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Madden 10 Franchise: Buffalo 2-2 after last-second win

Posted on April 23, 2010 at 11:04 PM.

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It wasn't pretty, but the Buffalo Bills managed to escape south Florida with a 16-13 win over the Miami Dolphins, thanks to a 45-yard field goal by Ryan Lindell as time expired.

The Bills (2-2) trailed 13-6 late in the fourth quarter but rallied for 10 points in the final 1 minute, 56 seconds. Ryan Fitzpatrick, who was benched early in the second half, returned and scored the game-tying touchdown on a 7-yard run. After holding the Dolphins to a three-and-out, Buffalo took back over possession with just under 45 seconds to go.

Fitzpatrick hit Lee Evans on a 12-yard curl for a first down and another 8-yard pass to Roscoe Parrish moved the Bills into field goal range. A couple of short runs by Fred Jackson moved the ball a little closer for Lindell, who drilled the 45-yarder with room to spare.

A week prior, the Bills lost 45-34 to New Orleans. Drew Brees was injured in the 4th quarter, breaking his collarbone and will be out for 10 weeks. Veteran Mark Brunell replaced Brees and led the Saints on a late scoring drive to salt away the victory.

Parrish returned a kickoff 94 yards for a score and the Bills erased an early 20-point deficit and briefly led in the 3rd quarter but were unable to slow the Saints' offensive attack.

AFC East Division Standings
1. Patriots 3-1
2. Bills 2-2
3. Jets 1-3
4. Dolphins

Individual Stats (through 4 games)
Passing
Ryan Fitzpatrick 55-96 (57%), 649 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT, 64.1 QB Rating
Trent Edwards 18-36 (50%), 173 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT, 49.9 QB Rating

Rushing
Fred Jackson 79 carries, 302 yards (3.8 ypc), 2 TD
Fitzpatrick 7 carries, 30 yards, TD
Marshawn Lynch 4 carries, 3 yards

Receiving
Josh Reed 15 catches, 150 yards
Jackson 14 catches, 170 yards
Terrell Owens 13 catches, 113 yards
Lee Evans 13 catches, 155 yards
Roscoe Parrish 8 catches, 89 yards
Derek Fine 7 catches, 66 yards

Defense
Paul Posluszny 22 tackles, 7 assists, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble
Bryan Scott 18 tackles, 14 assists
Marcus Stroud 12 tackles, 8 assists, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack
Chris Kelsay 2 sacks
Leodis McKelvin 1 INT
Ashton Youboty 1 INT
Jairus Byrd 1 INT
Kawika Mitchell 1 INT