Two Bills Drive

‘”They took it to us. This game is not real hard, they out executed us. Our defense played extremely well and kept us in the football game. They also have a good defense, when you play against a good defense you only get a certain number of chances to hit a big play and when you don’t make those plays you make it really tough on yourself. They did a good job of mixing up their defenses and they stayed aggressive all game. We made a few big plays on third downs to keep some drives alive but didn’t make enough and when you are on the road you have to make plays to put you in the red zone”‘

‘The Green & White failed to generate big plays. When they did, they couldn’t capitalize. The offense didn’t score points and the defense did not stop the run. As a result, Buffalo rode to victory behind a dominating defensive performance and a powerful ground attack. The Bills sacked Chad Pennington five times and held the Jets to just 215 total yards while Travis Henry pounded his way to 169 yards on 32 attempts.’

‘Quarterback Chad Pennington played his worst game of the season partly due to being harassed by the Bills’ front four and linebackers. New York’s offensive line was ineffective in providing time for their franchise quarterback as Pennington was sacked five times.’

‘”That was the formula that we talked about from training camp with the makeup of this team,” Bledsoe said. “That is the way we would like to play. We like to have that power running game, we like to play great defense, play good field position with the football and let Travis Henry do the work.”‘

‘What’s a little pain for Travis Henry when you can run on adrenaline?’

‘The Buffalo Bills and New York Jets both had their seasons on the line but only one team played like it.’

Bruce Smith gave a little meaning to a meaningless game between the New York Giants and Washington Redskins on Sunday by setting the NFL record for career sacks.

‘Coach Gregg Williams raised the possibility of the first-round draft pick playing following Friday’s practice.’

‘”Offensively we have to run the ball better than we did,” Bledsoe said. “The second thing is we have to do a little better in our pass protections. The problems that we had weren’t as much physical as they were mental. We had some breakdowns, assignment wise, in our protections against the Jets a few times. We have to improve in both of those areas.”‘

‘”The game is all about adjustments,” said wide receiver Eric Moulds. “If you make good adjustments you will have success. If you don’t, teams are going to continue to do the things they’ve done to you. We have to be ready to make adjustments and ready to play the game.”‘

‘The Bills will have to be ready for more blitzes today. The Bills’ offensive line has a rough task even without blitzes. Defensive end Shaun Ellis, who has 11.5 sacks, goes up against Mike Williams. The middle of the offensive line faces good penetrators in defensive tackles Josh Evans and Jason Ferguson.’

‘Unfortunately for the Bills and Jets, a late-season run will only serve as a reminder of what could have been for both teams.’

‘”Well, I know what they mean. “Thanks for keeping the team here.’ That’s what they mean.”‘

‘Jerel Meyers, a 22-year-old wideout from LSU, was signed to the Bills practice squad on Sept. 11, and thus his bumpy ride began. He was released on the 24th, re-signed on Sept. 27, released on Nov. 12 and re-signed again on the 19th. “It’s just part of the game. You have to roll with the punches,” said Meyers, who was teammates with Josh Reed while at LSU. “Everybody wants to be in this league, and you got to get in any way you can. The practice squad is my way of getting into this league and I’m just going to take it from there. Really to me it’s like getting a second chance.”‘

‘Hunter James Kelly will receive the “2003 Good Scout Award for Bravery” on Tuesday from Boy Scouts of America, Greater Niagara Frontier Council.’