‘It was an obvious question, after Mike Riley elected to punt on Buffalo’s 35- and 36-yard lines in Sunday’s 27-24 overtime loss to the Bills. Hey John Carney, you’re reliable right leg OK? "Yeah," he said. So despite Carney owning the team record with two career-best 54-yard field goals, the Chargers’ coach elected to punt on both occasions inside the Buffalo 37. On one, Darren Bennett pinned the Bills in at their 1 – they still scored. On the other – with 2:35 to play; he kicked it into the end zone – they still scored, to tie the game and send it into overtime. On Saturday, the winds were swirling so bad at Ralph Wilson Stadium one wouldn’t consider field goals of 52 and 53 yards. Sunday? "We were very, very fortunate wind-wise," said Carney, the second-most accurate kicker in NFL history. "I had a 53-yarder in pregame." But Riley – afraid of a miss and losing the field-position battle – didn’t give Carney a chance. "I was ready to go," Carney said. "But at the same time I understand percentages of long-range field goals. Coach Riley said ‘punt’ right away; he didn’t want to give up field position in case something happened." Said Riley: "We did put them down to the 1-yard line, which I thought was great. The second time, we didn’t."’