Two Bills Drive

‘How would Bledsoe fare against this Bills defense? How would Brady fare against this Patriots defense? We’ll never know. All we know is that Brady’s Patriots are better than Bledsoe’s Bills. Everything else is background noise.’

‘For about three decades, McKenzie has represented U-M and Highland Park in more impressive ways than this. In 1974, as a star lineman with the Buffalo Bills, McKenzie decided to help his community. So he started a football camp in his hometown of Highland Park, which he proudly calls “the capital of Detroit.”‘

”’We’re definitely living on the edge. … We’ve got a few plays with Flutie at wide receiver,” Schottenheimer said on Monday, a day after the Chargers’ damaging 27-7 home loss to the rival Oakland Raiders (9-4), who now have control of the AFC West as well as the conference’s best record. ”I’m serious,” Schottenheimer said after his comments drew a few laughs at his weekly news conference. ”Sure. Why not?”’

Do the Patriots have Drew Bledsoe’s number?

Bledsoe did some good things, it’s just that he is having to force the ball, he is having to be predictable because they were playing from behind all day. He had to be bold, and it didn’t work against a pretty good defensive team.

There were five takeaways (four interceptions) in the game and the Bills got none. You can’t win, I don’t care what the rest of the statistics are.

‘While there are numerous scenarios that would ensure Buffalo’s elimination, the simplest comes with one more Bills’ loss or one more Patriots’ victory.’

The following are the official playoff scenarios in each conference and division as determined by the NFL.

‘The defending Super Bowl champions may not be the best team in football, but they’re a hell of a lot better than the Bills.’

‘This isn’t what Drew Bledsoe had in mind.’

‘Just wondering, exactly what does it take for Jerry Gray to be fired?’

‘Maybe the Bills can petition the NFL for another wholesale realignment like the one that delivered the Colts out of the Patriots’ clutches this year.’

”’I thought the first-down play (a run by Travis Henry) was a big play because Ted Johnson stopped him for a 1-yard loss,” Belichick said. ”After a play like that, especially with a team on the road, you kind of anticipate they will throw on second down. Willie McGinest did a good job of forcing Bledsoe back off the line of scrimmage. It was a good play by Tebucky Jones, a lot better than the one he dropped later on.”’

‘Yes, the Bills got their yards – 390 of them to be exact, compared to 275 for the Pats, but while Buffalo defenders were whiffing on open-field tackles and failing to make big plays, their Patriots counterparts were picking (off) and stripping (free).’

‘…with a vivid reminder of why Bill Belichick dumped their dear old reckless Drew.’

‘Bledsoe has now thrown for more than 300 yards twice against his old team and it has resulted in three TD passes, five interceptions and two losses.’

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