Week 1 PostGame: Seahawks 10 - Bills 34
1st Quarter
Rain was coming down hard and you could tell that both of the teams quarterbacks didn’t play much in the preseason. It was a quarter filled with incompletions and punts. The Bills went on a drive with 4:04 left in the 1st quarter. It started with great field position (had the ball at midfield). Trent Edwards dropped back and threw a nice ball to Lee Evans down the sideline. Completed for 32 yards. On this same drive the Bills were stuck on 3rd and 11. It looked like they would have to settle for a field goal but a great play call changed that. The Seahawks showed blitz and it looked like it would work but then Edwards handed the ball to Marshawn Lynch on a draw play. Evans threw a great block downfield that sprung Lynch for a 21 yard touchdown.
Bills lead 7-0 after one quarter of play.
2nd Quarter
The Bills special teams is going to have to step up if they want to stay in ball games this season and they showed up big on a punt return for a TD by return man Roscoe Parrish. Parrish caught the punt and then showed why he is a game changer, makes cut and breaking tackles before he took it all the way to the house, finishing the 64 yard run.
Later in the quarter with about 5:00 on the clock, the Seahawks went on a drive of their own. On 2nd and 10, the Bills had blown coverage and the Seahawks looked like they could take advantage. Matt Hasselbeck threw a deep ball to Nate Burleson who was wide open. He jumped up, had the ball in his hands but just couldn’t hang on. The next play Hasselbeck dropped back and threw a fade to Burleson who made a great catch in the end zone with Bills CB Jabri Greer on the coverage. Seahawks finally get on the board, 14-7.
Bills kicker Rain Lindell then added a FG to add to the Bills lead, 17-7.
Then after the Seahawks failed to do anything with a minute left, they gave the ball back to Buffalo. Edwards made a few good passes which set up Lindell with another FG try. The 38 yard attempt was up and good.
Bills lead at halftime, 20-7.
3rd Quarter
Seahawks wide receiver Burleson was injured in the 3rd quarter while running a pattern on 3rd and 7 with under 6 minutes left. He ran an out and fell to the ground holding his knee. He did not return to the game.
Seahawks would also add a FG to the mix. Score is now 20-10.
With under 3 minutes left in the 3rd, the Bills lined up for another FG try. The snap was good, the holder (and also punter) Brain Moorman got the snap and then stood up to throw a fake. Ryan Denney (the DE and special teams player) was wide open and ran into the end zone for the first TD of his career. The trick play worked and the Bills are now up, 27-10.
On that kickoff following the Bills TD, Jon Corto the Orchard Park native (who was featured in a previous story) forced a fumble. Bills recover! The Bills then went for the stranglehold. On first and 10, Edwards faked a handoff and steps up in the pocket. He then delivers a strike to TE Robert Royal who caught it for a 30 yard TD. Bills now lead 34-10.
4th Quarter
It was just a quarter where the Seahawks couldn’t do anything and the Bills were content with running out the clock. With :34 left in the game, the Bills finally accomplished something that they were close to the entire game. They intercepted a pass. Terrence McGee picked off the Hasselbeck pass and that would seal the game. BILLS WIN 34-10!
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Wrap Up
Trent Edwards went 19/30 with 215 yards and a TD with no INTs.
Marshawn Lynch led the ground game carrying the ball 18 times for 76 yards and a TD. Fred Jackson also contributed with 31 yards on 10 attempts.
Brain Moorman (holder and punter) went 1/1 for 19 yards and a TD.
It seemed like everyone was catching passes in this game with 6 different players recording receptions. Evans had 4 catches for 102 yards, Royal had 6 catches for 52 yards and a TD. Josh Reed caught 3 balls for 37 yards, Denney of course had the TD catch for 19 yards. The running backs also got mixed into the action with Lynch catching 3 catches for 18 yards. Not only did Parrish serve as a big return man but he also caught 3 balls for 6 yards (mostly on screens).
Lindell went 2/3 on field goals with one of them being blocked.
McGee had an INT, Denney, Aaron Schobel and Kawikea Mitchell all had 1 sack. DT Kyle Williams had 1.5 sacks while newcomer Marcus Stroud contributed with .5 sacks.
Not only did Moorman throw the TD pass, he also averaged 40.6 yards a punt (on 9 punts) with 3 inside the 20.
Keith Ellison played well at LB today in place of Angelo Crowell who will be out for the year. All of the newcomers on D looked amazing too, not to mention 2nd year man Paul Poz.
MORE TO COME on this game tomorrow where I tell you what my feelings are. Of course it will be happy though because the Bills WON! LET’S GO BUFFALO!
Hello Bills fans. As most of us know, the Jets have acquired quarterback Brett Favre from the Packers for a draft pick. I can’t believe they acquired him for a conditional pick. It could go from a fourth to a first depending on how well the Jets do this season. I just have to see that this morning when I found out, I was a little angry. This moves does make the Jets better but I still feel that we have the defense to give Favre nightmares. The Bills have a deep secondary and a great front seven. I hope to see players like Aaron Schobel, Marcus Stroud and Chris Kelsay in Favre’s face everytime we face the Jets. I still can’t believe that Favre is no longer a Packer. Its going to be strange to see him twice a year. Lets Go Bills. Can’t wait to see our guys in action on Saturday. 
