by Gb Bongiovanni

Created on: September 12, 2008   Last Updated: October 31, 2008

Bills Fans, It's Time to Bill-ieve

Are my eyes deceiving me or is this the Buffalo Bills team that we have all hoped and dreamed for since the '90s? After a dominating performance against the Seattle Seahawks, the Buffalo Bills traveled to Jacksonville to take on the Jaguars.

Temperatures were in excess of 95 degrees in Jacksonville and figured to play into the Jags' hands as the Buffalo Bills looked to find out just how good they really are. Talks continued this week about the demise of the Patriots and the resurgence of the Jets, but now it's time to "Bill-ieve" that the Buffalo Bills are for real.

The Bills started the game in Jacksonville as if they had not lost a step after week one. Trent Edwards came out throwing and Marshawn Lynch weaved and worked his way through the defense for an 11-yard touchdown run. Edwards was 6-for-6 passing on the initial drive and looked sharp while leading the Bills on a time consuming drive, something we saw so much of during the preseason.

Buffalo's defense continued its strong play on third down, holding the Jags to a dismal 2-for-11 on the game. Maurice JonesDrew and Fred Taylor could not get the wheels going against this Buffalo defense, and this proved to be one of the keys to victory. Terrence McGee ended threats of a possible tying score before halftime, picking off on an errant throw by Garrard. McGee cut the route and stepped in front of the receiver, completing the defensive half of football.

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Jacksonville was well prepared for the Bills' special teams attack and decided to take matters into their own hands with the onside kick. With the momentum on Jacksonville's side it was time to truly see what the Bills were made of.

As the second half continued, the mistakes started to pile on. A costly fumble by Edwards hurt Buffalo as former holdout Jason Peters allowed the defender to come and swipe the arm of the QB. The doom and gloom of the recent Buffalo Bills started to enter the minds

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