‘The Bills’ first four offensive plays were runs by Spiller, for a combined 9 yards. From that point, however, he touched the ball only seven times for the remaining 53 minutes of the game.’
Archives for November 13, 2013
Lockport in ëCatch 22′
‘Jackson took part in the first signing, on April 19, 2012, and the Lockport/Bills autograph “series” has grown to feature Bills luminaries such as Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed, Fred Smerlas, Joe Cribbs and Joe DeLamielleure.’
Bills’ Manuel looked shaky in return from injuryBills’ Manuel looked shaky in return from injury
‘”I thought he was good enough to play, but I wanted him to play better,” said Marrone, who blamed Manuel’s inaccuracy on the young quarterback going through his footwork too quickly to effectively see his reads and deciding to check down too soon. I think what happens is you go into the game and things start to speed up a whole lot faster than you can simulate,” Marrone said. “I think that’s what happened.”‘
Look ahead: Jets (5-4) at Bills (3-7)
‘The Jets have been favored only once this season, and that was when they beat the Bills, 27-20, in North Jersey on Sept. 22.’
Jets’ Nelson hopes to make Bills pay for ‘mistake’
‘”It’s going to be personal,” Nelson said. “And I think you’ll see that on Sunday.”‘
All-22 Review – Bills/Steelers – EJ’s Return
‘Manuel still has a lot to prove at the NFL level. A lot…listen to me…he has a TON. If you polled Bills fans you’d probably hear most of them tell you they want to see a deep ball, right? Let’s take a look at two calls where the Bills tried to dial up something deep, only to be turned away.’
What to watch for: Jets at Bills
‘With a win over New York on Sunday, Buffalo will own a two-game home winning streak against the Jets for the first time since 2004-05.’
Fred Jackson joins Thurman Thomas in Bills record book
‘RB Fred Jackson joined Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas as the only Bills running back to gain more than 4,000 yards rushing and 2,000 yards receiving.’
Run game eager to rebound
‘”We’re going to have our work cut out for us this week,” said Eric Wood. “We’ve got to get it going. I don’t think there’s any magic formula other than just playing physical football up front and hitting the holes in the backfield, and then everybody making plays.”‘
Bills sign Igbinosun to Practice Squad
‘A 6-3, 286-pound Southern Connecticut State product, Igbinosun entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2012 before being released prior to the regular season. He spent a portion of his rookie season on the Practice Squad of the Dallas Cowboys and was released during the team’s 2013 training camp.’