Archives for November 2015

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'"You know I know we got a huge game in front of us, and that's really where my focus is gonna be," said Ryan, whose Bills are 4-4, one game behind the Jets in the AFC East standings, but barely within sight of unbeaten division leader New England (8-0).'

'Receiver Sammy Watkins (left ankle) and defensive end Mario Williams (calf) are listed as probable.'

'All that ultimately matters to Ryan's Buffalo Bills and the Jets, however, is trying to build on their respective much-needed victories in Thursday night's matchup at the Meadowlands.'

'And although he acknowledges the storyline, his return to New York is not what matters, according to Ryan. “We are both gunning for the same thing. That is what makes it special,” he said. “The fact that, you know I get it, I used to coach there and all that stuff. I get all that stuff. To me it hasn’t, and I know you guys don’t believe me, but it has not entered my mind yet about all those other things. I am not going to say it is not a special game because it is. Based on the fact that this is an opponent that we are going for the same thing. We want to do everything in our power to win this game. But it has not for any other reason, personal reasons or anything else. It is all personal to us. We want to win this game to better our chances of making the playoffs. That is all we want.”'

'Starting right tackle Seantrel Henderson and his backup Cyrus Kouandjio have both been officially listed as “questionable” for the nationally televised game.'

'Bills 17, Jets 16.'

'"I love Rex and I'm sure all of the other guys love Rex," said Williams, smiling the smile of a player forever thankful. "But it's not about Rex this week. It's about the New York Jets against the Buffalo Bills."'

'Ryan Fitzpatrick has put together a solid season thus far with a nearly 2:1 touchdown to interception ratio, while completing 62 percent of his passes and a middle of the pack 89.3 passer rating. His current problem is the torn ligament in his non-throwing hand that will require surgery. There are reports Fitzpatrick will have the surgery right after the game with the Bills, but the injury did not affect him last week when he went 21-34 passing for 272 yards and a pair of touchdowns.'

'Buffalo ranks 15th in yards surrendered per game (353) and 16th in points given up (23.8, 22 taking away a pair of TDs on returns). In short, the Bills’ defense has been decidedly ordinary and the statistics say as much.'

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'“I wouldn’t have cared if I got zero touches,” said Watkins. “I just wanted to be in that game and have an impact in just finishing the game and gaining my confidence back and staying on the field.”'

'Fifteen called penalties? Thirteen accepted? Eighty-five accepted for the season? These numbers are simply incomprehensible.'

'“You want to have success in the classroom as well as the playing field, take your kid to Clemson,” Ryan said. “They have a Heisman candidate at quarterback who’s a true sophomore. They have a lot of great freshmen playing. They have the No. 1 team in the country. You have arguably the best holder in the country.'

'"Any time you play against a team that told you you're not good enough, that carries some extra weight," Fitzpatrick said. "So this one will definitely carry extra weight for me. But that being said, the farther we're removed from that, the more the faces have changed. I don't know as many guys on the team anymore. There's a lot of different things that have changed even in the last year."'