Two Bills Drive

All photos by Dave Podwika.

‘Offensively, Buffalo turned in its best performance of the season with 36 points, as Alex Van Pelt came in for an injured Rob Johnson and completed 21 of 37 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns. Johnson suffered a back strain and a pinched nerve as he was hit in the back of the head by Lewis late in the first quarter and did not return.’

‘They lost big for a fourth straight week but found a new way to do it against the New York Jets. They inflicted most of the damage to themselves.’

‘Overall, the Bills passing game had 325 yards through the air. Although much of the yardage came late in a 42-36 loss to the New York Jets, it was what the Bills had in mind when they installed the West Coast offense.’

‘Lewis was ready for the Bills. They weren’t ready for Lewis.’

‘That’s the sort of year it’s become. Dark. Dank. Depressing. Seasoned Buffalo Bills fans can feel it in their bones – a troubling chill, beckoning from back in the ’80s. You wanted to believe in this team, but there is no mistaking it now. The Bills are very bad, as bad as they’ve been in a generation.’

‘Whether Johnson belongs here is no longer a relevant topic; here he is, like it or not. More worrisome is whether he will leave here intact. How many times can his head be scrambled before the damage becomes enduring? Will every morning of his later years begin with the joints of his battered body screaming in defiance? And, while we’re at it, let’s also consider whether there has been a Bill more prone, no, not to injury, but to widespread misfortune.’

‘Even though the Buffalo Bills were playing catch-up throughout their 42-36 loss to the New York Jets Sunday, Henry was able to do some damage with 113 yards on 19 carries.’

‘It’s been a long time since Western New York has watched a team this poor…’.

‘Few in the sellout crowd said they feared for their safety at the game, and that included some who have seen firsthand the toll of terror in New York.’

‘The Jumbotron showed that the Bills produced 36 points. That was one more point than they had scored in their previous three games combined. However, the Jumbotron also revealed that the New York Jets had scored 42 points. News flash: Thirty-six beats 42 in golf, not in football.’

‘Gregg Williams said it all when he commented after the game that his team isn’t good enough to win when it spots an opponent 14 points before he’s had time to strap on his headset. Come to think of it, his team, as currently constituted, isn’t good enough to win when the game starts 0-0.’

‘While the game showcased Buffalo’s perseverance — and some promising signs out of rookie coach Gregg Williams and his staff — the game wasn’t as close as the final score or the statistics said it was.’

‘It was a cheap shot, a dirty play, a WWF pile driver, and though the zebras didn’t toss a flag, the commissioner’s office would be wise to review the tapes and lighten Lewis’ wallet this week.’

‘Eric Moulds and Peerless Price do play for this team. They combined for nine catches and 210 yards with Moulds scoring on a 46-yard play and Price a 70-yarder. Each dropped passes, however, to pull down the grade.’