Archives for October 31, 2011

‘The attendance was 51,579, about the same as the previous three regular-season games here, but with a couple of important differences. This time, pretty well all of the ticket holders actually came through the gates and, secondly, the Bills were truly a home team, the fan favourites by a large margin. Winning changes everything.’

Buffalo shuts out injury-riddled Washington, 23-0 (Washington Post)

Redskins’ defense confused about its failures (Washington Post)

Washington Redskins allow nine sacks vs. Buffalo Bills, tying most in team history (Washington Post)

Is Washington Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan up to the challenge? (Washington Post)

London Fletcher has big numbers in loss (Washington Post)

John Beck: Nine sacks, 20 completions, two interceptions, zero wins (Washington Post)

Keyaron Fox fills in for Rocky McIntosh (Washington Post)

Redskins Bills best and worst (Washington Post)

Photo gallery (Washington Post)

Bills shut out Redskins 23-0 (Washington Times)

Errors abound as Redskins’ defense pushed around (Washington Times)

A trip to Toronto was good for nothing (Washington Times)

Week in and week out, Fletcher remains steady force amid storm (Washington Times)

Redskins patchwork offensive line’s struggles on full display (Washington Times)

Photo gallery (Washington Times)

For Redskins, an ugly international incident (Washington Examiner)

Time for Shanahan to sit down with the boss (Washington Examiner)

Ten observations: Bills 23, Redskins 0 (Washington Examiner)

Redskins-Bills report card (Washington Examiner)

Nothing Foreign About Redskins’ Humiliating Shutout Loss To Buffalo (Fredericksburg Free Lance Star)

One After Another After Another, Buffalo Comes Up With Complicated Sack Dance (Fredericksburg Free Lance Star)
Blank stare for Shanahan (CSN Washington)

Redskins-Bills: Instant analysis (CSN Washington)

Another Redskins 0-for-5 (CSN Washington)

Redskins Shut Out By Bills 23-0 In Toronto (Reskins.com)

Rough Game For Beck, Pass Protection (Reskins.com)

Photo gallery (Reskins.com)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)

Photo gallery (AP)

Photo gallery (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

Photo gallery (WIVB-TV)

‘Who the heck are these guys?’

‘”Mike Shanahan teams historically are not teams you shut out,” Kelsay said after the game. “We knew we had talent to get to the quarterback and when you make them throw the ball by shutting down the run, you got to get home and we did today.”‘

‘After entering training camp as third-string on the depth chart, Chandler has quickly developed into a favourite target of Bills’ quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick this season in the red zone.’

‘”It’s pretty humbling to take that,” he said.’

‘A big change this year is that money bought atmosphere. With the Bills on a roll, the place was pretty much full. God love the Argos, but putting 20,000 people into the Rogers Centre creates the same excitement as a mega-mall on a busy Friday night. (Stole that line from a CFL coach). On Sunday, in front of 51,579, the place didn’t exactly rock, but it did jive quite a bit, and showed some not-often seen soul.’

‘Scott Chandler caught both touchdown passes, including a 15-yarder to open the third quarter, that put Buffalo ahead 20-0. Fred Jackson had 120 yards rushing and 74 receiving in helping the Bills (5-2) get off to their first 4-0 start at “home” since 1995.’

‘Buffalo is missing defensive lineman Kyle Williams (foot) for the second straight game.’

‘The attendance was 51,579, meaning none of the games have been a sellout at Rogers Centre, which seats 54,000 for football.’

‘It was the Bills’ first shutout since December 17, 2006.’

‘The Bills defense had a busy day as they sacked Beck nine times. It was also the first time Mike Shanahan was shut out during his Head Coach career.’

‘That was a complete game in every sense of the word. The passing game was going, the rushing yards were there, the offensive line kept the quarterback upright, the defensive line dominated the line of scrimmage, the linebackers brought down the quarterback, and the secondary created plays and forced turnovers.’

‘They are now a decent football team, and just how decent we’ll find out in the next several weeks. Seven games in, who could ask for better from the Bills’ point of view, with a 5-2 record that ties the Bills for first place in the AFC East with New England, with the head to head tie-breaker in the Bills’ favor with the win over the Patriots.’

‘The Bills recorded nine sacks in the game. Up until Sunday they had only four all season. Chan Gailey said pass rush was a priority this week. His players delivered against an injury riddled Washington offense.’