Buffalo Bills (2-4) at Carolina Panthers (2-3)
Sunday, October 25, 2009,  4:15 PM ET
Bank of America Stadium - Charlotte, NC

Normally in this weekly feature, I go back and review the last five meetings between the Buffalo Bills and their current opponent for the week. The problem this week, however, is that this is the fifth ever meeting between the Bills and the Carolina Panthers, so there are only four games to review. The Bills hold a 3-1 series edge, losing the last meeting (way back in 2005) after winning the first three. The Bills have outscored Carolina 95-60 all time and will look to add to their previous success this week, in yet another four o'clock game for the Bills this year. The last five four meetings after the jump.

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Buffalo Bills (1-4) at New York Jets (3-2)
Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 4:15 PM ET
Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, New Jersey

This is all-time meeting No. 98 between two long time rivals, with the Buffalo Bills holding the series edge 53-44 over the New York Jets. These are two franchises heading in two completely opposite directions right now. Even though the Jets have lost their last two games after starting 3-0, they are still a very strong team with lots of promise, and are in first place in the AFC East. The Bills, after two strong performances that led to a 1-1 record have lost their last three contests - and looked rather pathetic in doing so.

My guess is that after this week, the Jets make up some ground on that series record.

The last five meetings between these two teams that have taken place in New Jersey are after the jump.

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 When I think back to the end of the 2000 season, all I remember is the collective sign of  relief from Bills fans after Wade Phillips was fired. I never understood it. I though Wade did an o.k. job. So the question is, would you rather have Wade still here? First lets look at some history:

 Quick! Name the winning-est coaches in Bills history. Well first is obviously Marv Levy. With 112 wins over 11.5 seasons, (not counting 11 post season wins) Marv is tops on the Bills coaching wins list. Lou Saban is second with 68 wins over 8.5 seasons, (again not counting his 2 post season victories). Third is Chuck Knox who in 5 years collected 37 wins, (1 post season win again not counted). Right now those three men are the no-contest top three coaches in Bills history. I suppose you could debate the order if you want (Lou had shorter seasons and did win two championships, a case could be made for Saban over Marv), but that isn't the point of this post. Next on the wins list? I'll give you a hint: It's not Kay Stephenson, Jim Ringo, Gregg Williams, or Joe Collier. Thats right Wade Phillips is next on the list with 29 career victories. He also made two post season appearances, yes his post season record for the Bills is 0-2, but he got there twice...in three years. In three years Wade has 29 wins and two playoff appearances...not bad.  Want to know how bad the Bills coaching records are? Dick Jauron is currently 5th on the list with 22.

 After Wade caught the axe from Ralph, the Bills then brought in Gregg Williams who's 3 year record for the Bills is 17 - 31, with no play-offs. After Double G, it was Mike Mularkey who ran up a record of 14 - 18 in two years. Mularkey did lead the Bills to their last winning season at 9-7 in 2004. After Mularkey it has been Dick Jauron...need I say more?

 So the question is was Wade Phillips all that bad? 29 - 19 and two play-off appearances in three years looks pretty good right about now. Sometimes you need to be careful what you ask for Bills fans, sometimes the coach you know is better then the coach you don't know. I'm not saying that Jauron shouldn't be fired if the Bills continue to stink it up, just that there are some worse coaches out there that might just have us pining to have D.J. back once he is gone.

 Ralph doesn't really have the greatest history when it comes to making hires. He seems to be more of  a "shoot from the hip" kind of guy, who follows his gut feeling more often then not. Sometimes it works, he hired Bill Polian without doing very much research, sometimes not, Hank Bullough, John Rauch...need I go on? If Ralph does in fact clean house, I'm not sure that we can all count on him to hire the right guy, he has a history of under paying his coaches and quite honestly, I'm not sure we will get the big name guy that we are all craving. It may get worse before it gets better....

 
Buffalo Bills (1-3) vs Cleveland Browns (0-4)
Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 1:00 PM ET
Ralph Wilson Stadium - Orchard Park, NY

Random, unexpected pre-post note: Cleveland on Wednesday morning traded WR Braylon Edwards to the Jets in exchange for WR Chansi Stuckey, LB Jason Trusnick, and two undisclosed draft picks.  Essentially, Buffalo will be playing against Edwards soon - it's just been delayed a week.  Report comes via ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Well, it took last week's "game" to finally bring out the pessimist in me. This Buffalo Bills team is really killing my enthusiasm for football. But the cupcake Cleveland Browns are coming in this week, so they should be pushovers, right? I'm fairly certain that is the sentiment that most of us had the last two seasons when the Bills played the Browns, and look how that turned out. If you forget how that turned out just, skip the rest of my rambling and hit the jump.

The Browns and Bills have met fifteen times during their histories, despite being less then 190 miles from each other, that includes one playoff game. The Browns hold an all-time edge in the series 10-5, including wins in their last two meetings. Hit the jump for the last five meeting in greater detail.

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Okay, here's the thing; Right now we all pretty bummed, and rightfully so. It is time to get all of our minds off of the negativity and do something a little different.

I WILL ONLY SAY THIS ONCE! There is a no tolerance policy on Bills/Jauron/Ralph/Trent bashing in this post. If I find even one comment that says anything negative about our team in any way I will delete the comment and ban you for a month. I have no doubt that Brian will back me up too. There are plenty of other posts where you can vent your wrath, do so there, not here.

 Not so long ago, some of the editorial staff here at Rumblings took a Facebook quiz which was used to determine which "The Office" character we are most like. MRW got Andy Bernard, I got Creed Bratton, and Brian got Jim Halpert. Those are all pretty spot on. Kurupt then took the quiz and much to Brian's dismay he got Pam Beasley, (yes, Jim's fiancee'). Needless to say Brian wasn't very comfortable with that. So with all that said I now invite all of you to take the quiz are share the results. Here is a link, note that you will need a Facebook account to access it.

In addition, lets also list your favorite TV show, bizarre hobby that you might have, and last movie you saw in theaters. So a post from you might look like this:

Took the Quiz got Creed

Toss up between Survivor and Lost

I am a D&D nerd. Been playing it on-line way too much lately.

Last movie I saw was X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Lets have some fun here guys, we need some cheering up.

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I don't care what anybody says. THE biggest NFL rivalry is between the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins. Over the past decade or so it has cooled a bit; the emergence of the Patriots as a perennial powerhouse has caused some fans from both sides to direct some venom the Patriots' way. And the Brett Favre love-fest of last years New York Jets team, combined with the arrival of new head coach Rex Ryan and his rather large midsection (and even bigger mouth), has swayed some voters that way as well. But the Bills and Dolphins share so much natural hatred it really isn't a contest. There is a long history between these two franchises, which combined with their natural differences makes it THE rivalry to behold in professional football.

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Buffalo Bills (1-2) at Miami Dolphins (0-3)
Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 4:05 PM ET
Joe Robbie Pro Player Land Shark Stadium - Miami, FL

Make no mistake about it, folks: two very desperate football teams face off this Sunday in Miami. At 1-2 and 0-3, respectively, neither the Buffalo Bills nor the Miami Dolphins can afford to fall back any further off the pace being set by the red-hot New York Jets. With Chad Pennington gone for the season and Joey Porter possibly unavailable as well (keep your fingers crossed), this is an opportunity that the Bills need to take advantage of. Kick 'em while they're down, and kick them hard. 

I am happy to report that, although it took until Week 4 to get there, we have finally come to a team that the Bills have a winning record against over their last five meetings. Keep in mind that since this is a division opponent, this post covers the last five times these two teams have played in Miami. Those last five meetings are re-visited after the jump.

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Buffalo Bills (1-1) vs New Orleans Saints (2-0)
Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 4:05 PM ET
Ralph Wilson Stadium - Orchard Park, NY

For the second straight week, the Buffalo Bills face an opponent whom they have had very little history against. Like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before them, the New Orleans Saints have only played the Bills eight times in their history. Unlike the Bucs, however, the Saints have played in Buffalo before. The lifetime series between the Bills and Saints is tied at four wins apiece, but the Saints have won the last two - the latter of which came in 2005. One game of note that I feel compelled to mention is the first-ever meeting between these two teams. In 1973, Buffalo and New Orleans played a game in Louisiana. 1973 was the year the O.J. Simpson set the NFL record for rushing yards in a season with 2,003. The Saints held Simpson to 79 yards and shut out the Bills to win 13-0.  Their five most recent meetings are after the jump.

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