“NFL quarterbacks, kickers and punters have always shuddered at the thought of playing in Buffalo’s Ralph Wilson Stadium late in the season. It isn’t the snow. It isn’t the cold. It’s the wind. Picking up steam over Lake Erie, it moves inland toward Orchard Park, howling over the giant Jumbotron scoreboard, heading toward the tunnel entrance like a locomotive. At least it used to be predictable. Since the construction last summer of two 450-seat luxury club boxes atop the ones that already existed, the wind no longer blows through the stadium. Instead, it swirls in maddening, unpredictable directions, the result of an enclosed bowl effect.”
BillsBeat - November 18, 1999
Lewis negotiations reach impasse
Parcells trying to line up quick help
Ground games concern Bills
Parcells sees Buffalo as dark horse in AFC East
Parcells finds a Ray of fulfillment in Lucas
Crowded seats put county on the carpet
Brown has the O-line firing on all cylinders
Buffalo's Smith advances quest to become featured back
BillsBeat - November 17, 1999
Wind is wacky, but Bills kickers thrive
Bills' defense: Rested, ready and just getting warmed up
“You never know what to expect when you approach Ted Washington’s locker after a practice or a game. Washington is wary and abrupt even on his best days. Catch him at the wrong moment and he can be downright miserable.”
Scum of society
Shout! Newspaper’s Mike Doser comments on the Bills in his weekly “Dozing Off” column.
BillsBeat - November 16, 1999
Bills' win over Dolphins Complete
“After their finest moment, after their latest step, after they ran through the Miami defense, overran the Miami offense and pronounced themselves AFC East contenders in the biggest of ways, the Buffalo Bills’ victory then became complete: Jimmy Johnson erupted.”
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Bills diffuse Chargers for '64 crown
“Since the inception of the AFL in 1960, the Chargers were making their fourth appearance in five years in the final, but they had won only one of the previous four visits — a 51-10 shellacking of Boston in 1963.”