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				<title><![CDATA[Bills without CB McGee against Jaguars]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[JACKSONVILLE, Fla.(AP) -- The Buffalo Bills are without cornerback
Terrence McGee against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

McGee is inactive because of a knee injury, joining left tackle
Demetrius Bell (knee) and three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle
Marcus Stroud (knee) on the sideline.

The Jaguars are without cornerback Rashean Mathis (groin),
linebacker Justin Durant (concussion) and backup offensive
lineman Maurice Williams (illness). Offensive tackle Tra Thomas
and defensive tackle Derek Landri were healthy scratches for
Jacksonville.

The Jags kept Reggie Nelson at safety, instead moving Tyron
Brackenridge into Mathis' starting spot. It is Brackenridge's
second career start.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fewell eager to prove himself as interim coach]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JOHN WAWROW
AP Sports Writer

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.(AP) -- Sitting in a hot tub overlooking a
postcard-perfect panoramic view of the sun setting behind the
Smoky Mountains, Perry Fewell never had an inkling his
long-imagined opportunity of a lifetime of being an NFL head
coach hung on the misty horizon.

"No," the Buffalo Bills' newly appointed interim coach recalled
of that July day. "I never envisioned it. I never thought about
it sitting in that hot tub at that particular time."

Not this season, not in Buffalo, and especially not with the way
things unfolded Tuesday, when the Bills defensive coordinator
was promoted after his good friend Dick Jauron was abruptly
fired in what could be the start of a major shakeup by team
owner Ralph Wilson.

The sudden turn of events came as a shock to Fewell, who's never
been a head coach at any level since serving as a graduate
assistant at North Carolina in 1985.

That doesn't mean the 47-year-old feels unprepared as he makes
his debut Sunday, when the Bills (3-6) play at Jacksonville
(5-4).

As relaxing as it was to spend part of his summer lounging at a
friend's cabin in rural North Carolina, football wasn't far from
his mind.

In what has become a customary vacation tradition since he first
broke into the NFL in 1998 as a defensive assistant with the
Jaguars, Fewell's wife, Kathleen, was peppering him with
questions and hypothetical scenarios of what he'd do if he was
ever a head coach.

"We have a list of questions, 'Hey, if this guy's injured what
happens?"' Fewell explained. "Actually, she started drawing up
coverages in '98."

The preparation has paid off.

In his three-plus seasons in Buffalo, Fewell earned praise for
his ability to adapt in crisis, by keep focused what's
perennially been a young and injury-riddled defense. That's
especially been true this season.

Despite missing as many as six regulars to injuries and allowing
a league-worst 173 yards rushing, the Bills defense has been
credited for keeping the team competitive. Except for a 38-10
loss at Miami on Oct. 4, the Bills have had the lead, been tied
or within one score of the lead entering the fourth quarter
eight times this season.

Wilson took notice of Fewell's abilities.

"He's done a good job with the defense with the players we've
got left," Wilson said with a laugh. "And we don't have too many
left."

The challenge for Fewell is to fix an offense that's lacked
identity and spark, despite Terrell Owens' presence.

Fewell's first move was to bench quarterback Trent Edwards and
go with Ryan Fitzpatrick, saying he believes the backup gives
the Bills the best opportunity to win.

Fewell has a fiery personality, which is a significant switch
from the low-key Jauron. Fewell can also be funny at times, once
referring to the prolific 2007 Tom Brady-led New England
Patriots offense as one that could keep pace with the Kevin
Garnett-led Boston Celtics.

He can be blunt, too. After allowing a combined 472 yards
rushing in consecutive losses to New Orleans and Miami this
season, Fewell called it "unacceptable" and added: "I don't
think 470 yards is an embarrassment as much as getting your
butts kicked."

And he can be passionate. "Play like hell and win," was how
Fewell explained his vision for turning around the Bills on
Tuesday.

Safety Donte Whitner has long believed Fewell has what it takes
to be a head coach.

"He's got everybody's respect in this locker room," Whitner
said, noting Fewell went out of his way to talk to players on
defense and offense as a coordinator. "He takes charge. He had
our attention on Wednesday, he had our attention yesterday and
today."

There's no guarantee Fewell will shed the interim label in
Buffalo. According to STATS LLC, only two of the NFL's 14
interim coaches this decade - Gary Moeller in Detroit in 2000
and Mike Singletary in San Francisco in 2008 - had winning
records. None of the 14 made the playoffs.

Wilson has also expressed an interest in going after a
high-profile coach this offseason.

Fewell is unshaken.

"We're week to week, year to year as football coaches anyway,"
he said.

A defensive back at Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, N.C., it
was Fewell's intention to become a banker, of all things, once
he graduated. Those plans changed when former North Carolina
coach Dick Crum invited Fewell to be a graduate assistant.

"I fell in love with coaching," Fewell said. "And I've never
looked back."]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bills place LB Ellison on IR; DT Stroud ruled out]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JOHN WAWROW
AP Sports Writer

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.(AP) -- Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcus
Stroud has been ruled out and linebacker Keith Ellison was
placed on injured reserve Friday, leaving the NFL's worst run
defense further depleted against Jacksonville this weekend.

The decision to end Ellison's season came after interim head
coach Perry Fewell had not mentioned the move was imminent when
he issued the team's injury report following practice.

Ellison has been out since hurting his quadriceps in a 31-10
loss to Houston on Nov. 1. He becomes the 12th Bills player -
and second starting linebacker, joining Kawika Mitchell (knee) -
to be placed on IR this season.

The rash of injuries continue to mount for a team coming off a
tumultuous week that included Fewell taking over Tuesday for
dismissed coach Dick Jauron.

Stroud was ruled out because of a knee injury that has prevented
him from practicing after he was hurt in a 41-17 loss at
Tennessee last weekend. Except to refer to Stroud as day to day,
Fewell wouldn't divulge the nature of the injury.

His absence means the Bills (3-6) could be down both starting
defensive tackles against the Jaguars. Kyle Williams has missed
three games because of a knee injury, and was questionable after
he practiced sparingly this week.

That leaves Buffalo with only two other defensive tackles on its
roster, reserves Spencer Johnson and John McCargo.

The Bills are allowing an NFL-worst 173 yards rushing this
season. Buffalo prepares to face the run-happy Jaguars led by
Maurice Jones-Drew, who's tied for fourth in the league with 860
yards rushing and has scored seven of his 12 touchdowns in the
past four games.

While strong safety Donte Whitner is set to return after missing
three games with an ankle injury, the defense could be down
another regular with rookie safety Jairus Byrd questionable
because of a nagging groin injury. A second-round draft pick out
of Oregon, Byrd has a league-leading eight interceptions to tie
the Bills' rookie single-season record. He also has a five-game
interception streak.

Reserve cornerback Ashton Youboty was also ruled out after
hurting his ankle last weekend.

Mitchell made an appearance in the locker room Friday. Placed on
injured reserve after hurting his right knee in a 6-3 loss to
Cleveland on Oct. 11, Mitchell said he had surgery five weeks
ago and should be ready to begin working out in March.

The Bills filled Ellison's spot on the roster by promoting
rookie defensive back Cary Harris from their practice squad.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bills LB Ellison placed on injured reserve]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.(AP) -- Bills linebacker Keith Ellison's season
is over after he was placed on injured reserve with a quadriceps
injury.

The move was announced Friday as the Bills prepare to play
Jacksonville on Sunday. Interim coach Perry Fewell was not
available for comment, and had not mentioned the move was
imminent when he issued the team's injury report following
practice.

Ellison has been out since being hurt in a 31-10 loss to Houston
on Nov. 1. He becomes the 12th Bills player - and second
starting linebacker - to be placed on IR this season.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bills looking for turnaround against Jaguars]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By MARK LONG
AP Sports Writer

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.(AP) -- Perry Fewell has coached more games in
Jacksonville than anywhere else. So when he makes his
head-coaching debut Sunday with the Buffalo Bills, he might be
more comfortable than anyone would imagine.

"Great memories," he said. "That's where I got my start."

Fewell, an assistant under Tom Coughlin in Jacksonville
(1998-2002), was hired as Buffalo's interim coach after Dick
Jauron was fired Tuesday. Fewell, the team's defensive
coordinator the last three years, said he was shocked by the
news but honored to take over.

Now comes the tough part. Fewell will try to motivate the Bills
(3-6), spark a lethargic offense, snap a two-game skid and find
some sense of normalcy after a tumultuous week.

"I'm challenged by the opportunity," he said. "To say that I'm
not excited, I would not be telling the truth. I'm excited about
the challenge to lead the football team and to have an
opportunity to go win a football game. When you get into
coaching, you dream of having this opportunity. It didn't come
the way I would have liked for it to come, but the opportunity
has presented itself."

The Jaguars (5-4), meanwhile, are looking for their first
three-game winning streak in nearly two years.

They are coming off a confidence-building 24-22 win at the New
York Jets that may have been the team's best all-around
performance this season. Maurice Jones-Drew ran for 123 yards
and a touchdown, David Garrard made some huge throws down the
stretch and the defense came up with three turnovers.

"There was a lot of gratification to the fact that we pulled
together and got that done," coach Jack Del Rio said. "We know
we've got a long way to go. We're grinding. We're at the midway
point, or just past it, and there's a lot of football in front
of us. We want to take that cohesion that we felt and build on
it and continue to improve."

Jacksonville has won five of seven since an 0-2 start, and won
three in a row at home despite playing in front of thousands of
empty seats. The small-market franchise has gotten a boost from
a major roster turnover. Nine rookies, including four starters,
have seen significant playing time.

The team looks so different that Bills defensive tackle Marcus
Stroud, a three-time Pro Bowler with the Jaguars, hardly
recognized anyone when he watched tape this week.

"Gosh, I don't even know who a bunch of these guys are," Stroud
said. "And I was just down there two years ago. So you know,
it's very different."

He also noticed something very familiar.

"One thing that the Jags can still do is they can run the ball,"
Stroud said.

Jones-Drew ranks second in the AFC and fourth in the NFL in
rushing with 860 yards. He leads the league with 12 touchdowns.
He's been at his best the last four weeks, with 530 yards
rushing and seven scores - the most impressive stretch of his
four-year career.

Now he faces Buffalo, which ranks last in the NFL against the
run. But Jones-Drew expects the coaching change to give the
Bills a lift in every phase.

"Teams are going to go in two ways in that situation, and we're
expecting they're going to come out fired up and wanting to make
a statement," Jones-Drew said.

Fewell can only hope his players respond that way.

The Bills have failed to generate 300 yards of offense in eight
of nine games, including seven straight, despite having
receivers Terrell Owens and Lee Evans. Fewell's first move was
benching Trent Edwards and turning to Ryan Fitzpatrick.

No one knows if it will help. The offensive line is banged up
and the defense has had even more season-ending injuries.

"I'm learning how to, in a sense, how to accept losing, and
that's not really what I'm accustomed to," Owens said. "I'm very
competitive and we've had a couple of quarterback changes, the
shuffling, this and that, and I haven't been as productive as I
would like. But what can I do? The thing I can do is come here
every day, work hard and go out on the field and try to do the
best that I can on Sundays."

Buffalo's biggest problem has been finishing games. The team has
been outscored 101-40 in the fourth quarter.

"If we want to try to make a run at anything, we have to finish
games," Stroud said. "We're sticking with teams for three
quarters, and then in the fourth quarter, they're coming out and
beating us."

Fewell hopes to make a difference. He had no idea how NFL
interim coaches have fared over the years, and he might be
better off not knowing.

According to STATS LLC, only two of the NFL's 14 interim coaches
this decade - Gary Moeller in Detroit in 2000 and Mike
Singletary in San Francisco in 2008 - have posted winning
records. None of the 14 made the playoffs.

"Every game in the National Football League is a challenge,
whether you're 8-0, 9-0 or 3-6," Fewell said. "That's the great
thing about our game, the great thing about our sport."]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bills owner tells AP big changes could be coming]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JOHN WAWROW
AP Sports Writer

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.(AP) -- Firing coach Dick Jauron was merely the
start of a major overhaul Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson is
prepared to conduct this offseason in order to make his team a
contender again.

Outlining his plans in a telephone interview with The Associated
Press on Thursday, Wilson said he's open to going after a
high-profile coach, is willing to hire a general manager with a
football background, and warned that no position on his team is
safe.

"I tell you, we have a lot of work to do," Wilson said from his
home in suburban Detroit. "We've got to revamp and take a look
at the whole operation and that's what we're going to do."

A thorough evaluation of the entire organization will begin at
the end of the season, he said.

"We're going to sit down and see where we stand and, I hate to
use the term, but then we're going to go forward," Wilson said
in his first extensive interview since Jauron was fired Tuesday
and replaced by defensive coordinator Perry Fewell, who will
finish the season as interim coach.

The Bills (3-6), who play at Jacksonville on Sunday, have been
going backward for much of this decade and are in jeopardy of
missing the playoffs for a 10th straight year.

That's not how Wilson was expecting to celebrate the franchise's
50th season, and in a year in which he and former star defensive
end Bruce Smith were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of
Fame.

Wilson's decision last December to retain Jauron for a fourth
year - and after three consecutive 7-9 finishes - backfired when
the Bills got off to a 1-4 start. After rebounding with two
wins, the Bills unraveled in losing their past two games by a
combined 72-27, the last straw a 41-17 loss at Tennessee last
weekend.

"Dick's a great guy, a class guy," Wilson said. "But I thought
it was time to make a change, and we did."

Though Fewell is a candidate for next season, Wilson said he's
open to making a lucrative offer to land a high-profile coach.

"It's not about money, it's about winning," Wilson said. "If it
was about money, we wouldn't have brought in and paid for
somebody we know was a great player."

Wilson was referring to the signing of receiver Terrell Owens to
a one-year, $6.5 million contract in March after he was cut by
Dallas.

"Anybody that says I'm cheap is looking down the wrong side of
the street," he said.

Though the Bills have been competitive in going after
high-profile free agents and re-signing their own star players,
Wilson has been criticized for refusing to spend money to hire
an established head coach.

Jauron, who was making about $3 million a season, was believed
to be the highest-paid coach in team history. But some NFL
coaches are making more than double that amount.

Wilson discounted reports the team is interested in interviewing
Mike Shanahan, the former Denver Broncos coach.

"I don't know anything about him," he said.

Later in the day, the Bills issued a statement downplaying
speculation regarding their coaching search, saying the team is
focused on the final seven games of the season and "the efforts
of coach Fewell, the coaching staff and our players."

Wilson's intention to revamp his front office could lead to the
team's first major restructuring since 2006, when he fired team
president Tom Donahoe. Wilson then reclaimed the president's
title, appointed Russ Brandon, the team's marketing chief, as
chief operating officer, and brought in Hall of Fame coach Marv
Levy to serve as general manager.

Levy stepped down after two years, and Brandon was awarded the
GM title.

Brandon's job as COO is considered safe because Wilson said
he'll play a role in the end-of-season evaluation. However,
Brandon might have to relinquish his duties as general manager,
because Wilson said he's open to hiring a GM with a football
background.

"We're going to revamp and look at every position we've got,"
Wilson said.

That's a considerable switch for an owner who a year ago said he
had difficulty trusting outsiders because he felt betrayed by
Donahoe. Unlike Levy, with whom Wilson was very familiar,
Donahoe was hired in 2001 after building his reputation with the
Pittsburgh Steelers.

Though Wilson wasn't specific, among Bills executives considered
to be on the hot seat are chief scout Tom Modrak, pro personnel
director John Guy and even potentially Jim Overdorf, the team's
senior vice president of football administration. Overdorf, who
maintains a behind-the-scenes role, has been responsible for
overseeing the salary cap, handling contract negotiations, and
also been involved in personnel decisions.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bills sign QB Brohm from Packers' practice squad]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JOHN WAWROW
AP Sports Writer

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.(AP) -- Quarterback Brian Brohm rejected an
offer to stay in Green Bay in order to pursue a fresh start in
Buffalo with a team that's suddenly losing confidence in Trent
Edwards.

The Bills plucked Brohm off the Packers' practice squad on
Thursday, signing the 2008 second-round draft pick to a two-year
contract. In agreeing to play for the Bills, Brohm said he
turned down a last-minute bid by the Packers to keep him.

"The last 24 hours have been good to me. I went from being on
the practice squad to having pretty much two offers," he said
after his first practice with the Bills. "I just wanted a fresh
start, a new start, and I think Buffalo gives me that."

Green Bay signed rookie Mike Reilly to its practice squad to
replace Brohm.

The timing of Brohm's signing comes during a week in which the
Bills (3-6) made wholesale changes as they prepare to play at
Jacksonville on Sunday.

Coach Dick Jauron was fired on Tuesday and replaced by defensive
coordinator Perry Fewell, who will finish the season as interim
head coach. Fewell's first major decision was to bench Edwards
for backup Ryan Fitzpatrick.

Edwards, in his second full year as starter, was 1-5 in games he
played a majority of the snaps this season. There's growing
indication the third-year player is running out of chances to
prove himself.

Fewell said he believes Fitzpatrick provides the Bills the best
opportunity to win this week.

Offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt criticized Edwards for being
too hesitant and making poor decisions.

"A little bit of it is our fault for asking him to do some of
the things we have," Van Pelt said. "But the bottom line is
we've got to find ways to make plays. Sometimes it's a fine line
between forcing the football in there and making the smart
decision. And with our guys right now, we felt like we needed to
get some of those balls thrown that weren't."

Edwards hasn't taken his demotion well. He twice walked away
from reporters when they approached him in the locker room
Thursday.

Edwards will serve as the backup, with Brohm taking over the No.
3 spot, replacing Gibran Hamdan, who was cut Thursday.

Brohm's opportunity to make what he called "a new first
impression," comes after he became an afterthought in Green Bay.
The third quarterback selected in the 2008 draft, Brohm failed
to deliver on the impressive numbers he put up during a
four-year career at Louisville, where he finished 24-9 and set
the Big East Conference record with 9,956 career yards passing.

Inactive as the Packers third quarterback for all 16 games as a
rookie, Brohm landed on the team's practice squad this season
after being beaten out for the No. 2 spot by seventh-round draft
pick Matt Flynn.

Brohm acknowledged his confidence dropped with his struggles in
Green Bay, but noted he's learned from the experience.

"I felt like I've grown as a player," he said. "And hopefully, I
can come out here and just show the coaches and scouts here that
I have gotten better, and show them what I can do. And
hopefully, they like it."

Brohm is reunited with former Louisville teammate Eric Wood, a
rookie first-round pick who is the starting right guard.

"It didn't work out the way he wanted to in Green Bay,
certainly, and that's not how I expected it to happen for him,"
Wood said. "Basically, everything's out the window that happened
before. He's only in his second year, so he's got a lot of
potential still."]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA
STATS Senior Writer

A controversial call by Jack Del Rio may have saved the
Jacksonville Jaguars' season. Dick Jauron just couldn't get
enough of his decisions to work out with the Buffalo Bills.

The Jaguars look to win three straight for the first time in
nearly two years Sunday as they host a Bills team in disarray
following the firing of Jauron.

At a critical point in its season last Sunday, Jacksonville
(5-4) pulled out a 24-22 win over the New York Jets to move
above .500 for the first time since 2007. A win against the
Bills (3-6) would give the Jaguars three straight for the first
time since Dec. 9-23, 2007.

Del Rio made an unconventional move late in the game, telling
running back Maurice Jones-Drew to take a knee at the 1-yard
line with less than 2 minutes left rather than score and give
the Jets the ball with a chance to win.

The Jets had no timeouts left, so Jaguars quarterback David
Garrard took a knee on the next two plays before Josh Scobee
made a 21-yard field goal as time ran out.

Del Rio believes the "book" that dictates what coaches should do
in certain situations is outdated.

"Books have been updated," he said. "I really don't have an
answer to when it's changed and how it's changed. It has
changed. There are things that you kind of learn that the
so-called book percentages don't always apply.

"For us, we just want to do the best things we can for our
football team to help us win games. That's really all we're
after."

Jauron was highly criticized for a debatable call against the
Jets on Dec. 14, 2008, calling a pass instead of running out the
clock with Buffalo up 27-24 and less than 2 minutes left. J.P.
Losman ended up fumbling on a sack and New York recovered and
returned it 11 yards for the go-ahead score to win 31-27.

Buffalo ended up finishing its third straight 7-9 season under
Jauron, and many expected the coach to be fired. Turns out that
wouldn't happen until the midpoint of this season.

Defensive coordinator Perry Fewell was selected by owner Ralph
Wilson to take over as interim coach following Jauron's firing
Tuesday. The final straw for Wilson was a 41-17 loss at
Tennessee last Sunday.

Jauron failed to get much out of the offense, even though it has
big-play threats at wide receiver in Lee Evans and Terrell
Owens.

Fewell has done a respectable job of keeping the defense
competitive despite multiple injuries, but he faces a daunting
task in trying to fix Buffalo's many problems.

"We are who we are," said Fewell, in his 12th NFL season and
fourth with Buffalo as a coordinator. "We have that identity.
We're going to try to give a little spark, but we are who we
are."

On Wednesday, Fewell named Ryan Fitzpatrick the starting
quarterback over Trent Edwards. Fitzpatrick is 1-1 in two starts
and also rallied the Bills to a 16-13 overtime win over the Jets
on Oct. 18, after Edwards was knocked out of the game.

Buffalo is averaging 15.5 points per game, failing to generate
300 yards in eight of nine. Evans, who had two touchdown catches
versus the Titans, expressed his support for Fewell.

"The way our defense is playing with all the injuries, it's a
testament to him. They've done a great job of keeping us in
games," Evans said. "I think this is a great opportunity for
him. ... I think he should try to stick with the things that
made him the coach he is, rally the team and keep us on the same
page."

The defense has been resilient under Fewell, finishing 14th in
the NFL in yards allowed last season. The Bills rank 26th in
that category, but they've been without as many as six regulars
and have two starters on injured reserve.

Jacksonville will be without top cornerback Rashean Mathis, who
injured his groin against New York.

The Jaguars struggled without Mathis in a 30-13 loss at
Tennessee on Nov. 1. With Mathis nursing a broken finger on his
left hand, safety Reggie Nelson was moved to cornerback and he
missed several tackles and got beat for a score.

"I get a sense that Reggie Nelson is a proud guy who's working
hard, wants to be better and the only issues he had were
tackling," Del Rio said Wednesday. "I think he's tackled better
the last two weeks and we're going to continue to grow there."

Jacksonville might also be missing linebacker Justin Durant,
second on the team with 83 tackles. Durant said he suffered a
"mild concussion" in the third quarter last week.

Edwards went 20 of 25 for 239 yards and a TD in Buffalo's 20-16
win at Jacksonville on Sept. 14, 2008. Evans averaged 19.3 yards
on four catches.

Jones-Drew was held to 17 yards on seven carries.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fewell makes impression on 1st day as Bills coach]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JOHN WAWROW
AP Sports Writer

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.(AP) -- The Bills have a new starting
quarterback in Ryan Fitzpatrick. They practiced in pads on a
Wednesday for the first time that anyone can remember.

As for addressing all those false-start penalties the Bills have
been committing this season?

Well, Perry Fewell joked that he threatened to start cutting off
players' fingers if they jump the snap count in practice.

However interim his title might be, Fewell made some lasting
impressions on his first full day as Bills head coach after
Buffalo abruptly fired Dick Jauron on Tuesday.

"We had fun," Fewell said, who has little time to prepare for
his debut on Sunday, when the Bills (3-6) travel to play at
Jacksonville (5-4).

"I'm probably a little bit more fired up, a lot more emotional I
would say," he said, comparing his style to that of the ever
low-key Jauron. "Whether (the players) take on those
characteristics or not, I don't know. I just know that I'm going
to get the team to try to focus on one game, Jacksonville."

Fitzpatrick was among several players who noticed an immediate
difference.

"He's got some fire in him and I like what he did in the first
meeting," Fitzpatrick said. "He's here to kind of break us out
of our little funk, and I think he's a good guy to do it."

After spending the past three seasons as the Bills defensive
coordinator, Fewell's first big decision, not surprisingly, came
on offense in an attempt to spark a unit that's sputtered this
season.

Electing to go with Fitzpatrick over Trent Edwards, Fewell said
he and the staff believe Fitzpatrick gives the Bills "the best
opportunity."

The switch in quarterbacks comes after Edwards was yanked after
having an interception returned for a touchdown with 3 minutes
left in a 41-17 loss at Tennessee last weekend. It was Edwards'
first game back after sustaining a concussion in a 16-13
overtime win against the New York Jets on Oct. 18.

Fitzpatrick rallied the Bills to beat the Jets and then went 1-1
in two starts. The offense has struggled no matter who's called
the plays. It ranks 29th in the NFL in yards gained, is
averaging a little over 15 points and hasn't generated 300 yards
in any of its past seven outings.

Though Fewell said the job is Fitzpatrick's on a week to week
basis, the quarterback said he's been told something different.

"I think right now it's my job," Fitzpatrick said. "I think
right now he's handing me the job and I'm going to go ahead and
try to take it."

Receiver Terrell Owens backed the quarterback switch, noting
that Fitzpatrick, in his fifth season, is more experienced than
Edwards, who is in his third year. And Owens noted he thought
Fitzpatrick had earned the right to take over after winning two
of three games.

As for the coaching change, Owens shrugged.

"What's new?" he said, referring to a Bills team that's switched
offensive coordinators in September, when Turk Schonert was
fired. Owens added he contacted Jauron to thank him and wish him
well.

Jauron was fired after going 24-33 in three-plus seasons in
Buffalo, and with the team in jeopardy of missing the playoffs
for a 10th straight year.

Fewell showed he's not afraid of trying something new. He had
his players practice in pads, and intends to do so again on
Thursday. Under Jauron, the Bills normally only practiced in
pads on Thursdays during a game week.

"I just felt like Jacksonville is a very physical football team,
and I felt like going into this week that we needed to have a
mindset of being physical," Fewell said.

He's also concentrating on correcting the numerous mental errors
that have cost the Bills on offense. Buffalo has been penalized
22 times for false-start penalties, including nine in a 6-3 loss
to Cleveland on Oct. 11, and five more against Tennessee.

Fewell said he was ready to cut off a player's finger during
practice, but joked that Bills head trainer Bud Carpenter
advised him against it.

"So I kind of got up in their face a little bit and just made my
presence felt," Fewell said.

Safety George Wilson is no stranger to Fewell's fiery approach,
and credited the coach for rallying the players during a team
meeting prior to practice.

"He's in control, he made that impression," Wilson said. "He
conveyed his message in a way that guys wouldn't automatically
just turn off the switch. He did a great job of setting the
tone."]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bills LT Bell out indefinitely with knee injury]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.(AP) -- Bills starting left tackle Demetrius
Bell is out indefinitely with a right knee injury, opening the
possibility for rookie guard Andy Levitre to start in his place
against Jacksonville this weekend.

Bills interim head coach Perry Fewell on Wednesday listed Bell
as week to week, which is an upgrade after the team previously
feared the player's injury might be season-ending. Fewell said
Bell will not require surgery after he was hurt in a 41-17 loss
at Tennessee last weekend.

Levitre filled in for Bell against Tennessee, and might have to
do so again on Sunday because Buffalo (3-6) is depleted at the
position. Starting right tackle Jonathan Scott has been excused
from practice after a death in his family, while Jamon Meredith
missed last week's game with a knee injury.

Meredith practiced on Wednesday. Fewell said he had no timetable
for when Scott will rejoin the team.

Levitre is a second-round draft pick who has started all nine
games at left guard, but did play tackle at Oregon State.

Earlier in the day, the Bills placed starting tight end Derek
Fine on injured reserve after he aggravated a knee injury last
weekend. Fine becomes the 11th player - and second tight end,
joining Derek Schouman - the Bills have placed on the
season-ending list this season.

A second-year player, Fine had nine catches for 64 yards in
eight games, including six starts.

Fine will be replaced by Joe Klopfenstein, who was signed in
free agency. A 2006 second-round draft pick, Klopfenstein spent
three seasons with St. Louis before being released in September.
At 6-foot-5 and 252 pounds, he had 33 catches for 386 yards and
two scores in 48 career games.

Receivers Roscoe Parrish and Justin Jenkins didn't practice
because of the flu. Fewell said both are considered day to day.

Buffalo shuffled its practice squad by signing offensive lineman
Christian Gaddis and placing receiver C.J. Hawthorne on the
practice squad, injured list.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bills place TE Fine on IR; sign Klopfenstein]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.(AP) -- Bills tight end Derek Fine's season is
over after being placed on injured reserve because of a knee
injury.

Fine will be replaced by Joe Klopfenstein, who was signed in
free agency.

The moves came Wednesday, a day after defensive coordinator
Perry Fewell was promoted to interim head coach following Dick
Jauron's dismissal. Buffalo (3-6) plays at Jacksonville on
Sunday.

Klopfenstein, a 2006 second-round draft pick, spent three
seasons with St. Louis before being released in September. At
6-foot-5 and 252 pounds, he had 33 catches for 386 yards and two
scores in 48 career games.

Buffalo shuffled its practice squad by signing offensive lineman
Christian Gaddis and placing receiver C.J. Hawthorne on Practice
Squad, Injured.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bills fire Jauron and tag Fewell as interim coach]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JOHN WAWROW
AP Sports Writer

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.(AP) -- Coordinator Perry Fewell was pegged by
Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson to take over as interim coach
because of the job he did in holding together the team's ragtag,
injury-depleted defense.

In being promoted to his new job after Dick Jauron was abruptly
fired Tuesday, Fewell's faced with an even more daunting task.

If Fewell has any intention of removing the interim tag and
keeping the job after the Bills' final seven games this season,
it's on him to figure out how to spark an offense that's
sputtered despite Terrell Owens' presence, and turn around a
franchise that's in jeopardy of missing the playoffs for a 10th
straight season.

With that in mind, Fewell shared a simple vision.

"Play like hell and win," he said during an inaugural 6-minute
press conference on Tuesday evening, hours after the shakeup was
announced. "I think we'll be focused."

It starts on Sunday, when the Bills (3-6) travel to play
Jacksonville in what will be Fewell's first game as head coach
at any level.

The coaching change - Buffalo's fourth in less than nine years -
was prompted by Wilson, the newly inducted Hall of Fame owner
who ran out of patience with Jauron's inability to build a
contender after producing 7-9 finishes in each of his previous
three seasons. The final straw was how the Bills stumbled coming
out of their bye week with a 41-17 loss at Tennessee on Sunday.

Wilson described his decision to make the switch as a difficult
one, but one "for the best interest of our team."

Jauron maintained his even-keeled demeanor shortly after he was
dismissed.

"I really don't have anything to say," was all Jauron would
offer when reached on his cell phone by The Associated Press.

In electing to promote Fewell, Wilson credited the assistant for
having done "a great job with our defense and demonstrated
excellent leadership skills," while noting the players and staff
have confidence in him.

Fewell is in his 12th NFL season, and fourth with Buffalo as the
team's defensive coordinator. Fewell also becomes the team's
first black head coach.

Jauron's dismissal did not come as a surprise. He's been on the
hot seat since the end of last season when Wilson elected to
retain Jauron but warned that he wasn't going to be "complacent"
in seeking improvements, particularly on offense.

Those improvements haven't come even after the team made a big
splash in free agency by signing Owens to a one-year $6.5
million contract in March, days after the receiver was released
by Dallas.

The offense is averaging a little over 15 points, hasn't
generated 300 yards in eight of nine games this season,
including their past seven, and is unsettled at quarterback.

Fewell said he'll wait until Wednesday to announce whether
quarterback Trent Edwards or backup Ryan Fitzpatrick will start
against the Jaguars. As for considering any other changes on
offense, Fewell said: "We are who we are. We have that identity.
We're going to try to give a little spark."

Fewell declined to discuss whether he's been given an
opportunity to keep the job beyond this season, but called his
promotion "the opportunity of a lifetime."

The Bills' defense under Fewell has shown a resilient quality,
though the numbers don't always show it. The unit's best season
under Fewell was last year, when it finished 14th in the NFL in
yards allowed despite missing numerous players to injuries.

Things haven't been better on the injury front this season. The
defense ranks 26th in the NFL in yards allowed, but Fewell has
made do with a unit that's played with as many as six regulars
out of the lineup, including two starters on injured reserve.

The defense, which is allowing an average of 173 yards rushing,
has been credited for keeping the Bills competitive. Buffalo has
either led, been tied or been within a score of the lead
entering the fourth quarter in all of its games except for a
38-10 loss at Miami on Oct. 4.

Receiver Lee Evans expressed his support for Fewell, and doesn't
mind his defensive background, saying "I don't think that plays
into it.

"The way our defense is playing with all the injuries, it's a
testament to him. They've done a great job of keeping us in
games," Evans added. "I think this is a great opportunity for
him. ... I think he should try to stick with the things that
made him the coach he is, rally the team and keep us on the same
page."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:12:32 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[DE Schobel questions Bills' lack of direction]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JOHN WAWROW
AP Sports Writer

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.(AP) -- Resigned to missing the playoffs for his
ninth straight year in Buffalo, defensive end Aaron Schobel
questioned the Bills lack of direction with seven games
remaining in their season.

"It's embarrassing," the longest-tenured player on the Bills
roster said Monday, a day after a 41-17 loss at Tennessee
dropped Buffalo's record to 3-6. "I mean, we're technically,
mathematically still in it, I guess, but it's like what ... are
we doing here?"

Speaking within earshot of several Bills officials near the
entrance of the locker room, Schobel expressed his frustration,
but stopped short in explaining what he thinks the franchise's
problems are by saying: "That's about all I can say without
saying what I want to say."

Thing is, he's not the only one asking questions regarding a
team that's gone 5-14 in its past 19 games, features an inept
offense that's failed to generate 300 yards eight times this
season, and is in jeopardy of celebrating its 50th anniversary
by missing the playoffs for a 10th straight year.

Receiver Terrell Owens is upset following the latest loss during
which he had an animated exchange with several coaches on the
sideline.

Quarterback Trent Edwards' job as starter is uncertain for
Buffalo's game at Jacksonville (5-4) on Sunday.

Edwards returned against the Titans. It was his first game back
after missing two starts due to a concussion. He was yanked with
three minutes left, following a series in which he threw two
consecutive errant passes intended for Owens, and then had his
next attempt intercepted by Vincent Fuller and returned for a
touchdown.

And coach Dick Jauron is squarely back on the hot seat for
failing to build a contender after three straight 7-9 seasons.

"It hasn't gone the way any of us would've liked it to have gone
at this point," Jauron said. "But we'll just keep working and
try to get the thing righted."

Jauron refused to say whether he'll start Edwards this weekend,
or return to backup Ryan Fitzpatrick, who went 1-1 in two
starts, and also rallied the Bills to a 16-13 overtime win over
the Jets on Oct. 18 after Edwards was hurt.

Edwards has six touchdowns passing and seven interceptions this
season, and hasn't had a 200-yard outing in his past four
starts, not including the Jets.

What didn't seem to bug Jauron was Owens' outburst early in the
second quarter, when the receiver said he questioned Edwards'
read of the Titans' defense prior to a snap on third-and-24.
Owens was penalized on the play for illegal formation.

Jauron noted that there are numerous shouting matches on the
sideline during every game, and suggested what happened was
being "blown out of proportion" only because T.O. was involved.

"He doesn't become a distraction," Jauron said. "No, I wouldn't
say I wish he hadn't done it."

Owens, who had a season-best 85 yards receiving, didn't speak to
reporters on Monday, but explained following the game that he
was attempting to get the offense on the same page. Receiver
Josh Reed, who was in on the discussion, agreed with Owens'
explanation of what happened.

"We were just telling them what we saw," Reed said on Monday.

Owens also summed up the loss by noting: "What's new? That is
how it has been the last seven or eight weeks: We lost games in
the third or fourth quarter."

Outscored 101-40 in the fourth quarter this season, the Bills
have fallen into a familiar pattern of losing in which their
defense wears down because their offense can't generate a
threat. Buffalo has either led, been tied or been within one
score of the lead entering the fourth quarter in all of its
games except for a 38-10 loss at Miami on Oct. 4.

"Any time you're not winning, it's going to be frustrating,"
defensive tackle Marcus Stroud said. "You can find a pattern,
you can find excuses and you could find a million other things,
but the only thing that's going to cure it is to get a win."]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bills fear LT Bell's knee injury is season-ending]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JOHN WAWROW
AP Sports Writer

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.(AP) -- Bills left tackle Demetrius Bell's right
knee injury could be season-ending, leaving the team's young and
banged-up line down another starter.

Coach Dick Jauron said Monday further tests are required, but
he's "not optimistic."

Bell was hurt in the first half of a 41-17 loss at Tennessee on
Sunday and was limping around the locker room Monday with his
right leg heavily wrapped.

Jauron acknowledged the team already is considering signing a
lineman before Buffalo (3-6) plays at Jacksonville (5-4) this
weekend.

Once Bell was hurt, rookie starting left guard Andy Levitre
switched to tackle, a position he played at college. The move
was necessary because the Bills' only other available tackle,
Kirk Chambers, was starting on the right side in place of
Jonathan Scott, who was absent because of a death in his family.
Backup Jamon Meredith was also out because of a knee injury.

Brad Butler, who opened the season at right tackle, has been out
since Week 2 with a season-ending knee injury.

Jauron also announced Monday that reserve cornerback Ashton
Youboty is out indefinitely after spraining his left ankle.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Johnson scores 2 TDs, Titans beat Bills 41-17]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By TERESA M. WALKER
AP Sports Writer

NASHVILLE, Tenn.(AP) -- Chris Johnson got his Terrell Owens'
jersey Sunday without having to buy it through the receiver's
Web site.

Johnson ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns, and he caught nine
passes for 100 more and the Tennessee Titans beat the Buffalo
Bills 41-17 Sunday for their third straight victory. Then
Johnson walked into his post-game news conference carrying the
jersey Owens had promised the running back if the Titans beat
Buffalo.

"Actually, I didn't see him after the game, but he sent it over.
So shout out to TO. Thanks for that," Johnson said.

The Titans (3-6) are on a roll since opening the season 0-6, and
they can thank Johnson, the NFL's leading rusher and the
league's first back to top 1,000 yards this season. They
introduced him last, and he ran out carrying an American flag to
a roar from the sold-out crowd.

Johnson quickly is becoming Young's favorite target whether he's
tossing Johnson short passes or pitching to him off the option.
Young also threw for a touchdown and finished with 210 yards
passing in winning his seventh straight start. He also ran five
times for 29 yards.

"Defenses, they have to choose," Johnson said. "Do you want to
stop 10 (Young)? Or do you want to stop (28)? That's what me and
Vince say every day. Whichever one you choose to stop, the other
one is going to have a good day."

Buffalo (3-6) got Trent Edwards back and rookie Jairus Byrd
picked off a pass in a fifth straight game. But the Bills lost
their second straight, putting coach Dick Jauron's job security
even more at risk.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was on hand and even sat next to
a fan in the stands for part of the game, and he saw an exciting
game tied at 17 in the fourth quarter.

Then Tennessee scored 24 consecutive points to blow out the
Bills, and it was Johnson who provided the go-ahead TD with a
punishing run. He ran into Bills linebacker Paul Posluszny and
safety Bryan Scott at the line, then bounced out right and ran
in easily for the 1-yard TD with 10:44 left.

Rob Bironas kicked his second field goal, a 51-yarder with 3:23
left. Then Vincent Fuller intercepted Edwards' pass at the 26
and ran it in for the TD. That prompted Titans owner Bud Adams
to start dancing in his luxury box. Ryan Fitzpatrick replaced
Edwards, and Rod Hood picked off a pass and ran 31 yards for the
TD inside the final minute.

Tennessee finished with two sacks and the two interceptions, and
the Titans outgained the Bills 378-296.

Edwards was struggling before the interception, missing a
wide-open Owens. Jauron said they will discuss that when asked
if Edwards will start at Jacksonville on Sunday. Owens said to
ask Edwards what happened, but he sounded frustrated in a game
where he had been yelling at coaches earlier on the sideline.

"What's new?" Owens said. "That's how it's been the last seven
or eight weeks. We lose games in the third or fourth quarter."

The Bills looked as if the bye week did some good on the opening
drive, and the wildcat formation that didn't work before the bye
against Houston did against Tennessee. Fred Jackson first ran
for 2 yards, then took the snap again as he faked running into
the line, stopped and tossed a 27-yard pass to a wide-open Lee
Evans for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead.

The Titans answered with their dynamic duo.

Young threw a block against Reggie Corner, helping free Johnson
to pick up a first down. Johnson later caught a short pass and
hurtled a Bills defender to go 17 yards. A play later, Johnson
ran 28 yards for his seventh TD rushing this season.

"There's other ways of getting CJ the ball," Titans coach Jeff
Fisher said.

Young took his turn with a nice 38-yard pass to rookie Kenny
Britt, starting with veteran Justin Gage out with a lower back
injury. Young finished off with a 14-yard TD toss to Nate
Washington for a 14-7 lead in the first quarter.

Young and Johnson teamed up to show the NFL how to run the
option on their next drive. Young pitched out to Johnson, who
ran 32 yards to set up a 38-yard field goal from Bironas for a
17-7 lead.

Jauron called Johnson a tremendous back with exceptional speed
and balance.

"He accelerates so quickly, and the option adds a whole new
dimension. The option play is really difficult to defend,"
Jauron said.

Owens finally got involved for the Bills. Edwards found him for
a 46-yard gain, then bowed to the fans yelling at him. That set
up Edwards' 8-yard TD pass to Evans for the receiver's second TD
of the day.

Notes: Johnson became only the second player in franchise
history to have 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same
game. He joined Billy Cannon who did it Dec. 10, 1961, against
the New York Titans. Cannon had 216 yards rushing and 114
receiving. ... The 24 fourth-quarter points tied a franchise
record for most points in the quarter. The last time the Titans
did it was Nov. 26, 2006, against the Giants. ... Buffalo LT
Demetrius Bell hurt a knee in the first half. ... Byrd tied a
Bills record with his eighth interception of the season. He also
set a team record with his fifth straight game with a pick. ...
Goodell tweeted that he was at the game, so season ticket holder
Lisa Hayes tweeted to him to join her. He did down in section
102.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bills left tackle hurts knee, out against Titans]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By TERESA M. WALKER
AP Sports Writer

NASHVILLE, Tenn.(AP) -- Buffalo left tackle Demetrius Bell hurt
his knee Sunday against Tennessee, knocking him out of the rest
of the game with the Titans.

When Bell was hurt near the end of the first half, a team
spokesman didn't know which knee the left tackle hurt. No other
details were immediately available except that the first-year
tackle would not return.

Andy Levitre moved over from left guard to tackle, while Seth
McKinney was playing at left guard for Buffalo in the second
half.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Britt gets 1st start for Titans with Gage out]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By TERESA M. WALKER
AP Sports Writer

NASHVILLE, Tenn.(AP) -- Tennessee receiver Kenny Britt will make
his first NFL start Sunday against Buffalo, replacing Justin
Gage who was deactivated.

Gage has several broken transverse process bones in his lower
back from a leaping catch a week ago in a win at San Francisco.
Britt is the Titans' first-round draft pick out of Rutgers.

The Bills deactivated three defensive starters: linebacker Keith
Ellison (thigh), cornerback Terrence McGee (knee) and tackle
Kyle Williams (knee). Strong safety Bryan Scott is starting in
Ellison's spot, with George Wilson starting at safety for Scott.

Rookie Jairus Byrd, who is tied for the NFL lead with seven
interceptions, starts at free safety with Donte Whitner (ankle)
ailing.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:10:39 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bills starting right tackle Scott to miss 4th game]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.(AP) -- Buffalo Bills right tackle Jonathan
Scott was expected to miss the Bills game at Tennessee on
Sunday.

The Bills said Saturday that Scott, sidelined by a sprained
ankle the last three games, will be out for personal reasons.
His absence could force the Bills to call on rookie Jamon
Meredith or veteran backup Kirk Chambers. Meredith is nursing an
injury of his own, having sprained his right knee in a game
against the Texans on Nov. 1.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:07:14 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bills hope to mimic Titans' rebound off bye week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By TERESA M. WALKER
AP Sports Writer

NASHVILLE, Tenn.(AP) -- The Buffalo Bills are hoping to follow
Tennessee's example in how to bounce back into the win column
coming off a bye.

The Titans (2-6) have won two straight since their bye, a
much-needed break from six straight losses to open the season.
Buffalo coach Dick Jauron can't remember having a bye this late
and his Bills (3-5) could use another break to heal up a bit
more. But they do get Trent Edwards back at quarterback.

"If this team wants to go where we want to go, we're going to
need to come out strong and come out and play the way we need to
play," Edwards said. "We've had two weeks to prepare for it, and
it's going to be a big test for us."

Tennessee is trying to streak in a new direction, and the Titans
feel they are back to playing the way they did a year ago in
putting up the NFL's best record at 13-3. The 0-6 start? The bye
week helped them make a clean break.

"As far as we're concerned, we're just moving on," Titans
linebacker Keith Bulluck said. "We have two now. It takes two to
get three."

While Tennessee is trying to salvage this season, Buffalo
arguably hasn't been the same since the Music City Miracle
playoff loss here in January 2000. The Titans have been to the
playoffs five times since. The Bills? Well, the AFC's winningest
team of the 1990s now threatens to finish off the first decade
of this century shut out of the postseason.

The offseason signing of receiver Terrell Owens hasn't provided
the offensive boost they wanted, and he is having his worst
season since his rookie year with 23 catches for 281 yards and
one touchdown. A hip strain that surfaced Tuesday could limit or
keep Owens out Sunday.

Lee Evans, who hasn't benefited much from Owens' presence,
thinks the Bills have corrected their mistakes.

"We're at a point in the season now where every game is that
much bigger, and mistakes are going to cost you a lot more, so
it'll be a bigger sense of urgency," Evans said.

Edwards missed the last two games after being knocked out by a
concussion in a 16-13 overtime win at the New York Jets on Oct.
18, but had thrown for only one TD with five interceptions
before being hurt. The offense hasn't produced 300 yards in a
game over the past six games. The Bills have only five TDs in
that stretch, including their 31-10 home loss to Houston on Nov.
1.

"We're looking forward to giving Trent a shot, and we've done
some different things with our offense starting just when he got
hurt, starting in that game, so hopefully those will help him
and help us be more productive," Jauron said.

The Titans' winning streak coincides with Vince Young back as
the starting quarterback. But Tennessee's success is due to
Chris Johnson, the NFL's leading rusher with 959 yards, and a
defense that has eight sacks and six turnovers in those two
wins, including last week's 34-27 victory at San Francisco.

Young has not turned over the ball since returning to the
starting job. But the Titans have limited his throws, choosing
to run more with Johnson and Young even against defenses piling
eight and nine players near the line of scrimmage. Buffalo is
giving up an NFL-worst 173.6 yards rushing per game.

"What makes C.J.'s effort thus far so impressive is people are
committed to stop him, and yet he's still able to do it," Titans
coach Jeff Fisher said.

Bills defensive tackle Marcus Stroud hopes the Titans take the
Bills for granted.

"It is the second half of the season and we are looking at it
like we have a chance to go out and do some different things.
This would definitely be a chance to go out and make a statement
if we are able to go out there and play well and stop the run,"
he said.

The Bills could be without four starters Sunday on defense, with
safety Bryan Scott likely moving to linebacker to cover for
Keith Ellison. It could be worse depending on how limited end
Aaron Schobel is after hurting his groin against Houston.

That defense has kept Buffalo close by forcing turnovers. The
Bills are tied for second in the NFL with 15 interceptions and
have 13 takeaways in the past three games. Rookie safety Jairus
Byrd is trying for a fourth straight game with two
interceptions.

Fisher has been cautioning his team against overlooking this
defense based on rankings. He notes the Bills have faced about
60 more running plays than other NFL teams this season, tilting
those numbers.

Center Kevin Mawae agrees.

"On paper, we looked really good at the beginning of the season,
too," Mawae said. "We're just going to go out there and do what
we do. I know what they're ranked. We've just got to focus on
ourselves. We can't focus on what their rankings are. This is
the NFL, and anything can happen on any Sunday."

---

AP Sports Writer John Wawrow in Orchard Park, N.Y., contributed
to this report.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:01:32 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bills-Titans Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By MIKE LIPKA
STATS Writer

The Tennessee Titans have spent much of the last two seasons
embroiled in streaks of some kind. They're hoping they've begun
another one heading into the season's second half.

Vince Young looks to continue to lead the team's revival on the
heels of an 0-6 start as the Titans go for a third straight win
Sunday against the visiting Buffalo Bills.

With quarterback Kerry Collins struggling and an injury-riddled
defense falling apart, the Titans - the AFC's top seed last
season - lost their first six games in increasingly lopsided
fashion, apparently hitting rock bottom with a 59-0 loss at New
England on Oct. 18.

Young, who was benched in favor of Collins during Tennessee's
10-0 start last year, replaced the veteran after the bye week
and the Titans have responded with a pair of victories, beating
Jacksonville 30-13 at home and winning 34-27 at San Francisco
last Sunday.

"Guys feel rejuvenated, guys are happy about what we've done
over the last two weeks," center Kevin Mawae said. "Things kind
of snowballed on us the first six weeks of the season, but we
overcame that. We're starting to overcome the penalties and
starting to overcome the things that don't go our way."

While Young hasn't been prolific in his two starts, throwing for
297 yards and a touchdown, the former No. 3 overall pick has
completed 73.0 percent of his passes and hasn't turned the ball
over.

His responsible play has allowed the Titans, who had 18
turnovers in their first six games, to rely on Chris Johnson,
who has racked up 363 rushing yards and four touchdowns in the
last two.

The second-year back easily leads the NFL with 959 yards on the
ground, and his electrifying speed has helped him score five
touchdowns from more than 50 yards out, including a 69-yard
catch.

Tennessee (2-6) has also been boosted by a rejuvenated defense,
which was embarrassed after the team fell behind 45-0 at
halftime against the Patriots.  The unit forced four turnovers
versus San Francisco, with Cortland Finnegan returning an
interception for a touchdown to seal the victory.

Finnegan and Vincent Fuller have returned from injuries to help
anchor a young secondary, with cornerback Rod Hood also
contributing two interceptions in three games after being signed
last month.

"The team's healed up, we're healthy. It's good to get the DBs
back," coach Jeff Fisher said. "We're running the football, and
we're protecting it. When you can do that, you can win games."

The Bills (3-5) have a better record than Tennessee, but they
lack a similar confidence as they emerge from a bye week with
their 29th-ranked offense in tatters and coach Dick Jauron's job
potentially in jeopardy after fans rented out a billboard asking
owner Ralph Wilson to make a change.

Quarterback Trent Edwards has been cleared to return following a
month-long absence due to a concussion, but he wasn't much
better than backup Ryan Fitzpatrick before the injury, throwing
one touchdown and five interceptions with a 54.6 passer rating
in his last four games.

The offense was supposed to improve this year after the arrival
of Terrell Owens, but the veteran receiver has seemingly gotten
quieter by the week, totaling just 281 yards. He was held out of
practice Wednesday and Thursday, but returned and declared
himself ready to play Friday.

"I think with the expectations of the season, myself included by
coming here, the bar was raised," Owens said. "And so, we're
nowhere near it. And I think that's where the air's kind of been
let out a little bit."

The Bills went 2-1 under Fitzpatrick, thanks mostly to a defense
that forced 10 turnovers in road victories over the New York
Jets and Carolina. Buffalo had two interceptions and a fumble
recovery Nov. 1 against Houston and led entering the fourth
quarter, but still lost 31-10.

Rookie safety Jairus Byrd has been the bright spot in the last
three games, totaling six interceptions. Byrd, tied for the NFL
lead with seven picks, injured his groin against the Texans but
has returned to practice.

Several other defensive starters could be out for Buffalo,
however, including end Aaron Schobel (groin), cornerback
Terrence McGee (right knee) and strong safety Donte Whitner
(ankle).

The Bills have failed to reach the postseason since their
dramatic playoff loss in Nashville on Jan. 8, 2000, a finish
dubbed the "Music City Miracle."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:55:20 GMT</pubDate>
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