By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Take it from experience, Lee Evans could've written the book on 'New and Imaginative Ways of Losing' after his previous four seasons in Buffalo.



The receiver had just about seen it all, from close losses to blowouts to helplessly watching his team squander an eight-point lead in the final 20 seconds against Dallas a year ago. You name it, and the Bills would figure out a way to blow it.



Looking back on it now, Evans can't help but smile and wonder whether there was a hard lesson learned out of such frustration. Maybe such education is showing up in a sudden propensity for big finishes in helping Buffalo (4-0) to its best start in 16 years.



"Really, honestly, I think it comes from the last couple of years of losing a lot of close games and learning from it," Evans said Monday. "We're having a lot of fun doing it.