Two Bills Drive

‘The win was sweet, but the best part, Spikes said, will be watching the nightly news without hearing people criticize his team. He came from the Cincinnati Bengals, who have long been the laughing stock of the NFL, so playing for a contender is a refreshing change. “This is the first time I’ll be able to go home and watch the NFL live on ESPN and not have to hear [sports commentator] Chris Berman kill us like he used to,” Spikes said. “I’m recording it, too. I’ve got my VCR ready, TiVo and everything.”‘

‘Belichick did say that his team was “outplayed in every area” and by every Bills player. “They beat us every way they could beat us,” Belichick said.’

‘”The Patriots are not flat,” Limbaugh argued, downplaying the impact of Milloy playing against the Bills. “They’re professionals. They’re going to win today.”‘

‘Peter King, who reported the story for SI.com, said he stands by his story.’

‘”I didn’t speak to [agent Carl Poston] about [Milloy] before Tuesday,” said Cerrato, who added he found out about the safety’s release online Tuesday. “I didn’t call him, and he didn’t call me.”‘

‘”We’re aware of the situation, and we’ll look into it,” NFL spokesman Greg Aeillo said last night by telephone. However, a source who works in the league said it will be extremely difficult to prove any wrongdoing.’

‘”It didn’t happen,” said Vinny Cerrato, Redskins vice president of football operations.’

“It felt good, but more a positive kind of good, not a personal vendetta kind of good,” Milloy said. “It didn’t dawn on me until maybe the second series or so, and I thought, ‘Hey, I’m on a good team.’ The way things happened during the weeks, with the ups and the downs and all the stuff I had to think about, that hadn’t occurred to me.”

‘Part of the Bills’ dominance was attributable to a refurbished defense that features four new veteran starters, all signed as free agents. But when the Patriots awaken on Monday morning and stare hard in the mirror, they’ll find out they’re behind enemy lines as well, because they continue to commit egregious errors.’

‘What a start for the Bills.’

‘Nobody circles the off-season defensive acquisitions like the Buffalo Bills.’

‘It’s difficult to win a game when your team gets outplayed, out-hustled and out-coached – all of which, in the end, makes New England fans outraged.’

”’I wish we could have picked his brain a little more but (the Patriots) didn’t game plan with him,” said linebacker Takeo Spikes, who had two interceptions in the win.’

‘”He’s (Milloy) a Pro Bowler and he’s a vet,” said Bills defensive lineman Sam Adams. “I thank God that the New England Patriots let him go and we were able to pick him up because he’s going to make us better. The more bullets you can have to shoot in your gun, the better.”‘

‘”We have some new Buffalo Bills from a lot of different places and they had a chance to experience the Buffalo crowd. We could tell it was going to be special when the fans started piling in here on Friday night and cranking up the party.”‘