Archives for October 2016

'When you go on the road, especially out to the West Coast, and come away with a victory, that’s a good day regardless of how it looked. Every win is a good win in the NFL, but there were some things to nitpick over as the Bills’ had some problems on both sides of the ball. The passing game is close to unwatchable, and the defense struggled for stretches in the middle of the field. The Bills were probably fortunate they were playing the Rams Sunday.'

'"We was in man coverage," Robey-Coleman said. "You know, on film, the whole week they were showing us the same look where they like out-breaking routes to press us. I just trusted my technique and I broke when he broke. The ball was there and I just intercepted it."'

'"No, but I cannot say enough good things about that guy," center Eric Wood said. "As a football player, as a Christian, as a husband, as a dad, I mean, he's a role model to me and to a lot of guys on the team. To see a guy with three sacks make a huge play on a kickoff. He's selfless. He's a selfless player and he's extremely valuable to us."'

'"Everything went into it," Fisher said. "I like the look, I like the play. We got the look and they made the play. I think their outside guy made the play. He stopped coverage when he heard the crowd roar, so he came back and made the play."'

'Now the Bills have to prove they can handle being the favorites in a game.'

'The Bills added Dareus to the active roster on Saturday after he finished serving his four-game suspension, but the defensive tackle suffered a hamstring injury and was declared inactive before the game.'

'“You guys know me; I’m just an average coach. I never win three straight games,” Ryan joked.'

'Rex Ryan deserves credit for getting his team ready for this game. The defensive game plan was solid and offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn's rushing attack was phenomenal.'

'“He’s tenacious, and he plays bigger than his size,” Bills General Manager Doug Whaley said Sunday after Robey-Coleman’s game-clinching, two-interception performance.'

'“You know, it’s not easy to come back from injuries time after time,” he said. “It’s really tough. I don’t know if people really understand just how tough it is, especially when you get later in your career like I am. Mentally there are so many questions that go through your head. You want to make that push to come back and when you do there’s something about it that’s just a little bit harder because of all the odds that are stacked against you.”'

'“It sparked us,” he said of the 41-yard score, which gave Buffalo a 23-16 lead. “I feel like it gave our defense some juice.”'

'The Bills hadn't won three straight since winning the first three contests of the 2011 season, which ended 6-10. Buffalo's three-week turnaround is remarkable, but it played out logically in front of the stadium featuring a large contingent of long-suffering Bills fans eager to see their team in the Coliseum for the first time since a game against the Raiders in 1992.'

'"I scored on that end, now I'm going to score on this end," Robey-Coleman said, recalling his thoughts during his second career return for a touchdown in the NFL. "Perfect. I'm good. And we got the win this time."'

'The Bills handled their first game in the Coliseum since 1992 rather comfortably, thanks to an opportunistic defense that forced three turnovers and a grinding offense that managed only 305 yards but found holes in the Rams' solid scheme.'

'Dareus just completed a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, but then injured his hamstring in practice Friday. The Rams will be without three members of their vaunted starting defensive line after Michael Brockers, Robert Quinn and William Hayes were all declared inactive.'