With Fred Jackson on season-ending injured reserve with a knee sprain, C.J. Spiller inherits the team's undisputed role as No. 1 running back for the final three games of the year. Critics of coach Chan Gailey's rotation system that has seen Spiller, easily Buffalo's most dangerous offensive weapon, average just 11 carries per game welcome the development. That's not a knock on Jackson, a powerful runner/receiver who provides the Bills with great leadership and production. It's just that nobody is quite like Spiller, who is averaging 6.55 yards per carry, more than a guy named O.J. Simpson averaged during his historic 2,003-yard season of 1973. When Jackson has been sidelined in the past by injuries, Gailey didn't necessarily just give the ball to Spiller, instead giving valuable carries to journeyman third-stringer Tashard Choice. So what will be different this time as the Bills (5-8) get set to host Seattle (8-5) on Sunday at the Rogers Centre in Toront...
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C.J. Spiller,
Chan Gailey,
Tashard Choice,
Marshawn Lynch
TEAMS: Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks
TEAMS: Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks
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