Archives for October 9, 2006

‘Quarterback J.P. Losman had a miserable day against the Bears defense, getting sacked three times and throwing three interceptions.’

‘The Bills had hoped to use Sunday’s game to gauge where their young team stood. Now they know. Jauron’s team has improved markedly this season, but there’s much work to be done before it is on equal footing with the league’s elite.’

”’With all the hype people were saying about them, we wanted to come in here and prove we could play with that team,” Reed said. They will have to wait to prove that some other day. Meanwhile, from coach Dick Jauron on down, almost every Bills player said this was a game they have to forget about as soon as possible. Dwelling on it won’t help them win next week in Detroit. ”It was their day,” Losman said.’

‘According to Buffalo wide receiver Josh Reed, the fact Jauron was coaching against his former team wasn’t much of a factor in the Bills’ preparations. "This was just another road game," Reed said. "One of the things the guys respect about him is that you couldn’t tell how important this game was or wasn’t for him."’

‘"You have four guys rushing the passer and you have seven guys dropping back and covering three guys. Each guy counts on each other, and that’s what makes their defense so good," Evans said. "They’re one of the best football teams in the league. To beat them, you have to come into their place and play well, and we didn’t do it."’

‘”It was a long day for us, obviously,” Jauron said. “It just snowballed. We made enough errors to let it get out of hand, and then we could never get back into it. You can’t turn it over.”‘

‘It was not quite the homecoming reception Marv Levy had anticipated.’

Bears buffalo Bills (Chicago Tribune)

Deep threat walks the walk, holds the talk (Chicago Tribune)

Benson joins club (Chicago Tribune)

Everything but shutout for dominant defense (Chicago Tribune)

Jauron’s return is all too familiar (Chicago Tribune)

Oh, buddy, Rivera’s defense dynamic too (Chicago Tribune)

`Brownie’ points fall through but, oh, what a trip! (Chicago Tribune)

Dead-end journey (Chicago Tribune)

Sack time (Chicago Tribune)

Almost perfect (Chicago Tribune)

Winning big (Chicago Tribune)

What they said (Chicago Tribune)

Game recap (Chicago Tribune)

Bears grades (Chicago Tribune)

Bear with Us (Chicago Tribune)

Rashied Davis (Chicago Tribune)

Photo gallery (Chicago Tribune)

5-and-oh, baby! (Chicago Sun Times)

Jones, Benson keep lid on rivalry (Chicago Sun Times)

Dominant defense still not satisfied (Chicago Sun Times)

Gould highlights special day (Chicago Sun Times)

Bills hand it to Bears: ‘Probably best in league’ (Chicago Sun Times)

Bear fact: There’s more where that came from (Chicago Sun Times)

Fans out for blood, and so are the Bears (Chicago Sun Times)

Bears’ stars truly aligned, again (Chicago Sun Times)

‘Craziest I’ve ever seen it’ (Chicago Sun Times)

Game notes (Chicago Sun Times)

Bears let Jauron know where new team stands (Chicago Sun Times)

Birds of feather block together (Chicago Sun Times)

Three and out (Chicago Sun Times)

By the numbers (Chicago Sun Times)

Hits and misses (Chicago Sun Times)

Bear fact: There’s more where that came from (Chicago Sun Times)

Grading the Bears (Chicago Sun Times)

Quarterly report (Chicago Sun Times)

Bears stampede Buffalo (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)

The fun bunch (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)

Brown (whoops, I fell!) prepared for bashing (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)

Bears’ defense unhappy it didn’t preserve shutout (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)

Bears had good feeling about Anderson (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)

Rivera praises Mike Brown’s leadership (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)

Bears learn that it’s good to be kings (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)

Grading the Bears (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)

In fact, it’s a blast (Tinley Park Daily Southtown)

For Bills’ Jauron, call it an unhappy homecoming (Tinley Park Daily Southtown)

Bears’ prey – the Bills – full of praise (Tinley Park Daily Southtown)

With two down, ‘D’ line gets up (Tinley Park Daily Southtown)

Without the cherry (shutout), Bears defense not so cheery (Tinley Park Daily Southtown)

Bears enjoy ride in rout of Buffalo (Northwest Herald)

D-line backups help Bears thrive (Northwest Herald)

Pass/catch combo delivers for Bears (Northwest Herald)

Big, little Bears pick on Losman (Northwest Herald)

RB dilemma falls right into place (Northwest Herald)

Little fanfare as ex-coach returns (Northwest Herald)

Perfection eludes Chicago again (Rockford Register Star)

Benson enjoys his first TDs (Rockford Register Star)

Subs help keep Chicago’s defense afloat (Rockford Register Star)

Counterfeit Bills (Northwest Indiana Times)

Teammates ‘defend’ Urlacher (Northwest Indiana Times)

Red-hot rookie Anderson making his mark (ChicagoBears.com)

Undefeated Bears to battle Bills today at Soldier Field (ChicagoBears.com)

Photo Gallery (ChicagoBears.com)

‘Getting blown out in Chicago is hardly unique these days. Still, it was troubling to see a team that had been so competitive in the opening four games come apart this way. The Bills were dominated on both sides of the ball. They seemed intimidated, rattled, skittish.’

‘”All the things that we couldn’t have happen, happened. We made just enough errors to let it get out of hand and then we could never get back into it. But again, they deserve the credit. They made the plays and we did not.”‘

‘In a blowout like this it didn’t end up meaning much, but it sure didn’t help the cause. So, let’s hope Jauron learned his lesson. No more Mularkey Moments, please.’

‘”It was that kind of day,” wide receiver Josh Reed said. “Nothing could go right.”‘

‘Turning point – Obviously there wasn’t one because the Bears were in control of the game the whole way.’

‘Secondary: Wow, what a mess. CBs Nate Clements and Terrence McGee were pitiful.’