Archives for November 8, 2010

‘Prosperity and Buffalo have avoided one another this season, though.’

‘It is not that the Bills fans in attendance were stone silent. It’s that there were substantially fewer of them than one would expect in what is still, according to the National Football League schedule, a home game.’

Bears hold off Bills (Chicago Tribune)

Idonije is Bears’ homecoming king (Chicago Tribune)

Cutler keeps it simple, and he succeeds (Chicago Tribune)

Garza’s return bolsters offensive line (Chicago Tribune)

Jennings, Bears could have been beaten badly, yet they survive (Chicago Tribune)

Bears offense finds right balance (Chicago Tribune)

Peppers OK after early exit (Chicago Tribune)

Four downs: Bears run into winning formula (Chicago Tribune)

Photo gallery (Chicago Tribune)

Lil’ Bills play perfect patsies, let big bad Bears escape with a ‘W’ (Chicago Sun Times)

Idonije brings Can-do attitude (Chicago Sun Times)

Taylor’s easy TD breaks down a wall (Chicago Sun Times)

Scales don’t lie — it’s a win (Chicago Sun Times)

Future Bears opponents a lot better than Bills (Chicago Sun Times)

Not that far from home (Chicago Sun Times)

Bears at Bills quarterly report (Chicago Sun Times)

Grading the Bears (Chicago Sun Times)

Photo gallery (Chicago Sun Times)

Warts and all, Bears will take the win (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)

Idonije enjoys ‘special’ homecoming (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)

Jennings picks his spot (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)

Cutler hoping line can stay together for a while (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)

Don’t hold your breath waiting for Bears to be pretty (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)

How many must-wins can Bears survive? (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)

Bears appreciate fans’ road support (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)

Bears grades (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)

Photo gallery (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)

Mix of run, pass keeps Bills winless (Northwest Herald)

Idonije rises high in homecoming (Northwest Herald)

Bears strike a winning balance (Northwest Herald)

Bears play 
just well enough to beat Bills (Northwest Herald)

Bears vs. Bills: Quarter-by-quarter analysis (Northwest Herald)

Bears escape with promise (ESPN)

Toronto worth trip for Bears (ESPN)

Julius Peppers’ injury ‘nothing serious’ (ESPN)

Bears secure victory north of the border (CSN Chicago)

Cutler still in pursuit of perfection (CSN Chicago)

Bears identity still uncertain (CSN Chicago)

Improvement across the board (CSN Chicago)

Bears rally to beat Bills on late Cutler touchdown pass (ChicagoBears.com)

Idonije shines in return trip to home country (ChicagoBears.com)

Jennings delivers game-changing play in fourth quarter (ChicagoBears.com)

Improved pass protection allows Cutler to thrive (ChicagoBears.com)

Photo gallery (ChicagoBears.com)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)

Photo gallery (AP)

Photo gallery (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

Photo gallery (Toronto Sun)

Photo gallery (Toronto Star)

‘”I don’t know if we embrace it,” admits Bills strong safety Donte Whitner. “I know, being a football player, you want to play games at home. You want that home crowd, you want that home feeling. You want that home energy to feed off. We didn’t feel it out there today.”‘

‘”This one really hurts.” Fitzpatrick said post-game.’

‘His former Canadian Football League team, the Calgary Stampeders won a Grey Cup in 1992 against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Cortez was the Stamps’ offensive line coach.’

‘The game was Buffalo’s third regular-season game in Toronto as part of a five-year deal. The Bills have lost all three.’

‘Bills kicker Rian Lindell has missed an extra point attempt against the Bears that ends his streak of extra points at 321-the fourth longest in NFL history.’

‘McGee was listed as probable after practicing all week. He misses his fifth straight game because of a nerve problem behind his knee that required surgery.’

‘Once again, Buffalo deserved a better fate.’

‘Fred Jackson and Corey McIntyre each recorded a rushing touchdown for Buffalo, which was coming off a 13-10 overtime loss to Kansas City last Sunday and another three-point overtime setback at Baltimore two weeks ago. Steve Johnson caught 11 passes for 145 yards, while Roscoe Parrish hauled in seven passes for 60 yards and a score.’

‘Buffalo had a shot to come back late in the game, but he threw another interception that put the icing on the cake for the Bears.’

‘Maybe it’s bad breaks, maybe it’s a lack of talent or maybe it’s a little of both. The one thing for sure is that all the Bills players think they’re better than what their record indicates. But are they?’

‘As you can see it really wasn’t bad, but in the end, it wasn’t a win. If the Bills want to win a game somebody the defense is going to have to make game changing plays.’