Football

Ding Dong…the wicked witch is dead! Just like in 1980 when Chuck Knox’s Bills ended a decade of frustration, and 20 straight losses, to Miami with a win over the Dolphins, the Bills on Sunday put an end to a long losing streak against another division rival with a stunning 34-31 win over New England, … Read More

Heading into week 3 of the NFL season, the “personalities” of various teams are starting to take shape, which should make it easier to start predicting winners. What happens is, however, teams make lineup changes or scheme adjustments to try to plug holes and cover weaknesses, some of which work and some of which don’t. … Read More

**THIS IS A RE-POST OF A STORY ADDED TO THIS BLOG ON OCTOBER 28, 2010, AFTER RYAN FITZPATRICK TOOK OVER AS STARTING QUARTERBACK FOR THE BUFFALO BILLS AND BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS THAT HE COULD BE THE “ANSWER” FOR THE TEAM’S FUTURE. WITH THE BILLS’ 2-0 START THIS SEASON AND FITZ LEADING THE WAY, I … Read More

The Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders, two teams that have been mired in mediocrity for almost a decade, played what was probably the most entertaining game of the weekend in the NFL, with the Bills wiping out a 21-3 halftime deficit to win 38-35. The lead changed hands numerous times in the fourth quarter and … Read More

Fresh off a pretty good week of picking winners in the toughest set of games of the season, week one, I’m primed and ready for the NFL’s second week of action. My opening week record was 10 winners and 6 wrong. Here are my week 2 picks: Oakland at Buffalo – both of these teams … Read More

The Buffalo Bills, AKA “The Little Engine That Could”, stormed into Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday like a runaway locomotive, beating the Kansas City Chiefs soundly in all phases of the game in winning, 41-7. The Bills were a focused group, and the win was a total team victory. Ryan Fitzpatrick, trying to establish himself not … Read More

 It’s been over a decade of futility for the Buffalo Bills, as instability in the front office and coaching  led to poor drafting, bad personnel decisions and just bad coaching on both sides of the ball. Last season, another regime change took place, as Buddy Nix was hired as general manager and Chan Gailey as … Read More

A new NFL season is upon us beginning on Thursday night, when the last 2 Super Bowl champions, Green Bay and New Orleans, square off in historic Lambeau Field. It’s a terrific matchup to kick off the year. The league has made it’s “Kickoff Weekend” a big deal in the last few years, making it … Read More

The Pittsburgh Steelers represented the American Conference in last season’s Super Bowl, and will surely be contenders again this year, but the rest of the conference looks strong also. Here are my 2011 predictions for the division races in the AFC: AFC East This looks like a 2-team race between New England and the New … Read More

The 2011  NFL season, which was threatened by the offseason lockout, will get underway next Thursday evening with the Saints vs. Packers matchup, and it can’t get here soon enough for rabid pro football fans. Here is my take on how the division races in the NFC will shape up this year. NFC East The … Read More