AFC East: Todd Collins
A few notes on Buffalo Bills receiver Terrell Owens' 98-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter of Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Owens
- That was the longest pass play in Bills history by 3 yards. Todd Collins connected with Quinn Early for 95 yards in December 1996.
- It's the fourth-longest pass play this decade. Three receivers had 99-yard plays: Minnesota's Bernard Berrian from Gus Frerotte last year; Cleveland's Andre Davis from Jeff Garcia in 2004; Kansas City's Marc Boerigter from Trent Green in 2002.
- On the play, Owens moved ahead of Marvin Harrison for fourth place on the all-time receiving yardage list. Third on the list is Tim Brown at 14,934 yards.
- Owens' previous longest play went 91 yards for the Eagles in October 2005.
Bills running headlong into another QB quandary
October, 26, 2009
10/26/09
3:46
PM ET
By Tim Graham | ESPN.com
Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham
The Buffalo Bills will avoid a quarterback controversy for at least another week.
Bills coach Dick Jauron already has announced concussed starter -- or at least he used to be the starter -- Trent Edwards will not play Sunday against the Houston Texans in Ralph Wilson Stadium.
The Bills have gone 2-0 with backup Ryan Fitzpatrick running the offense. They haven't transformed into the 1984 Miami Dolphins, but the offense has gotten better with Edwards off the field.
Jauron said "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it" in response to a question about who the starter will be when Edwards has been cleared to return.
In other words, Jauron -- ahem -- might be willing to check down.
The Bills hoped their quarterback quandary days were over when they rid themselves of J.P. Losman and signed Fitzpatrick to be the unquestioned No. 2. Edwards was the no-doubt starter.
An injury, which given Edwards' history was inevitable, wasn't expected to make a difference. Fitzpatrick simply didn't have the pedigree to warrant cries of a switch.
But, in a big way, Edwards has fallen out of favor with Bills fans. They call him Captain Checkdown, and based on the mailbag submissions I receive, they generally would prefer he check out of town.
Bills faithful have been debating the merits of the two quarterbacks on the same roster almost since Jim Kelly retired 13 years ago. Todd Collins, Alex Van Pelt, Doug Flutie, Rob Johnson, Van Pelt again, Kelly Holcomb, Losman, Edwards ...
The Bills are almost there again. Once Edwards is healthy, the Bills will have another QB dilemma to deal with.
The Buffalo Bills will avoid a quarterback controversy for at least another week.
Bills coach Dick Jauron already has announced concussed starter -- or at least he used to be the starter -- Trent Edwards will not play Sunday against the Houston Texans in Ralph Wilson Stadium.
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The Bills have gone 2-0 with backup Ryan Fitzpatrick running the offense. They haven't transformed into the 1984 Miami Dolphins, but the offense has gotten better with Edwards off the field.
Jauron said "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it" in response to a question about who the starter will be when Edwards has been cleared to return.
In other words, Jauron -- ahem -- might be willing to check down.
The Bills hoped their quarterback quandary days were over when they rid themselves of J.P. Losman and signed Fitzpatrick to be the unquestioned No. 2. Edwards was the no-doubt starter.
An injury, which given Edwards' history was inevitable, wasn't expected to make a difference. Fitzpatrick simply didn't have the pedigree to warrant cries of a switch.
But, in a big way, Edwards has fallen out of favor with Bills fans. They call him Captain Checkdown, and based on the mailbag submissions I receive, they generally would prefer he check out of town.
Bills faithful have been debating the merits of the two quarterbacks on the same roster almost since Jim Kelly retired 13 years ago. Todd Collins, Alex Van Pelt, Doug Flutie, Rob Johnson, Van Pelt again, Kelly Holcomb, Losman, Edwards ...
The Bills are almost there again. Once Edwards is healthy, the Bills will have another QB dilemma to deal with.
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