Archive for Buffalo Bills Football
Bills defenders set the bar
After missing the playoffs for an eighth straight season in 2007, a handful of Buffalos defenders got together and took a closer look at just what it was going to take on the field to perform well enough to qualify for the playoffs. Through three games in 2008 theyre on the right track.
October 1st, 2008 | Buffalo Bills Football | 0 comments | ContinuedMRI negative on Barnes
Bills fullback Darian Barnes left Buffalos locker room following last Sundays game on crutches. By Tuesday he had shed them. By Wednesday he was working on his own along the sidelines with trainers while his teammates practiced.
September 30th, 2008 | Buffalo Bills Football | 0 comments | ContinuedParrish out 4-6 weeks with thumb injury
If Bills fans still havent come back down to earth following the teams exciting 3-0 start, the loss of Roscoe Parrish for up to a month and a half with a thumb injury might dampen those spirits.
September 30th, 2008 | Buffalo Bills Football | 0 comments | ContinuedCurt Fischer wins Bills HS coach of the week honors
Curt Fischer, Maple Grove High School head football coach, has been named the Buffalo Bills High School Football Coach of the Week after the third weekend of the 2008 high school football season. The Red Dragons remained undefeated as they won their third straight game on Friday, September 19 th defeating the Portville Panthers 38-8 in a Class DD game at Maple Grove High School . 2008 marks Coach Fischers 17 th year as the head football coach at Maple Grove High School . Under his guidance, the Dragons have won eight straight Division titles, three Sectional Titles, six Division Championships, one Far West Regional Championship and one New York State Championship.
September 29th, 2008 | Buffalo Bills Football | 0 comments | ContinuedPeters: About another week
Jason Peters was up front about admitting that last Sunday he still wasnt quite the Jason Peters most Bills fans have been accustomed to seeing at left tackle. But hes close.
September 29th, 2008 | Buffalo Bills Football | 0 comments | ContinuedBills reflecting Jauron’s approach
A 3-0 start is certainly something to celebrate especially when its been 16 years since the last such beginning to an NFL season for the Bills. But this young Buffalo team isnt getting giddy by any means. They know there are still 13 games left on their regular season slate.
September 29th, 2008 | Buffalo Bills Football | 0 comments | ContinuedLindell answers bell
With 10 game-winning kicks in nine seasons, one might figure Bills kicker Rian Lindell doesnt think twice about giving his team a win. But after missing a 46-yard field goal earlier in the game, Lindell said he worried whether his missed field goal would be the difference until the Bills defensive and offensive units gave him a chance to win the game with a crucial three and out and a Buffalo drive down to the Oakland 20-yard-line.
September 28th, 2008 | Buffalo Bills Football | 0 comments | ContinuedSecond Down: Week 3
Name that player Marshawn Lynch had his first career multiple touchdown game after scoring twice in the comeback win Sunday. Who was the last Bills player to rush for two or more touchdowns in one game?
September 26th, 2008 | Buffalo Bills Football | 0 comments | ContinuedReed and Parrish find their spot in the slot
For most of Sundays game against the Oakland Raiders, the Bills offense seemed lifeless and slightly out of sync. In the second half, the Bills offense used a deadly dosage of slot receivers Josh Reed and Roscoe Parrish to pick apart the Raiders defense when it mattered most.
September 26th, 2008 | Buffalo Bills Football | 0 comments | ContinuedBills remain unbeaten with comeback win
For the better part of three quarters Buffalos execution was lacking. Dropped passes, penalties, fumbles lost, busted assignments and a missed field goal attempt were all part of the Bills performance. Fortunately they snapped out of it with just enough time left on the clock to pull out their second straight come from behind win as a 38-yard field goal from Rian Lindell lifted the Bills to a 24-23 walk off victory and their first 3-0 mark to start the season since 1992.
September 25th, 2008 | Buffalo Bills Football | 0 comments | ContinuedBillieve campaign kicks off fight against breast cancer
Sunday, as the Buffalo Bills battle the Oakland Raiders, Emma Dockery and the Buffalo Bills Womens Association will be fighting a far more important battle: the one to save 41 million lives from succumbing to breast cancer each year.
September 24th, 2008 | Buffalo Bills Football | 0 comments | ContinuedGame Day Tipsheet: Week 3
Top 3 Individual Matchups 1. Derrick Burgess vs. Jason Peters - The two Pro Bowl talents will match their athleticism and wits. Burgess knows how to set up tackles with his threat of speed around the edge, but Peters is athletic as they come. The Raiders have moved him over to the left side as well on passing downs, so his former teammate Langston Walker could see him too.
September 24th, 2008 | Buffalo Bills Football | 0 comments | ContinuedLynch speaks for first time this season
It certainly could not have been easy for Marshawn Lynch to address the media not knowing what was coming after a trying offseason, but Buffalos featured back addressed everything but said offseason after practice Friday in delivering his first comments since this past spring. Facing his hometown Raiders has him fired up for Sunday.
September 23rd, 2008 | Buffalo Bills Football | 0 comments | ContinuedBurgess presents challenge for Peters
Bills left tackle Jason Peters wont get a break while trying to return to full game shape Sunday. Peters will line up opposite Raiders end Derrick Burgess, who hopes to keep up his recent run as one of the leagues premier pass rushers.
September 23rd, 2008 | Buffalo Bills Football | 0 comments | ContinuedBruce a tough act to follow
This Sunday at halftime a player that not only set the franchise record for sacks, but the league record as well will be recognized by the Bills organization for all that he accomplished and contributed as part of a four-time AFC Championship team.
September 22nd, 2008 | Buffalo Bills Football | 0 comments | Continued