Two Bills Drive

‘In three of Miami’s four losses, the Dolphins allowed 100 or more yards rushing. In the fourth loss, to the New York Jets, Miami allowed 97 yards rushing.’

‘With 11 sacks in 11 games, he leads the 7-4 Dolphins into a critical game against the 5-6 Buffalo Bills at 1 p.m. today at Ralph Wilson Stadium.’

‘Although the issue at hand is whether Anthony Taylor reached for his gun, the underlying question is how did he and his adoptive son, Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor, get to this point in their relationship?’

‘For several weeks, Taylor has been as good as anyone.’

‘In no time, the Dolphins’ 1989 season got off on the wrong foot.’

‘The weather is very changeable at this time of the year, and that can mean wind and the freezing cold that comes with it. That’s Bills weather, and they’re used to it. Buffalo has lost two in a row, but it will always get up for the Dolphins. Edge: Bills.’

‘This week, however, he has read a clipping from The Buffalo News. The last time the Dolphins played the Bills, Taylor was held without a sack, and left tackle Jonas Jennings was given, he feels, too much credit. After all, Drew Bledsoe was sacked five times, even if Taylor did not pick up one of them.’

‘With 46 seconds left in the first quarter of last year’s game at Buffalo, Mark Dixon’s right fibula snapped. Ligaments were torn. His season, if not career, was over, that much he knew.’

‘Lucas, meanwhile, will be much more prepared to face the Bills this time. He has played increasingly better each week since that Buffalo game and played particularly well against the Chargers last Sunday.’

‘Opponents have stopped blitzing Drew Bledsoe and are concentrating on dropping the safeties to take away the big passes to Eric Moulds and Peerless Price. The results: In the last two games, Moulds has six catches for 60 yards, Price has 10 catches for 89 yards. The results of that: The Bills have scored one touchdown in each of the last three games.’

‘In 1997, his final year as a linebacker with the Buffalo Bills, Covington earned $276,300. He became a starter toward the end of his brief career. In his final game, he made 20 solo tackles and seemed to be coming into his own. But during practice he suffered nerve damage in his left knee, cutting short his career.’

‘“He was a good, young kid. It’s really a shame,” said Dennis Lynch, a Glassboro native who is now the director of archives for the Buffalo Bills. “He was a promising young player when we had him in Buffalo. We were both from South Jersey and we kidded around a little bit about that. He never really reached his potential in professional football after a really good college career. He never really got that full shot because of the knee injury.”’

‘The 29-year-old Covington, who died at the scene, did not live at the apartment, Shralow said.’

‘Covington, 29, was visiting friends at the Coachman Manor Apartments in Lindenwold when two men forced their way into the apartment, police said. Covington was shot as he struggled with one of the men. The men fled on foot, said Bill Shralow, spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor’s office. Covington was a third-round draft pick in 1995. He played for the Buffalo Bills until 1997 when a knee injury ended his career. His attempted at a comeback in 1998 fizzled when he was waived by the team.

Anthem Singer – Tom Sartori

Tom Sartori has been heralded Buffalo, NY's Top Solo Artist for many years. Self-taught on the guitar, keyboards, trumpet, and drums, this multi-talented singer/songwriter has been performing professionally from a very early age. Officials

Referee-Bill Carollo (63)

Umpire-Butch Hannah (40)

Head Linesman-Paul Weidner (87)

Line Judge-Ben Montgomery (117)

Field Judge-Steve Zimmer (33)

Side Judge-John Parry (132)

Back Judge-Bob Waggoner (25)

Observer-Chuck Heberling