ESPN Analyst and Former Bears and Saints Coach Mike Ditka Suffers Minor Stroke
Mike Ditka, the 73-year-old former coach of the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints is resting in a Chicago hospital after suffering a minor stroke on Friday.
Mike Ditka, the 73-year-old former coach of the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints is resting in a Chicago hospital after suffering a minor stroke on Friday.
The Bills had the Patriots beat Sunday. I know it sounds like sour grapes but the Refs made many terrible calls, all against Buffalo. Pass Interference where there was none, holding when it was a perfect block, and the illegal block when it was within five yards. Awful officiating and the Patriots were the beneficiary on the whole. Now they must play against the Dolphins and the officials tonight on the NFL Network.
A nine-year-old Utah girl is making headlines (see above) for her amazing skill at football.
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson suffered a bruised thigh in the 21-9 loss to the Houston Texans Sunday and now it's official, he will not play this weekend against the New England Patriots. Stevie caught three of the seven passes thrown to him in the game for 29 yards. He is the team’s leading receiver with 35 catches for 416 yards and four touchdowns this season.
There has been plenty of talk lately about the team's future. The NFL wants two teams in Los Angeles and at least one team in Europe within the next decade. Fans speculate a move to Hamilton Ontario for the Bills or they'll stay home with a new stadium in downtown Buffalo. Meanwhile, the Bills are owned and somehow run by a 94-year-old man (Ralph Wilson) in one of the NFL's smallest markets and in perhaps in one of the oldest and rustic stadiums with an expiring lease. .
Stadium negations continue between the Buffalo Bills and various government agencies in Western New York. Will the team renew a lease for Ralph Wilson Stadium with Erie County or could a long rumored new stadium be in the works?
It can be the beginning of a winning streak if quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick improves, dramatically. Buffalo is now 3-3 along with the Patriots, Jets & Dolphins in the AFC East through the first weeks of the 2012 season. Fitzpatrick’s quarterbacking helped with two of those three wins, but his miscues are largely responsible for the three loses.
These are the facts; between the second half last week against New England, and the debacle Sunday in San Francisco, The Buffalo Bills have allowed so many points to be scored on them, so many yards to be rushed against them, so many interceptions and not enough points scored that they have fallen to the 28th ranked team in the NFL. Okay, there are 32 teams so they're not last, but if they lose Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals...they could be.
The Houston Texans remain unbeaten after beating the New York Jets for the first time in team history, 23-17, on Monday night football. Good news for The Texans: they now join the Atlanta Falcons as the NFL's only teams without a loss this season. Bad news for the Jets: we still play Mark Sanchez.
I was at the game Sunday and it really did look like the Buffalo Bills simply gave up in the fourth quarter. One thing that really sticks out in my mind is while waiting to get past security, a Patriots fan yelled, "Who did you beat? Cleveland and KC? Whipity Doo!" I thought, good point. And now the Bills must take on another tough opponent Sunday, The San Francisco 49ers.
On the heels of losing their best defensive and overall player with Darrelle Revis, it looks like another Jet has been grounded. It was reported by the New York Daily News and the AP that Santonio Holmes will miss the rest of season due to a foot injury. Holmes apparently suffered a Lisfranc injury.
Tynes, Giants come up just short in Philadelphia. Eagles 19, Giants 17.