Archives for November 25, 2012

‘In four seasons with Buffalo, Warlick finished with 90 catches for 1,551 yards and four touchdowns in helping the Bills win AFL titles in 1964 and ’65. He averaged 19.96 yards per catch in 1963, which still ranks seventh on the team.’

‘I want to pick the Bills in this one. They need it so badly to make the rest of the season relevant. Buffalo is coming off a win and a few extra days rest. The Bills defense has played better over the past month and that should give some encouragement. My problem has been that I have not seen this team (and this franchise in general) go on the road and win when they HAVE to win. I want to see it. I hope to see it. I just haven’t seen it.’

‘But the Bills ranked first in special teams three times under coordinator Bobby April during their 12-year playoff drought. Special-teams dominance didn’t get them far.’

‘The Bills should beat Indy. They’re better.’

‘Bills 27, Colts 24,’

‘”In those days, a tight end was strictly a blocking individual,” said former Warlick teammate, Booker Edgerson. “But (head coach) Lou Saban had the great presence to utilize Ernie, with his speed and catching ability, as a primary receiver. It threw a lot of guys off-balance on the defense.”‘

‘Luck has already set the NFL rookie record for 300-yard passing games, his fifth coming last week in New England, breaking the record of his legendary predecessor in Indy, Manning. And his 433-yard performance against Miami a few weeks ago is the single-game NFL standard for a rookie.’

‘Can the Bills succeed on the road in a must-win game? They have two victories away from Ralph Wilson Stadium this year, at Cleveland and at Arizona. Let’s see, the Browns are 2-8, and the Cardinals have lost six in a row after a 4-0 start. The Bills have to prove they can beat a good team in a hostile environment, and it has to happen Sunday or their playoff hopes are dead.’

‘”The Colts are ahead of us in the standings,” Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said. “This is almost a playoff game for us in terms of one we have to have at this point in the season.”‘

Colts’ Andrew Luck works to limit his interceptions (Indianapolis Star)

Bills both need a win; playoffs have already arrived for both teams (Indianapolis Star)

Hard to tell which Bills will show up vs. Colts (Fort Wayne News Sentinel)

Colts know how to respond (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

Colts special teams play needs improvement (Terre Haute Tribune Star)

Wayne says playoffs have already started (Anderson Herald Bulletin)

Luck’s competitive spirit still shines (Anderson Herald Bulletin)

Colts cheerleader to shave head at game (WISH-TV)

Bills-Colts Game Report (Colts.com)

Fundraising goal exceeded for Leukemia research (Colts.com)

Local treasure (Colts.com)

‘This game will be a tight one all the way through. The defense for each team may win a series at times, but the offense of both squads should be the key to victory. At that point, to me, it comes down to who has the more effective playmaker on offense. Will it be Andrew Luck and Reggie Wayne for the Colts, or C.J. Spiller and Fred Jackson for the Bills? I’ve gone back and forth on who will win this game more times than you’ll know. In the end, however, the determining factor is C.J. Spiller getting the ball the majority of times and the amount of room he’ll be able to roam around in against a very beatable Colts defense.’

‘”I know he’s gone to a better place and I hope that his family will carry on and keep his legacy rolling,” Edgerson said. “Our alumni group will do as much as we can to uphold the things that he had done in the Buffalo area and across Western New York. He will definitely be missed.”‘

‘Through 10 games this year, Chandler is on pace to shatter his career-high marks he set last season in almost every statistical category. Chandler broke out last year hauling in 38 catches for 389 yards and six touchdowns, even though he played in just 14 games due to a high ankle sprain. The sixth-year man out of Iowa leads the team right now in touchdown receptions with five and is a few more catches away from having his best season thus far.’