Two Bills Drive

‘”It’s not like I was a free agent,” he said. “I didn’t have any say in where I was going because I was traded. A lot of people have brought that stuff (saying no to the Bengals) up and mentioned it. I didn’t have any control on the whole situation and I’ll just say I’m happy I ended up where I am.”‘

‘”I’m going to do everything I can to try and keep him around,” said the Pro Bowl quarterback. “I hope we can get it done. I hope we can find a way to keep Peerless here for next year and I’m going to try everything in my power to get that done.”‘

‘”There’s no question about it,” agent Tim McGee said in a telephone interview this week. “With Spurrier there, with the type of personality that he has and his type of play-calling, you’d look at it very closely. Although it’s premature at this time, I would think that would be one of the places that would be ideal for him. It’s definitely one of the places he’d look at seriously.”‘

Bills fans are finding out what Pats fans knew for years — you have to take some of the bad with all of the good that Drew Bledsoe brings.

”’It’s absolutely in the Bills’ court,” Riemersma said. ”I’ve stated all along that I wanted to be here for my entire career. They’ve given me no indication that I won’t either. But, obviously, you know what happened last offseason. That’s a valid question. ”I just don’t know if it’s worth answering right now.”’

The versatility of Williams and the Dolphins’ running game often leaves defenders guessing, and doing a poor job of it. On the Dolphins’ first offensive play from scrimmage at Buffalo, Fletcher guessed Williams would cut back inside and try to bull forward after veering outside. Instead, Williams stayed outside, Fletcher was pinned inside, and the play went for a 45-yard touchdown.

‘If Bengals President Mike Brown knew Bledsoe would eventually only cost him a No. 1, would he have beaten Donahoe to the punch before last April’s Draft Day trade with the Patriots? “We’ll never know,” Brown said. “We were told not once, but three times through his representative and other sources that he didn’t want to play here. And we had other things we had to get done once we knew that. It’s very hard to deal for someone who doesn’t want to be here.”‘

‘The Packers’ six turnovers were the most they have had in a game since Dec. 12, 1999, in a 33-31 home loss to Carolina. Overall, the Packers’ 45 takeaways are the most they have recorded since 1981, when they posted a club-record 54. They include 21 fumble recoveries, their most since 1988.’

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1992 AFC Wild Card Game, Houston at Buffalo (Rich Stadium)

9:30 – 11:00 PM (1:30 hrs)

With 1.5 sacks or more against the Bengals this week, Schobel would become just the fifth player in team history to reach double digits in sacks in a season. The others: Bruce Smith (12 times), Phil Hansen, Bryce Paup, and Marcellus Wiley (one season each).

‘…kickoff returned for a touchdown…Travis Henry’s fumble…Drew Bledsoe’s interception…’.

‘And they could have been a playoff team. In a season when there was no dominant AFC team, in a conference that had 14 teams still alive entering the final two weeks of the regular season, they had a legitimate shot and couldn’t take advantage.’

‘Had Buffalo won, it still would be alive in a hotly contested AFC race heading into Sunday’s regular-season finale at home against Cincinnati. Instead, the best the Bills can do is finish 8-8 and get started on the planning for 2003.’