Two Bills Drive

‘They’ve gone from pretenders to contenders. They are good enough to dream.’

‘You know it is another zany NFL season when the Buffalo Bills are favored by 3 points Sunday against the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.’

‘Eric Moulds and Peerless Price continue their Pro Bowl bids, each topping 100 yards receiving in the same game for the second time this season. When the Lions blitzed, the Dynamic Duo made them pay dearly. Moulds (9 catches for 123 yards) simply could not be covered by Lions cornerback Todd Lyght one-on-one, and set up one TD with a 42-yard grab. Price put a great deke on cornerback Eric Davis to score. A+’

‘”I’ve been here for four years and the last couple have been really rough,” said Price, who undressed Lions’ defensive back Eric Davis with a midfield deke. “I am just happy we have a winning streak. I don’t even care if we win ugly.”‘

‘After three consecutive games of throwing for more than 350 yards, Harrington was held to 199 completing 20 of 42 attempts. He managed to avoid a sack, but the Buffalo defence got in his face enough to repeatedly force him to get rid of the ball quickly.’

‘”It was nice to see them step up and win it at the end of the game,” said Bills head coach Gregg Williams of his defensive unit key, late stop.’

‘The lesson? "Got to play better, more often," Harrington said, mustering his best response to a situation that is growing increasingly frustrating to him and his teammates.’

‘"The coaches kept stressing for us to keep banging on this guy and he’ll cough it up," Walker said. "We needed to get the ball back, so we were just trying to make one play at a time. I felt that I got a pretty good shot on him. . . ."’

‘"When teams decide that they want to double (Moulds), they leave me in single coverage," said Price, who celebrated his 26th birthday with four catches for 101 yards and a touchdown. "The last two or three teams have doubled both of us, but we still find ways to make plays and that’s what we did today."’

‘If you can’t get a yard when you need it, you don’t deserve a victory.’

‘Aside from his debut as an NFL starter when he completed 15 of 35 passes and was intercepted four times against Green Bay, Harrington had his toughest game as the Lions’ No. 1 quarterback.’

‘After an earlier loss, coach Marty Mornhinweg said the outcome might have been different if you took away only a few plays. Sunday, it might have been three…’

‘Give the Lions credit for one thing: At least they looked better than Buffalo, uniformwise. Even with Drew Bledsoe, the Bills sure looked a lot like Grey Cup contenders.’

‘The Bills’ ability to dominate the passing game was critical. They went after cornerback Todd Lyght often.’

‘But does any of it — any of the apparent improvement, any of the increased competitiveness — matter if you can’t get the last yard?’