The Bills got eclipsed yesterday, 10-0. I don't know what to think, I'm numb. The reality that I have nothing to look forward to is beginning to set in . . . darkness . . .

It was a moral victory of sorts. The offense has been carrying the team all year, but on Sunday the it was the defense that stepped up to the plate. The defensive performance in shutting Brett Favre down and holding the Packers to only 3 points until late in the fourth quarter was remarkable. What it does is show that this young defense is finally beginning to get it and that Greg Williams and Jerry Gray, defensive coordinator, do have a plan. I just feel that if they draft an impact run stopper or shop around for one and draft or acquire a decent nickel corner, they've got it made--Super Bowl here we come, next year.

It was one of the most self destructive performances I've seen all year. Bledsoe took sakcs that took the Bills out of field goal range a couple of times. Especially sickenning is the fact he had ample time to get rid of the football. Bledsoe also threw a dumb interception in the end zone. Another turnover was when Nate Clement, star corner for the Bills muffed a punt reception, partly because of the winds. However, what's dumb about this is that in those kinds of winds, you need a receiver out there catching the ball and not a defensive back. DBs are DBs because they can't catch the ball or they would be receivers. Anyway, they lost and they are gone but for a team that was 3-13 last year, to have been in the play off hunt, I can see improvement. Perhaps the summer is not going to be so dreary after all.