Archives for September 2011

‘Needing someone to step up at receiver, David Nelson did. Needing a total team effort to go 2-0, the entire Bills team did.’

‘While we tend to focus on the fact that the team doesn’t have a star, it’s that very fact that appears to be their key to success. They have options for Ryan Fitzpatrick. Based on his background, Fitz is the perfect guy to utilize those options. He doesn’t mind who he throws it to, and he can keep all those guys involved when egos may sometimes get in the way. Maybe the young Bills are just too inexperienced to know any better or care too much.’

‘Erie County Sheriff, Timothy Howard said, “We’ve been interviewing people as they arrive at the stadium and see how they actually feel about this procedure right now. We have been getting a 50/50 response, half the people like the idea and the other half are still opposed to it. And they say they had difficulty arriving.”‘

‘The lead then changed hands four more times in the fourth quarter in a back and forth offensive shootout with the Bills winning on a six-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick to David Nelson with 16 seconds remaining for a dramatic 38-35 victory.’

‘I think it was just growing up on a poor farm in North Dakota, I mean you had to work. My first organized practice was in 7th grade. My earliest recollection of football was being out there in the 7th grade waiting for the other kids for practice to start. The kids just saying “Gee, this stinks, it’s hot, we just want to play the game.” And I’m just like “I’m just glad to be here, if I was at home I’d really have to be working.” You know that’s my earliest recollection, I guess I just didn’t know it any other way.’

‘”We thought we’d have a few changes with the parking and what time we could get in, but there was no issue whatsoever,” she said.’

‘As I watched referee Mike Carey head to the hooded camera for the review, all I could think of was the “Music City Miracle.” I’m sure I was not alone.’

‘Even with a 2-0 record, the playoffs are still a long shot for the Bills. But David Nelson has a valid point: these are not the same “old Buffalo Bills.” The Bills now have the kind of quarterback and the kind of offence that can keep them in games and on days like today, pull off a wild comeback against a solid opponent.’

‘The Bills scored touchdowns on all five of their second-half possessions to overcome a 21-3 first-half deficit. The teams traded leads five times over the final 14:10.’

‘Parrish was hurt while blocking on teammate Stevie Johnson’s 19-yard catch. He lay on the Bills sideline for several minutes, where he was treated by team trainers, before being carted to the locker room.’

‘Hansen played in three Super Bowls for the Bills after being picked in the second round of the 1991 draft. The North Dakota State product played his entire 11-year career in Buffalo, and started 148 of the 156 career NFL games.’

‘Buffalo is missing starting cornerback Terrence McGee (hamstring), linebacker Arthur Moats (knee), and defensive lineman Torell Troup (back). McGee is expected to be out at least a couple more weeks after getting hurt on the first play of last week’s win at Kansas City.’

‘Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 28-of-46 passes for 264 yards and three scores while throwing one interception. Fred Jackson scored twice and totalled 117 yards on the ground on 15 carries. He added two catches for 23 yards.’

‘This was one of those games that cements a player’s toughness in your mind, even without 100% success in said toughness. Stevie Johnson was clearly hampered by his leg injury but played through it. Dropped balls and a missing second gear were far from exemplary, but it wasn’t about this. Johnson fought through the pain and I love that. If anything is to come out of this game, it’s that Stevie Johnson had a Top-Ten WR game in Bills history, all things considered.’

‘Two weeks in a row they shocked me. The blowout road win in the opener was shocking, this comeback win may have been more shocking.’