The Bills looked much better in their second pre-season game on Thursday Night.  They had possession of the football for 35:34 in this game as they were hogging the ball.  Trent Edwards led the way for the Bills by completing 5 of 8 passes for 93 yards with 1 TD pass.  Brian Brohm got his first pre-season action and he was sharp completing 14 of 21 passes for 125 yards.  Rookie Levi Brown finished up this game at QB by completing 2 of 5 passes for 10 yards.  RB Joique Bell led the way on the ground for the Bills in this contest with 11 carries for 80 yards (7.3 ypc) with 1 TD run.  C.J. Spiller was also very effective with 10 carries for 54 yards (5.4 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Lee Evans (1 rec, 70 yards, TD) and Chad Jackson (5 rec, 52 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Bills.  The Bills rushed for 144 yards (4.2 ypc) and they also passed for 223 yards against the Colts.

The defense played pretty decent in this game for the Bills.  Rookie 6th round pick Arthur Moats (LB) led the way for the Bills’ D in this game with 6 tackles and a fumble recovery.  Linebacker Keith Ellison also had a good game with 4 tackles and a fumble recovery.  LB Donovan Woods (3 tackles, fumble recovery) and CB Terrence McGee (1 tackle, 1 pass defensed and a 78-yard interception return for a TD) also had solid games for the Bills.  The Colts finished up with 112 yards rushing (4.7 ypc) and 185 yards passing in this game.

The NFL has suspended 24-year old TE Shawn Nelson of the Bills for the first four games of the NFL regular season due to a violation of the league’s substance abuse policy.  Nelson played in 12 games (all starts) for the Bills as a rookie last year and he caught 17 passes for 156 yards (9.2 avg) with 1 TD grab.  This will hurt the Bills who were hoping that Nelson would improve and give them a threat from the TE position.

The Bills will be without 2nd year safety Jairus Byrd indefinitely due to groin surgery.  He had 1 tackle and 1 pass defensed in the Bills first two pre-season games.  Byrd was the runner up for the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year last year for the Bills.  He played in 14 games (11 starts) for the Bills last year and he had 45 tackles, 11 passes defensed and 9 interceptions (118 return yards.  George Wilson will replace him at free safety with Donte Whitner moving into the starting lineup at strong safety.  Wilson & Whitner are both solid football players so the Bills should be able to get by until Byrd is ready to return to action.

The Buffalo Bills have lost Fred Jackson (broken left hand) for the next 4-6 weeks and Marshawn Lynch for the next 3-4 weeks due to an ankle sprain.  Jackson carried the ball 2 times for 11 yards (5.5 ypc) in the pre-season opener while Lynch caught 1 pass for 12 yards.  The Bills will likely showcase rookie C.J. Spiller the rest of the pre-season.  He carried the ball 4 times for 16 yards (4.0 ypc) in the first game of the pre-season.  Look for Chad Simpson to also have a increased workload due to the injuries to Jackson and Lynch.  The Bills hope that Jackson & Lynch will be ready to go by the regular season opener.

The Bills ran into a buzzsaw last night in Washington as they couldn’t see to do much offensively or defensively.  Trent Edwards starting last night’s game for the Bills and he completed 6 of 12 passes for 58 yards with 1 INT.  Ryan Fitzpatrick followed him in the game and he completed 9 of 14 passes for 61 yards with 1 TD pass.  Rookie Levi Brown got his first taste of the NFL and it didn’t go too well last night as he completed 3 of 7 passes for 28 yards with 1 INT.  The Bills did run the ball well last night.  Chad Simpson led the way on the ground for the Bills last night with 7 carries for 67 yards (9.6 ypc).  Joique Bell also had a good game with 52 yards rushing on 5 carries (10.4 ypc) with 1 TD run.  C.J. Spiller pitched in with 16 yards rushing on 4 carries (4.0 ypc) last night.  TE David Nelson led the way in the passing game for the Bills last night with 5 catches for 47 yards (9.4 avg) with 1 TD grab.  The Bills finished up with 146 yards rushing (8.1 ypc) and they also had 147 yards passing as they only had possession of the ball for 23:39 last night!

The Bills were pushed around by the Redskins offense last night.  Safety Cary Harris led the way for the Bills last night with 7 tackles.  OLB Aaron Maybin finally started showing some signs of life last night with 4 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for a loss and 2 QB hits.  The Redskins finished up with 140 yards rushing (3.4 ypc) and 212 yards passing last night.