Two Bills Drive

Nate Clements felt the Bills played the best this year when the players were reacting on instinct, rather than adhering to the stringent functions of a system.

San Diego (+3) at Buffalo: Peerless Price needs a new agent. Why aren’t we seeing him on a billion holiday ads? Hi, I’m Peerless Price and you can find me at . . . whatever. The big-ticket stereo store. AOL. The auto agency. The Chia Pet boutique. Somewhere selling Something. Pick: Chargers.

May require registration

Bills: Up With basically no tiebreakers, things didn’t look very good for the Bills even before Sunday. Well, after Sunday they look even worse. At 6-7, the Bills now trail eight teams (they’re behind the Ravens based on conference record) in the wild-card race. That’s just way too many teams to pass.

Two from CBS Sportsline:

The Texans love what they’ve been getting from linebacker Jay Foreman, who was traded by Buffalo before the season. Foreman has done well against the run and the pass playing inside in the Texans’ 3-4 scheme. The Bills might have made a mistake when they decided to trade him and go with Eddie Robinson outside. Foreman clearly has outplayed the veteran.

Look for the Falcons to make a strong push to sign Buffalo receiver Peerless Price after the season. Price, who will become an unrestricted free agent, will be one of the hottest properties on the open market. Washington will also be in the mix, and the Bills want him back. The Falcons will have the cap room to pay him and the idea of playing with Michael Vick will help in the recognition game. Price’s ability to run all the routes separates him from the rest of the receivers who will be in the market.

Tomlinson Notes: Broke the Chargers single-season rushing record last Sunday against Oakland… had 220 yards on Dec. 1 vs. Denver… On Sept. 29 vs. New England he ran for 217 yards… is the NFL's second-leading rusher with 1,375 yards.

‘The Chargers’ offense is averaging 137.3 yards per game on the ground. The Bills’ defense is giving up 138.7 rushing yards per game. So the key for the Chargers’ offense on Sunday is being able to run the ball, right? Wrong.’

The Bills and Chargers have met a total of 31 times stretching back to their days as AFL rivals. San Diego holds an 18-8-2 regular season lead and won the last meeting – a 27-24 win at San Diego last year.

Download the latest editions for your computer's screen. – Two versions added.

‘"Case in point right now is Jay Riemersma. He’s a solid tight end, but he gets Tony Gonzalaz money. Next year, his cap hit is $4.5 million. There was no reason to give both Doug Flutie and Rob Johnson $25 million contracts when they were already under contract."’

‘His treatments don’t allow him to get out on the road to scout college talent, something he loves to do. But he still spends hours looking at film and discussing personnel. He also travels to every road game on the team’s charter plane.’

‘Moorman leads all AFC punters in online voting by the fans. He is second in the AFC and third in the NFL with a 43.3-yard average on 50 punts. His 35-yard net is fifth in the conference.’

‘Back in 1984, the first of Buffalo’s back-to-back 2-14 teams surrendered an ungodly 454 points. That embarrassing figure seemed safe for generations to come, but in yielding 365 points in 13 games — second-most in the NFL behind woebegone Cincinnati — this year’s Bills are on pace to surpass the 1984 team’s incompetence.’

‘Wiley won’t use the injuries as an excuse, saying that if your cleats touch the grass, you gotta blast. But there’s no question it has been a tough year for him.’

‘”I love Moulds,” said Harrison, the Chargers’ two-time Pro Bowl strong safety. “He fits the mold of Terrell Owens. But Peerless, time and time again on film you see him making big plays and running away from people. As a rookie you could tell he had talent, but he’s really come into his own. He’s one of the best receivers in the league right now.”‘

‘Along those lines, Christie is trying to get his teammates ready for the Buffalo cold. “I’m telling guys every day, `It’s 35 degrees, it’s 36 degrees, it’s going to snow, be ready, bring your gear.’ It’s as simple as that,” Christie said. “I just hope somebody listens to me.”’