Archives for December 2002

‘The Dolphins defense had no answers for the passing of Drew Bledsoe and also didn’t help their cause with three turnovers, giving them nine in their two losses against Buffalo this season.’

‘The outcome left the AFC East race wide open with four weeks remaining in the season. No matter the result of the New York Jets-Oakland game Monday night, only one game will separate the four teams in the division.’

‘The Bills’ defense also made a significant contribution, forcing three turnovers after getting none the last three games.’

‘The Miami Dolphins were snowed under by Drew Bledsoe and the Buffalo Bills.’

‘Miami Dolphins quarterback Ray Lucas suffered a stinger in his neck early in the third quarter against the Buffalo Bills and was replaced by usual starter Jay Fiedler.’

Miami’s getting hot and Buffalo’s going cold. The one advantage for the Bills is the game is in Buffalo. However, unless Drew Bledsoe really lights it up and Ray Lucas has to start for Miami and lays an egg, the Bills could win – otherwise, you’ve got to go with Miami.

Listen to game if you can not be there.

The worry for the Dolphins is that the Bills are desperate. They can see that their season is crashing. The defense is allowing 28 points a game, which would break a franchise record. In seven games, they haven’t forced a turnover. The defense has only 16 turnovers all season. And everyone warned the Bills that Drew Bledsoe didn’t have the luxury of hitting a slump. He has.

Damien Covington, a former linebacker for the Buffalo Bills, was shot to death by robbers Friday night during a party at an apartment. Covington tried to fight off at least two assailants before being shot several times, Bill Shralow, a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, said Saturday.

‘It also might require the Bills to run the table, in other words, win their last five games. That appears to be a tall order for a team that hasn’t won five straight in a season since 1998.’

‘Forecasters at the National Weather Service are calling for lake-effect snow to reach the Southtowns this afternoon. Snowfall is expected to reach up to a foot.’

‘He flunked again between his first season and his second when the only change he made was bringing in Kevin Gilbride as offensive coordinator, and there is a deep suspicion that Gilbride’s hiring was Donahoe’s idea.’

‘"I think Josh wants to prove to himself that he can be better than his father was to him," said Margaret Reed, Josh’s mother. "His father was never a factor in his life and wasn’t there when he needed to be. Josh wants to give his son the best things. Not material things that can spoil a child, but just things to provide a good life for his son."’

‘Fans in many cities with National Football League and National Hockey League franchises wish they were in the same situation as Buffalo. Buffalo, a city filled with pessimists and critics about most things, including their sports franchises, have every reason to be positive about the Buffalo Bills and now, with its new ownership, the Buffalo Sabres.’

‘In other words, the Dolphins, not the Bills, are better-equipped to play the “good old-fashioned football” Williams speaks of.’