Archives for September 2015

'Tight end Charles Clay caught three passes on the Bills’ opening drive, including a 25-yard touchdown in which he faked multiple defenders, and finished with five receptions for 82 yards. Carpenter made a pair of field goals, the second one a 51-yard boot with three seconds left in the first half.'

'Though he missed the final three quarters with a calf injury, Watkins told NBC-2 he expected to play next week. “I’ll be just fine,” he said in a brief postgame interview.'

'"Since he was named the starter, we all had complete confidence in him," said Harvin, who starred at Green Run High in Virginia Beach. "He's just got a composure about himself. It's hard to rattle him. He speaks very clear. He commands the huddle."'

'"The last game I played on this field and everything that went down after it — definitely it left a bad taste in my mouth," Incognito said. "To come down and see the guys and compete against them and get a win, it's a great feeling."'

'Taylor is the first Bills quarterback with at least seven touchdown passes and a completion percentage of at least 70 through Week 3 since Jim Kelly in 1991, according to STATS.'

'Clay, who had a 25-yard touchdown reception, signed as a free agent with Buffalo after four years in the Dolphins. Incognito played in Miami for the first time since his career was derailed for a year and a half when he was implicated in the Dolphins' bullying scandal. Another ex-Dolphin, backup Bills receiver Chris Hogan, added a final insult when he caught a 38-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.'

'Add it all up, and the Bills have now won five of the past seven games in their series with Miami.'

'Even without a first-round pick, the Bills appear to have had a productive draft. Second-round pick Ronald Darby of Florida State had an interception on Sunday and already has two this season. Third-round pick John Miller of Louisville made his third straight start on the offensive line, but he left the game in the second quarter due to a groin injury. The Bills are hoping that the injury is minor because Miller is off to an impressive start to his NFL career. Fifth-round pick Karlos Williams has already scored three touchdowns, including a 41-yarder on Sunday. He ran 12 times Sunday for a game-high 110 yards.'

'From the beginning, the Bills offense looked good and the defense returned to form.'

'Sunday was just another test that the quarterback had to and did pass in his young career. Is he the quarterback of the future? I don’t know, but this game was certainly a notch in his belt on the positive side.'

'This wasn't New England. What we saw on Sunday at Sun Life Stadium is what we will probably/hopefully see more often than not this season and the performance against the Pats will be the exception.'

'The Bills are 2-1 now, with two wins within the conference (big for tie-breaker purposes at the end of the season if you’re fighting for playoff spots), and now have two very winnable games on the schedule in front of them. The New York Giants come to Orchard Park next Sunday. They’ll be playing on ten days rest after getting their first win of the season Thursday night against the Washington Redskins. They have a two-time Super Bowl champion QB and head coach, and one of the brightest young stars in the league in wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. But the Bills are better than them. They have a great opportunity to go to 3-1 against an inferior opponent. And they need to. Because that’s what good teams do.'

'Williams, as more of a north-south style of running back, is a phenomenal fit for Greg Roman’s offensive scheme, and he has showed it through the first three weeks of the season. He has clearly shown to be a player that is worthy of touches in games, and now it’s a matter of finding the right balance with him and McCoy.'

'Rex Ryan and his Bills commanded the game from the start, forcing the Dolphins to punt each possession they weren’t intercepted on in the first half. In the first half, the Bills nearly doubled the Dolphins in yards, first downs and yards per play, however the Bills and Dolphins took just about the same amount of offensive snaps.'

'So after talking boldly before the New England game and then having to eat crow, the Bills let their actions speak for them. And the result was a Fish Squish of epic proportions.'