‘"His biggest asset is his speed and by running right at him you can minimize that with blocking," Moore said. "We made him rely more on his ability to be physical rather than his speed. I think it was very effective in the run game."’
BillsBeat - September 30, 2002
Changes coming on both sides of ball?
‘"We’ve got guys that just kind of run around and kind of float at times".
Report Card
‘Defensive backs: D-minus – Only avoided an F because of Mike Brown’s TD return with a lateral and the fact only Eric Moulds among Bills receivers came up with big gainers. Needed an interception badly at several points in the game, but failed to produce.’
The thrills continue
‘”The whole team had to contribute today, from the special teams to the defense to the offense, everybody had to pitch in,” coach Gregg Williams said.’
'Weak link' Watson is strong when it counts
‘He doesn’t start, so when Watson trots out onto the football field, one might as well just slap a sign on his back reading “Pass Here.”‘
Bledsoe is wasting little time
‘Ralph Wilson is running out of superlatives to describe Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe.’
Henry gets another chance and he doesn't drop the ball
‘”I just wanted him to calm down a bit and not over blow the situation,” Williams said. “We told him we’d get him back in the flow and we did — and he responded.”‘
Improving Bills not quite 'great'
‘Came to play: Bills QB Drew Bledsoe: This, of course, is redundant.’
Buffalo Bills Report Card
‘Drew Bledsoe continued his case for league MVP. He was so good, tickets for the Bengals game in December probably started selling.’
Bills' heart-stopping finish Drew to form
‘If the Bills are not yet the stuff of which Super Bowl champions are made, with Bledsoe at the controls they’re one of the NFL’s surest guarantees of heart-stopping entertainment so far this season.’
Bills grin and Bear it
‘”Drew throws the ball phenomenal. His ball is better than Kurt Warner. He can throw all the throws.”‘
Henry loses his goat horns
‘”It felt great because as a football player you want your coaches and teammates to believe in you and that’s basically what happened,” Henry said. “I had some problems early in the game and when I got my opportunity to get back in, I wanted to show I was ready to make up for my mistake.”‘
Surprising Bills discover overtime pays
‘”As a team, even after the two games that we’ve lost this year, I think that we’re starting to develop a belief in ourselves that we’ve got the talent, the ability, to play with anybody in the league,” he said.’
No shortage of extra credit for Bledsoe
”’We hope winning these close games is a big building block,” said Williams. ”Every week in this league, most games come down to the wire. Our guys made the plays they needed to make to win.”’
Bills-Bears Postgame Quotebook - Cornerback Antoine Winfield
“Right now, our offense is playing very well. We’re putting up points and getting in the position to win games. Defensively we are giving up too much. We are giving up too many penalties, giving up touchdowns instead of field goals.”