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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone benched starting quarterback EJ Manuel on Monday, one day after the former first-round draft pick completed less than half his passes and threw two interceptions in a loss to Houston. Marrone said Kyle Orton will start Sundays game against the Detroit Lions. The Bills signed Orton on Aug. 30 to back up Manuel. Manuel was the Bills first-round draft pick in 2013 and had started 14 games over the past two seasons. He had a season-low quarterback rating of 59.4 and threw an interception to J.J. Watt that was returned for a momentum-changing touchdown Sunday during the Bills 23-17 loss. Manuel has completed just 58 per cent of his passes for Buffalo (2-2) through four games this year. Orton, a nine-year NFL veteran, spent the past two seasons in Dallas before being cut by the Cowboys in mid-July after he skipped the teams off-season workouts amid reports that he was considering retirement. While Manuel has size and mobility, his decision-making and leadership have been questioned. He acknowledged needing better command of the offence days before the season opener, and understood that he had plenty to prove in showing hes capable of being a bona fide starter. Manuel also faced injury issues last year that hampered his development. He missed six regular season games and went 4-6 in 10 starts. Manuel got off to an encouraging start in helping the Bills open with two wins this year. The familiar troubles, however, popped up in Buffalos past two losses. The Bills invested heavily to improve their offence this season in order to give Manuel every chance to succeed. It made its biggest splash in the draft when it traded next years first-round selection to move up five spots and select dynamic receiver Sammy Watkins with the No. 4 pick. The Bills also used three of its seven selections on offensive linemen, and acquired wide receiver Mike Williams in a trade with Tampa Bay. 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He then had another injury-plagued season and was limited to 73 games.(SportsNetwork.com) - There may not be a better 60-minute team in the NHL this season than the Calgary Flames. The Flames attempt to build off their latest comeback effort on Monday night as they play host to a Winnipeg Jets club in danger of matching its longest losing streak of the season. Calgary is coming off its league-leading ninth victory of the season in which it trailed after two periods. In danger of falling to the lowly Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, the Flames scored four times in the third period to rally for a 4-2 win. Lance Bouma scored twice, while Paul Byron and Sean Monahan also scored. Mikael Backlund and David Jones had two assists each, and Jonas Hiller made 17 saves in his clubs sixth victory in eight games. We generate confidence from all those comebacks that we do, Calgary head coach Bob Hartley said. We never quit, and we knew that once we got one, wed get going. Monahans goal kept the forward in great form as of late, with the second-year skater having tallied five goals and two assists over his past seven games. Jiri Hudler did not play on Saturday due to illness and is questionable for this game. Calgary plays the fourth contest of a six-game homestand tied with the Vancouver Canucks for third place in the Pacific Division. Hiller is 1-2-1 with a 2.87 goals against average and .dddddddddddd908 save percentage in five games (4 starts) versus the Jets, who have lost five of their past seven meetings with the Flames. Winnipeg, though, has taken two straight in Calgary after losing each of its first six trips to the city. The Jets hope to snap a three-game slide tonight as special teams hurt them in a 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars on Saturday. Four of the five goals Winnipeg allowed were on Dallas power plays, while the Jets failed to score on their two chances on the man advantage. Andrew Ladd and Toby Enstrom scored for the Jets, who have lost three straight for the first time since a season-high four-game slide from Oct. 11-19. Michael Hutchinson gave up all five goals on 32 shots. I dont think were executing as well as we were, said Jets forward Mathieu Perreault. Like I said, they got some good players on the power play. Winnipeg, a current wild card holder, is four points behind the Chicago Blackhawks for third place in the Central Division and will also visit the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. With Hutchinson having made a rare second straight start on Saturday, Ondrej Pavelec appears to be the likely starter for this game. He is 1-3-0 lifetime versus the Flames with a 3.55 GAA and .861 save percentage in four meetings. ' ' '