buffalobills.com - 8/15/2008
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by Chris Brown, Lead Journalist Last Updated: 8/14/2008 10:27 PM ET The concerns of the Buffalo fan base over the offense's preseason debut at Washington melted away quickly in Toronto as the starters staked Buffalo to an early 14-0 lead with their best play of the preseason in a 24-21 win over Pittsburgh at the Rogers Centre Thursday night. It was really a great way for us to start with our ...
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Bills Beat Steelers in Toronto Series Debut
Every Morning Quarterback —
... round Draft pick Leodis McKelvin’s 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Buffalo already has one of the NFL’s best return team duos in Terrence McGee and Roscoe Parrish, but Leodis is getting a lot of work in the preseason so he figures to get into the mix down the road. With a near-sellout crowd of 48,400 fans in attendance at Rogers Centre (pretty good for a preseason game), it was a great start to the series with the game coming down to the final play.
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... . Said head coach Dick Jauron, “It was really a great way for us to start with our offense moving the ball against what we think is a real good football team. It was a terrific start for us here in Toronto .” The announced crowd of 48,434 ...
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