Archives for September 2009

‘”It tears my heart out for them,” Bills coach Dick Jauron said. “You’ve got to finish. You’ve got to finish games, particularly against a team as talented as New England. … It’s just an awful feeling in that locker room.”‘

‘”There were a lot of things I could have done better,” Bell said. “For the most part, I finished every play and played every play. I didn’t leave any doubts in my mind as far as playing hard and as far as working my techniques. But towards the end I kind of got out of my comfort zone. It was poor technique that got me beat. But overall, I had a hard-fought game.”‘

‘”My parents have been talking about this since the schedule came out and my brother ended up in San Diego,” Keith said. “Having me and my brother playing on Monday night – one after the other – is pretty cool. I don’t know how many times that has actually happened, but it is a great thing for our family.”‘

‘Once again, though, they lost in excruciating, mind-boggling fashion.’

‘”I chose to bring it out because that’s me,” McKelvin said after the Bills’ 25-24 loss. “If I had another chance 100 times, I would probably do the same thing. The only thing I’ve got to do is hold on to the ball.”‘

‘McKelvin’s fumble will go down in the annals of dubious Bills plays in the clutch.’

‘Tirico and analysts Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden were a pleasure to listen to during the Bills opener and not just because the game was surprisingly a pleasure to watch until the disastrous end.’

‘Remember the incredible way the Bills lost to Dallas two years ago on a Monday night, which in an eerie coincidence was by the identical 25-24 score? Well, this one was just as sickening. So sickening that it had tough-as-nails safety Donte Whitner in tears afterward.’

‘Bills didn’t have many answers for Randy Moss, who caught a career-high 12 passes for 141 yards, and Wes Welker did his usual damage over the middle with 12 catches for 93 yards. It got ugly in the fourth quarter as Brady shredded the defense and he finished with 39 completions for 378 yards.’

‘Maybe Turk Schonert really was the problem. The Bills got people moving across the field, not just downfield eight yards before turning around. If this is the offense the Bills put on display all season, there might be hope after all.’

‘Tops said it expects sales to remain strong with the start of the season.’

‘”It’s just hard,” said Whitner, choking on his words. “I know how hard these guys work. I know how hard I work. I know. Nobody else is there when we’re working and it’s just hard to lose like this. We did exactly what we expected to do in the first 3 1/2 quarters. And we didn’t do what we expected to do in the fourth quarter. We wanted a win, we needed a win, we had a win, and we let it go.”’

‘”It’s a tough way to lose,” Bills wide receiver Lee Evans said. “A loss is a loss, but when you let them go, that makes them tougher. There was a lot of good in that game, but we have to learn how to finish them.”‘

‘Had McKelvin taken the touchback, the Bills could have run three plays and precious time off the clock. Instead, he took it upfield, where the Patriots took it away from him.’

Patriotic rally (Boston Globe)

QB started slow, but finished fast (Boston Globe)

It brought out the best in them (Boston Globe)

Bills defenders gather no Moss (Boston Globe)

Watson had the answers (Boston Globe)

A few recent retirees get to huddle (Boston Globe)

Memories rush back to Cunningham (Boston Globe)

Mayo injures knee; status unknown (Boston Globe)

Two-minute warning: Bills give it away (Boston Globe)

Photo gallery (Boston Globe)

Tom Brady, Patriots win stunner (Boston Herald)

Elementary for Benjamin Watson (Boston Herald)

Same ol’ Patriots (Boston Herald)

Cool Tom Brady warms to task (Boston Herald)

Patriots’ ‘D’ earns passing grade (Boston Herald)

Robert Kraft loses a ‘favorite’ (Boston Herald)

Sam Cunningham rushes in (Boston Herald)

Ex-Patriot Ty Law would return (Boston Herald)

Jerod Mayo injures right knee (Boston Herald)

Best and Worst of yesterday’s Patriots game (Boston Herald)

Patriots players of the game (Boston Herald)

Play of the game (Boston Herald)

Photo gallery (Boston Herald)

Brady’s two late TD passes lift New England to victory (Providence Journal)

Forget the first 56 minutes; it was pure Brady in the final 4 (Providence Journal)

Watson catches praise from Brady (Providence Journal)

Buffalo was looking for a more positive return (Providence Journal)

For Moss, it was like old times in second half (Providence Journal)

McKelvin runs into trouble (Providence Journal)

Mayo’s injury takes shine off victory; other notes (Providence Journal)

Kraft admits it’s hard to say goodbye to players (Providence Journal)

Monday night miracle overshadows early struggles (Metro West Daily News)

Not a great start, but oh, what a finish for Brady, Pats (Brockton Enterprise)

Pats’ victory not as tasty minus Mayo (Brockton Enterprise)

Pat is back for regular-season opener (Brockton Enterprise)

Photo gallery (Brockton Enterprise)

Injury to Mayo doesn’t bode well for Patriots’ defense (Quincy Patriot ledger)

Patriots chalk talk (Quincy Patriot ledger)

Miracle whip (Worcester Telegram and Gazette)

QB still has flair for fantastic finishes (Worcester Telegram and Gazette)

Davis reveals trade’s details (Worcester Telegram and Gazette)

The gift of grab (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

No panic in these Patriots (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Practice made perfect for Patriots (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

All-Time team honored at halftime (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

One down, 15 to go (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Patriots save fireworks for finish (New Bedford Standard Times)

Tom Brady uneven in much heralded return (New Bedford Standard Times)

Watson makes most of his chances (Manchester Union Leader)

Mayo’s injury a big setback (Manchester Union Leader)

Brady finds old self in crunch time (Lawrence Eagle Tribune)

Wayward Watson wins it for Pats (Lawrence Eagle Tribune)

Watson silences his many critics (Portland Press Herald)

A night of celebrations (Portland Press Herald)

The New England Patriots looked super only the near of their opener (Springfield Republican)

Patriots have final say against Bills in season opener (Lynn Daily Item)

Anatomy of a game-changing play (Lynn Daily Item)

Brady, Pats prove that 60 minutes means 60 minutes (Lynn Daily Item)

Patriots steal a victory (Nashua Telegraph)

Throwback almost goes a little too far (Nashua Telegraph)

Gift-Giving Season Begins Early (Hartford Courant)

Photo gallery (Hartford Courant)

Brady produces last-minute magic to stun Bills, 25-24 (Lowell Sun)

A furious final five (Patriots.com)

Game Notes: Patriots vs. Bills (Patriots.com)

Patriots Postgame Quotes (Patriots.com)

Photo gallery (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)