Trent Edwards and the Bills didn't know what hit them. A team called the Arizona Cardinals knocked some sense into them. After being so giddy with their 4-0 start, the Bills were brought down to reality by the angry Cardinals.

The Bills game couldn't have started off any worse. On the 3rd play of the game, Trent Edwards was knocked unconscious by a brutal helmet-to-helmet hit by Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson. Edwards was on the field motionless for several minutes. He was helped off the field and then rode a cart out of the stadium. He suffered a concussion and it is fortunate that the Bills have a bye next weekend.
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Bills batter Rams 31-14

Buffalo 4-0 after strong second half

If there ever was a "trap game," the Bills fell into a big Rams trap when they entered the field in St. Louis. The Bills were entering the game 3-0 and the Rams were the complete opposite at 0-3.

The Rams came out and stopped the Bills offense and Trent Edwards, throwing intense pressure onto the second year signal caller. Meanwhile, the Rams were able to take 14-6 lead at halftime and it looked as if Buffalo was going to suffer its first loss.
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Edwards rallies comeback win against Raiders

Bills now atop of the AFC at 3-0

Down by 9 points in the fourth quarter, the Bills rallied again to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

Trent Edwards, who was having a horrid day, suddenly turned all that around and drove the Bills down the field on two long drives that produced the ten points the Bills needed for the win. By beating Oakland 24-23, the Bills are now 3-0 for the first time since 1992.

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Cool Edwards beats the heat

In yet another squeaker against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Bills snuck by the Jags 20-16 to go 2-0 in the season. This is the first time they've opened winning their first two games since 2003. That's when they beat the Patriots in opening day 31-0 and then beat the same Jags in game 2. From there, it all went down hill for the Bills and then Bills QB Drew Bledsoe. This time the Bills hope they can keep their streak going.

Bills second year quarterback Trent Edwards put in a workman-like performance as he completed 20 out of 25 passing for 239 yards and a touchdown.

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Brady injury puts AFC up for grabs

Suddenly, the landscape in the AFC East has undergone a massive earthquake. The Patriots now have to face an entire season without NFL MVP Tom Brady at quarterback. That instantly boosts the chances of both the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets for making the playoffs and a chance at the division title.

The Bills beat the Seattle Seahawks 34-10, while the Jets squeaked by the Miami Dolphins. Even the Pats won without Brady for most of the game and the AFC will be wide open this year for the first time in many seasons.

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Bills commence Buffalo Farewell Tour

Like some great players have their "farewell tour," the Buffalo Bills are about to start that long road, saying goodbye to their fans who supported them since 1960. The handwriting is on the wall for all to see.

It all started when Ralph Wilson announced that the Bills were going to play 8 games in Toronto in the next five years. He is obviously getting his foot in the lucrative Toronto market where the Bills can charge over $200 per seat and make $9.75 million a game as opposed to the $3 million grossed at Orchard Park.

With this said, the biggest sign on the bathroom wall is one that tells of Ralph reaching the ripe old age of 90 come this October. Not too many men live that old, let alone older. Ralph is fighting the odds and his living is the only thing that is keeping the Bills in Buffalo.
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The Thurmanator

"Think about it, 300 carries a season. Yes, a great ball carrier on first downs, but superior on third-and-long yardage situations as well. Show me another back that did the dirty work like picking up the blitz from ugly 250-pound linebackers any better. You can't. I just tell you, you can't."

Thurman Thomas was one of the best all-purpose backs ever in the NFL.

The speaker was Marv Levy, the newly enshrined NFL Hall of Fame coach. The running back he was talking about is a legend in Buffalo sports history and it would be a travesty if he didn't join Levy in Canton.

There may have been flashier running backs in the Buffalo Bills storied history. Surely there was one who had the best season ever for the team. But there was no runner who was better all-round than Thurman Thomas.

The great ESPN commentator, Chris Behrman, called him the "Thurmanator" and would always add colorful nouns and verbiage to describe the explosive running style of Thomas. Behrman was one of the first people to call the Bills resilient, and Thomas, along with Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, was the most resilient of the crew.

Thomas epitomized the heart and soul of the Buffalo Bills during their glory years in the early 90s. His heart bled the red, white and blue colors of the Bills throughout his smashing career in Buffalo. O. J. Simpson set all the marks for running backs in Buffalo. He ran for 2,003 yards back in 1973. However, Thomas chipped away at Simpson's total career yardage in Buffalo and finally surpassed it. He also had one other component that Simpson didn't even come close to and that was his total commitment to the team.

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Quarterbacks don't come any tougher

The Buffalo Bills have had some outstanding quarterbacks in their storied history. Jack Kemp led the Bills to three straight AFL East championships and two straight AFL championships in the mid-60s. Daryle Lamonica, his backup, often came in relief and outplayed Kemp in those championship years. Lamonica, know as the "Mad Bomber" was famous for his long-ball home run touchdown passes and was traded to the Oakland Raiders where he won a couple Super Bowls. Then there was Joe Ferguson, who played 13 years for the Bills and set some franchise passing records in the process. There have been other quarterbacks who have had their day in the sun for the Bills, but none of them nor the greats mentioned above can compare to Jim Kelly.

Jim Kelly stands tall in the pocket as he gets set to send a bullet into enemy territory.

[Photo by Robert L. Smith]

On Saturday February 2, 2002, Kelly became the very first member of the heralded '83 Quarterbacks Club to be elected to Pro Football's Hall of Fame. He beat out such icons as John Elway and Dan Marino. Marv Levy, who preceded Kelly into the Hall the previous year, will do the introductory speech for Kelly during the August induction in Canton, Ohio.

Kelly has to be rated as the best quarterback in the Bills history. His 11-year career with the Buffalo Bills includes 4 straight trips to the Super Bowl and he helped lead the Bills to the best record of any NFL team in the 1990s. No quarterback will ever come along who'll be tougher than Kelly. People would always describe him as a quarterback "with a linebacker's mentality." He would block for his runners without a moment's hesitation and when he ran, he'd put every ounce into making that extra yard. If Kelly threw an interception, he'd take off in that direction and try to make the tackle. In fact, a couple of times he'd make that opposing player who picked off one of his passes pay dearly, as Kelly delivered some punishing tackles.

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Is Andre Reed destined for the Hall of Fame?

Handing over the torch. Andre Reed is embraced by Eric Molds after a Reed score. Reed handed over the torch of the Bills Ace receiver to Molds.

[AP photo]

Andre Reed always had that chip on his shoulder. It was always Reed vs the rest of the world.

He played at a small college and was always fighting to prove himself in the NFL. Reed had to battle through injuries, and even had to prove to the Buffalo Bills players and their fans that we was as seriously injured one year as he claimed.

Reed's attitude throughout his career got him a reputation as a hot head and a complainer. However, his receiving records speak volumes and he will go down as the greatest Bills receiver in history. Now the big debate is whether he is worthy of going into Pro Football's Hall of Fame in Canton. Even though he had the numbers, many experts say that Reed is not Hall of Fame material. Once again, Reed will have to prove his case if the wants to get enshrined in the Hall and take his place alongside the other Buffalo Bills already there.

Reed was the essential link in the Jim Kelly aerial game. It was Reed who was always the go-to guy when Kelly had to get a first down or the all-important touchdown. The Kelly-to-Reed combination was one of the greatest quarterback-to-receiver combos in NFL history.

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"Golden Wheels" - The Elbert Dubenion Story

Elbert Dubenion came to Buffalo for a tryout and turned into one of the greatest receivers in the old AFL.

[Bills photo]

The Buffalo Bills have been graced with superstars aplenty during their history. From Cookie Gilchrist to O.J. Simpson to Jim Kelly to Bruce Smith, the Bills had many stars that dominated not only the headlines but opposing teams who had to defend against them.

The very first star the Bills ever had was not even drafted by Buffalo. A man who became to be known as "Golden Wheels" signed as a free agent. The year was 1960 and an unknown rookie out of the little known Blufton College in Ohio, came into the Bills first training camp with the desire to make a professional football team in the newly formed American Football League. It was a nobody from a nowhere college trying to make it with an upstart league. This turned out to be a recipe for stardom for both the player, the team and the infant league.

Elbert Dubenion was practically a walk on and he made his mark with the Buffalo Bills and the league. Dubenion was 5'-11" and weighed 187 pounds. He also possessed tremendous speed and great hands. Back then, Dubenion was penciled in as a flanker back, today's equivalent to a wide receiver. His great speed was what made him stand out from most other receivers in the AFL that initial year of 1960. He instantly was tagged with the label of "Golden Wheels." His tremendous acceleration was like a fine-tuned race car burning rubber at the start of a race. Defensive backs were in awe over his sudden burst of speed.

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Kelly's HOF Induction - A day Canton will never forget

It was a day that Jim Kelly dreamed of since childhood. In fact, getting into Pro Football's Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio probably was beyond the wildest of young Kelly's dreams when he was roaming the streets of East Brady, PA.

Jim Kelly with his bronze bust after his very emotional Hall of Fame enshrinement.

[AP Photo/Ron Schwane]

On a sunny and a hot August afternoon in Canton's Fawcett Stadium, ESPN's Chris Behrman made the opening introduction for the 5 inductees who were to be ushered into Pro Football's shrine. When Kelly's name was announced before the record HOF crowd of 17,700, the Buffalo contingent of over 15,000 started chanting "Kelly, Kelly, Kelly."

Trying to scream over the chants of the Bills fans, Behrman said, "I think you know who this is. 35,000 yards and 237 touchdown passes. The author of the K-Gun, 4 straight Super Bowls. From the Buffalo Bills.....Jim Kelly!"

Kelly was overwhelmed with emotion as he came up after being ushered and embraced the famed ESPN personality who had been to several of Kelly's Bills post-game celebrations at his Orchard Park home. Behrman was a huge Kelly supporter ever since he was drafted originally by the Bills in 1983. He would become a sports version of a campaign manager for the Bills and Kelly through their 4 straight trips to the Super Bowl.

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The Professor goes to Canton - The Marv Levy Story

Marv Levy was a dramatic coach on the sidelines for Buffalo

Once every decade of so, there arises a man who can sway millions with his great vernacular. Winston Churchill was one who could command the audience with his voice and delivery of well prepared speeches. Through the ages there have been great men who have been able to redirect the thinking of nations and have a major influence on world politics. In the mid 1980s, there arose a man more suited for the political battle field than the gridiron where he directed his troops onto many victories.

Marv Levy, who graduated from Harvard, took his education and used it to shape the careers of many pro football athletes. He would take his great command of the English language and use it to motivate his players to put forth their all to ensure victory. While he could have easily gone into the political arena, he chose instead the football arena.

Ten years to the date of the Bills first Super Bowl appearance, former Bills coach Levy was elected to go into Pro Football's Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. On the anniversary of the Bills heart wrenching defeat to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXV, Levy was voted into the Hall on his very first try.

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THE LOU SABAN STORY

Saban is surrounded by his players and his son as they await the end of an important game in 1964.

[Photo by Robert L. Smith]
They called him the Gypsy Coach. He was never one to hang his hat and overstay his welcome. Lou Saban would ride in on a white horse, save a football program and be gone in a flash. That was his nature. Saban has been a head coach of so many teams that even he probably cannot recall all of them in one sitting.

Lou Saban, the only coach in the history of the Buffalo Bills to win a league championship, will never see his name placed on the Bills Wall of Fame. Marv Levy's name was put up while he was still coaching. Levy took the Bills to four straight Super Bowls, but lost every one. Saban took the Bills to two straight AFL championships but never will find his name honored amongst the top Bills players and coaches on the wall.

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BILLS 2008 REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE
Date	Opponent	Time
Sept. 7	SEATTLE	1:00 p.m.
Sept. 14	at Jacksonville	1:00 p.m.
Sept. 21	OAKLAND	1:00 p.m.
Sept. 28	at St. Louis	4:05 p.m.
Oct. 5	at Arizona	4:15 p.m.
Oct. 12	BYE	BYE
Oct. 19	SAN DIEGO	1:00 p.m.
Oct. 26	at Miami	1:00 p.m.
Nov. 2	NEW YORK JETS	1:00 p.m.
Nov. 9	at New Englandi	1:00 p.m.
Nov. 17	CLEVELAND	8:30 p.m.
Nov. 23	at Kansas City	1:00 p.m.
Nov. 30	SAN FRANCISCO	1:00 p.m.
Dec. 7	MIAMI (Toronto)	4:05 p.m..
Dec. 14	at New York Jets	1:00 p.m.
Dec. 21	at Denver	4:15 p.m.
Dec. 28	NEW ENGLAND	1:00 p.m.

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