Archives for December 2014

‘The Bills will need to win their next two games – at Oakland and at New England – and they also need three teams (Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Kansas City and San Diego) to not finish with 10 wins. Buffalo doesn’t hold tiebreakers with many other teams in the playoff picture, so for the next few weeks, Bills fans will have to do a lot of scoreboard watching.’

‘”Everybody in this locker room believes in ourselves, and we made plays in every different phase of the game,” Bills’ running back Fred Jackson said. “That was what we needed to do to get a win, as long as you keep believing in yourselves and believing in the guys in the locker room, there’s nothing you can’t accomplish.’

‘Starks played in front of a local audience for the first time since the final home game of his junior season at the University at Buffalo. Shoulder surgery would prevent Starks from playing his senior season at UB, though he graduated as the Bulls’ all-time leading rusher, a record since broken by San Diego Chargers rookie Branden Oliver.’

‘The Bills came up with an excellent defensive game plan, holding one of the NFL’s top offenses to 13 points. The offense continued to struggle; however, the problem is the quarterback, not the playcalling.’

‘Another week, another top-notch quarterback conquered.’

‘Added nickelback Nickell Robey: “We’re not shocked at all. I told (cornerback) Corey (Graham) in practice on Thursday that, if anything, other team’s offences need to be a little bit more worried about us than we should be about them.’

Packers bounced in Buffalo (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Bills offer blueprint for slowing Packers’ offense (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Costly blunders prompt soul-searching on special teams (Green Bay Press Gazette)

‘Stabler rule’ safety catches players off guard (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Things get ‘physical’ vs. Schwartz’s defense (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Banjo happy to be back in action (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Offense matches franchise mark for first-half scoring (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Thumbs up to Lacy, down to penalties (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Photo gallery (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Packers drop the ball against Bills (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Aaron Rodgers way off the mark (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Packers’ special teams turn to liability (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Dropped passes devastating for Packers (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Loss of Bulaga led to Rodgers’ fumble, safety (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Packers’ loss muddies playoff scenario (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Packers Replay (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Photo gallery (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Packers’ loss emphasizes how much they rely on Aaron Rodgers (Wisconsin State Journal)

Tom Oates gives Green Bay a ‘D+’ in loss to Buffalo (Wisconsin State Journal)

Photo gallery (Wisconsin State Journal)

Rodgers, Packers sloppy in 21-13 loss to Bills (AP)

Packers tackle Bulaga has concussion against Bills (AP)

Packers’ Lacy, Lang and Sitton active versus Bills (AP)

5 things we learned: Packers at Bills (Fox Sports Wisconsin)

In a fog (WAUK-AM)

2-minute drill (WAUK-AM)

Mistakes, missed chances pile up in loss to Bills (Packers.com)

Bills’ defensive scheme haunting reminder (Packers.com)

Packers defense almost saves the day (Packers.com)

Aaron Rodgers: ‘I have to play better’ (Packers.com)

Photo gallery (Packers.com)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)

Photo gallery 1 (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery 2 (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

Photo gallery (Syracuse Post Standard)

‘The Bills were also have their first eight-win season since going 9-7 in 2004.’

‘”It’s just a huge, huge confidence boost,” said Rambo, Washington’s 2013 sixth-round draft pick out of Georgia. “It’s just going to allow me to play even faster and build confidence in myself that, hey, I can do this. I belong in this league.”‘

‘Kyle Orton went just 14-for-27 for 158 yards with an interception, while Fred Jackson gave 71 yards on 20 carries for the Bills (8-6), who have won three of their last four games.’

‘Bills safety Bacarri Rambo made his second interception of the game � and second of his career — after the Packers had driven from their own 2-yard-line to the Buffalo 34. Rambo’s 28-yard return gave the Bills a drive start near midfield and Dan Carpenter converted a 43-yard field goal to put the Bills in front 19-10 with 9:23 left in the fourth quarter.’

‘Despite another non-descript performance, quarterback Kyle Orton is likely to finish out the season as the Bills’ starter. Coach Doug Marrone maintains that Orton gives his team the best chance to win. Had Buffalo lost Sunday to fall out of the playoff picture, the team may have elected to give second-year quarterback EJ Manuel some playing time down the stretch. However, now that the Bills have a chance to end their 14-year playoff drought, they will stick with Orton. ‘

‘A Colton Schmidt punt gave the Packers the Ball at the 2 minute warning, but pinned deep in their own territory, Mario Williams made another outstanding play, stripping Rodgers of the football and causing a safety to seal the 21-13 victory.’

‘A fun day for the fans for sure. I’ll get around to worrying about their troubled offense again soon enough so don’t rush me. I may want to spend some time just staring at this defense.’

‘This was quite a way to end the home portion of the schedule and it means the Bills are still playing a relevant game as we move into week 16 of the season. Thats rarified air for this franchise. Enjoy!’