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Web Rumblings: Buffalo Bills Links, 12/5

Jackson still lead back – Inside The Bills
"Fred is still our featured back," said interim coach Perry Fewell. "We’re just trying to get our playmakers the football. It wasn’t a conscious effort to not give Marshawn the football."

Buffalo Bills' receivers fall short of expectations | Democrat and Chronicle
"Owens and Evans are culpable in Buffalo's offensive fizzle, too. Neither Owens nor Evans has done particularly well regardless of how many defenders are covering them, and that was readily apparent against the Jets."

D-line grinding | BuffaloBills.com
"Buffalo’s starting defensive line turned in 25 tackles against the Jets with almost a quarter of them (6) going for loss in the game with three others going for no gain. They also had four of the team’s five sacks in the game."

Jets/Toronto Leftovers
Line woes encourage Bills' foes to blitz : Buffalo Bills : The Buffalo News

"The Jets blitzed relentlessly on third downs. The Bills could not give quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick enough time to throw downfield.  The Bills converted just 1 of 11 third-down situations."

Jets in Toronto - Gang Green Nation
Gang Green Nation gave away two tickets to a father and son. He shared his game experience there.

Final Word: AFC East - AFC East Blog - ESPN
- Toronto doesn't seem to care much about the Bills playing in their town.
- Marshawn Lynch finally looked like himself Thursday night.

Bills in Toronto Tonight, but No Buzz | wgrz.com
"If you walked down Younge Street, which is the largest street in Canada today, and say what's going on tomorrow, most people would say I don't know. There is no buzz about the Buffalo Bills playing the New York Jets tomorrow night here."

Sports on the Air: Millen gets high grades for Xs and Os : The Buffalo News
The Buffalo News TV critic, Alan Pergament, analyzes the broadcast from Thursday night.

Plenty T.O. ponder | Football | Sports | Calgary Sun
"Beyond that, North America's most popular pro league has every reason to consider Toronto as a home for a team. And the gorilla-sized one is, well, size: Toronto's metro population (5.1 million in 2006) would make it 10th largest in the U.S., ahead of such areas as Boston, Detroit, Phoenix, San Francisco and 18 others that lay claim to NFL clubs."

Grounded: Buffalo surrenders six yards a snap and falls to 4-8 with loss in Toronto
"Perry Fewell swears his team wasn’t outmuscled ... but with all due respect he would be wrong," says Chuck Pollack.

Bills-Jets notebook: Buffalo’s last prime time win came in 2001
"Anybody entering the Rogers Centre can’t miss two enormous photos attached to the windows. Those two ill-timed photos have been fodder for Toronto columnists to point out the front office failings of both franchises."

Whoop, there it is : Bills & NFL : The Buffalo News
The Buffalo News first quarter report.

Ground control : Bills & NFL : The Buffalo News
The Buffalo News second quarter report from the Jets game.

Catching on fast : Bills & NFL : The Buffalo News
The Buffalo News third quarter report from the Jets game.

Getting the boot : Bills & NFL : The Buffalo News
The Buffalo News fourth quarter report and wrap from the Jets game.

T.O. doesn't pass the test against Revis | National Football Post
"Revis is playing the best football of anyone at his position this year—better than Champ, Woodson, etc—but we used to expect T.O. to win these matchups, regardless," says former Bills DB Matt Bowen

Hog Town First Down | The Goose's Roost
TGR has provided us with a look at the promo video from Toronto about the Bills coming to town.

Other News and Notes
WGR 550 SportsRadio - Let's find some Bills truths

Nick Mendola gives general focus points for what the Bills should do this offseason as well as lists of who can stay and who can go.

Fan Friday 12-4 – Inside The Bills
Chris Brown answers questions on the Toronto series being divisional games, Nic Harris, switching to the 3-4, the jerseys ("Not expecting it to change any time soon."), and the QB position into 2010.

Between the Lines: Who's Given Up The Most Sacks -- NFL FanHouse
Jonathan Scott has given up the fourteenth-most sacks in the NFL but is allowing an average of 2.7 seconds for the QB to throw the ball on those attempts.

Bills to report back Monday – Inside The Bills
After three games in 11 days the Bills were given the weekend off by interim head coach Perry Fewell.

Miami Dolphins LB Jason Taylor: Fined for hit on Bills' QB -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Miami Dolphins linebacker Jason Taylor has been fined $5,000 by the NFL for his hit on Buffalo quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick on Sunday.

Indianapolis Colts worked out former Buffalo Bills quarterback J.P. Losman - ESPN
The Indianapolis Colts worked out former Bills quarterback J.P. Losman Friday.

Driver who hurt 7 after Bills game pleads guilty : Northern Suburbs : The Buffalo News
Brandon McLean pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular assault, reckless endangerment, assault and driving while impaired by alcohol and drugs. He faces about 25 years in prison.

Rauch, Knox deals a bargain; Jauron’s record in middle : Buffalo Bills : The Buffalo News
Mark Gaughan answers questions on paying top coaches in Buffalo's past, the worst coach in Bills history, moving the Thanksgiving game from Detroit, and how much of players and coaches contract are guaranteed.

No jail for theft of $70,000 from Bills : Buffalo/Erie County : The Buffalo News
"Former Buffalo Bills employee Bonnie Krauss, who had been indicted for stealing more than $70,000 from the team, was spared a jail term Friday by a Buffalo judge."