Archives for December 15, 2014

‘”Then, during practices, we saw someone who was really athletic and can be physical. He looked like he could do a lot of things. We talked about him and said, ‘Hey, we don’t want to lose this kid … we think he can play.'”‘

‘Incredibly, the Bills are 6-0 against Green Bay at “The Ralph” and 8-4 overall.’

‘Rodgers finished 17 of 42 for 185 yards and two interceptions. It was an unlikely meltdown for Rodgers and the offense that entered the game on a tremendous roll. Rodgers had been picked off just three times this season, and none since throwing two in Green Bay’s last loss, 44-23 at New Orleans on Oct. 26.’

‘The Bills again had a tough time staying out of trouble. They were penalized 10 times a week after taking 11 penalties against the Broncos. This time, the penalties didn’t come back to bite them, but it’s still something Buffalo needs to get cleaned up.’

‘”We had a lot of miscommunications out there. There was a couple of times where there were some guys open. We missed a lot of tackles, they had a lot of rushing yards. That’s something that’s very uncharacteristic of our front four. We haven’t given up that many rushing yards, especially at home. We go, we break film and just try to learn from that and get better.”‘

‘”It was just a big happy feeling,” Dixon said. “Terry, he believes in us. He tells us that all the time, every time we see him. I was just happy and everybody, it was one big party. It was just my way of saying thank you and we appreciate him. We fighting for him, the whole (city) of Buffalo, and we just have to keep it going.”‘

‘”We were expecting to shut them down. We went up against a Hall of Famer last week, why couldn’t we do it again this week? Aaron Rodgers is a great quarterback, the best quarterback in the league right now. I knew as long as we had a great communication in the back end and held our guys for an extended period of time I feel like we had this game won.’

‘The Bills will need to win their next two games – at Oakland and at New England – and they also need three teams (Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Kansas City and San Diego) to not finish with 10 wins. Buffalo doesn’t hold tiebreakers with many other teams in the playoff picture, so for the next few weeks, Bills fans will have to do a lot of scoreboard watching.’

‘”Everybody in this locker room believes in ourselves, and we made plays in every different phase of the game,” Bills’ running back Fred Jackson said. “That was what we needed to do to get a win, as long as you keep believing in yourselves and believing in the guys in the locker room, there’s nothing you can’t accomplish.’

‘Starks played in front of a local audience for the first time since the final home game of his junior season at the University at Buffalo. Shoulder surgery would prevent Starks from playing his senior season at UB, though he graduated as the Bulls’ all-time leading rusher, a record since broken by San Diego Chargers rookie Branden Oliver.’

‘The Bills came up with an excellent defensive game plan, holding one of the NFL’s top offenses to 13 points. The offense continued to struggle; however, the problem is the quarterback, not the playcalling.’

‘Another week, another top-notch quarterback conquered.’

‘Added nickelback Nickell Robey: “We’re not shocked at all. I told (cornerback) Corey (Graham) in practice on Thursday that, if anything, other team’s offences need to be a little bit more worried about us than we should be about them.’

Packers bounced in Buffalo (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Bills offer blueprint for slowing Packers’ offense (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Costly blunders prompt soul-searching on special teams (Green Bay Press Gazette)

‘Stabler rule’ safety catches players off guard (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Things get ‘physical’ vs. Schwartz’s defense (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Banjo happy to be back in action (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Offense matches franchise mark for first-half scoring (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Thumbs up to Lacy, down to penalties (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Photo gallery (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Packers drop the ball against Bills (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Aaron Rodgers way off the mark (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Packers’ special teams turn to liability (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Dropped passes devastating for Packers (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Loss of Bulaga led to Rodgers’ fumble, safety (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Packers’ loss muddies playoff scenario (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Packers Replay (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Photo gallery (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Packers’ loss emphasizes how much they rely on Aaron Rodgers (Wisconsin State Journal)

Tom Oates gives Green Bay a ‘D+’ in loss to Buffalo (Wisconsin State Journal)

Photo gallery (Wisconsin State Journal)

Rodgers, Packers sloppy in 21-13 loss to Bills (AP)

Packers tackle Bulaga has concussion against Bills (AP)

Packers’ Lacy, Lang and Sitton active versus Bills (AP)

5 things we learned: Packers at Bills (Fox Sports Wisconsin)

In a fog (WAUK-AM)

2-minute drill (WAUK-AM)

Mistakes, missed chances pile up in loss to Bills (Packers.com)

Bills’ defensive scheme haunting reminder (Packers.com)

Packers defense almost saves the day (Packers.com)

Aaron Rodgers: ‘I have to play better’ (Packers.com)

Photo gallery (Packers.com)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)

Photo gallery 1 (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery 2 (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

Photo gallery (Syracuse Post Standard)

‘The Bills were also have their first eight-win season since going 9-7 in 2004.’