Archives for October 2014

‘”Very excited,” Watkins said. “Hopefully it drives our defense, helps our defense out and (fans) go crazy when we score touchdowns and they definitely are a big help to this team and this organization.”‘

‘The Bills said Monday that Brooks is able to walk. He flew back to Buffalo with an athletic trainer Monday afternoon.’

‘”You could just tell the experience really paid off,” said running back C.J. Spiller, who did not help Orton as he had a terrible game running the ball. “He was into the game. He made plays for us when we needed it. I’m not saying EJ was panicking or anything like that, but he just kept the confidence in the guys and kept telling us to keep pushing.”‘

‘The Bills said that Brooks walked out of the hospital but did not have any further update on his status.’

‘”It’s important,” said Corey Graham. “You know going into the year that if you win your division you’re in the playoffs. That’s our goal right now. We want to get into the playoffs so we’ve got to win the division. This is a big game this week with New England coming in here. It’s a division game and they’re tied with us right now at the top so this is a special week for us. We have to make sure we’re prepared and ready to go out there and win this game.”‘

‘The Bills sacked Stafford six times, a career-high three by tackle Marcell Dareus, his team-leading third, fourth and fifth of the year, the last causing a fumble the Lions recovered. Two were recorded by end Jerry Hughes who now has three and opposite end Mario Williams also got his third.’

‘For one game, Marrone looks smart. Orton led the Bills from a 14-0 deficit to a 17-14 victory against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Sunday.’

‘”They got him uncomfortable,” Lions right guard Larry Warford said of the Bills’ defensive linemen in regards to Stafford. “As an offensive line, that’s our responsibility to make him feel comfortable in the pocket and keep him off the ground. Today, we didn’t do our job.”‘

‘”It wasn’t my first and it won’t be my last, that’s for sure,” Orton said. “You’re mad at yourself when that happens, but the other team gets paid to make plays, too. So you just got to keep that trigger and put a little bit more pressure on yourself to make the play the next time.”‘

‘Jackson had more carries than Spiller for the first time this year. Jackson also added seven catches for 58 yards, giving him more than 100 yards from scrimmage for the 32nd time. He became the first running back in club history with at least six catches in three straight games.’

‘yle Orton needs to be at his game-managing best in his first Bills start. OK, maybe it didn’t quite begin that way, but as the game went along, Orton’s veteran presence became a huge factor in the outcome.’

‘By unofficial count, the Bills had a three-man rush on 7 of 11 third-down plays. A great defensive plan against a good offense.’

‘Doug Marrone declined an opportunity to take a running-into-the-kicker penalty that could have given the Bills a fourth and 2 from the Detroit 46-yard line with 13 seconds remaining in the first half. The Bills had two timeouts, so why not accept the penalty and go for it rather than decline it and take the results of the punt? Marrone made a similar decision in Week Three against San Diego.’

‘Buffalo won, so it’s hard to argue with Doug Marrone’s decisions. Down by 11 with under 17 minutes to play, he chose to kick a field goal on fourth and 1 from the Lions’ 7-yard line. Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, Detroit’s head coach the previous five seasons, dialed up schemes that limited his old team to one third-down conversion.’