Sep 28th 2008 8:30PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Bills, Rams, NFL Coaching, NFL Rumors
Scott Linehan began this afternoon’s game against the Bills with a career 11-24 record as an NFL head coach. He also began the game purportedly on the hot seat — rumor was that if he lost the game, he would be fired.

So, now, we just wait. We wait for Linehan to be fired, and we wait for the rest of the world to realize that the Buffalo Bills are locked into the playoffs and are a legitimate contender. Maybe. Even if they’re not the 2007 Patriots, they are overwhelmingly underrated.

Trent Edwards was again “quite solid”, coming on strong with a long strike to Lee Evans late in the game and ending up with a 15/25, 197, 1/1 line. Marshawn Lynch wasn’t even close to dominant, only picking up 57 yards on 19 carries, although his YPC average dipped significantly late in the game while the Bills tried to run clock. Fortunately — or unfortunately, depending on your fantasy situation — Fred Jackson was able to handle the end zone bid-ness, scoring on a 22 yard scramble.Continue Reading