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Postgame: Lee Evans did some pretty strong venting in the locker room after that brutal, 10-3, loss to the 49ers. Evans generally makes sure to couch his comments and avoid the direct criticism of teammates or coaches, but after this one he took some direct shots at the playcalling -- and without naming him, offensive coordinator Turk Schonert.

Evans clearly felt the Bills didn't run the ball enough in the red zone. Here's what he had to say when asked what the biggest problem was with the offense Sunday:

"You know what?' Evans siad. "It's really hard to put your finger on one thing. But when you get down there, you got to have a certain attitude that you, you, have to get into the end zone. You let your linemen be your linemen, and you let Marshawn do his thing. So we really didn't have a whole lot of balance down there, and it cost us.''

He was right. The Bills had another terrific running day. Marshawn Lynch was in full beast mode. But when the Bills had a second-and-goal at the 49ers' 2-yard line midway through the second quarter, they called a pass, which was tipped and fell incomplete. Then on third-and-goal, they called another pass. Edwards rolled out and was forced to throw the ball away. So after an 18-play drive of more than eight minutes, they were forced to try a field goal. Incredibly, Rian Lindell missed.

The offensive line was blowing the 49ers off the ball on that drive. So why not keep pounding the ball and keeping things simple -- especially when Edwards was nursing a sore groin?


""That's an example right there,'' Evans said. "I think we had all the momentum running the football. We ran the ball to get down there. The line had a good rhythm, had a good feel, and Marshawn as well. So that's one of the examples."

So one of the leaders is down on the playcalling, and that's never a good thing. But Dick Jauron and Schonert brought this on themselves. They have a full-blown crisis on their hands right now. As I said after the Browns game, Jauron is coaching for his job as far as I'm concerned. --- Jerry Sullivan.

End of third quarter: Bills are still trailing, 10-3, but driving. Bills got the ball after a fumble by San Fran running back Frank Gore. Gore ran for a first down, but lost the ball tripping over one of his one blockers. The officials originally ruled it down by contact, but Dick Jauron challenged -- his second in a matter of minutes -- and the call was overturned. --- Jerry Sullivan.

Gametime: Due to technical difficulties, there is no live chat from the Bills game this afternoon. We'll have to make due with live blogging updates from Ralph Wilson Stadium.

The Bills are down, 7-0, with five minutes to go in the second quarter of a remarkably quick first half. The Bills just drove 18 plays and 85 and got nothing for their trouble. On second-and-goal from the 2-yard line, they decided to throw and Trent Edwards' pass was tipped and fell incomplete. Then on third-and-goal, Edwards rolled out and had to throw the ball away. Then Rian Lindell missed a 20-yard field goal, hitting the left upright.

Unreal. How many times do we have to watch this sort of coaching? The Bills had been blowing the 49ers off the line of scrimmage. The offensive line is having another good day. But on second and goal, they decide to get cute. They made some kind of exotic lineup change -- no doubt involving tight ends -- and barely got the play off in time.

Oh, and the long snapper, Ryan Neill, is hurting them again. Neill's snap was high on the field goal try, though Brian Moorman did get it down. Neill made a high snap on a Moorman punt earlier, causing Moorman to rush the kick and sail it out of bounds short

--- Jerry Sullivan.