Archives for November 16, 2003

‘Bledsoe hit TE Mark Campbell for a six yard gain to the one yard-line but on Henry’s next carry, Texans SS Eric Brown pushed him back for a one-yard loss to force a 4th and 2. The Bills opted for a 20-yard Lindell field goal to put the score at 9-8, continuing an 11-quarter stretch without a touchdown.’

‘In its last three games, Buffalo has combined for 21 points, including three safeties. Its last offensive score was Henry’s 14-yard run with 10:24 left in a 24-7 win over Washington on Oct. 19.’

‘The Bills (4-6) could have taken Johnson down, but cornerback Nate Clements and linebacker London Fletcher failed to complete their tackles. Safety Pierson Prioleau tried to catch the rookie receiver, but was unable to prevent Johnson from giving Houston a 6-5 lead.’

‘Texans quarterback David Carr hurt his right shoulder and was replaced by backup Tony Banks in the first half of Houston’s game at Buffalo on Sunday.’

‘According to police, Williams was reaching for something that he dropped and lost control of his pickup, ending up in the ditch. Williams was the only person involved in the accident about three miles from the stadium, police said.’

‘Houston Texans cornerback Marcus Coleman and linebacker Antwan Peek were suspended for an unspecified violation of team policy and will miss Sunday’s game against Buffalo.’

‘Offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride said the Bills need to find a way to get their confidence back. “I think certain parts of our game are coming together,” he said. “But you get to a point where you’re not playing as well as you would like, then you start to press and step outside yourself, and instead of getting better you wind up getting worse. Somehow we have to continue to work hard and not get discouraged, which is not easy to do, and make a play or two. Make a play, you feel good about it and then I think it’s kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy. You start feeling good and start expecting success and success seems to follow suit.”‘

‘At 4-5, the Bills aren’t out of the playoff chase – at least not yet. But they have left themselves with no more room for error.’

‘Bills’ free fall ends, at least temporarily, with a 22-16 win.’

‘Henry must be salivating at the chance to go against NFL’s 31st-ranked rushing defense.’

‘There’s a relatively simple way for the Bills to win a lot more games with Bledsoe as their quarterback: Run the football and design maximum protection (without putting Sam Gash in motion to run pass routes) to give him time to set his feet and pass.’

‘The Bills have been looking for big plays from the defense all year, but they have forced just 10 turnovers. Winfield hasn’t picked off a pass since Nov. 11, 2001, against the Patriots. He doesn’t have an interception in a game the Bills won since 1999, when they beat Miami his rookie year. “I’ve had my hands on a few balls,” Winfield said. “I’ve dropped some. I really don’t get that many opportunities and when I do I haven’t come up with them. I don’t have the interceptions, but I have the tackles. I don’t really give up many deep balls for touchdowns and stuff like that. General managers and everybody will look at that.”‘

‘”I think what makes this place incredible is really the people,” Mary Wilson said. “I think people take more time with people here.”‘

‘Cincinnati hammered Houston with 57 runs, good for 240 yards, in a 34-27 win last Sunday. Bills running back Travis Henry would love to see the coaching staff keep it simple today against Houston’s injury riddled, 31st-ranked defense. “Oh, yeah, most definitely,” he said. “They’ve shown you can run on them, there’s a lot of creases in that defense, they give up a lot of lanes to run through. I don’t see why we shouldn’t be able to move the ball on them.”‘

‘What do you miss most about college?

“College girls.”‘