Two Bills Drive

‘In any event, that means Brien, who had missed only three PATs in 228 attempts in his eight-plus seasons before this, would leave the team having missed two of his last five.’

‘But this loss was the result of a kicker named Mike Hollis doing his job and winning the game for Buffalo and a kicker named Doug Brien losing the game for the Vikings by missing two extra points.’

‘The Vikings allowed the Bills to gain 260 yards in the fourth quarter and in overtime.’

‘Vikings coach Mike Tice has vowed to throw to Randy Moss on 40 percent of the Vikings’ passes this season. A look at how the plan played out in Game 2…’.

‘Drew Bledsoe, darn that Bill.’

‘The game had so many highlights, twists and turns that even the players had difficulty keeping up.’

‘"He gave a special performance," Buffalo coach Gregg Williams said of Bledsoe. "He was really cool all game. The other guys were feeding off him."’

‘"They had their moments and made the plays when they had to,” Vikings cornerback Corey Chavous said. "It was one of those games that you play in when both teams are in desperate need of a victory. We battled for five quarters, but they made the plays that made the difference."’

‘Lost in the misery was that for the second consecutive week the Vikings ran the ball effectively. Williams led the way with 102 of the team’s 213 yards on the ground.’

‘Culpepper fumbled four times, losing the ball three times and costing his team 13 points.’

‘While the blame for the loss starts with Brien, there was plenty to spread around.’

‘"Who misses two PATs in a game? High school kickers make those," Brien said earlier. "I’m just so disgusted with myself, I’m not even worried about (the possibility of being released)."’

‘Members of the Vikings’ secondary still might be smoldering from the torching they received from Buffalo’s Peerless Price.’

‘Worst uniform: Buffalo. Boys, the Arena League is a spring league.’

”’With Drew,” said Price, `if you’re down, 40-0, you believe you can win.”’