Archives for September 2014

‘”If you watch me every week, that’s how I dress every week,” Williams said.’

‘”I think my accuracy is fine,” Manuel said. “I noticed a few throws I could stick on guys, but at the same time, we just have to go out there and make plays. That’s the biggest thing, making plays when they’re there and just trying to hit those home runs. You can’t miss those.”‘

‘Manuel was outclassed by Rivers on Sunday, but it wasn’t the worst game for the second-year quarterback. With the Bills trailing for most of the game, Manuel was forced to play a different game than he did in the first two weeks of the season, one that doesn’t cater to his strengths.’

‘”Yeah, they ran a couple of plays that were really hard for our DB’s to defend,” Kyle Williams added. “It seemed like they accidently ran into somebody, and that’s hard on anybody. We had to overcome, they were going to make big plays, and they have good players. We just had to respond better.”‘

‘While the defense did well to hold San Diego to field goals twice, the long touchdown drive to start the second half put the Bills in a tough spot. Early in the game, Marrone had the option to get fourth and one in San Diego territory after a penalty, but opted to back the Chargers up inside their own 10 instead. In the fourth quarter on a third and one, the Bills ran a read-option run with Spiller right up the middle for a two-yard loss. The urgency on the final drive was also poor.’

‘”We’re just really fortunate to have the greatest quarterback in the league,” Floyd said in the cramped visitors’ locker room at Ralph Wilson Stadium following the Chargers’ emphatic 22-10 victory.’

Grate finish (San Diego Union Tribune)

Rivers dips into a deep well of able receivers (San Diego Union Tribune)

Brown is Bolts’ new workhorse (San Diego Union Tribune)

Give Chargers’ defense credit for win at Buffalo (San Diego Union Tribune)

Chargers get a road win, but it’s costly (San Diego Union Tribune)

Injury likely to sideline Woodhead for season (San Diego Union Tribune)

Quarter by quarter (San Diego Union Tribune)

Chargers report card (San Diego Union Tribune)

Photo gallery (San Diego Union Tribune)

Chargers lose RB Woodhead to ankle injury (AP)

Bolts Roust Bills 22-10 (Chargers.com)

Sacks to a Safety: Big Plays Defined Bolts’ D (Chargers.com)

Donald Brown Shoulders the Load in Big Way (Chargers.com)

Defense Uses Killer Instinct to Finish Game in Style (Chargers.com)

Bolts Overcome Adversity with Diversity (Chargers.com)

Eddie Royal Reigns in Buffalo (Chargers.com)

Bolts Take to Twitter to Celebrate Win Over Bills (Chargers.com)

Photo gallery 1 (Chargers.com)

Photo gallery 2 (Chargers.com)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)

Photo gallery 1 (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery 2 (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery 3 (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

Photo gallery (Syracuse Post-Standard)

‘Fred Jackson scored on an 11-yard catch for Buffalo (2-1), which blew an opportunity to get off to a 3-0 start for only the third time since 1993.’

‘Manuel and the offense were inconsistent. The Bills’ defense proved porous. And very little else went right for Buffalo in a 22-10 loss.’

‘Pro Football Hall of Fame president David Baker presented Reed with his ring in front of fellow Bills Hall of Famers Joe DeLamielleure, Thurman Thomas, Bruce Smith and Jim Kelly.’

‘EJ Manuel passed for 238 yards for Buffalo (2-1) but made several key mistakes down the stretch. Running back Fred Jackson had 34 yards rushing and 78 receiving, including an 11-yard touchdown catch.’

‘The Chargers also showed their teeth on the other side of the ball, holding the 2-1 Bills to 87 yards rushing, 76 below their season average.’

‘Talk about them having turned the corner might have been a bit premature. Admittedly, San Diego was a tough opponent, but the Bills didn’t help their cause, making numerous mistakes that reminded some of the bad, old days. They were flagged 11 times for 101 yards in penalties, and a few of the calls wiped out sizeable gains and killed drives. “I’m not taking anything away from them,” said defensive tackle Kyle Williams of the Chargers. “They beat us and they played better than we did today, but we didn’t help ourselves.”‘

‘Unfortunately for Buffalo, despite the strong effort of bottling up the Chargers in the 4th quarter, the offense simply could not produce, with the low point being an inentional grounding call in the end zone, resulting in a safety for EJ Manuel.’

‘On the Chargers first five possessions, covering the first half and opening drive of the third quarter, San Diego put 20 points up on the board and rolled up 336 yards. The Chargers, who had the ball for more than 42 minutes in a week two triumph over the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, had scoring drives that covered 75 yards, 89, 61 and 80.’