Unfinished Business: Buffalo Bills Story (Madden 11 Franchise)

[tomriddle]

one thing to note during pre-season is to make sure to give position battle players rep with both 1st team and 2nd team squads..

ie: if Brian Bohm kept outperforming Colt McCoy/etc ... I hope you tried him out with the 1st team and not just during after halftime.. cuz that means he went up against backups :P

but yea, i like using pre-season to evaluate how players play/etc

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Quote: Originally Posted by tomriddle

one thing to note during pre-season is to make sure to give position battle players rep with both 1st team and 2nd team squads.. ie: if Brian Bohm kept outperforming Colt McCoy/etc ... I hope you tried him out with the 1st team and not just during after halftime.. cuz that means he went up against backups :P but yea, i like using pre-season to evaluate how players play/etc

Yeah I started Johnson game 1 with McCoy in the 2nd half, McCoy game 2 with Brohm in the second, and made sure to rotate to get a comprehensive idea of who performed best

[jack1535]

I love reading buffalo franchises. I just hope this doesn't collapse like the rest of them.

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Week 1 Preview

Buffalo Bills (0-0)

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New England Patriots (0-0)
Forecast: 81°

Monday, September 12, 9:00PM
Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA

Coverage: ESPN


Injury Report
Buffalo Bills:
RT Bobby Curl (R) - Torn Quadricep - 6 Weeks
New England Patriots:
LG Logan Mankins - Herniated Disk - 3 Weeks
SS James Sanders - Broken Jaw - Out for season

Favored to Win:

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Early Upset
Bills get out to early lead on Pats, never look back

Linebacker Aaron Maybin dives into the endzone to score on his first quarter fumble recovery.

AP - Since 2001, the Buffalo Bills have defeated the New England Patriots once. That's one victory, and 19 losses. After an offseason overhaul, Buffalo came out swinging and jumped to an early lead in the Monday Night Football debut of the 2011 season. The Bills got started early, earning a 14-0 lead in the first quarter that they would never relinquish, holding the Patriots' offense to one touchdown. Head coach Dick Lebeau simply stated, "Defense. All throughout camp, defense was our focus, and they showed up today. Plain and simple."

The lone bright spot in the New England box score was Wes Welker, who was getting open with ease. Unfortunately, when he went down with an injury in the 3rd quarter the Patriots passing attack became abysmal as the Buffalo secondary was able to focus exclusively on shutting down Randy Moss. If Buffalo can continue forcing turnovers on defense while not committing any offensive blunders they could have a surprising season as they start 1-0.

NFL Scoreboard - Buffalo Bills (0-0) at New England Patriots (0-0)

September 12, 2011 1 2 3 4 F Buffalo Bills 21 0 3 3 27 New England Patriots 7 0 3 0 10 Top Performers Buffalo Bills - Stats T. Bonner - 3 REC, 128 YDS, 1 TD A. Maybin - 2 TKL, 1 FUM REC, 1 TD New England Patriots - Stats W. Welker - 9 REC, 136 YDS, 1 TD V. Wilfork - 6 TKL, 1 SACK	Team Stats Comparison BUF NE First Downs 8 11 3rd Down Efficiency 5-13 5-12 4th Down Efficiency 0-1 0-1 Total Yards 351 282 Passing Yards 215 200 Rushing Yards 59 51 Penalties-Penalty Yards 4-45 2-20 Turnovers 0 (+4) 4 (-4) Time of Possession 26:45 25:15
Scoring Summary First Quarter BUF NE BUF 9:34 D. McFadden 39 Yd Pass from Brohm (Crosby) 7 0 BUF 6:08 A. Maybin Returned Fumble 63 Yds (Crosby) 14 0 NE 1:27 W. Welker 22 Yd Pass from Brady (Gostkowski) 14 7 BUF 0:00 T. Bonner 78 Yd Pass from Brohm (Crosby) 21 7 Third Quarter BUF NE BUF 8:18 M. Crosby, 27 Yd FG 24 7 NE 2:44 S. Gostkowski, 42 Yd FG 24 10 Fourth Quarter BUF NE BUF 3:09 M. Crosby, 47 Yd FG 27 10
Buffalo Bills Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT B. Brohm 9/19 224 2 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD F. Jackson 17 50 2.9 0 C. Spiller 5 4 0.8 0 D. McFadden 2 10 5.0 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD T. Bonner 3 128 42.6 1 D. McFadden 2 51 25.5 1 K. Dansby 1 26 26.0 0 F. Jackson 1 11 11.0 0 A. Bryant 1 5 5.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD M. Stroud 5 1 0 0 P. Posluszny 4 1 0 0 D. Whitner 4 0 0 0 K. Williams 4 1 0 0 A. Maybin 2 0 0 1 L. McKelvin 1 0 2 0 D. Knight 1 1 0 0 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG M. Crosby 2/2 3/3 9 47 New England Patriots Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT T. Brady 16/32 230 1 2 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD C. Benson 19 51 2.6 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD W. Welker 9 136 15.1 1 C. Benson 2 37 18.5 0 R. Moss 2 33 16.5 0 C. Ivory 1 13 13.0 0 J. Edelman 1 6 6.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD J. Mayo 7 0 0 0 V. Wilfork 6 1 0 0 M. Murrell 3 0 0 0 P. Chung 3 0 0 0 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG S. Gostkowski 1/1 1/1 4 42

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Telford's Take:
Couldn't be more proud of our boys. New England is a tough team to open up a season against, on the road no less, but we went out and made a statement today. The Buffalo Bills came to play this year.

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Week 2 Preview

Buffalo Bills (1-0)

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Philadelphia Eagles (0-1)
Forecast: 77°

Sunday, September 18, 4:00PM
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

Coverage: CBS


Injury Report
Buffalo Bills:
RT Bobby Curl (R) - Torn Quadricep - 5 Weeks
Philadelphia Eagles:
LE Brandon Graham - Broken Collarbone - 9 Weeks

Favored to Win:

Although the Buffalo Bills shocked the world last Monday by upsetting the New England Patriots, most view it as a fluke win and expect the Philadelphia Eagles to bounce back from their week 1 loss in a decisive victory.

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Note: in the future I plan on having more in-depth post game features as well as some different methods of presentation.

This game, and the Eagles one, were both played last week so I'm having a bit of trouble remembering exactly what happened

*back to Tony Telford mode*

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Eagles 'Take It Easy'
Bills Cruise Effortlessly To Their Second Victory

Fred Jackson jukes by the Eagles' Nate Allen during his 175 yard, 2 TD performance

Philadelphia, PA - It was just one of those days for the Eagles. After jumping out to an early 10-0 lead in the second quarter, Buffalo went on to outscore the Eagles 41-10 throughout the remainder of regulation. The Bills were largely powered by the strong running of the veteran Fred Jackson. "Execution. That's what it comes down to. If we can't go out there, execute, and put the ball in the endzone this is going to be a long season," remarked Philadelphia head coach Andy Reid. Reid, no stranger to criticism, perhaps shoulders some of the blame himself as he kept the offense on the field en route to 4 failed fourth down conversions, granting the Bills excellent field position.

Perhaps the most telling statistic to draw from this game comes courtesy of the "new look" Buffalo defense. Although the Eagles gained more yards in total offense, the Bills defense was able to limit the damage. "They did a great job of stepping up when it mattered, our defense should really start turning some heads this year," stated coach Dick Lebeau. After week 2, the Bills find themselves ranked 11th in total defense and 7th in points allowed. Also worth noting, the 41 points performance by the offense has them ranked first in offensive points per game.

NFL Scoreboard - Buffalo Bills (1-0) at Philadelphia Eagles (0-1)

September 18, 2011 1 2 3 4 F Buffalo Bills 0 13 14 14 41 Philadelphia Eagles 0 10 3 7 20 Top Performers Buffalo Bills - Stats F. Jackson - 22 car, 175 yds, 2 TDs B. Brohm - 8-15, 125 yds, 1 TD passing, 1 TD rushing Philadelphia Eagles - Stats K. Kolb - 25-46, 252 yds, 1 TD L. McCoy - 11 car, 38 yds, 9 rec, 67 yds	Team Stats Comparison BUF PHI First Downs 7 15 3rd Down Efficiency 6-12 6-15 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-4 Total Yards 312 329 Passing Yards 119 238 Rushing Yards 193 91 Penalties-Penalty Yards 4-50 4-30 Turnovers 1 1 Time of Possession 27:24 28:36
Scoring Summary Second Quarter BUF PHI PHI 10:45 C. Heal, 1 Yd Run (Akers) 0 7 PHI 7:30 D. Akers, 39 Yd FG 0 10 BUF 5:35 B. Brohm, 2 Yd run (Crosby) 7 10 BUF 1:07 M. Crosby, 52 Yd FG 10 10 BUF 0:00 M. Crosby, 39 Yd FG 13 10 Third Quarter BUF PHI BUF 11:29 F. Jackson, 76 Yd run (Crosby) 20 10 BUF 7:58 T. Allen 41 Yd Pass from B. Brohm (Crosby) 27 10 PHI 4:10 D. Akers, 30 Yd FG 27 13 Fourth Quarter BUF PHI BUF 9:30 D. McFadden, 12 Yd run (Crosby) 34 13 PHI 7:07 C. Ingram 19 Yd pass from K. Kolb (Akers) 34 20 BUF 1:55 F. Jackson, 11 Yd run (Crosby) 41 20
Buffalo Bills Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT B. Brohm 8/15 125 1 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD F. Jackson 22 175 7.9 2 B. Brohm 4 2 0.5 1 D. McFadden 2 10 5.0 1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD T. Bonner 3 32 10.6 0 T. Allen 2 45 22.5 1 A. Bryant 1 19 19.0 0 K. Dansby 1 15 15.0 0 F. Jackson 1 14 14.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD L. McKelvin 5 0 1 0 P. Posluszny 5 0 0 0 T. McGee 5 0 0 0 M. Stroud 4 1 0 0 Z. Bowman 4 1 0 0 A. Maybin 4 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG R. Parrish 3 127 0 83 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG J. Williams 2 19 0 18 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG M. Crosby 2/2 5/5 11 53 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 B. Moorman 4 184 46.0 0 Philadelphia Eagles Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT K. Kolb 25/46 252 1 1 L. McCoy 0/1 0 0 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD L. McCoy 11 38 3.4 0 J. Maclin 3 52 17.2 0 C. Heal 2 1 0.5 1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD L. McCoy 9 67 7.4 0 B. Celek 4 61 15.2 0 D. Jackson 3 53 17.6 0 J. Maclin 3 20 6.6 0 C. Ingram 2 22 11.0 1 Defense TKL SACK INT TD E. Sims 9 0 0 0 B. Bunkley 4 1 0 0 S. Bradley 4 0 0 0 A. Jordan 4 0 0 0 J. Hanson 2 0 1 0 A. Samuel 2 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG D. Jackson 4 67 0 19 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG D. Jackson 2 5 0 5 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG D. Akers 2/2 2/2 8 40 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 B. Fields 2 93 46.5 0

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Telford's Take:
I'm pleasantly surprised by the teams performance in this game. I hope they don't become complacent with their blowout victory and fall victim to a blowout themselves next week against the high-powered Texans passing attack. Brohm has done a great job of managing the game and not trying to create too much. Jackson has solidified his role as the starter. Unfortunately, we have yet to see the explosiveness of rookie receiver and preseason standout Khamari Dansby, as he only has one catch in each game thus far. Hopefully the defense helps us keep the streak alive next week.