Archives for October 2012

‘”We talked about (the Super Bowl) almost from Day 1,” Polian said Sunday. “That was our goal. So we weren’t surprised when we got there. We reached our goal, but didn’t quite finish the job. But no one else is ever going to go to four (straight) Super Bowls again. It was truly one of the greatest teams in the history of the NFL.”‘

Preview: Tennessee Titans (2-4) at Buffalo Bills (3-3) (Nashville Tennessean)

Tennessee Titans’ survival instincts keep them alive (Nashville Tennessean)

Tennessee Titans see the old Chris Johnson (Nashville Tennessean)

Tennessee Titans’ defense finally makes a stand (Nashville Tennessean)

Tennessee Titans’ Nate Washington gets ‘money catch’ (Nashville Tennessean)

John Glennon’s four downs (Nashville Tennessean)

Tennessee Titans report card: A’s for offense (Nashville Tennessean)

Photo gallery (Nashville Tennessean)

Defense stands tall in fourth quarter, Titans edge Buffalo (Nashville City Paper)

Washington sees more defenders, fewer passes but delivers in a big way (Nashville City Paper)

Defense does just enough to make the Titans winners (Nashville City Paper)

Titans LBs Diles, Bailey hurt in win over Bills (AP)

CJ’s Runs, Late Heroics Lift Titans Over Bills (TitansOnline.com)

CJ has Milestone Day (TitansOnline.com)

Titans-Bills Game Notes (TitansOnline.com)

Titans-Bills Postgame Quotes (TitansOnline.com)

Photo gallery 1 (TitansOnline.com)

Photo gallery 2 (TitansOnline.com)

Photo gallery 1 (BuffaloBills.com)

Photo gallery 2 (BuffaloBills.com)

Photo gallery (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

Photo gallery (WGRZ-TV)

Photo gallery (WIVB-TV)

‘Buffalo’s defense, which was last in the league against the run heading into the game, had no answer for the speedy RB, and the Bills now head into their bye at 3-4.’

‘Defensive line and linebackers: F: When you allow the other team’s running back to run for almost 200 yards there’s no other grade to give them.’

‘Fitzpatrick finished 27 of 35 for 225 yards and three scores, but turned the ball over twice, including a lost fumble.’

”’We talked about (the Super Bowl) almost from Day 1,” Polian said. ”That was our goal. So we weren’t surprised when we got there. We reached our goal, but didn’t quite finish the job. But no one else is ever going to go to four Super Bowls again. It was truly one of the greatest teams in the history of the NFL.”’

‘Defensive lineman Spencer Johnson was also active after missing the past two games because of an ankle injury. Starting offensive linemen Kraig Urbik (knee) and Cordy Glenn (knee) remain sidelined for the Bills.’

‘The winning score was set up by a Ryan Fitzpatrick interception. Jason McCourty picked off the Buffalo quarterback at the Tennessee 48-yard line.’

‘The biggest players for a team have to be the ones to make the biggest plays down the stretch. As for (one of) the biggest players on the field in both a literal and figurative sense, Mario Williams was nowhere to be found.’

‘After seven games going into the bye week I think I’ve seen enough of the Bills to know not only are they not improved from last year, they’re actually worse.’

‘Tennessee had a total of one rushing touchdown all season. They had four against the Bills.’

‘The Bills D is allowing over 32 points per game, and there isn’t an offense or quarterback in the league that can overcome something like that.’

‘”I believe that if that in the end of the day whenever you are told to do something you go out and do it”, said Mario Williams. “Especially when you know that at the end of the day’s it’s not necessarily what’s going on in the scheme. IT’s gap sounds, it’s fitting the gaps and that’s across the board. That’s every player getting in trouble with that. Things could be different just like anywhere. We have to fit whatever we are being told to do”, continued WIlliams.’

‘Sadly, the defense hasn’t come close to living up to expectations. In fact, it’s yielding yardage and points at a rate that makes you feel like we’ve taken a trip back to the mid-1980s when the Bills were the dregs of the NFL.’

‘I don’t think anyone’s going to tell you to forget the names Aaron Murray or Matt Barkley after Sunday’s win, but for the first time this season Bills fans mostly saw what Ryan Fitzpatrick is capable of doing in T. Chandler Gailey’s passing game. Of course, that’s with the exception of his horribly-timed and under-thrown interception with 2:57 to play and the final drive of the game where Fitz was able to do little other than complete tiny dump-offs. Ruminate on this one for two weeks, Bills fans, and you’re going to chomp your cud clear off.’