Dungy, even in very private conversations, would avoid saying hiring decisions were racebased. "I think we had a vision of what a head coach looked like," he said this week. "The head coach of a successful team, to many people, looked like Vince Lombardi.His confident persona drew the attention of a Hollywood agent, who thought he'd be perfect for action films. Brown was a revolutionary presence on the screen a virile, almost threatening black man, in contrast to the sophisticated characters Sidney Poitier played. And in movies like the 1969 Western "100 Rifles," he did something previously unheard of: an interracial love scene (with Raquel Welch)..

Through first seven games, he had 1,739 yards passing, 14 TDs and seven interceptions. Past six, he has 1,274 yards passing, six TDs and nine interceptions. After outscoring opponents 10176 in first half of first seven games, Bills have been outscored 10637 in first half of past six. Have nine TDs rush