‘They certainly don’t come along often for the Bills. This is just the fourth time since the turn of the century they have compiled a 5-3 record in the first half of a season. In the previous three (2002, 2008 and 2011) they failed to get to 6-3. In fact, those 5-3 records became 5-6 in 2002, 5-5 in 2008, and 5-9 in 2011.’