Archives for December 2015

'"Ty is just starting to trust us and put the ball in the air and let us make a play on it," said Watkins. "I just tell him, throw it as far as you can and I'm going to go get it. That's what he's been doing. He is the guy we are rolling with and he is just getting better every week with leading this team, being a leader. Doing meetings by himself, just being a great quarterback and a leader for this team."'

'"If he could have gotten through what we had … I mean that was like, we're putting two, three guys on him every snap," said coach Rex Ryan. "We're doing everything we possibly can against him. But he's just a great player because he allows others some shots, too. But man oh man, you know where he's at, certainly, and we did. We had a great plan I thought."'

'"It's a dagger, it's a dagger," Texans middle linebacker Brian Cushing said. "They have bigger personnel, so you should expect run. They took a shot and obviously caught us by surprise."'

'Norwood’s interviews, poignant and painful, are the emotional center of the terrific upcoming 30 For 30 documentary, The Four Falls of Buffalo, on the Super Bowl era Bills’ teams of the 1990s. The two-hour documentary airs Dec. 12 at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN immediately following the Heisman Trophy presentation on ESPN and it’s one of the best 30 for 30 efforts of recent vintage.'

'I asked Rex if there is any truth to the rumor that his brother is in Buffalo. Without completely confirming it, he said, “Well, I think it would be obvious if he was,” smiled and followed with, “there’s probably some truth to that rumor.”'

'Taylor’s completion percentage of just over 52 percent mattered little in a game where Buffalo was averaging better than seven yards a carry on the ground in the first half. The Bills signal caller only attempted seven passes through the first two quarters, but he was remarkably efficient with two of his four completions going for touchdowns. For the passes that connected they had laser-like precision.'

'“We have a talented line. Our guys stepped up and went out there and played and played very well. You have to just trust and believe in your line,” said Taylor.'

'Buffalo executed a nice game plan to neutralize him, running the ball successfully, double- and triple-teaming him and only needing Taylor to drop back 22 times on the day. By the end, the Wisconsin product had just four tackles, only one notable play — dropping Taylor for a six-yard loss midway through the fourth quarter (a play that was negated by off-setting penalties) — and, most importantly, no other quarterback hits.'

'Buffalo quarterback Tyrod Taylor set a Bills record for consecutive throws without an interception. He now has thrown 187 passes without a pick. The previous mark was 175 by Drew Bledsoe in 2002.'

'And, make no mistake, Taylor was the architect of this “must win.”'

'In short, Buffalo’s fate is in its own hands with New York.'

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'The answer came in the form of an inspired effort that saw Tyrod Taylor throw for three touchdowns and run for one, the offensive line make Texans All-Everything defensive lineman J.J. Watt a virtual non-factor, running back LeSean McCoy run for 112 yards for the third time in four weeks, and the Bills’ defense, as Ryan put it, wind up being “bruised a lot, but we never cut.”'

'“He’s one of the best in the league, if not the best,” Mills said. “It’s accepting the challenge of going against him. If you have a bad play, you have a bad play, move on. But he’s one of the greats in this league, a high-caliber guy. It was a great challenge.”'

'Game on the line, the Texans’ secondary inexplicably left the 6-foot-3, 255-pound Clay wide, wide, wide open down the middle of the field. Demps and Texans cornerback Kevin Johnson both drifted toward Matthew Mulligan who looped a vertical route up the right sideline — Mulligan, by the way, has caught one pass for two yards this season — thus leaving Clay all alone.'