Archives for November 29, 2010

‘Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick says he’ll still keep throwing the ball to Johnson. Center Geoff Hangartner says everyone makes mistakes.’

‘”We got five sacks on a guy that doesn’t give up very many sacks anymore,” Gailey said. “We really pressured him a lot more than that, (and) made him throw the ball away a few times. The defensive effort especially in the second half was just tremendous.”‘

‘As the game ended and his teammates headed off Ralph Wilson Stadium’s field, Johnson remained by himself on the bench, obviously reflecting on his drop.’

‘”How would you feel?” said a teary-eyed Johnson, who has made a name for himself wearing his emotions on his sleeve and his thoughts on his T-shirts. “I’m devastated right now. Not because of me, but because of the team’s work. The defense stopped them, the offense was moving … It came down to that one play and you drop the ball.”‘

‘You’ll need to forgive Suisham if he still seems dumbfounded by it all, though. In the past 12 months, he’d been cut by four NFL teams. He never even kicked in a game for two of them.’

‘After a bad start, the Bills acquitted themselves very nicely against a quality opponent and should have won the game. They turned the momentum in the third quarter and kept it all the way until the Steelers game-winning drive in overtime. It’s a horrible loss, but it still may have been a step forward because the Bills proved they can compete with just about anybody.’

‘Deferring the opening kickoff to the Steelers after winning the toss blew up on Chan Gailey as Pittsburgh set the tone with a 13-play TD drive. But he and his staff quickly recovered after a lousy first half and out-coached Mike Tomlin’s crew for much of the second half. Gailey dialed up the winning pass to Johnson and deserved better against his old team. That’s seven consecutive games of playing competitive football, with three losses in OT.’

‘The Kellys will appear at “Christmas Extravaganza 2010,” an annual holiday song-and-dance event sponsored by Christ Community Church in Brockport. The event will be held at the State University College at Brockport’s Tuttle North Gymnasium.’

‘It was a perfect play call. On first down from the Pittsburgh 40, the Bills lined up in a run formation, with two backs, two tight ends and just one receiver. They had used that personnel group on three previous plays and run each time. This time quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick faked a handoff and lofted a pinpoint pass to the left side of the end zone.’

‘Williams finished with 10 tackles, including two sacks and another stop behind the line of scrimmage. He also drew four holding penalties on Kemoeatu (one was declined), including two in the fourth quarter. The first wiped out a 42-yard run by running back Rashard Mendenhall and the second negated a 17-yard Ben Roethlisberger pass completion to receiver Emmanuel Sanders that would have sewn up the game for the Steelers.’

‘”I was getting better and better every time I got a kickoff return,” said McKelvin, whose 49-yard return boosted his game average to 26.2 yards on five attempts. “[The Steelers] have big guys who like to jump around blocks, and that’s one thing you can’t do with me. Once you turn around on blocks, I’m going to hit it straight on. I got the seam in overtime and it should have gone the distance.”‘

‘It got more pathetic later, when Johnson felt it necessary to oblige the people who follow him on his personal Twitter account: “I praise you 24/7!!!! And this how you do me!!! You expect me to learn from this??? How??? I’ll never forget this!!! Ever!!! Thx tho … “‘

‘Coach Chan Gailey described Edwards’ status as “not good. We’ll lose him for a while.”‘

‘The Bills could have had another score, but Lee Evans fumbled after a catch at the Pittsburgh 19.’