Who Helped Themselves In Win: Who didn't help themselves? Trent Edwards had a fantastic showing and Robert Royal showed he won't give up the starting tight end spot without a fight. Leodis McKelvin made a case he should be returning kicks. Xavier Omon helped his battle for the third running back spot. Chris Ellis had a big forced fumble and sack. Lee Evans showed how he's ready for a big year.
Who Hurt Themselves In Win: Not many... J.P. Losman showed that he hasn't learned not to hold the ball too long. He was sacked twice. Dwayne Wright had another fumble. Steve Johnson allowed a punt to bounce off of him causing a fumble although Leodis McKelvin should have recovered the punt.
Personnel Shifts: Because of a shortage at two positions you saw two players at weird spots last night. It was thought Brad Butler would get work at right tackle but it was Duke Preston that manned the position in the 2nd half for the first time in his Bills career. Jon Corto moved over from safety to outside linebacker and performed pretty well. Kennard Cox continues to get work at free safety along with cornerback.
First Team Shines In Win: The Bills starting units shined especially on offense in their 24-21 win over Pittsburgh. Trent Edwards led touchdown drives of 67 and 90 yards in his two series ending both with touchdown passes to Robert Royal. He finished 9 of 11 for 104 yards. The defense forced an interception on the Steelers first drive when Ko Simpson deflected a pass that was picked off by Donte Whitner. The Steelers would drive for a touchdown on their third possession when their first team moved the ball downfield against the Bills second unit defense. Leodis McKelvin allowed the Bills to hold on for the win with a 95 yard kickoff return for a score. The announced crowd was 48,434 which is 5,000 short of a sellout.
Schouman Hurt: One injury to note in the game against the Steelers. Derek Schouman left the game early after hurting his knee. He walked off the field under his own power but did not return. No word on how serious the injury is. Dressed but not playing were Copeland Bryan, Patrick Estes, and Marcus Buggs. Injury Page.
Thursday August 14, 2008
Crowell Out: Not playing in tonight's exhibition game include Angelo Crowell, Josh Reed, Tim Massaquoi, Scott Mayle, and Matt Murphy. Patrick Estes is there and dressed but he may only be an emergency option. Injury Page.
Dome Closed: The dome will be closed for tonight's preseason game. They were going to open the roof for one half and close it for the other. Dick Jauron reportedly wanted it closed to simulate what the conditions will be like when they play Miami in December. It started to rain this evening making them close it for the whole game.
Bills In Toronto: The Bills arrived in Toronto yesterday with a lot of fanfare and some nervousness on both sides of the border about the future of the Bills in Buffalo and the CFL. The game tonight takes a back seat to the game being played in Toronto. Tickets have been given away so that it will be nearly a full house although all those seats won't be paid for. Starters are not expected to play much more than they did last week possibly the entire first quarter at the most.
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