Archives for December 13, 2010

‘Even a Bills victory is painful to watch this year.’

‘”It wasn’t an impossible day to throw the ball; the wind wasn’t bad at all,” he said. “The wetness was there all day, but it was not terrible. It wasn’t a case where it’s terrible weather and nobody can do anything. The conditions were OK.”‘

Up and down Cleveland Browns hit a major pothole in Buffalo, 13-6 (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

What milestone? (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Buffalo’s Ryan Fitzpatrick shrugs off wet conditions, steadily leads Bills offense (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

If the Cleveland Browns can’t trust Jake Delhomme, why keep playing him? (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

So inoffensive, it’s offensive (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Defense, special teams can’t evade share of blame in Buffalo (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Quarterback status back up in the air after Delhomme’s poor game (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Photo gallery (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Browns unable to find an “O” in Buffalo, lose 13-6 (Canton Repository)

Fumbles ruin Hillis’ 1,000-yard milestone for Browns (Canton Repository)

Challenge goes against Delhomme (Canton Repository)

No ‘O’ in Buffalo (Willoughby News Herald)

Milestone means little in defeat to Hillis (Willoughby News Herald)

Sights, stats and sounds (Willoughby News Herald)

Weather not good; Browns’ play just plain bad (Elyria Chronicle Telegram)

Browns take a big step backward (Elyria Chronicle Telegram)

Offensive woes cost Browns (Warren Tribune Chronicle)

Hillis hits mark (Warren Tribune Chronicle)

Delhomme not impressive (Warren Tribune Chronicle)

Browns’ drives become cold, damp duds (Akron Beacon Journal)

Fumbles squash celebration of Hillis’ 1,000 yards (Akron Beacon Journal)

Delhomme out of sync in loss to Bills (Akron Beacon Journal)

Instant replay (Akron Beacon Journal)

Photo gallery (Akron Beacon Journal)

Browns offense sputters in dreary loss to Buffalo (Dayton Daily News)

Browns’ Hillis breaks 1,000 yards, but three fumbles undermine effort (Dayton Daily News)

Hillis not in jubilant mood despite breaking 1,000 yard mark (Dayton Daily News)

Bills 13, Browns 6 (ClevelandBrowns.com)

Bills break Browns streaks (ClevelandBrowns.com)

Browns-Bills Postgame Notes (ClevelandBrowns.com)

Photo gallery (ClevelandBrowns.com)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)

Photo gallery (AP)

Photo gallery (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

‘The Browns’ offense was so inept, it didn’t cross midfield in five second-half possessions.’

‘Evans was injured at the end of Jonathan Stupar’s 35-yard reception that led to Rian Lindell’s 30-yard field goal and gave the Bills a 10-6 halftime lead. He was trailing Stupar on the play, and tumbled down behind the tight end.’

‘Hillis reached the milestone with an 8-yard gain on his fourth carry early in the first quarter of the Browns game at the Buffalo Bills. Jamal Lewis, in 2008, was the last Browns player to hit 1,000.’

‘Buffalo cornerback Terrence McGee returned after missing seven of the last nine games because of a nerve problem behind his knee. Tight end Shawn Nelson missed his third straight game because of migraines.’

‘Fitzpatrick was 14-of-23 for 142 yards while Fred Jackson had 29 carries for 112 yards for the Bills (3-10), who snapped a two-game losing streak. Rian Lindell kicked two field goals and David Nelson caught a score for the second straight week. ‘

‘It was quiet in the third quarter, but the Bills widened the gap at 7:56 in the fourth. Rian Lindell nailed a 19-yard field goal to give them a 13-6 lead.’

‘Bills’ MVP: Jake Delhomme – 12-of-20, 86 yards, INT – Thanks for the memories, Jake.’

‘Chan Gailey’s coaching staff is so much better than Dick Jauron’s when it comes to recognizing that the game plan is not quite right and must be tweaked.’

‘Ryan Fitzpatrick did enough to win this game and should be commended. He now had 21 touchdowns and 11 interceptions this season. If the Bills don’t draft No. 1 overall – a veritable impossibility – be prepared for another 16 or so games of Fitz next year (should there be NFL football). Guess what? I’m 100 percent okay with that, even if Fitzmagic is Fitzmediocre.’

‘He could still be there by the Bills turn, whenever that is, and he’d be perfect, really, even if he doesn’t play at all next season. He could learn under Fitzpatrick and play in some situations, and he would also give long-suffering Bills fans some legitimate hope for the future.’

‘Still, the Bills are in position to land a top-five pick. Unless, they are enamored with Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton or Ryan Mallett or Jake Locker, they’re better off drafting a game-changing linebacker (someone, who, hopefully, is the real deal and not another Aaron Maybin.)’

‘This game was as ugly as most people thought it would be but for the first time since 2004 the Bills came out on the winning end of a series filled of bizzare games. Last year they lost a slightly uglier game so this may be a show of progress. Afterall, ugly wins are better than ugly losses.’