This week’s Throwback Thursday featured game (the Kansas City Chiefs and Chicago Bears meet this week) will be the first and most likely only one of it’s kind to be highlighted here – a preseason game. The preseason of 1967, however, was unique compared to any other season. It was the first year when established … Read More
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NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The 2015 NFL schedule has now completed the first quarter of the season, and one conclusion can be drawn so far about the Buffalo Bills. They are wildly inconsistent, and have a real problem with undisciplined play. Sunday’s 24-10 loss to the New York Giants was a prime example of the “bad” Bills. Just like the New … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Norwood’s Nightmare
For the third time in the first four weeks of the young NFL season, the 50th Anniversary celebration season of the Super Bowl, our Throwback Thursday feature game is one that has a pair of clubs matching up on the schedule who previously faced each other in the big game. This week it’s the New York … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The Buffalo Bills angrily reacted to their embarrassing loss to the New England Patriots last week by collectively stating, from coach Rex Ryan on down to the players, that the sad performance wasn’t indicative of what type of team they were. They backed up that talk on Sunday in Miami, as they rolled over a … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Bradshaw’s Crowning Moment
The Pittsburgh Steelers and St. Louis Rams clash on this week’s National Football League schedule, which brings back Throwback Thursday memories of a Super Bowl played following the 1979 season between these two franchises. They entered the big game with totally different credentials – the Steelers had already won 3 titles in the decade and … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
This week’s NFL game between the hometown Buffalo Bills and the hated New England Patriots had to be one of the most hyped sporting events in local history, and unfortunately, coach Rex Ryan and his players appeared to be as caught up in the pre-game hype as the fans. The Bills received the opening kickoff … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: The “Fail Mary”
We didn’t go very far back in NFL history for this week’s Throwback Thursday feature game. The Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers will meet in Lambeau Field, and that matchup is a reminder of the game played early in the 2012 season, when the regular officials were locked out in a labor dispute with the … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The Buffalo Bills’ 2015 season opener against Indianapolis, and Tyrod Taylor’s debut as an NFL starting quarterback, couldn’t have gone much better than it did on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The Bills played a solid all-around game in all three phases, building up a 17-0 lead at halftime, then taking the … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: The Perfect Ending
It’s the best time of the year for Ray On Sports, the beginning of another NFL season. That means the start of another season’s worth of Throwback Thursday posts, featuring games of the past played between franchises who are slated to play that week on the NFL schedule. This is the 50th Anniversary of the … Read More
NFL – Buffalo Bills’ 2015 Season Preview
It’s like night and day. That’s about the only way to describe the difference in the Buffalo Bills’ franchise entering the 2015 season compared to the start of last season. The team is now in a stable situation with new owners Terry and Kim Pegula in place, and Rex Ryan and his coaching staff now lead the … Read More