Archives for October 2016

'If that happens, LeSean McCoy likely will be the one carrying the offense. He was terrific again Sunday while gaining 140 yards rushing and scoring three touchdowns. He has gained 470 yards rushing during the winning streak, including 290 yards on the ground in his last two games. The Bills abused the Niners for 312 yards on the grounds, their highest total since they ran for 315 on Nov. 22, 1992, against Atlanta.'

'Rex Ryan took Tyrod Taylor out of the game on the next drive and let EJ Manuel take over with 9:05 remaining. His first drive went for a touchdown on a 44-yard run from Mike Gillislee went 44 yards.'

'The Bills defense got a great push on a fourth-and-1 play in the third quarter and stopped Mike Davis for no gain. A host of defenders, led by Preston Brown, made the stop, which led to Hunter’s touchdown.'

'For the last time the Bills and Sabres each scored that many points on the same day, you have to go all the way back to Nov. 23, 1975, per an analysis of data on the Pro Football Reference and Hockey Reference websites.'

'However, maybe this Buffalo team isn’t like most of those teams of the past 16 years, the teams that would have found a way to lose to such an inferior opponent.'

'Buffalo could not have found a more tailor-made opponent on this fine fall day had they shopped at JoS.A.Bank. In fact, if San Francisco was a suit ,the Bills would be on the cover of GQ.'

'When a team controls the clock for 35 minutes and scores on seven of 13 possessions while pitching a shutout in the second half on defense, the possibility of an upset is out the question.'

'The Bills put the game away with a three-touchdown eruption in a span of 5:13.'

'The only thing that keeps the plus off this A is the passing game, which continues to look like a high school attack in terms of its viability. Other than that, a superb all-around performance by the Bills in every phase. They had a lousy team in their building, and though it took awhile to get a firm grip on the game, they ended up beating the heck out of Colin Kaepernick and his 49ers.'

'"I'd rather not say," Ryan said when asked what was going through his head when McCoy went down. "I mean, I think I had the same concerns and everything else that every single Buffalo Bills fan had and everybody that lives here in Western New York. So obviously we had to hold our breath, but he's tough and he bounced back."'

'During their four game winning streak, Buffalo's point differential is +71 after outscoring the Cardinals, Patriots, Rams and 49ers 124-53.'

'"Yeah, I'd have to call it that," 49ers linebacker Michael Wilhoite said. "I mean, to be honest, I would think so, yeah. I would say that. As a man, that is embarrassing and I think everybody in here would feel that way and I think everybody in here does feel that way."'

'If they did, they don't have very good aim. [Laughter" target="_blank"> I had some Bills fans come up before the game to say they support me so I think it all depends on who the person is. But at the end of the day, I'm going to continue to fight for what I'm fighting for.'

'"Oh man, I call him the modern day Barry Sanders," defensive tackle Corbin Bryant said. "He's a top five back in the league, hands down. He's a great back. He has great vision, great speed. He's everything you want in a back. I was amazed."'

'"I didn't care who was playing," linebacker Preston Brown said. "If they had anybody playing, we had our attention. This is the NFL. You have to go out there each and every week, prepare each the same, go out there and play the game. It was fun playing against Kaepernick with all of the stuff he had going right now, wanted to see what he could do. Definitely a guy you kind of root for, so you see how it's doing."'