Two Bills Drive

‘Carter will earn the prorated portion of a $1 million base salary, roughly $588,000, and he could earn another $750,000 in incentives, according to a source.’

‘Backup quarterbacks have won the past three Super Bowls…’

‘”There is no piece of equipment I can put on a player and say, ‘If you wear this you won’t get hurt,’ ” Dolphins equipment manager Tony Egues said.’

‘At some point, though, Miami is going to have to go to the air, especially if it wants to match Buffalo’s high-powered offense, which is averaging 32 points a game behind rejuvenated quarterback Drew Bledsoe.’

‘A 15-year veteran who spent the past 12 seasons in Minnesota, Carter has been working as an analyst on HBO’s Inside the NFL. He was reportedly given permission to get out of his deal with the cable network to pursue the one goal that has eluded him – a Super Bowl championship.’

‘At some point, though, Miami is going to have to go to the air, especially it wants to match Buffalo’s high-powered offense that is averaging 32 points a game behind rejuvenated quarterback Drew Bledsoe.’

‘"We’re not going to make any announcement until Monday," Greene said. "Our focus right now is on the game on Sunday."’

‘"They can talk all they want about Bledsoe competing with me, but we have the big No. 34 with the dreadlocks," Lucas said. "They can worry about me all week, and then when they get a dose of 34 down their throats, I think that’s all going to change real quick."’

‘Winfield’s absence means Chris Watson will start, while Jason Bostic takes Watson’s spot in nickel and dime coverages.’

‘With Winfield out, reserve Chris Watson is expected to take over as starter, alongside right cornerback Nate Clements. Watson has had trouble defending the pass this season, and he was benched for part of Buffalo’s 31-24 win over Houston last weekend.’

‘”With Ricky running the ball, it’s awesome. He keeps running that clock which is a key. Whoever’s playing us can’t do anything against our defense if we’re not on the field.”‘

‘One thing they have learned is that you never can be too prepared. In the early 1980s, Buffalo was playing the Dolphins in Miami, and someone stole 13 Bills helmets. “Fortunately, we were wearing white helmets and the Dolphins were, too,” Hojnowski said. “The Dolphins gave us some extra helmets, and we were able to cover over the Dolphins’ logos and stripes with the Bills logos and details we had brought down.”‘

‘”Coach (Marv) Levy is yelling at me and we’re all scrambling to find it,” he said. “We eventually found it at the end of the bench. At first, we thought somebody had stolen it. But I think what happened was that some player mistakenly thought it was his and picked it up, and then when he discovered it wasn’t his, he just put it down. The problem is he didn’t return it to where he found it.”‘

”’If you could ever tell, you could with Drew the way he’s playing,” Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor said. “He’s on a mission. He’s playing outstanding. I don’t know how his arm is holding up the way he’s throwing it all the time. . . . He’s 30 years old and looks like he’s 22 or 23 out there.”’

‘The Dolphins did catch an unexpected break, however, which could influence whether they play Chambers much Sunday: Bills starting cornerback Antoine Winfield, who was not previously on the injury report, underwent arthroscopic surgery on his knee Friday and is out.’