‘Because of his solid national reviews, there are great expectations for Romo on every game he calls. On Sunday, he exceeded them.’
Archives for December 2017
Bills playoff chances have diminished, and they have themselves to blame
‘It’s tough to envision that second scenario happening because it involves two home teams losing. So, what Bills fans must hope for is that the Bengals somehow find it in their souls to play a great game for their outgoing coach, Marvin Lewis, and beat a division rival.’
Patriots pull away from Buffalo Bills: 4 reasons to be encouraged, 9 reasons to worry
‘Taylor did plenty of positive things, but he was far from perfect. The quarterback holds the ball too long and seems unwilling to throw the ball away at times. That led to six Patriots sacks on Sunday. There were also throws that Taylor hesitated on when his receiver was open. By the time he tried to make the pass, the window had closed. You can win with Taylor, but he has his limitations.’
Sean McDermott explains why he settled for a field goal late in Bills’ loss to Patriots
‘”Yeah, just we went for it earlier in the game on fourth down and didn’t get it,” McDermott said. “The game was close at that point and wanted to come away with points early in the fourth quarter there. I think it was a seven-point game. I wanted to come away with points. Obviously, it didn’t turn out.”‘
Patriots’ Rob Gronkowski still remembers the Buffalo Bills passing on him twice
‘”Sorry to them for that,” Gronkowski said of his dominance of Buffalo. “But I mean, I don’t know. It’s cool when your hometown team passes on you twice in that draft and you kind of remember it still. So, no lie, I remember that every single time I play them.”‘
AFC playoff outlook heading into Week 17
‘A loss by the Ravens to the Cincinnati Bengals (6-9) at home, or losses by both the Titans to the Jacksonville Jaguars at home (10-5) and a loss by the Chargers at home to the Oakland Raiders (6-8).’
Bills’ 2018 opponents confirmed
‘The NFL’s rotating schedule has them facing the entire AFC South and NFC North next season, as well as the AFC West and North teams which finish in the same place as they do. The Chargers and Ravens are locked into second place in those divisions. The location of each game was predetermined via rotation.’
Bills Today: Benjamin’s beautiful TD overturned by controversial call
‘“I’m at a loss. I’m at a loss really. I saw it as a touchdown,” said McDermott. “Other than that I’m at a loss for how a play like that can get overturned.”’
Bills get the short end of officiating decision, but that’s not why they lost
‘”We want to go down to Miami and solidify a win,” Hughes said. “We understand it’s going to be tough. We know it’s going to take an all-team effort. We’ve got to come out and put this game behind us. If we take care of business, who knows what might happen?”‘
Touchdown catch that wasn’t overshadows Kelvin Benjamin’s breakout game
‘Benjamin’s non-touchdown overshadowed what was his best performance since coming to the Bills in a trade deadline acquisition with the Carolina Panthers. After registering nine catches for 120 yards in his first four games with the Bills, he had five catches for 70 yards Sunday against New England. Benjamin has been playing through a torn meniscus in his right knee suffered in Week 11 against the Chargers, an injury that will likely require surgery after the year.’
Jerry Hughes on key calls going New England’s way: ‘Honestly, you kind of expect it’
‘”Honestly, you kind of expects it coming into this league playing against the Patriots. We saw it happen Sunday night where it seems like there is always some call, something that happens to be a pivotal part of the game. That’s just sports. That’s just how things are going to roll. Sometimes you’re going to get some calls, sometimes you’re not. I think for us, we can be a little bit more stronger mentally and understand that, you know, especially in these kind of games coming in here, everything’s going to be against us. You’ve got to come out here with your back against the wall.”‘
Jerry Sullivan: Sean McDermott disappoints with a very drought-like decision
‘But for any critical fan with loftier standards for the future, this one had to be tough to take. The Patriots were beatable. The Bills played admirably on both sides of the ball at times. Jordan Poyer had a pick-six against Brady. Tyrod Taylor played well, by his standards. Kelvin Benjamin, playing on a bad knee, had his best game as a Bill.’
Tim Graham: Replay mess is another reason the NFL is losing my interest
‘Common sense has evaporated from the replays process, wiping out compelling plays.’
Jay Skurski’s 10 observations from the Bills’ loss to New England
‘I’m not suggesting the NFL is fixed, but I’ll admit the thought entered my mind in the third quarter when Patriots coach Bill Belichick challenged the spot on a failed fourth-down run by Dion Lewis. Overturning the spot of the ball is hard to do, but every Bills fan had to know what was coming. Predictably, Lewis was awarded the first down. It did look like he extended the ball to the first-down marker, but the bigger issue is that replay reviews should not be judgment calls.’
Vic Carucci’s Take Five: Bills play it smart with Gronk, but do little else vs. Patriots
‘The biggest problem with Taylor’s performance was execution. He misfired on third-and-2 from the Patriots’ 6, then followed that up by failing to convert a fourth-and-2 with an ugly looking under-handed toss out of bounds.’