Two Bills Drive

‘And they could have been a playoff team. In a season when there was no dominant AFC team, in a conference that had 14 teams still alive entering the final two weeks of the regular season, they had a legitimate shot and couldn’t take advantage.’

‘Had Buffalo won, it still would be alive in a hotly contested AFC race heading into Sunday’s regular-season finale at home against Cincinnati. Instead, the best the Bills can do is finish 8-8 and get started on the planning for 2003.’

‘A win over the 2-13 Bengals would mark a five-game improvement from the horror of the 3-13 debut of coach Gregg Williams. That would tie the greatest one-season turnaround in team history. That’s nothing to sniff at.’

‘Sal: I don’t like that Drew, and I’m sure Bills fans don’t. Leo: Count me in. Unfortunately we’re starting to see more vividly why Bill Belichick traded him.’

”’You always look back on little bitty things when it finally gets over and done with,” Williams said. ”When you look back on the season, we’ll see a play here or a play there, and it happens when you’re close and you don’t quite get in. It’s always that way.”’

‘Coach Gregg Williams wouldn’t reveal the nature of the infraction on Monday, but said Watson would be eligible to play in this weekend’s season finale against Cincinnati.’

‘BILLS MVP: Buffalo’s defense still needs major renovation in the offseason, particularly up front, but it’s hard to imagine a defensive tackle playing much better than Pat Williams did Sunday.’

‘On a day when the maligned Bills’ defense conjured its best effort of the season in one of the NFL’s toughest venues for a visitor, Buffalo’s flimsy playoff hopes crumpled because the offense didn’t exist. And it started with Bledsoe.’

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After coaching football for 44-years (7 in high school, 14 in college football, 23 in the pros), Bills' defensive line coach John Levra will coach his final game on Sunday, December 29, when Buffalo entertains the Cincinnati Bengals at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

‘"The way we played most of this year we didn’t deserve to get in anyway," cornerback Antoine Winfield said.’

‘It was the Bills’ best defensive performance of the season, in a game they dearly needed to stay in the playoff hunt.’

‘I suppose you could look on the bright side. The Bills are 7-8 and could finish .500 with a win over the Bengals next week. But watching the offense struggle in recent weeks, it’s been hard to see it as progress. It seems more like an opportunity squandered.’

‘Despite the Bills’ 10-0 loss, Thomas raised eyebrows with a solid performance. In addition to his interception, he broke up another pass and played very good coverage all afternoon.’

‘Ruben Brown, asked if the cold and 25-mph winds were an excuse for the Bills getting shut out: "What? You’ve been to Buffalo. No. There’s no excuses, and it would be a cop-out on my part to make an excuse. We play this game. They play it. They played it better than us today, and we got beat."’