‘After one start, here’s what we know about Lucas: He’s a much better quote than injured starter Jay Fiedler. And he’s a much, much worse quarterback.’
BillsBeat - October 21, 2002
Even bye may not be long enough
‘Wannstedt must resolve the Oronde Gadsden situation, make sure Cris Carter doesn’t become a distraction, and make sure Lucas bounces back from Sunday’s disappointing performance in the Dolphins 23-10 loss to the Bills.’
Carter's likely return is welcomed by most
‘In a game like this 23-10 home loss to Buffalo, when Madison said the Dolphins may have needed “more vocal people to go out and light a fire under guys’ butts,” Carter probably would have done that.’
Bledsoe's 70-yard TD pass puts Bills ahead
‘”Anytime I have Eric [Moulds] one on one, even against two of the premier corners in the league like the Dolphins have, I feel like that’s a chance for us to win and Eric did.” — Bledsoe.’
Clements picks three off Lucas to propel Bills
‘”It was frustrating at first, but I was being patient and knew the time would come,” Clements said. “I was breaking on the receivers that were coming in my area. Seeing their posture and position, I adjusted my route when Lucas threw it.”‘
Teams don't fall for tricks
‘The Dolphins and Bills both tried fakes in Buffalo’s 23-10 victory on Sunday, and both teams wished they hadn’t.’
Second fiddle fizzles
‘The Dolphins entered Sunday’s game down key players — and it showed.’
Bledsoe's TD pass breaks defense
‘”We contained them, we wanted to contain them,” Madison said. “We gave up some big plays. That’s just not the way our defense likes to play. We like give up short routes and try to contain them but they hit us on some big plays and that hurt us.”‘
Clements has his day
‘Clements became the first Bill in a decade to get three interceptions in a game, the last time coming in December 1992 when Mark Kelso did it against Denver.’
Lucas blames himself -- and he's right
‘Not the worst in NFL history, maybe, but bad enough.’
Cautious Chambers sits out
‘”I just wanted to be smart about it and be safe,” Chambers said. “There was no reason to take a risk.”‘
Already a lot expected of Carter
‘Cris Carter was about the only topic to bring a smile to Zach Thomas’ face Sunday.’
Playing catch-up limits Williams' day
‘Following Sunday’s four-interception outing by Ray Lucas, Bills counterpart and former New England teammate Drew Bledsoe gave words of encouragement. “Ray is a good guy, he’s a good player and I just told him to keep his head up, keep his confidence up,” said Bledsoe, who was Lucas’ teammate in 1996.’
'Worst in NFL history'
‘”As high as I was before the game, that’s how low I am now,” Lucas said in an emotional news conference following the loss.’
Travis not so Minor on his kick returns
‘The Bills reached a point where they attempted to kick short and force a less-threatening player to handle the ball rather than Minor. It only worked once when Jed Weaver, a tight end, handled the ball.’