Archives for September 18, 2005

‘Remember the dominating performance by the Bills on opening day? Well the Buccaneers put on an even more dominating showing in their home opener as they whipped the Bills in the Florida heat 19-3.’

‘Willis McGahee was held to 34 yards rushing on 13 carries after gaining 117 in the Bills’ 22-7 season-opening victory over Houston. Star receiver Eric Moulds had one catch for 8 yards as Tampa Bay’s defense held the opposition without an offensive touchdown for the second game in a row.’

‘J.P. Losman was horrible on the day, as he completed 12-of-29 passes for 113 yards for Buffalo (1-1), which has lost six of its eight meetings with Tampa Bay.’

‘A pair of Bills starters suffered injuries in Sunday’s loss to the Buccaneers. Starting right tackle Mike Williams left the game early in the third quarter with an undisclosed injury and starting middle linebacker London Fletcher was held out of the second half. More details on both injuries will be posted once they become available.’

‘The Bills entered the Raymond James Stadium Sunday morning for pre-game warm ups wearing their throwbacks for the second consecutive week. Buffalo surprised everyone in the stadium with their uniform switch. The Bills ran out in their royal blue jerseys, black cleats and white helmets just as they did last week in the home opener.’

‘”There is very little communicating between us, and that’s always a good sign,” Milloy said. We’re on the same page and that’s a bonus to know you can control your side of the field and not have to worry about the other safety begin in the right place.”‘

‘Can the stout Buffalo defense stop Williams and force Griese into a one-dimensional passing game. If so, the Bills can really get nasty.’

‘”It’s probably going to be a game of field position,” said Bills quarterback coach Sam Wyche. “Hopefully, we can maintain that and get enough scores.”‘

‘Bills 13, Buccaneers 10.’

‘”I make coffee nervous,” McNally said. “I’m always worried.”‘

‘”If we need some dirty work to be done, I’ll do the dirty work,” Milloy said after Sunday’s 22-7 win over Houston. “We’re going to keep him pretty so he can be back there making the plays.”‘

‘During the seven months from training camp to the end of the season, Gray gets about four hours of sleep a night. Prisoners at Guantanamo log more than that. What will he do when he gets a head-coaching job? Make do with a couple of 15-minute power naps?’

‘Asked last week to describe Kiffin in three words, Tampa coach Jon Gruden said, “The mad professor.”‘

‘Tampa Bay boasts the NFL’s eighth-best home record since 1998 at 37-19, and Buffalo is a mere 2-5 in visits to Florida’s Gulf Coast (2-6 if you want to mention a certain Super Bowl that went wide right).’