sports.yahoo.com - 12/28/2008
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What's wrong with this picture? That's a live
shot from windswept Buffalo on ESPN earlier this morning....
Wind gusts of up to 60 MPH bent the goalposts at Ralph Wilson Stadium, forcing stadium crews to break out the levels to re-adjust the uprights ...
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Heavy winds bend goalposts in Buffalo
buffalonews.com - 12/26/2008
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The two least penalized teams in the NFL
will be playing Sunday in Ralph Wilson Stadium. New...
England has a chance to set the NFL record for the fewest penalties committed in a 16-game season. The Patriots have been flagged for 55 accepted penalties. ...
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Bills, Patriots hold the line on penalties : Bills ...
patriots.com - 12/29/2008
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patriots.com —
The Patriots beat the Bills for the 11th
straight time, tying the longest series winning streak in...
team history. New England has not lost to the Bills since the 2003 regular-season opener. The Patriots also beat Buffalo 11 straight times from 1982-87. ...
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Cautious Pats refused to throw in the wind
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham The New England Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills 13-0 on Sunday despite Matt Cassel throwing eight passes in gusty Orchard Park, N.Y. Elias Sports Bureau has determined that's the fewest attempts in a game since the Carolina Panthers installed a gadget, direct-snap offense to deal with the sudden need to use third-string quarterback Chris Weinke. DeShaun Foster and DeAngelo Williams combined for 49 carries in a 10-3 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. The last time the Patriots threw so infrequently was in December 1982, the infamous Snow Plow ...
Patriots Get Windy Win In Buffalo
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“It was just one of those years it all kind of came together.” - OT Jeff Backus (Michigan grad)
Indeed Jeff. Indeed. If you can’t be good, be good at being bad.
Let us be among the many to congratulate the Detroit Lions on sweet perfection. The Lions are the first team in NFL history to finish 0-16, doing so by losing today at Green Bay 31-21. I detailed the importance of this accomplishment last week for the city of Detroit, but I didn’t think I would actually see it happen.
Going winless during a 16-game schedule in the salary cap era is no simple accomplishment. ...
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Winds Bend Upright In Buffalo For Patriots Versus Bills Game —
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Hmmm, something looks a bit off in the background of this picture.....
As I'm sure some of watching the Patriots/Bills game know, it's sort of windy in Buffalo today. Here's a hilarious pregame shot off of ESPN where you can clearly see the upright bent in the background. I guess they've ...
