Phillips Press Conference: The coach said in his weekly press conference that he think the club gave a great effort against the Vikings. They have lost three tough road games against teams that are a combined 17-2. He said they need to find a way to win those games. He went on to say he feels the club has the potential to be a real good football team despite its tough schedule. On kickoffs, he said the club will continue to kick it short to prevent long returns. On defense, the Coach feels the youth on defense is hurting them in the dime formation since there are six new faces in that formation. He did say the defense is better against the run then it was last year. He thinks the team is improving and felt the offensive line played a really good game.

Riemersma Getting Better: Jay Riemersma practiced today and was feeling better than last week as is Corey Moore. If they continue to progress throughout the week this maybe the week that they get them back. In the Vikings game Jamie Nails, Sheldon Jackson, and Fred Jones got nicked up, but all three should be fine. Injury Update.

Bryson And Morris Lead Pack: Sammy Morris got the surprise start yesterday in the single back offense and reeled off 14 yards on three carries to start the game. Shawn Bryson had a coming out party as he entered the game and had a 24 yard run to setup the first Bills score. He ran draw plays very well and finished with 72 yards on just 11 carries. Both players are solid receivers and lined up wide in the five receiver sets. Jonathan Linton is now one step behind Antowain Smith on the Bills bench. Linton ran the ball only twice while Smith was a late inactive for the first time this year. The other late inactives were Jon Carman, Victor Allotey, and Avion Black.

Secondary Showing Flaws: One of the question marks as the Bills broke camp was how good will the secondary be after the off season defections? Early on it seemed to be a needless worry but the last two weeks the Chargers and the Vikings have exploited the weaknesses of this young unit. For the second week in a row the Bills defense allowed two 100 yard receivers, this doesn't bode well for the defensive backs. Ken Irvin in particular has had a horrible season getting called for many penalties including a very costly defensive holding call in the fourth quarter that kept a touchdown drive alive for Minnesota. Antoine Winfield has also struggled the last couple of weeks especially with formations and assignments. Daryl Porter is suoppose to be the most versatile of the backs but he made the costly mistake on the game winning score yesterday.