Two Bills Drive

"It was fun. It really was. It was fun to hear it from the crowd a little bit and step into a situation where we were behind and have the opportunity to go and try to win the ball game. We made a couple plays and got ourselves into position and didn't follow thru on it. For me personally, it was fun to step onto the field. As a team, this puts our backs against the wall now."

‘Henry had five rushes on the drive for 53 yards including a touchdown run from 26 yards out and the final margin, 20-13.’

‘It’s not that Brees was playing poorly. He had completed 13 of 24 passes for 148 yards and on a frigid, windy day in Buffalo that saw his counterpart, Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe, complete just 11 of 33 passes for 107 yards. It’s just that Schottenheimer was looking for a way to bring the Chargers back into the game, who reiterated after the game that Brees will be San Diego’s starter at Kansas City next week.’

Travis Henry: "Before the game we knew that we had to come in with a balanced attack. We knew that we had to run the ball on them because they play cover two at times and we knew when they gave us that look on defense we would be able to run the ball. We did well. The offensive line blocked well and when we had opportunities to run, we ran well."

‘The Chargers, who have lost five of their last seven, began the day a game behind the Raiders, who lost in Miami. Buffalo climbed to 7-7, two games out of the lead in the AFC East with two to play.’

‘Gametime temperature was 36 degrees, making it the 11th coldest game in Chargers history. San Diego, which hadn’t played a game in conditions 57 degrees or colder this season, is 3-8 when the temperature is 40 degrees or colder.’

‘Bledsoe completed only 11-of-33 passes…’.

Updated throughout the game — On his first completion, a 7-yard pass to Dave Moore, Drew Bledsoe set a new franchise record for passing yards in a season, surpassing Jim Kelly's mark of 3,840 yards (1991).

‘"Seriously, (Butler) was about 80 percent of the reason I came here, because he believed in me,” Wiley said. "He first understood what kind of player I was and what I could become in this league."’

‘"The fans live and die with the Bills. On Wednesday night, trailers and campers start showing up in the parking lot. They stake their claim, go to work —- but instead of going back home, they return to the parking lot. They will tailgate every evening. There will be bonfires in the parking lot to keep warm. It is probably the loudest outdoor stadium there is. As you get late in the season, when fans get bundled up a little bit, the warm gloves muffles the sound. That might help us out a bit."’

‘Pick: BILLS 23, CHARGERS 13.’

‘Even winning out wouldn’t guarantee the Chargers their first playoff berth in seven years, but it certainly would go a long way.’

‘The problem: The three leading rushers in the NFL are in the AFC, and only three running backs in each conference make the NFL all-star game. Kansas City’s Priest Holmes has 2,104 scrimmage yards and is poised to break the NFL scoring record. Miami’s Ricky Williams is on pace to rush for 1,850 yards. Tomlinson has more than a 200-yard lead on Henry, with 1,375 yards.’

‘The 40-year-old Flutie has not taken a snap this year and is likely only to play if Brees gets hurt.’

‘If Williams does come back for the final year of his contract, he should have a lot of adjustments to make no matter how many helpful free agents they sign.’