Archives for December 25, 2005

‘Christmas came a day early for the Buffalo Bills and they have Terrence McGee to thank.’

‘Thanks to the Buffalo Bills’ upset over the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City’s victory over San Diego earlier in the day, Denver wrapped up the division title before even taking the field and was playing to clinch the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the playoffs. “It kind of gave us a little bit of fire because going out to the game, I think the coaches knew with Buffalo beating Cincinnati, we got a first-round bye,” Denver Broncos wide receiver Ashley Lelie said. “So that kind of gave us a spark.”‘

‘Interviewed for the program were former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, Hall of Famer and former Milford High star Howie Long, former San Francisco 49ers coach Bill Walsh, Daily News columnist Lenny Megliola, Natick High coach Tom Lamb, former Bills coach Wade Phillips, and others.’

‘They ran reverses, called a flea-flicker, converted an onside kick, returned a kickoff for a touchdown and scored on an interception return. The Bills emptied their playbook and it resulted in a 37-27 victory over the Bengals on Saturday at Paul Brown Stadium.’

Bah, humbug! Bills beat Bengals (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Loss reveals holes (Cincinnati Enquirer)

No stopping Bills’ McGee (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Third down is no charm for defense (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Loss dampens spirit of giving and receiving (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Bengals notebook (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Fans regret selling seats (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Photo gallery (Cincinnati Enquirer)

From ‘clinch’ to ‘Grinch’ (Dayton Daily News)

Bengals defensive end Smith shines in defeat (Dayton Daily News)

Time to give Brown credit for Bengals’ success (Dayton Daily News)

Bills pull tricks out of the bag (Dayton Daily News)

Photo Gallery (Dayton Daily News)

Too much hang time (Columbus Dispatch)

Special teams edge puts Bills in position to knock off Bengals (Columbus Dispatch)

Palmer: Groin tweak shouldn’t be problem (Columbus Dispatch)

‘We let one get away’ (Bengals.com)

Post-season education on the run (Bengals.com)

Not so special (Bengals.com)

Not your ’05 Bengals (Bengals.com)

Postgame quotes (Bengals.com)

Photo gallery (Bengals.com)

‘This year has been a long struggle but the team showed the fans something on this Christmas Eve. They are a team of heart and they showed up to play when they could have been wishing they were home with their families. They put together their most complete game of the season and gave fans something to smile about heading into the Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s holidays.’

‘For once, they made the halftime adjustments and ran the ball when they needed to keep the Bengals high powered offense off the field.’

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[Q:] You called the flea-flicker, reverse kickoff return, and an onside kick. Was that just you throwing everything out there for a game like this?

[Mularkey:] “Just let it go. Throw it all at them. I really felt we had to put points on the board any way we could. The kickoff returns were huge for us. We made plays today.”