Bills Shutout In Finale 13-0: The Bills were looking to play hard and give Ralph Wilson a reason to keep Dick Jauron. The wind was a huge factor in the game making evaluating the play on the field very tough to do. The clock management issues and lack of discipline may give Wilson reason enough to fire Jauron as the Bills finished their season with a 13-0 loss to the Patriots. The 40mph winds that caused damage to the field house forced adjustments in how the game was played. LaMont Jordan scored the only touchdown of the game and both kickers missed field goals in the shutout loss. Game Review.

Whitner Hurt In Loss: Donte Whitner seemed to re-injure his shoulder when he was run over by Sammy Morris on a run late in the third quarter. He was helped off the field and went to the locker room immediately. He did not return.Injury Page.

Lynch, Parrish, Peters Inactive: The offseason got going a bit early for some banged up members of the Bills. Marshawn Lynch, Roscoe Parrish, Jabari Greer, Teddy Lehman, and Jason Peters are all inactive because of injuries. The team was hopeful that Lynch would play as he was listed as questionable instead of doubtful like most of the others were. Fred Jackson will see plenty of action with running the ball a must in the windy conditions. He also will likely return punts. You will see more of Xavier Omon and perhaps recently activated Bruce Hall at running back. The only healthy inactives are Demetrius Bell and Jonathan Scott. It's a bit of a surprise that the Bills don't at least dress Bell or Scott especially with Peters out. That means they are dressing only two tackles. J.P. Losman is the third quarterback. The Patriots are without Tedy Bruschi and Richard Seymour.

Wind Damage At Ralph: The winds gusting in the 60mph range has caused some damage at the stadium. There are reports that part of the roof of the fieldhouse has blown off. Inside the stadium the goal posts have been swayed and were off kilter. They have since been straightened out.

Wild Weather: Today in Orchard Park it starts unseasonably mild with a temperature of almost 60°. The temperature will dip dramatically before the game and the winds will continue to increase. Gametime temperature will be in the low 40s with rain coming to an end. That makes the big story the strong winds. It seems to be a day where either team will only be able to score going in one direction as the winds are out of west southwest at a whopping 39 mph. The temps will drop into the 30s during the game with winds decreasing only slightly. This weather helps the Patriots as they practice outside everyday while the Bills perfer the cozy confines of the fieldhouse.