Two Bills Drive

‘Team on the rise: Buffalo Bills…Team on the slide: Miami Dolphins.’

"That was outstanding," Johnson said of the defense’s performance in getting field position. "It’s great to have. When you are going thirty or forty yards, your plays change. The defense did us a great job of getting us the ball in plus territory."

‘While the Bills got the return of Rob Johnson to the lineup, Buffalo’s defense helped out the cause by powering the Bills to a 20-10 win over the Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati.’

‘Quarterback Rob Johnson and the rest of the Bills’ first-team offense played through the first series of the third quarter. The resulted were mixed.’

‘Jerry Ostroski, their veteran right guard, broke his leg last week and will miss a large chunk of the season. Jerry O. is a nice guy and a team leader, although not the second coming of John Hannah. Yet to hear the fans’ reaction, you would think a falling meteor had wiped out Ralph Wilson Stadium.’

‘Antoine Winfield was picked on early and often by Bengals quarterback Scott Mitchell, but the Bills’ diminutive corner responded with a pair of interceptions.’

‘Rob Johnson threw a touchdown pass to Jeremy McDaniel to give the Bills a 12-3 lead late in the second quarter, and that was all the offense Buffalo needed.’

‘Dillon played the entire first half, rushing seven times for 34 yards. And the defense managed five sacks. Other than than, not much went right.’

‘Three players who had short stints with the Bengals have surfaced with the Bills – left offensive tackle Kris Farris, center Craig Heimburger and wide receiver Chris Rosier.’

‘This victory came against one of the NFL’s worst teams … probably the AFC’s weakest. So any success is metered.’

‘The Bengals had only one sustained scoring drive, their first, all night. They outgained Buffalo 371 yards to 274.’

‘Bengals safety Cory Hall and Buffalo linebacker Fred Jones were ejected following offsetting personal foul penalities in the second quarter on a Bengals punt. Hall was restrained by teammate Oliver Gibson while trying to confront the referees.’

‘After three quarters, Mitchell and Kitna had a combined quarterback rating of 69.8. That was less than the individual ratings of each of the Bills QBs, Rob Johnson and Alex Van Pelt. That’s the Titanic, in full dive.’

‘The result? Ten points but a lot of indecision and running for his life behind a patchwork offensive line as the Bills beat the Bengals 20-10 in the rain at Paul Brown Stadium.’

‘The Bills (2-1) were hoping to resolve a three-way competition at running back. They don’t have a clear-cut choice, either.’