Archives for November 2014

Bills Thrash the Jets in a Road Show of Resilience (New York Times)

Jets Plunge to New Depths, Where Rex Ryan Probably Won’t Survive (New York Times)

NY Jets embarrassed by Bills, 38-3, in game at neutral Detroit (New York Daily News)

NY Jets turn back to Geno Smith as Michael Vick struggles in loss to Bills (New York Daily News)

Detroit decides to support Bills over NY Jets in relocated game (New York Daily News)

NY Jets continue to defy odds and become more painful to watch in loss to Bills (New York Daily News)

NY Jets’ Muhammad Wilkerson injured in loss to Bills (New York Daily News)

Heartless, pathetic Jets bottom out with Bills massacre (New York Post)

Teary-eyed Sheldon Richardson: ‘Didn’t get drafted to lose games’ (New York Post)

Rex doesn’t know who his QB is – does it even matter? (New York Post)

After getting outcoached, even Rex Ryan knows he’s a goner (New York Post)

Jets’ Wilkerson evasive after leaving with injury (New York Post)

The worst report card in Jets history (New York Post)

Bills dominate Jets, who fall to 2-9 (Newsday)

Missed connection from Michael Vick to Eric Decker might have made a difference (Newsday)

Sheldon Richardson very upset after Jets’ latest loss (Newsday)

Jets something less than a zillion ways better (Newsday)

Photo gallery (Newsday)

From Michael Vick to penalties to special teams, Jets awful in blowout loss to Buffalo Bills (Newark Star Ledger)

Right tackle Breno Giacomini reflects on going from ‘the top’ with Seattle Seahawks to ‘bottom’ with Jets (Newark Star Ledger)

Rex Ryan has no idea if Geno Smith or Michael Vick will start the Jets’ next game (Newark Star Ledger)

Latest Jets debacle against Buffalo Bills falls squarely on Rex Ryan (Newark Star Ledger)

Sheldon Richardson emotionally defends Rex Ryan after Buffalo Bills blow out Jets (Newark Star Ledger)

Everything you need to know about Jets’ embarrassing loss to Buffalo Bills in Detroit (Newark Star Ledger)

Will Muhammad Wilkerson’s toe injury prevent him from playing in Jets-Miami Dolphins? (Newark Star Ledger)

The good, the bad and the ugly from a pathetic showing in Detroit (Newark Star Ledger)

Photo gallery (Newark Star Ledger)

Jets blown out by Buffalo, 38-3, in Detroit (Bergen Record)

Jets-Bills replay (Bergen Record)

Jets Embarrassed by Bills in Motown Makeup Game (Wall Street Journal)

The Motor City Welcomes a New York Migration (Wall Street Journal)

Wilkerson leaves Jets-Bills game with toe injury (AP)

7 Factors that Led to Jets’ Large Loss to Bills (NewYorkJets.com)

Photo gallery (NewYorkJets.com)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)

Photo gallery (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

Photo gallery (Syracuse Post Standard)

Bills appear right at home with win at Ford Field (Detroit News)

Detroit happy to help, watch Bills-Jets game (Detroit News)

Desperate Bills dominate Jets at Ford Field (Detroit Free Press)

Shoveled in from Buffalo, transplant game is a Detroit success (Detroit Free Press)

Photo gallery (Detroit Free Press)

Buffalo Bills trounce New York Jets 38-3, feel right at home in Ford Field (Ann Arbor News)

Buffalo’s Doug Marrone in Detroit: ‘We wanted to give people in our region a chance to smile’ (Ann Arbor News)

Portion of 50K raised at game to help Buffalo disaster relief effort (Ann Arbor News)

Lions, Ford Field acted fast to deliver 67K free tickets (Ann Arbor News)

Fans fill up Ford Field for one-of-a-kind matchup (Ann Arbor News)

Jim Schwartz loose, all smiles for Ford Field sequel (Ann Arbor News)

Lions’ Tom Lewand explains decision to host game, stresses NFL unity (Ann Arbor News)

Bills make themselves at home in Detroit (Fox Sports Detroit)

‘”We probably had the easy part of it, and back home they had the tough part,” Orton said. “Excited to get here and get a big win for us, and hopefully this will propel us forward.”‘

‘”We want to be a representation of the city of Buffalo,” Chandler said. “Hopefully we can continue to just persevere and be tough and win these games, because we know that the people back there in Buffalo, they’re tough and they’re going to be rising from this last week.”‘

‘”It really shows the spirit. I can’t believe how many Bills fans are here,” team president Russ Brandon said shortly before kickoff. “It should be a lot of fun, a little bit of a collegial-type atmosphere.”‘

‘”All indications are we are 100 percent ready to roll back at Ralph Wilson Stadium, have a good week of practice and get ready for the Browns after this game,” Brandon said. “None of the reports that I have would lead us to think otherwise.”‘

‘Fullback Frank Summers is inactive with a neck problem and will miss his first game this season. Tight end MarQueis Gray, linebacker Randell Johnson, tackle Cyrus Kouandjio, wide receiver Marquise Goodwin and defensive ends Jarius Wynn and Bryan Johnson are also inactive for Buffalo.’

‘Boobie Dixon rushed for a touchdown and blocked a punt that was recovered in the end zone for another score, helping the Bills (6-5) keep their playoff hopes alive.’

‘he Lions organization tried its best to make the Bills feel at home. The hosts even painted the Bills logo at midfield and encouraged the 56,044 fans, who got free tickets, to cheer for Buffalo. “I don’t think we would have been as prepared if they didn’t open up their arms to us,” Marrone said of the Lions.’

‘”It was a busy week, wondering if we were going to play a game, if we even were going to practice for a game,” he said. “Stuck in the house, it didn’t seem likely. The people in Buffalo made it happen. They cleared the roads for some of the players to get out. They wanted us to play this game. It was really for them, the city of Buffalo.”‘

‘They need to rely on veteran quarterback Kyle Orton and their stable of young receivers to overcome an unspectacular running game. Orton completed 75 percent of his passes Monday to offset the relative ineffectiveness of the three-headed running back rotation. Subtracting Anthony Dixon’s 30-yard touchdown against the worn-down Jets defense late in the fourth and the Bills only gained 86 yards on 28 carries. They came into the game averaging a modest 3.9 yards a carry.’

‘With the game comfortably in hand, EJ Manuel took the field for the first time since Buffalo’s loss in Houston, but simply handed the ball off three straight times.’

‘The Bills were 54 percent on third down efficiency, outgained the Jets 336-218, they intercepted Michael Vick once, blocked a punt for a touchdown and sacked the two Jet quarterbacks seven times. Hmm, I think they were ready to play.’

‘Early in the game it looked like quarterback Kyle Orton was channeling his previous two performances into the team’s game in Detroit. He received some help along the way from his receivers with fantastic catches, but Orton was as efficient as the Bills could have asked for. Orton completed 24-of-32 attempts for 230 yards and two touchdowns, and more importantly, helped lead the Bills to convert on all three (!) of their red-zone opportunities – which has been an outright rarity to the 2014 campaign. Orton even showed to be lightning on his feet, rushing for a 10-yard gain and a first down when the left side was there for the taking. He’ll have a much stiffer test against a Cleveland Browns team that has one of the top young cornerbacks in the game, but it was a step in the right direction.’

‘You guys get the feeling that, for whatever emotional lifts are worth, just having Fred Jackson around is worth whatever they have to pay the guy? He’s like an aggressive-running Yoda for this team, the emotional leader they don’t necessarily have in their HC.’