Archives for September 21, 2015

'"It's kind of hard to say because of the officiating crew," Dixon said. "What was that? I didn't see no punches being thrown. It all looked clean to me. It's just an intense rivalry. We're both fighting for the big prize. You have to let us go at it. That's how I feel."'

'Chad Walber documented the Bills' effort on Twitter. The highest-recorded decibel level was 124.8 after the Bills scored their second touchdown. The Chiefs set the record at 142.2 decibels a year ago. After New England started to stretch the lead against Buffalo, the crowd quieted considerably, and some fans even left the stadium early.'

'While the Bills pride themselves on their crowd noise and the home-field advantage it provides, not everyone is amused by the effort to be the loudest crowd in the league. In fact, some consider the attempt ridiculous and irresponsible.'

'To put it in terms he might use, Ryan got his butt whooped by Brady and Bill Belichick.'

'"I'm embarrassed," Kyle Williams said. "The way that started off was bad. It looks bad on our team, our fans and it is reflected in the way that we played. It's inexcusable, it's terrible."'

'It's difficult to show pity and give the offensive line a slightly better grade, such as a D-, a D or even a D+. The bottom line is they failed Sunday against the Patriots.'

'“They run the same plays. That’s what he does. He just gets the ball out quick … We knew what they were going to do in every situation.” The Bills were just powerless to stop him.'

'Taylor (23 of 30 for 242 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions) squirmed in the pocket like a kid strapped into a car seat most of the game. He struggled to decipher Bill Belichick’s defenses as if he was being asked to translate an ancient text. Despite his mobility, he took eight sacks.'

'“No, I don’t think [the talking was" target="_blank"> ever too much,” cornerback Nickell Robey said. “We were ready this week. We did everything we were supposed to do. They just did a little bit better job than us today. We’ve just got to bounce back and when we see them again, kill ’em.”'

'First off this loss is squarely on one man’s shoulders. It’s on my shoulders. You know, yeah we gotta get better as a team there’s no question. But I have to get better. You know [Bill" target="_blank"> Belichick outcoached me. No question about it and that’s where the game, that’s how it ended up and it’s unfortunate. The plan has to be better on defense. Can’t give up 500 yards and beat anybody, and then we turn it over three times. You know, we did a horse [expletive" target="_blank"> job and it’s my responsibility.'

'For those who didn’t watch the game, don’t let the score fool you. The Pats imposed their will for three quarters, holding a 37-13 lead before having a brain freeze in the fourth. But even then, the Bills kept shooting themselves in the foot, and couldn’t stop the inevitable.'

'“We had our moments,” Belichick said. “I mean, we let him run around a lot, too. Taylor ran around. He scrambled for yardage. He scrambled and threw for big yardage. So again, I didn’t think it was all that great. We made some plays. We gave up some plays. I don’t think it was very consistent.”'

'The reason he didn’t blitz? “Well, no, I mean sometimes you blitz and things like that,” Ryan began. “But we thought we had…going in we thought we had decent match ups but obviously it never panned out that way.”'

'Ultimately, Sunday’s game was supposed to be a chance for the Buffalo crowd to break the Guinness record for noise at a sporting event. Instead, it’ll go down as the worst pass defense performance in Bills’ team history. Have to believe that was not the sort of statement that Rex was looking to make.'

'“Their offense is simple,’’ Bradham said. “They run the same plays. Brady just gets the ball out so quickly. We knew what was coming. We just couldn’t stop it.’’'