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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The dust had barely settled on the Bills first win of the season, when coach Rex Ryan turned his attention to Buffalos next opponent.Where Ryans concerned, its never too early to begin needling coach Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots.Explaining how difficult it is to defend against a running quarterback such as Buffalos Tyrod Taylor, Ryan referenced the Patriots injury- and suspension-depleted position.I can sit and say I dont care who plays quarterback because I know Brady aint, Ryan said, referring to Tom Brady who will serve the fourth and final game of his Deflategate suspension when Buffalo travels to New England next weekend.Steve Grogan can play quarterback. If Belichicks playing quarterback, were coming after him, I promise you that.Game on.Ryan had reason to feel a little better about himself and the Bills (1-2) following a 33-18 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.The offense finally showed signs of its once-dominant running attack a week after Ryan fired coordinator Greg Roman and replaced him with Anthony Lynn. LeSean McCoy scored twice and Buffalo had 208 yards rushing -- 57 more than the team combined for in its first two games.And Ryans defense played like the bully he once envisioned.The Bills had five sacks, intercepted Carson Palmer four times, and safety Aaron Williams scored on a 53-yard fumble return off a botched snap on a field-goal attempt.The Cardinals (1-2) produced a dud a week after a 40-7 win over Tampa Bay.Arizona combined for 2 yards of offense and no first downs on its first five possessions. And Palmer closed the game by throwing interceptions on each of his final four drives.The Cardinals return home for an NFC West showdown against the Los Angeles Rams (2-1), who have won two straight following a 37-32 win over Tampa Bay.ARIANS SNAPSOf all the things that went wrong, Cardinals coach Bruce Arians focused his frustration on long-snapper Kameron Canadays second bad snap in three weeks. Trailing 23-7 in the third quarter, Arizona kicker Chandler Catanzaro lined up to attempt a 32-yard field goal. Canadays snap sailed high and through the hands of holder Drew Butler. Williams recovered it and returned it for a touchdown.Two weeks earlier, Canadays bad snap resulted in Catanzaro missing a 47-yard attempt wide left in the final minute of a 23-21 season-opening loss to New England.Grow the hell up, Arians said, when asked how he tends to address Canadays problems. It has nothing to do with anything but whats between his ears.TAYLOR TIMELynns most notable tweak of the Bills offense involved taking the reins off Taylors running ability. After being limited to just 36 yards rushing in his first two games, Taylor had 76 yards -- 3 short of the single-game franchise record for quarterbacks he set last season.Taylors 49-yard run was the longest by a quarterback in team history and he also scored on a 20-yard run.One of the best things he can do is he can run the ball, McCoy said. Why wouldnt you not have him using his legs?Good question.GILMORE BOUNCES BACKAfter being part of a defensive secondary that was burned for 374 yards passing in a 37-31 loss to the New York Jets, cornerback Stephon Gilmore bounced back. He had two of Buffalos four interceptions and played a key role in limiting Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald to seven catches for 60 yards.Corey Graham had a sack and interception. Corey White had an interception starting in place of Ronald Darby (hamstring).IN THE CARDSArizona running back David Johnson had 83 yards rushing and scored on 4- and 22-yard runs. Catanzaro hit a 60-yard field goal , the longest at whats now called New Era Field.INJURIESRyan had no update on the status of receiver Sammy Watkins, who did not play after a teammate stepped on his surgically repaired left foot during a walk-through this week. Starting left tackle Cordy Glenn missed his second straight game after aggravating an injury to his left ankle.Cardinals punter Drew Butler sustained what Arians called a severe sprain to his left ankle. Catanzaro filled in. He had a 47-yard punt out of his end zone, and then shanked a 19-yarder on his second attempt.---AP NFL websites: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Nick Van Exel Jersey . 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BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Zach LeDay scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Seth Allen added 15 points and Virginia Tech beat the Virginia Military Institute 88-72 on Saturday night.We were much more purposeful with our dribbles and passes in the second half in the pace we want to play, said Virginia Tech head coach Buzz Williams.Virginia Tech (3-0) took the lead for good with 6:44 left in the first half on Khadim Sys layup. The Hokies led 44-34 at the break on the strength of 57 percent shooting and a 19-12 rebounding edge.I think we played real good pushing the ball, said LeDay, but we have to be better on the defensive end. We want to be playing in March.Tech led by 20 points on several occasions in the second half but VMI kept chipping away.QJ Peterson scored 29 points (23 in the second half) with three 3-pointers and eight rebounds for the Keydets (1-1).Hes a really good player and whats nice is that hes our hardest worker as well, said VMI head coach Dan Earl. His decision making . was really good.Were recognizing when someone has the hot hand and were trying to get them the ball, Peterson said of his big night in a losing effort. They trusted me more in the second half. They wanted me to keep on attacking and make the plays.Adrian Rich and Trey Chapman added 10 points apiece for VMI.Virginia Tech finished shooting 60 percent from the floor (33 of 55) and hit 7 of 17 3-pointers. VMI shot 44 percent from the floor and was outrebounded 34-28.Justin Bibbs and Chris Clarke each added 13 points for Tech.Allen said he is not looking ahead to the ACCC portion of the schedule.ddddddddddddWe have to think about how to get better now, hopefully it will get to that level, he said. I feel pretty good -- off the court (and) on the court we love each other.Three games into the season Williams said he likes his team a lot.I think theyre playing for each other, he said.TAKEAWAYSVirginia Tech: Tech is now 91-43 all-time against the VMI Keydets in a rivalry that dates back to the 1908-09 season. The Hokies have won the last six games in the series. Tech doesnt begin the ACC portion of its schedule until a New Years Eve noon home game against Duke.VMI: The Keydets havent beaten Virginia Tech since Dec. 4, 2004.STAT OF THE NIGHTThe Hokies shot 51.7 percent from the free throw line -- 41 percent in the second half. We could easily have scored 100 if we made our typical free throw percentage, said Williams. Hopefully its an aberration; I dont think Seth Allen (1 of 5) is a 20-percent free throw shooter.UP NEXTVirginia Tech hits the road for their next game against New Mexico on Thanksgiving Day in Fullerton, California, competing in the Wooden Legacy tourney. ESPN will carry the 4:30pm contest. Williams noted the 10-day, 2 time zone trip: I dont know that Virginia Tech has ever done that.VMI is on the road Tuesday night against Presbyterian College. Well find out a lot about ourselves in these next four games, said Earl of a stretch that also includes Campbell and Radford. ' ' '