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What was amazing was that they stopped the run in the second half (Pass defense was a complete joke as Campell was completing every single pass in the 2nd half). Not sure if the Bills made an adjustment or if the Raiders chose to not run the ball. Even after the Bills scored the TD on the opening drive of the 2nd half, the Raiders were still up by 11 and it would have been prudent to continue running the ball. There was absolutely no pass rush today. They feared McFadden so much that they let Campbell sit in the pocket and shred our secondary to pieces. The Bills are committed to stopping the run and have done a good job in the two games and have forced the QB to beat them. Today, our offense was better than theirs and hence the win. I have been saying this for a while. Nelson is a winner and knows how to win ball games. All he does on the field is make plays. He is our Hines Ward...Unassuming, but does his job. He is a clutch player and I think he is Fitz's go to guy on 3rd downs..Definitely has the football "IT".

Martin was atrocious today....He dropped every ball thrown to him...We had quite a few drives stalled due to him.

Any update on Urbik's injury.

It was very strange call to go for the FG on 4th and inches in your own backyard....especially having someone like Brad Smith to run the wild cat...Simply unbelievable.

Ralph is Cheap Eerie County is Cheap The Bills Fans are Cheap The Corporates in Buffalo are Cheap

Another point that is forgotten is the coaching turnstile. I believe Mike Williams had 3 OL coaches in his 4 seasons...whereas Whitner has mainly seen the same DC for his 1st 4 seasons before Edwards replaced Perry. At that time, I believe that was another reason attributed to Williams failure to succeed in the NFL. McGahee, Whitner, McCargo, Losman, Lynch, McKelvin and the list goes on...

Even last year we were even as both Offense and Defense was miserable...WE average 16 points a game...which is pretty crappy... WE are still even this year, except both the sides have improved.

The Bills won because they were balanced. They played great special teams, ran the ball well and controlled the clock (37 minutes), did not make any mistakes (turnovers), and caused turnovers. These are good recipes for winning a ball game. If they can repeat that and be balanced on phases of the game, we will win.

Everything is not just about some statistical analysis. Though numbers don't lie, they also can be interpreted at each one's convenience. This is simply not sufficient. The success of a draft is felt by the impact made by the player on the team. For example, a Donte Whitner played for the Bills for five full seasons. Does it mean draft success...as he had no visible impact on the success of the team.

He reminds me of the other Davis....Kenneth Davis of our own Buffalo Bills.

or to Nelson. Nelson is turning out to be my favorite player on offense...very unassuming, but makes the clutch catches to keep the chains moving...Nelson is very underrated and will emerge into a very consistent player like a Hines Ward or Wes Welker.

Sort of like the Lee Evans story. How to Impact your team without being an impact.

Other advantages for the Bills: - A sellout Home Opener will be charged up, especially after that 1st week blowout - Short week of practice for the Raiders and a trip across the country - Start of game @1p.m making it a 10 A.M start for the WC Campbell can throw the deep ball, but at the same time can be rattled with some pressure. Close game indeed.

The Super Bowl days were surely glory days..... I will keep to the best moment to recent times....Just 3 seasons ago..... Week 1 - Beat up a hapless Seattle, sort of like the blow out this Sunday against the Chiefs Week 2 - Go to Jacksonville and beat them with a game winning TD Week 3 - Oakland - Down all day, but make a great drive at the end of the game for the game winner Week 4 - @ Rams - Another easy win after stuttering in the 1st quarter. Week 5 Week 6 - Beat San Diego, a quality team, with a very balanced attack. Edwards was awesome after coming back from the concussion. This was also the weird game where the power went off taking the scoreboard with it. The guys were playing football like Street football...only call signs. Our defense made great plays to We were 5-1 and top of the world. Everyone said that we just need to go .500 rest of the 10 games and playoffs was a sure thing with a 10 win season...We won 2 games the rest of the way and spiraled to another classic Dick Jauronish 7-9 season.. But on that Autumn Sunday, we were all on top of the world with a 5-1 record....Best moments indeed.

Last years game against the Steelers...I am sitting surrounded by Steelers fans including my wife and kids and when they showed the shot of Fitz throwing a beauty and Johnson in the end zone, I jumped like hell amidst groans surrounding me, only to change into cheers a split later......It took me 5 seconds to realize that Johnson had dropped the ball untouched.....and that was it.....I had a tough time sitting in that room after that.

Phil Hansen, the very much under appreciated DE of the golden era is going on the Wall this Sunday afternoon. It should be a pretty emotional moment. Phil, who was a very good player in his own right let all the accolades go to the guy on the other end but made his own presence felt in many games. Phil is very similar to another player who will be on the field defending the Bills...Kyle Williams.....If he keeps up how he is playing, one day he will also make it to that Wall.

Also the time of the game may hurt the Raiders. This is a 1 P.M game, meaning 10.00 WC time. Anyways, it will a good and close game just like the last time the Raiders were in town. At that time, Edwards managed to make some great plays down the stretch to win the game for the Bills. Hope Fitz can pull the same magic.

Kelly, You are probably right that Lee did not drop any of the passes, but the OP was way over to say that the Ravens won because Lee was able to let them stretch the field. The Ravens won because of so many other factors...Having Lee Evans was just one of them, albeit a small one. Kelly, You are probably right that Lee did not drop any of the passes, but the OP was way over to say that the Ravens won because Lee was able to let them stretch the field. The Ravens won because of so many other factors...Having Lee Evans was just one of them, albeit a small one.

Simon, Living in Pittsburgh for the past decade, I have watched every game of the Ravens-Steelers rivalry. Lee may have helped the Ravens stretch the field and move coverage away from the likes of Boldin and Ray Rice and give them the room to make plays. However, teams don't sign a #1/#2 WRs to be just decoys. They expect them to catch balls thrown towards them. Lee dropped balls. BTW, You are giving too much credit to Lee for this big win for the Ravens. The big reason the Ravens won was because they rushed for 175+ yards against an AGING Steelers defense and the Ravens defense created 7 turnovers. The Ravens turned the Steelers offense to one dimensional and then harassed Ben Rothelisberger.. Remember the Ravens took a 3 TD lead into half time last season too, only for Flacco to make mental mistakes and throw away that game. Lee is definitely a great addition to that team (and for Lee himself), but he was not the big reason for their win on Sunday.

Kelly, The closest situation for Freddy is Ryan Grant with the Packers....and the Packers really didn't pay him the big money.... His biggest weakness is scoring TDs...He simply seems to disappear in the Red zone (Not sure why)....Even in yesterday's game, at the 1 yard line instead of putting his head down, he tried to go in straight and was easily stood up by the LB....If you are the starting RB of the team and would like to be a super star you have to put the ball in the end zone. Hope Freddy does it often this year.

Stats are misleading indeed. The Chiefs had two big runs for 24 and 23 yards that boosted their average to 6 yards per carry...but what is important is the # of carries...The Bills stopped their run game when it counted....when they needed 3rd downs, the Bills stopped them. Having said that, this will be a more close game. However, the Bills do have Home field advantage and can cause disruption to Campbell's game. If the Bills can maintain their balance in offense, they win this game.

You are right in that we need to put the heat on Brady to have any chance. Otherwise, he just has too many targets in Welker, Hernandez and Grotskwoski. And Ben Jarvis has had his dream games against the Bills... On the offense, the Bills have failed to neutralize Wilfork and always had difficulty with the rush from the inside. Can Kyle Williams and dareus provide the necessary rush in the face of Brady. Can Eric Wood neutralize Wilfork and win his one-on-one battle? But before all that, we have to take care of the Oakland Raiders.....They ran all over the Denver Broncos.

I think it will be impossible for any LB or LB Corps to contain the TEs of the Patriots. And if you do, then Wes Welker will make you pay.

I think McGee's salary for the year is now guaranteed as he was on the roster on Opening Day.

Coach Gailey has never felt that Bell couldn't play. The issue that has been troubling Bell has been CONSISTENCY. Now the question is, can he bring the same A game to Ralph Wilson Stadium next week.