1.  Bledsoe, for his part, played only one series behind a makeshift offensive line and did what he had to do in a game like this.

2.  Former teammates Tommy Nobis and Jeff Van Note recalled last week the beatings that Johnson took while playing behind a makeshift offensive line for the expansion Falcons.

3.  Granted, he played behind a makeshift offensive line, and in a semi-makeshift franchise that awaits its first Pro Bowl offensive lineman.

4.  If the running attack continues to struggle behind a makeshift line, Mariucci might rely heavily on the three wide receivers.

5.  It has hurt that Robitaille has played on makeshift lines with Len Barrie, Jason Blake and Vladimir Tsyplakov.

6.  Not with a makeshift offensive line and a freshman quarterback making his first start.

7.  The run defense, with the makeshift defensive line, will clearly be a concern all season, but the Bills do not have Garrison Hearst in their lineup.

8.  The worst of it is the makeshift offensive line.

9.  With Arizona using a makeshift offensive line, the situation was ripe for the Patriots to make a big play or two defensively, too.

10.  With a makeshift offensive line, the round game, featuring Emmitt Smith for the first time this preseason, never got untracked.