.com)

Photo gallery (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

Photo gallery (Canandaigua Daily Messenger)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)

‘Quarterback: Grade F: Brian Moorman threw more TD passes than Edwards did.’