BDC 11/15: Dareus at Tops tonight
DAILY REPORT
– Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus is teaming up with zero calorie Pepsi MAX and Tops Friendly Markets to celebrate the new Pepsi MAX NFL Rookie cans. Dareus joins nine other NFL rookies from across the league who will be featured on their own Pepsi MAX can. The NFL Rookie edition of Pepsi MAX will be available for a limited time at participating retailers.
Dareus will meet with fans and sign autographs for up to 90 minutes, and is available for program related interviews and photo opportunities upon request. Dareus will be at Tops Friendly Markets in West Seneca today, 5:30-7:00 PM.
The 2011 NFL Rookie Pepsi MAX cans will feature Marcell Dareus, Buffalo Bills, Terrell McClain, Carolina Panthers, Andy Dalton, Cincinnati Bengals, Greg Little, Cleveland Browns, DeMarco Murray, Dallas Cowboys, Titus Young, Detroit Lions, Christian Ponder, Minnesota Vikings, Stevan Ridley, New England Patriots, Danny Watkins, Philadelphia Eagles, and Austin Pettis, St. Louis Rams.
The Pepsi MAX Rookie can series is part of the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week/Year program, which allows fans to vote each week and at the end of the season for the best rookie in the league at www.pepsimax.com/facebook or www.NFL.com/rookie. Pepsi is the official soft drink of the NFL.
BDC 11/2: 4-0 at home and more
DAILY REPORT
– The Buffalo Bills and Legacy®, a national public health foundation, teamed up for the 2011 NFL season to help fans live longer, healthier lives by promoting EX®, the national quit smoking campaign developed by Legacy. Each November marks Lung Cancer Awareness Month, a time for all Americans to be reminded that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. With the toll tobacco use takes on our families, economy and our communities in Western New York, the partnership between the Buffalo Bills and Legacy will bring free quit smoking resources to Bills fans that are looking to tackle addiction head-on.
Sports fans and smoking are often connected, and in a survey conducted by Legacy in 2009, 63 percent of sports fans identified themselves as current or former smokers; 76 percent of those current or former smokers said they had smoked while watching or attending sporting events. These results show that, collectively, fans as a group are in need of programs to help them quit smoking.
Bills wide receiver Donald Jones supports the quit smoking initiatives and is proud to speak out about the partnership. Jones’ grandfather has a smoking-related lung disease, and Donald played a role in helping his grandfather quit smoking a few years ago.
“It is important to help fans have access to the necessary resources to help them quit smoking,” said Jones. “The online quit smoking program is a great way for fans to get the assistance they need to make a positive change in their lives and become healthier. If I had this program available to me when I was trying to help my grandfather, maybe I wouldn’t have had to hide his cigarettes from him all the time!”
– Ralph Wilson Stadium (RWS) will play host to the Section VI high school football championship games on November 3rd and 4th.
Advance Game Tickets for the November 3rd and 4th games are $7.00 in advance through the participating high schools or at the RWS ticket office during normal business hours. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster online via ticketmaster.com and Western and Central New York Ticketmaster locations. A list of Ticketmaster retail locations is available at ticketmaster.com by searching ‘ticketmaster outlets’ or clicking on ‘retail locations.’
Day of Game Tickets will be available for $7.00 on the day of the game at the RWS ticket office.
Parking is complimentary and parking lots open two hours prior to the start of the first game on each day, (Nov. 3rd, 1:30 p.m., Nov. 4th, 2:00 p.m.)
Stadium gates are open 30 minutes prior to the start of the first game on each day, (Nov. 3rd, 3:00 p.m., Nov. 4th, 3:30 p.m.)
TODAY’S PRACTICE
Wednesday, November 2
Practice: 2:00 PM / Open to Media at Approximately 2:00 – 2:25 PM (Stretch & Individual only)
DAILY LINKS
BuffaloBills.com – Bills positioned well for playoff race
BuffaloBills.com – Fitz and Fred rivaling franchise bests
Buffalo News – Bills find a gem in Barnett
Buffalo News – Are the Bills really alive in November
Olean Times Herald – Don’t dismiss Bills’ defense against ’Skins
New York Post – Jets-Buffalo matchup finally has some juice
ESPN.com – Smith deserved chance to stay with Jets
Wellsville Daily – Bills’ D-line makes loud statement
Audio/Video/Photo Clips
BuffaloBills.com – Bills Roundup: Play 60 Super School Winner
WGR – Bills’ Jackson Had Face-to-Face Meeting with GM Nix
WGRZ – Rex Ryan: “Fred Jackson is a Monster”
The Score 1260 – On the Block with Stevie Johnson
Jim Rome Show – George Wilson
Fan 590 – Marcell Dareus talks about Sunday’s game on the Eric Smith Show
NFL Network – Stevie Johnson reviews Sunday’s victory w/ NFL Network
You Tube – NFL in Toronto talks about its organization and its cause; piece filmed at Sunday’s tailgate party
Additional Clips
Inside the Bills Blog
Dareus on the radio, Vote for Dareus, Offense wants to iron out lulls, No egos to mess with success, Why NT not foreign to Dareus
Washington Post -
Wolf Blitzer talks about his support of the Washington Wizards and touches on growing up as a Bills fan
Sportsnet.ca – Jim Lang picks Marcell Dareus as his Star of the Week
AFC East Blog (ESPN.com)
Power Rankings: Patriots slide
AFC East Stock Watch
Sanchez-Fitz-Moore Watch
Billboard Blog (Buffalo News) – Doink! Thigpen’s video drawing plenty of views
Pro Football Talk – Even Fred Jackson’s wife was hesitant to draft Fred Jackson
NOTE OF THE DAY
HOME IS WHERE THE START IS: The Buffalo Bills, who have played a regular-season game in Toronto for four consecutive years (2008-2011), claimed a 23-0 victory over the Washington Redskins at the Rogers Centre on Sunday. Buffalo has won its first four home games this year, bettering or matching its home win total of each of the past six seasons (2005-2010).
Buffalo is the eighth team in NFL history to win its first four home games after starting the previous season 0-4 at home.
| TEAM | WINLESS HOME START | NEXT SEASON HOME START |
| Cleveland Browns | 0-4 in 1956 | 6-0 in 1957* |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0-6 in 1987 | 8-0 in 1988* |
| Atlanta Falcons | 0-4 in 1997 | 8-0 in 1998* |
| San Diego Chargers | 0-5 in 2000 | 4-0 in 2001 |
| Chicago Bears | 0-4 in 2000 | 4-0 in 2001 |
| Carolina Panthers | 0-5 in 2007 | 8-0 in 2008* |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 0-4 in 2009 | 7-0 in 2010 |
| Buffalo Bills | 0-4 in 2010 | 4-0 in 2011 |
QUOTE OF THE DAY
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
On if he’s sensing any of the buzz that is generating with Sunday’s game:
This is a big game. I think to say it’s any bigger than any other one it is bigger in the sense that it is a division game. I think the Patriots game in the beginning of the year being a division game was probably as big. But if you want to be playoff team you’ve got to win games in your division.
PHOTO OF THE DAY
18 Bills players made an appearance yesterday at H.O. Brumsted Elementary about the importance of being physically active and making healthy decisions.
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BDC 11/2: 4-0 at home and more
Longest streak now Buffalo’s
In ending their 15-game losing streak to the New England Patriots, the Buffalo Bills not only ended the longest current win streak by one NFL club over another, they also now own the longest current winning streak over an opponent.
The Patriots’ 15-game streak was the longest current active streak in the league, until it was broken Sunday in Buffalo’s 34-31 win over New England. The longest one is now Buffalo’s current win streak over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Buffalo has won 10 in a row against Cincinnati dating back to the AFC Championship game on Jan. 8th, 1989. Buffalo has won 10 straight since then, and ironically face the Bengals in Cincinnati this coming Sunday.
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BDC 9/12: Notes and quotes from the game and more
DAILY REPORT
– Today’s media schedule
Monday, September 12
Open Locker Room – 2:30 – 3:15 pm
Coach Gailey game wrap-up – 4:00 pm
DAILY LINKS
BuffaloBills.com – Bills embarrass Chiefs at Arrowhead
Buffalo News – Kevin Everett faces life after football
Buffalo News – Bills’ opening statement is loud and clear
Buffalo News – Jackson provides offensive balance, beats Chiefs at own game
Buffalo News – Chandler’s day is a revelation for Bills
Buffalo News – Gailey-Fitz chemistry makes offense a gas
Buffalo News – Quarterly report: Breaking down the blowout
Buffalo News – Report card: Dominant Bills are on the mark
Buffalo News – Bills offense makes statement in Kansas City
Rochester D&C – Buffalo Bills roll past Kansas City Chiefs
Rochester D&C – Maiorana’s Musings: Buffalo Bills’ blowout a big surprise
Rochester D&C – Sal’s Six Points: The Answers
Rochester D&C – Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills exit ‘worst’ category
Rochester D&C – Buffalo Bills Report Card
Rochester D&C – Buffalo Bills win opener at Kansas City
Associated Press – Fitzpatrick leads Bills to 41-7 romp over Chiefs
Associated Press – Bills lose CB McGee to injury; KC’s Berry injured
Associated Press – Inactives for Chiefs-Bills game
Kansas City Star – From the opening kickoff, Bills set the tone of the game
Niagara Gazette – Playing like this, Bills could make playoffs
Messenger Post – Bills destroy Chiefs, week one team report card
Toronto Sun – Lots to like in Bills win
Audio/Video/Photo Clips
BuffaloBills.com
Bills Roundup: Buffalo Dominates in Season Opener
Chan Gailey post game press conference
NFL.com
Bills vs. Chiefs highlights
Ryan Fitzpatrick Post Game Press Conference
WIVB
Bills rout Chiefs 41-7
Peck’s Pop’s-Bills vs. Chiefs
WKBW
Bills blowout Chiefs to win opener
WGRZ
Bills roll over Chiefs in Opener
Bills Report Card: Week 1
Chandler breaks out for Bills
Opening Statement – Adam Benigni discusses Bills win
Adam Benigni and Ben Hayes breakdown the Bills dominating 41-7 week one win
WGR
Bills Domination
Bills Destroy Chiefs 41-7
WHAM
That’s What We Said – Bills 41 Chiefs 7
WROC
Bills romp Chiefs in opener
Pitoniak: Bills open with a flourish
Pitoniak: Who saw that coming?
Yahoo Sports
Photo Gallery: Week 1
Additional Clips
Inside the Bills Blog
Bills happy but not satisfied,Tip of hat to O-line, 100 plus yards of glory, Dareus pays tribute, Bills inactives
Bills Beat Blog
Reaction: Bills 41 – Chiefs 7
NickMendola.com
Immediate reaction: Bills 41, Chiefs 7
Buffalo Rumblings
Bills 41, Chiefs 7: Buffalo Rolls Kansas City In Season Opener
Bills 41, Cheifs 7: Three good, Three bad
Pro Football Talk
Bills, Ryan Fitzpatrick steamroll Chiefs
AFC East Daily
Bills destroy Chiefs, 41-7 in season opener
AFC East Blog (ESPN.com)
Wrap-up: Bills 41, Chiefs 7
NOTABLE POSTGAME QUOTES
Head Coach Chan Gailey
On the team being vastly improved: “I think where we are right now, all those people that thought we were as bad as they thought we were, we’re not. And there’s going to be a lot of people that are going to put us up on a little bit of a pedestal and we’re not there yet. So, you have to understand that. I told the team that. I do think we’re improved over last year. I thought we would play well. I believe in our men, and they went out and did some very good things today. It started with the opening kickoff. It set the tempo. It was a good football game for our football team.”
On how critical it was to force and recover a fumble on the opening kickoff: “Huge. You can never minimize how important a play like that is, and to then go put it in the end zone on top of that. That was big not to settle for a field goal there.”
On whether the defense was that good or the Chiefs were having an off day: “I’m going to say we were better, okay? Let’s say that right now, and then if I watch the film and see something different, we’ll talk about it Monday. I think our guys are taking a lot of pride in being a good run defense right now. We’ve emphasized it, we’ve made a big deal about it, they want to be good against the run and I thought it was good to be able to go out there and play good against the run. We let them get a couple of them out of there, but I think those problems are solvable.”
On containing Kansas City RB Jamaal Charles: “You’ve just got to have a lot of hats to the ball, everybody play their technique, stay in their gaps and people got to whip people. We had a bunch of people that whipped people. I saw Marcell [Dareus] one time whip a guy and get across and get the cutback. Little things like that make all the difference in the world.”
On whether this is what he meant last year about being on the same page with QB Ryan Fitzpatrick: “Yeah, it really is. We made adjustments, he made them, he saw what I saw and it’s easy to make those adjustments. But still, the key to the whole thing is pass protection. I think we got sacked one time. Erik [Pears] let the guy get around the corner. We got hit maybe two more times, but other than that, Fitz was able to stand back there and see things and throw it where he needed to throw it. Pass protection was huge for us today.”
On whether he expected TE Scott Chandler to be a mismatch: “I knew that. Nobody else I don’t think did. I thought we had something in Scott Chandler that creates something good for us in the passing game. I was really proud of him. He deserves it. He works hard.”
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
Was this encouraging for the offense in general? “Yeah, it’s encouraging. I think we knew what we had and it’s only one game, but I think it probably surprised some people for us to score that much. It helps when you get the turnovers. It’s one game, we’re ready to move forward, we’re going to enjoy it for a day because I remember how hard it was last year when we lost here. We’re certainly going to enjoy this one, then move on. I think we’ll get some good work from looking at the film and getting better. There’s still a lot of stuff that we left out there today.”
What else do you think was key, offensively? “The field position was good, that was one thing. Fred [Jackson], I think he went over the 100-yard mark; the way he ran the ball today, and just guys making plays. The big thing we harped on was scoring touchdowns in the Red Zone and I was kicking myself; the two field goals we had in the first half, those were big opportunities for us that we could have had touchdowns on. We came out and capitalized on some of those opportunities in the second half.”
How important was it that you scored after the fumble on the opening kickoff? “That was huge. Maybe that’s the difference so far this year from last year. We went in, we felt like we knew we were going in for seven when we got that turnover. It ended up happening. It was a great start to the game and really gave us some confidence.”
RB Fred Jackson
Were you running angry today? “Well, yeah, just wanted to get established early; help [Ryan Fitzpatrick]. We felt like if we could get a running game going, it allows him to make more plays for us. We did a great job protecting him. I think first and foremost, we’ve got to thank our defense. They gave us plenty of opportunities on the field today. If we have them playing like that, we’ve got to reward them.”
Did you feel that you won the physical battle across the board? “Um, yeah, that’s what we want to do. We want to come in and establish ourselves as a physical team. We feel like if we can do that, we can continue to stay on the field and make some plays.”
DE Marcell Dareus
Talk about your first sack: “My first (thought) was just get off the ball and put all the effort you can into getting the quarterback uncomfortable. Once we established that, everything else just started opening up for the defense.”
Was holding Jamaal Charles to 56-yards a win for you guys? “Yeah, that was a big step forward for our team. Last year, they said how bad our run stop was and that was a main focus of our team this year, especially the defense, just stop the run and stop Charles and do the best we can at containing him. We worked so hard during the week; it just became second nature.”
NOTES AND FACTS FROM SUNDAY’S GAME
OPENING DAY FACTS – With today’s win, Buffalo improved to 21-31 all-time in season openers and snapped its two-game Kickoff Weekend losing streak … Kansas City fell to 27-25 … This was 3rd time Bills and Chiefs played each other to begin a season and Bills have now won all three (34-17, at War Memorial Stadium, 9/13/64; 14-9, at Orchard Park, 9/12/82) … Buffalo also snapped its four-game losing streak in Kickoff Weekend games played on road; last win: 1996 vs. N.Y. Giants (23-20 in OT); had lost in 1998 at S.D., 1999 at Ind., 2006 & 2009 at N.E.
PUTTING UP THE POINTS – 41 pts. scored by Buffalo are 2nd-most by club in a season opener (42 vs. N.Y.J., 9/21/75) … last time Buffalo scored 40+ in any game: 11/21/10 at Cin. (W 49-31); first time Bills have had 40+ pt. games in consecutive seasons since 1989-95 … last eight times Bills have scored 40+ pts., it has been in road game … 34-pt. margin of victory ties as 6th most in club history and largest since 41-7 win at S.F., 12/26/04
SCOTT CHANDLER – Caught 2 TD passes (4 yds. on opening drive, 11 yds. in 3rd qtr.) … First multi-TD game by Bills TE since Robert Royal, 12/9/07 vs. Mia. … first Bills TE with multi-TD game on road since Pete Metzelaars, 9/13/92 at S.F., a game best known as the only one in NFL history without a punt by either team
FRED JACKSON – Led team with 112 rushing yds. … 1st 100-yd. rushing game by Bill in season opener since Willis McGahee’s 117 vs. Hou., 9/11/05 … 8th career 100-yd. rushing game … 7th Bill ever with 8+, joining Thurman Thomas-46, O.J. Simpson-41, Willis McGahee-14, Joe Cribbs-13, Travis Henry-13, and Cookie Gilchrist-10
RYAN FITZPATRICK — Tied personal-best with 4 TD passes (3rd time in career, previously 10/24/10 at Bal. & 11/21/10 at Cin.) … 23rd time a Bills QB had 4+ TDs in game, but only 3rd in a season opener (also: Dennis Shaw, 1971 vs. Dal. & Jim Kelly, 1993 vs. N.E.) … 3rd QB in Bills history with 3 or more games with 4+ TDs (Jim Kelly-10, Joe Ferguson-5)… Threw 4-yd. TD pass to Scott Chandler on opening drive … first time since 1986 (Jim Kelly to Greg Bell vs. N.Y.J.) that a Bill threw a TD pass on season opening drive … First time since 2003 (when Drew Bledsoe started and Travis Henry scored on rush vs. N.E.) that Bills QB led a season-opening TD drive … Has thrown TDs in 20 of 24 games played as Bill
STEVE JOHNSON – Shared team-high with 66 rec. yds. (also David Nelson) … Scored on 27-yd. TD rec. in 1st qtr. which gave Bills 14-0 lead … 13th career TD, but today’s was first he has scored in 1st qtr.
DONALD JONES – Scored on 4-yd. TD rec. in 3rd qtr. … 2nd career TD catch, other was 28-yd. gain at Cin., 11/21/10
C.J. SPILLER – Scored TD on 9-yd. rush in 4th qtr. … 1st rushing TD of NFL career (previous 2 TDs, on rec. & kickoff return, came in same game: 9/26/10 at N.E.)
SPENCER JOHNSON – Credited with sack in 2nd qtr. … 2nd sack in a season opener (had one in 2007 with Min. vs. Atl.)
BRYAN SCOTT – Recorded sack on Chiefs’ first drive. … has 10.5 sacks in career, 7.0 as Bill
GEORGE WILSON – Forced fumble on Jamaal Charles rush in 2nd qtr. … Loose ball recovered by Leodis McKelvin, and takeaway led to FG which gave Bills 20-0 lead
DRAYTON FLORENCE – Recorded interception in 4th qtr. … Takeaway led to C.J. Spiller TD which closed scoring … 15th career INT (5th with Bills) … has had INT in 7 of 9 NFL seasons and in all 3 years with Bills
PHOTOS OF THE DAY
A view from the press box during Sunday’s pregame ceremony.
Some Buffalo fans enjoy the victory in Kansas City.
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Patriots claim rookie G Mark Wetterer; Release S Ross Ventrone
The New England Patriots claimed and were awarded rookie G Mark Wetterer off waivers from the Cincinnati Bengals today. To make room on the roster for Wetterer, the Patriots released first-year S Ross Ventrone.
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Patriots claim rookie G Mark Wetterer; Release S Ross Ventrone
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