‘"It’s been a disappointing season. For me I look back on it and there are a few plays that jump out that could have been difference makers and allowed our record to be different. The make up of our team is such that coming in we thought that we were going be good. The same aerial attack that we had last year just probably wasn’t going to happen. From the stand point of playing the way we needed to play to be effective and preventing some of the negative that put us in bad situations, I don’t know that I’ve been as effective in that as I should have been."’
BillsBeat - December 18, 2003
Tops Game Ball Winner: Pat Williams
‘Williams had a career game against the Titans, recording nine tackles in addition to scoring his first career touchdown on a 28-yard fumble recovery in the third quarter to give the Bills a 17-6 lead.’
BillsBeat - December 17, 2003
Bills' Reese out for year
‘Reese, who started nine of the last 10 games, suffered the injury in Sunday’s 28-26 loss to Tennessee. He was running to make a tackle when he felt something pop in his calf. Reese was helped off the field and did not return.’
This Week's Game
‘The Dolphins enter the game having dropped each of their past four December games overall, and their past five on the road in the season’s final month.’
The series
‘The Dolphins hold a 21-16 advantage in games decided in Buffalo, including a 17-13 mark at Ralph Wilson Stadium.’
Series notes
‘In the last 13 games of this series, including playoffs, the winner has outscored the loser by a 125-47 margin in the fourth quarter.’
Dolphins-Bills connections
‘Joel Collier was born in Buffalo. His father Joe served as the Bills head coach from 1966-68.’
Bills place Reese on IR; sign OT Robertson
‘The Bills filled Reese’s spot on the roster by signing offensive tackle Bernard Robertson. Chicago’s fifth-round pick in the 2001 draft, Robertson played 17 games and started five with the Bears before being released before the season.’
Parking Lot Reminder For Fans
‘The Bills would like to remind fans that the parking lots for all home games open four hours prior to kickoff. For this Sunday’s game vs. the Dolphins, kickoff is at 1:00 PM and lots will open at 9:00 AM.’
Bills-Dolphins Game Sold Out
‘The Bills-Dolphins game this Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium is sold out and will be televised locally.’
Bills cap sold-out home season
‘For just the third time in franchise history the Buffalo Bills have sold out all eight regular season home games in time to have the game televised locally.’
Bills Add Robertson; Place Reese On I.R.
‘The Bills today announced that the team has signed offensive tackle Bernard Robertson and placed safety Izell Reese on Injured Reserve with a calf injury.’
Bills on standby for ticket to Hawaii
‘The Buffalo Bills have numerous candidates for the Pro Bowl, but will their poor record hurt some of the player’s chances?’
The Dolphins Wilt Again in the Heat of December
‘One South Florida newspaper – The Sun-Sentinel – has even polled readers to identify which coach should replace Wannstedt: Tom Coughlin, Dennis Green, Nick Saban or Bob Stoops. Stoops, the Oklahoma coach, was the early front-runner.’
AFC East went south, and Patriots benefited
‘The Bills never made up for the loss of Peerless Price, and though Donahoe’s decision to draft running back Willis McGahee (who may play this week for the first time) may pay off down the road, it didn’t do a thing for the Bills this season. The Bills’ offensive line, which needed maximum protection of Bledsoe, fell far short. And the backs and tight ends didn’t do a very good job picking up blitzes.’