Two Bills Drive

‘Certainly there are unanswered questions; Will Josh Reed get out of his funk? Has the offense returned to their early season form after a decent second half? Is the defense still capable of becoming championship caliber? Can the Bills figure out a way to start games like they did the first two weeks, and not need ra-ra halftime speeches in the locker-room to get them going? Can Gregg Williams get through a game without making a questionable decision, like this week’s full rush on the punt, where Coy Wire took a costly penalty?’

‘What gives with the Buffalo Bills? They looked like world-beaters early, clobbering New England and Jacksonville by a combined score of 69-17. Since then, the Bills have appeared rather pedestrian in losses to Miami (17-7) and Philadelphia (23-13) and most recently, needed an overtime squeaker to beat Cincinnati at home.’

‘However, the victory over Cincinnati produced two more upbeat stats for Bledsoe. First, it marked the 22nd time in his career that he had rallied a team to victory after it trailed in the fourth quarter. And, it was the 11th time he’s done it in the last two minute, three times as a Bill.’

‘“I don’t know if he’s ahead, but for him to go out and throw and for all of mankind to put it on TV like we found our lost son, I have to say something,” Edwards said. “His status is doubtful. It’s not like I can hide it any longer. He’s been throwing for three days.”’

‘New York Jets starting quarterback Chad Pennington has been upgraded to doubtful, but he will not play in this Sunday’s home game against Buffalo.’

‘Moulds suffered the injury during this past Sunday’s overtime win against Cincinnati. On the game-winning drive, he caught a 28-yard pass and landed awkwardly after being tackled by Bengals safety Kevin Kaesviharn.’

‘As for the possibility of playing without Moulds this weekend, Williams said, ”Injuries are part of this game. We’ll have to adapt and go on. But don’t count him out.”’

‘Lost in the tension of Sunday’s victory was the play of Buffalo defensive tackle Pat Williams, who had only 14 tackles the first four games. Against the Bengals, he was credited with eight stops as Buffalo held the Bengals to only 67 rushing yards on 27 carries and nine of those attempts were for no gain or a loss.’

‘The Jets defense is currently ranked first in the NFL in sacks per pass play and are 3rd in passing yards allowed per game. They have restricted their opponents to an average of just 165.3 yards per game by air.’

‘The change was made to accommodate FOX television patterns.’

‘The Oct. 19 game between the Washington Redskins and Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium has been moved to a 4:15 p.m. EST start time.’

‘Third-year Bills RB Travis Henry has had some big days against the Jets, who have won three of the past four games against Buffalo.’

‘"No," Sullivan said, "I’m not happy."’

‘Travis has been hurt a little bit and Sammy Morris missed some time. I think that has hurt the Bills in their attempts to get the run game untracked. It’s going to hurt your productivity without your top two runners healthy. I watched tape of the Philly game and Travis didn’t play. The Bills passing game suffers when Travis is not in the game.’

‘After spending nearly two years in Mexico, Armour now lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Cara, and their eight-month old son, Joah. He is not unfamiliar with the term ‘pursuing a dream.’ Armour accomplished one by playing in the NFL, albeit briefly, and hopes his venture into skating rolls on a lot longer.’