Two Bills Drive

‘This was supposed to be a statement game, a chance to answer some of the critics’ questions, an opportunity for the Bills to show the nation and their NFL peers that they are worthy of consideration as a Super Bowl contender. Instead, the loss renewed lingering doubts about this team.’

‘Surtain refrained from gloating over the victory or his team’s success at keeping Moulds from being a factor. But it was obvious that Surtain will savor this game for a while.’

‘Halfback option??? That awful call blew up worse than last week’s fake punt. It took away Bills’ chance at big momentum.’

‘Give play-caller Norv Turner credit. He kept hammering away with Ricky and dominated time of possession.’

‘It was a debacle.’

‘4.6 — Drew Bledsoe’s quarterback rating in the first half, about 140 points below his final rating last week.’

‘A junior high ploy to get Moulds off his game? Perhaps, but it worked.’

‘When Drew Bledsoe is good, he’s very good, and when he’s bad, well, he’s very bad.’

‘The heroics were enough to overcome an offense that gave away almost as many points as it scored and tried to give the game away.’

”’Sam and Pat and Brock and those guys really played football tonight,” Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt said. “[That was] as outstanding a defensive effort as I’ve been around in a long time.”’

‘Seemingly growing strong as the game went on, Williams added 69 yards on 14 carries in the fourth quarter.’

‘Against a Bills unit that came into the game ranked eighth in the NFL in total defense and eighth against the pass, Fiedler held his own, even though it took a while to move the offense early.’

”’They changed their scheme for us, but we made mistakes and didn’t make plays,” Moulds said. “They double-teamed all game and basically said I wasn’t going to be the guy to beat them. I didn’t make plays when I had a chance to. It hurt us.”’

‘Makes you wonder, too, having seen how overwhelming Miami’s defense was: How in the world did these Dolphins ever lose to the Houston Texans?’

”’A true heavyweight fight on both sides,” coach Dave Wannstedt called this nose-to-nose savagery. Say this: The Bills never quit trying or trash-talking.’