Two Bills Drive

‘Once they entered the red zone, though, things became troublesome. The difference in the game was that it wasn’t quite as troublesome for the Patriots.’

‘It was a scene all too familiar to the Buffalo Bills and their fans. Quarterback Rob Johnson down on the field injured.’

‘Players were standing behind offensive-line coach Carl Mauck to block the wind.’

‘A guy named Mike attempted to propose marriage to his fiancee, Karen, and the moment was captured live on the JumboTron scoreboard. He dropped the ring, and then couldn’t find it for about 30 seconds.’

‘Yes, the weather outside was frightful, but you should have seen the football game.’

‘There has been speculation Flutie may be released to accommodate salary-cap concerns.’

‘Players would scuff the snowy and icy turf with their feet to set up field goal attempts, because, as Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe said, "We couldn’t find a convict to run the snow plow…".

‘It was like one of those no-school days when you see kids playing snow-football on the front lawn.’

‘Weatherwise, and artistically, it wasn’t pretty. But it was exciting and interesting. And the difference came in the kicking game.’

‘It had become a full blizzard, gusts swirling to 49 miles per hour, the wind chill at minus-3 or worse, the snow swirling mightily, and the wind biting painfully.’

‘"Then when I got the signals, the guys [in the defensive huddle] couldn’t understand me because my lips were frozen."’

‘But, from the comfort of a living room, the teams provided viewers with some drama and fun.’

‘"I feel like we controlled the entire game," said Flutie, who went 15 for 25 for 193 yards, while rushing nine times for 50 yards including one for 32 yards.’

‘The weather was too bad, the ball too slippery and the game too meaningless.’

‘Adam Vinatieri was by far the most popular player in the New England Patriots locker room last night…because the kick allowed the team to come in from the cold.’