Two Bills Drive

‘On the fans reaction to Rob Johnson: “I thought it was going to be a lot worse. You know Rob’s history here. He’s a good man, and I wish him the best.”‘

‘”Well not too much to say, Buffalo dominated the game. It looked like we had a chance to get back in it at 10-7 but we fumbled on the one-yard line, maybe we could have gotten into the ball game. Overall they ran the ball, we couldn’t run the ball very well, and they beat us pretty good. We didn’t have too many yards, had two drives about the whole game other than that we couldn’t get much going. They played well, give ’em credit they dominated us.”‘

‘”It’s obvious it’s frustrating to everyone on this team from the coach on down and anyone who deals with this organization. Words can’t explain how this team feels and how I feel. As far as coming back and playing in front of these fans. It certainly was an emotional experience for me for all the years that I have been here they all have supported my career and I just want to tell them thank-you. It was an honor to be back in this stadium. Also, it was nice to be here when Daryl Talley and to see so many of the individuals that I played with. It was a great treat for me.”‘

‘Buffalo dominated on the ground, rushing for nearly 200 yards. Running back Travis Henry had 167 yards on 31 carries and rushed for two touchdowns, while quarterback Drew Bledsoe was an efficient 19-of-26 for 244 yards and one touchdown.’

‘”Defenses are bringing blitzes and until we find a way to beat it, I think they’re going to continue to do so,” he said.’

‘”They moved the ball pretty well the whole game and we never really did. They dominated the whole game, but we were in it for a little while there. We actually could have had the lead if we didn’t fumble on the 1-yard line when a guard hit Patrick as he was trying the handoff. Give Buffalo credit, the way they played and the effort they gave, their going to beat us 19 out of 20 times no matter how many breaks they got.”‘

‘It was a disappointing loss overall for the team, as Buffalo rushed for nearly 200 yards. Patrick Ramsey struggled throughout and ended the game 9-of-26 for 115 yards. He left the game in the fourth quarter with an injury and did not return to action.’

‘All at once, Henry made a case for himself and defused the criticism directed at Bills coach Gregg Williams, who took a lot of the blame for his team’s lackadaisical efforts.’

‘They came to see Bruce Smith rush the passer. Instead, they watched Travis Henry run over the Washington Redskins.’

‘Moulds, the Bills’ leading receiver, was scratched after he spent about 30 minutes on the field warming up and catching passes with quarterback Drew Bledsoe before Buffalo’s game against Washington.’

‘Moulds also missed last Sunday’s 30-3 loss to the New York Jets.’

Talley was selected by the Bills in the second round of the 1983 draft out of West Virginia. He played 12 seasons with Buffalo and is one of just 10 individuals to play at least a dozen seasons with the Bills. A long-time fixture on the Bills defense of the late 80s and early 90s, his 188 regular season games played rank as the fifth-most in team history while his 1,137 tackles rank second and 38.5 sacks rank fifth.

‘Their whole floor, with the exception of their room, is ‘Skins players and coaches, and Gary and Danny stayed up until 3AM with the TV cranked up and running up and down the hallway yelling at the top of their lungs, barely dodging Adams Mark Security by ducking into an engineering/housekeeping closet. Seems Chris Samuels got the worst of it, as his room is directly next door to theirs.’

‘”I’m embarrassed by the games we’ve lost,” said center Trey Teague.’

‘The winner today will put itself back in the playoff picture. The loser won’t be eliminated from postseason contention, but its task will be a little bit harder.’