Archives for September 2006

‘Special teams: Brian Moorman. Out of all the terrific games the punter has had in over five years as an NFL-er, this was clearly among his best.’

.’MLB London Fletcher is a tackling machine but is neutralized when linemen lock on to him. When the defensive line keeps blockers occupied, Fletcher and LBs Takeo Spikes and Angelo Crowell can flow to the football.’

‘By the looks of their performance Sunday, if anyone was worried about the middle of Buffalo’s secondary they might be breathing a little easier now.’

Special teams (A+): Two of the biggest plays of the game came from the kicking teams in the third quarter, which is nothing new for the Bills. Roscoe Parrish had a 26-yard punt return that gave the Bills a drive start at their 44 and helped set up a field goal. Then Coy Wire blocked a Miami punt and Andre Davis recovered the ball at the Miami 17. Rian Lindell made all three of his field goals, and Brian Moorman had five punts inside the 20-yard-line, four inside the 10.

‘Buffalo defensive end Ryan Denney had three sacks in the first 17 minutes of the game, and Angelo Crowell intercepted Culpepper’s pass inteneded for Chambers and sent the Bills into halftime with a 3-0 lead. Buffalo went up 10-0 after its opening drive of the second half, aided by a 50-yard pass interference flag against the Dolphins’ Will Allen on Lee Evans at the Miami 4.’

‘The Bills drafted Whitner with the eighth overall pick of the April draft, and when they did, eyes opened wide around the league. How in the heck could a team in need of so much take a safety from Ohio State in the first round? Two games in, we’re starting to see why.’

‘”Our guys did a terrific job today and in preparation for today’s game. Not turning the ball over was huge for us. Our defense played a terrific game. We pressured them when we needed it, we contained the run somewhat, but our defense played a terrific game. We were effective running today Willis (McGahee) got off to a great start and might have surprised them a little bit. Our kicking game today was outstanding. Brian Moorman pinned the Dolphins deep and Rian (Lindell) continues to knock them through. This was a great win for our football team.”‘

‘Special Teams: Grade A+: The main reason for the victory.’

‘Ryan Denney – More than anybody else, he has real benefited from the new defensive scheme as he is finally developing into the type of player the Bills thought they were getting when they drafted him in the 2nd round of the 2002 draft.’

Rian Lindell had three field goals and Josh Reed caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from J.P. Losman, who was 11-of-18 for 83 yards. Willis McGahee had 91 yards on 25 carries for Buffalo (1-1).

‘For Buffalo it was arguably one of their better 60 minute efforts in some time.’

‘Losman completed 11 of 18 attempts for a total of 83-yards and one touchdown, Willis McGahee rushed for 91-yards and Reed had four receptions for a total of 39-yards and the Bills’ lone touchdown.’

‘Daunte Culpepper threw for 250 yards and a late fourth-quarter touchdown in his home debut for the Dolphins (0-2), but he also tossed one costly interception and was sacked seven times.’

‘The Bills sacked Miami’s quarterback seven times — five in the first 15 snaps — plus blocked a punt and survived a woeful passing effort in beating the Dolphins 16-6 on Sunday, sending Miami to 0-2 for only the second time in the last 37 seasons.’

‘Another safety, Matt Bowen, was inactive for the Bills with a lower leg injury; he was replaced by Donte Whitner. Other Buffalo inactives included cornerback Aston Youboty, running back Shaud Williams, tackle Brad Butler, center Aaron Merz and defensive end Eric Powell.’