Archives for November 2010

‘”It was fun,” Wood said. “[Suh’s] a good player and we went at it a bunch. But I don’t think he lit up the stat book the way he has been at times. We’ll watch the tape. It’s hard to diagnose the performance right afterwards.”‘

‘”I keep using the words resolve and resiliency,” Wilson said, “because that’s what it’s taken for us to get to this moment. There were a lot of days when guys could have thrown the towel in, or the coaching staff could have given up on us. But no one knows the hard work we’ve put in, except the guys who are here working each and every day.”‘

‘”I think the thing is, you got all these guys and they work hard and it’s important to them,” Williams said. “And getting over the hump is something we’ve been grinding and scratching for the last few weeks. We knew it was right there for us. Today we made it happen.”‘

‘”I want to say, for a running back, a hamstring is always significant,” Gailey said. “I can’t imagine him playing this week. We’ll have to see how long that lasts.”‘

‘Chan Gailey opted to go for it on a fourth-and-1 situation at the Lions’ 12. Fred Jackson was stuffed. When you’re 0-8, why not? Nevertheless, the Bills could have used the extra three points at the end.’

‘Another solid defensive game plan by Edwards. Gailey was aggressive early with pass, but committed to run. Got too conservative with the lead.’

‘The priority now should be to get as many of their young players on the field as possible and let them develop. It’s easy to spot the glaring holes on the roster. It’s harder to figure out how many building blocks are in place. And if the team hopes to be more competitive next season, they don’t want their second- and-third year players learning on the job and making rookie mistakes.’

‘We’ve already got the atmosphere on Sundays. It’s what happens the rest of the week around here that needs work.’

‘”I want to say I am amazed but I am not,” Gailey said trying to find the right words to define the raucous crowd. “That’s Buffalo fans. I didn’t expect any different. They are loyal. They love the Bills. They are with you. They made a difference in the game. It is a true statement they made a difference in the game.”‘

‘With their 14-12 loss, the Lions extended their road losing skid to an unfathomable 25 games with no end in sight, thereby establishing an NFL record for utter futility.’

Sloppy Lions outdo themselves, lose 25th straight on road (Detroit News)

Penalties keep piling up for fed-up Lions (Detroit News)

Lions remain on the road to nowhere (Detroit News)

Pitiful Lions keep adding to losing history (Detroit News)

Report: Matthew Stafford’s injury might not be as bad as expected (Detroit News)

Four downs with the Lions (Detroit News)

Lions-Bills by the numbers (Detroit News)

Photo gallery (Detroit News)

Lions expect win but get another embarrassing loss (Detroit Free Press)

Lions on the rise? Phooey! Road show still stinks (Detroit Free Press)

For Lions’ fans: More pain, no gain (Detroit Free Press)

QB Matthew Stafford’s injury not like Ram’s? (Detroit Free Press)

Some Lions players deal with road losing skid, some don’t (Detroit Free Press)

Hot topics from the Lions-Bills game (Detroit Free Press)

Too little, too late in Lions’ record 25th straight road loss (Detroit Free Press)

Lions lose and learn, again and again (Detroit Free Press)

Overheard from the Lions-Bills game (Detroit Free Press)

How they scored in the Lions-Bills game (Detroit Free Press)

Grading the Lions on Game 9 (Detroit Free Press)

Lions rookie watch: By the numbers (Detroit Free Press)

Tracking the Lions curse (Detroit Free Press)

Photo gallery (Detroit Free Press)

Detroit Lions’ record 25th consecutive road loss comes against previously winless Bills (Grand Rapids Press)

Detroit Lions’ loss to winless Buffalo proves road to respectability still a long journey (Grand Rapids Press)

Running game struggles against NFL’s worst rush defense (Grand Rapids Press)

Continuing discipline problems reflects on coaching staff (Grand Rapids Press)

Photo gallery (Grand Rapids Press)

Luckless Lions accommodate futile Bills, hand them their first victory of season (Oakland Press)

Penalties pelted Lions – again (Oakland Press)

Shame on Lions for not going into Buffalo and winning a game (Oakland Press)

Road losses for Lions keep going and going and … (Oakland Press)

So Close, Again (DetroitLions.com)

Game Notes: Lions at Bills (DetroitLions.com)

Photo gallery (DetroitLions.com)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)

Photo gallery (AP)

Photo gallery (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

‘The Lions, who never led, nearly pulled off a dramatic comeback when quarterback Shaun Hill hit Calvin Johnson for a 20-yard touchdown pass to cut the Bills lead to 14-12 with 14 seconds left. Hill failed on the 2-point conversion when he couldn’t find an open receiver, and eventually overthrew tight end Brandon Pettigrew in the back of the end zone.’

‘The first-round draft pick was hurt after he ran 29 yards on a punt return with 9 1/2 minutes left in the second quarter. He was hit by Detroit’s Vinny Ciurciu along the sideline.’

‘Starting right tackle Cordaro Howard is inactive for the Bills. He had started the last three games after Cornell Green sustained a knee injury that put him on injured reserve.’

‘Jackson carried the brunt of the ground game after C.J. Spiller left in the first half with a hamstring injury. Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 12-of-24 passes for 146 yards and a touchdown for the Bills (1-8), whose winless start after eight games was the worst for the franchise since an 0-11 start to the 1984 campaign.’