Archives for January 2010

‘It’s still widely viewed as unlikely that Cowher will strike a deal with the Bills, for a variety of reasons. The Bills will be a big building job for any coach, they have no proven starting quarterback and they are one of the lower-spending teams in the NFL.’

‘Sometimes I wonder why people bother, why Buffalo fans continue to support this team despite the losing and the chronic dysfunction of upper management. But on a day like Sunday, when people could just as easily have stayed home, you were reminded that for a die-hard Bills fan, every game has meaning.’

‘”That’s not something that we set out to do,” Manning said. “It was all about trying to get the ball down the field to try to get points, and if those guys happened to get catches along the way, that was an added bonus. But that was not the goal or the intent.”‘

‘Say what you will, but Bills played hard for Fewell in his seven-game stint. His defense held up well despite rash of injuries this year.’

‘Rooke safety Cary Harris made his presence on the team felt in the first quarter.’

‘Unfortunately, Jackson’s accomplishments have been tarnished by his team’s inability to get him into an important game. In last year’s purposeless finale against New England, Jackson rolled off 136 yards on 27 carries. It was the only time he got more than a dozen rushes all season.’

‘Harris, a sixth-round draft pick, had spent most of his rookie season on the practice squad. He started at safety on Sunday with Donte Whitner, Bryan Scott and Byrd all injured. Prior to this week, Harris had been getting reps at cornerback.’

Colts get milestones but not a victory (Indianapolis Star)

Manning reminds teammates of goal (Indianapolis Star)

At least we know stats trump NFL history (Indianapolis Star)

Bills’ Jackson plows through (Indianapolis Star)

Bob Kravitz’s report card (Indianapolis Star)

Photo gallery (Indianapolis Star)

Colts fall to Buffalo 30-7 (Colts.com)

Milestones set in loss (Colts.com)

On to the postseason (Colts.com)

Photo gallery (Colts.com)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)

Photo gallery (AP)

‘Despite near whiteout conditions in the first half, Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three touchdown passes-including a 41-yarder to Owens-in leading the Bills to a 30-7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. Fred Jackson had 212 yards rushing, the seventh-highest rushing total in team history, to reach 1,000 yards for the first time in his career, and also scored on an 11-yard catch.’

‘Owens passed Brown with a 6-yard catch 6 minutes into the fourth quarter of Buffalo’s season finale against Indianapolis on Sunday. With three catches for 50 yards, Owens hit 14,936 career yards receiving, 2 more than Brown had during his 17-year career that ended in 2004.’

‘In making his 192nd straight start, Manning went 14 of 18 for 95 yards and an interception before taking a seat on a heated bench on the sideline against the Bills on Sunday. He was replaced by rookie Curtis Painter with 9:13 left in the second quarter and the game tied at 7.’

‘Clark hit the milestone losing 7 yards on screen pass on the Colts third possession in the first minute of the second quarter against the Buffalo Bills. He has seven catches for 52 yards, and had five catches for 53 yards on the Colts second possession.’

‘Commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL competition committee will review league policy regarding late-season games where teams might be tempted to rest their starters for the playoffs.’

‘Fitzpatrick finished the game 16-for-25 with 155 yards and tossed scores to Terrell Owens, Lee Evans and Fred Jackson for the Bills (6-10), who snapped a two-game losing streak to close out the season on a winning note.’

‘Jackson has racked up over 200 yards on the ground, becoming the first Bills running back to reach that mark in one game since Thurman Thomas did it against the Jets in 1990.’