OFFENSIVE MVP: Drew Bledsoe — His career has been reborn in Buffalo and the Bills might return to the glory days of Jim Kelly and company. Drew leads the NFL in passing and the 23-10 victory against the Dolphins in Miami convinced me he’s worthy of this award. He’s on course for 5,000 yards passing, and 32 touchdowns. Both would be career highs!
BillsBeat - October 28, 2002
Bills settling into victory routine
‘The Bills let Detroit stay around a little longer than they would have liked, but put them away at the end. And that, more than the scorching early-season overtime wins over Minnesota and Chicago, makes this surprising 5-3 start more than a fluke.’
Lions Fall to Bills, 24-17
‘The real difference in this ballgame was the quarterback play. While Drew Bledsoe turned in another outstanding performance, going 21-of-36 for 302 yards and a touchdown (94.9 rating), Harrington struggled, putting together a 20-42 performance for just 199 yards one touchdown and one interception (59.5 rating).’
Game Notebook vs. Detroit Lions
Eric Moulds and Peerless Price are still #1 and #2 in the NFL in receiving yards with 785 and 743, respectively. Moulds & Price rank #2 and #3 in the NFL in receptions with 57 and 51, respectively, and they trail only Indy’s Marvin Harrison (58).
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Bledsoe continues brilliance
‘After knocking off wretched Detroit, a loser of 12 consecutive road contests, by a score of 24-17, the Bills are 5-3. And optimists, the ones with narrow September losses to the Jets and Broncos in mind, suggest that they could be 6-2 or even 7-1. And there are, chiefly, three reasons for this: a) Bledsoe, b) Bledsoe, and c) Bledsoe.’
Week 8 Game Highlights (Video)
Watch video highlights of Sunday’s win over the Lions.
Fourth-and-none
‘"We thought we had something there,” Lions head coach Marty Mornhinweg said of the ill-fated play. "It was simple. We just didn’t get it done. Good football teams make those plays."’
One block meant one yard
‘But Ahanotu got a strong push off the snap and stood up Lions backup tackle Matt Joyce, playing because starter Stockar McDougle had gone out with a pulled right groin muscle. That gave the rest of Buffalo’s defense enough time and space to collapse the play and drag down Stewart shy of the first down.’
High School Coach Of The Week - Week 8
Head coach John Faller of Sweet Home High School has been named the Buffalo Bills' high school football "Coach of the Week" for the eighth weekend of the 2002 season
(Oct. 25-26). Sweet Home scored a 48-12 victory over Niagara-Wheatfield last Saturday, earning their eighth consecutive victory and their third undefeated regular season in school history. Their other unbeaten regular seasons came in 1969 and '96.
Natural Born Leader: London Fletcher
The 2002 Buffalo Bills have invested in a new middleman. A man capable of bringing veteran leadership to a young emerging team and a man with the ability to motivate as well as dominate. To find just the right man the Bills looked to the Midwest, to the city of St. Louis. There they found what they needed in middle linebacker London Fletcher.
Heading in the right direction
‘With their third straight win and Miami (5-2) idle, the Bills (5-3) are within a half-game of the Dolphins and focused on the much-anticipated meeting with the New England Patriots this week.’
Ignorance is blitz against Bledsoe
‘"The big thing is this team is starting to expect to win."’
Nerve-racking day can't stop Jennings
‘"It’s a tough thing because I’m thinking about letting my teammates down and the fans down," Jennings said. "You’re being pulled off on a cart and they think it’s over for you. Most of my teammates don’t know what’s going on. I don’t know what’s going on. What you think about is getting back out there and helping the team."’