Two Bills Drive

‘"We have a critical mistake at the most inopportune time…"’

‘"He was the focus of our team. He was the catalyst. He was great in the clutch."’

‘The Bills have allowed six running backs to reach the 100-yard barrier this season so limiting the production of the second-year pro out of Alabama was significant.’

‘Van Pelt was far from perfect, but this was the best the offense has looked all year, even better than the San Diego game.’

‘Yet another great game by Williams was overshadowed by a 23-20 loss to the Seahawks.’

‘"I feel like I let the team down. I want to apologize to all the fans and everybody who came out. I felt it was big-time (disappointing) on my part."’

‘Red-zone malfunctions notwithstanding, he made the offense purr.’

‘Throw in some remarkable November weather and a very beatable opponent in the Seattle Seahawks and you had to think that if ever there was a game this band of Bills was destined to win, this was the one. Think again.’

‘It was the surprise retirement of his jersey, the first time in the 41-year history of the franchise a number was officially taken out of circulation. It wasn’t Simpson or Shaw or Sestak that moved owner Ralph Wilson to break club policy. It was Kelly. And fittingly so.’

‘Eric Moulds is finding out that being the highest-paid player in Bills history carries significant responsibility. Lately, Moulds hasn’t been very responsible.’

‘He looked comfortable out there.’

‘Coaching: Had a game plan good enough to win on both offense and defense but turnovers and killer penalties — the story line of this 1-8 season — sabotaged any chance of securing the win. B’

‘The Kelly game has generated bobblehead sales in the few thousands and the other two, honoring Levy and Smerlas, only sales in the mid-hundreds.’

‘"I talked to (Buffalo Bills coach Gregg Williams) a little before the game," Holmgren said. "And (the Bills) are going through some things we had to go through last year as far as salary cap and that kind of stuff. They’ll get it going."’

‘Unfortunate timing has plagued the Bills in both the macro and micro. If not for bad luck, etc.’