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Bills outlast Jaguars in rare preseason OT game

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Rian Lindell hit a 40-yard field goal with 3:04 left in overtime to lift the Buffalo Bills to a 35-32 preseason victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in a game that lasted nearly 4 hours Saturday night.

Lindell's kick came after Jacksonville's Josh Scobee missed a 53-yard attempt.

It was a back-and-forth game in which Buffalo squandered a 17-point first-half lead and had to overcome a 15-point second-half deficit.

With much of the crowd gone by halftime, Tyler Thigpen forced overtime by hitting Paul Hubbard on a 4-yard touchdown pass with 38 seconds left, then hooking up again for a two-point conversion.

Jacksonville dropped to 1-2 this preseason, the same record as Buffalo.

by The Associated Press

MY TAKE: The Bills first team offense looked really good. Gailey revealed that they actually game-planned a bit for the Jags and it was noticeable. Fitzy was RAZOR sharp going 11 for 12 for 165 yards and 2 touchdowns. As mentioned in my WHO to look for post, Fitz put up a performance that I speculated would ease the minds of fans going into the regular season. This is exactly what he needed to do. Marcus Easley was a major part of the offense and looked the part. He was another guy I mentioned we should keep an eye on. He has a real shot of being that #2 guy with his strong performance yesterday. I still see the coaching staff leaning toward Donald Jones but Easley certainly made that decision a bit more difficult.

Much more later, when I get to see a high definition version of this game.