Two Bills Drive

‘What’s happening now is that the Dolphins — in the wake of their 33-6 victory Sunday afternoon on the road against Buffalo — are an NFL sensation. What happened during Johnson’s tenure, mostly, was disappointment.’

‘"When I retire, I want it to be as a Buffalo Bill, but right now I’m a Miami Dolphin."’

‘According to the report, headlined "Do Dolphins gain from players’ pain?" more than 10 current Dolphins and several current players said the club did not tell players the full extent of their injuries and risked their careers by pressuring them to play too early.’

‘It was obvious to most fans that quarterback Rob Johnson was having very little success Sunday against the Dolphins, but Bills coach Wade Phillips didn’t go with backup Doug Flutie until 2:12 left in the third quarter and Buffalo trailing 30-0.’

‘Defensive end Lorenzo Bromell and safety Trent Gamble entered Sunday’s game with five tackles…But in Sunday’s 33-6 win against Buffalo, both played bigger roles than expected.’

‘This was a Dolphins team that smelled blood: Some of the Bills` best run-stoppers were out with injuries, including linebacker Sam Cowart, the NFL`s leading tackler.’

‘A team with two quarterbacks usually is a team with none.’

‘"This was such a huge win for us in so many ways."’

‘Because the Bills are so bad off in tiebreakers (2-4 in the AFC East, 5-4 in the AFC), for them to have any chance, they would have to win all three of their games and the Jets, Ravens and Broncos would need to lose all three of their remaining games.’

‘My unconfirmed hunch: The Dolphins would’ve been on the doorstep of their first division title in six years a lot sooner had Dan Marino and Jimmy Johnson purged themselves earlier.’

‘Rarely have the people of Western New York ever seen a team dominate their hometown heroes in their own building since, well, since the last time the Dolphins won here.’

‘Better yet for the Dolphins they were totally prepared to play. The Bills could hardly say the same.’

‘”I can’t remember anything worse being down what, 27 or 24 at halftime? No, I can’t remember anything worse,” Bills linebacker John Holecek said. “Offensively and defensively, it was all a miserable effort by us.”‘

‘It was not going to make a difference who started at quarterback for the Buffalo Bills.’

‘If ever there was a game in which the Buffalo Bills could use a boost from their famous circle-the-wagons mentality, today is it.’