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1947 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 8-4-2, Finished 2nd in AAFC East Division
AAFC Season Summary
Scored 320 points (22.9/g), 5th of 8 in the AAFC.
Allowed 288 points (20.6/g), 5th.
Differential of 32 points (2.3/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 7.9-6.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.6/g), 6th.
Coached by Red Dawson (8-4-2)
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1947 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | August 31 | box | W | 1-0 | New York Yankees | 28 | 24 | 11 | 258 | 121 | 137 | 1 | 17 | 399 | 229 | 170 | 3 | |
| 2 | Fri | September 5 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 30 | 13 | 332 | 24 | 308 | 5 | 11 | 332 | 139 | 193 | 2 |
| 3 | Sun | September 14 | box | W | 2-1 | Chicago Rockets | 28 | 20 | 11 | 265 | 102 | 163 | 2 | 16 | 330 | 175 | 155 | 3 | |
| 4 | Fri | September 19 | box | W | 3-1 | @ | Chicago Rockets | 31 | 14 | 15 | 448 | 304 | 144 | 2 | 9 | 245 | 162 | 83 | 1 |
| 5 | Sun | September 28 | box | L | 3-2 | San Francisco 49ers | 24 | 41 | 8 | 279 | 134 | 145 | 4 | 22 | 408 | 131 | 277 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 5 | box | W | 4-2 | @ | Los Angeles Dons | 27 | 25 | 10 | 272 | 185 | 87 | 2 | 16 | 356 | 227 | 129 | 5 |
| 7 | Sun | October 12 | box | W | 5-2 | Baltimore Colts | 20 | 15 | 14 | 335 | 96 | 239 | 13 | 266 | 197 | 69 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Fri | October 17 | box | T | 5-2-1 | @ | Brooklyn Dodgers | 14 | 14 | 13 | 283 | 81 | 202 | 1 | 12 | 286 | 12 | 274 | 2 |
| 9 | Sun | October 26 | box | W | 6-2-1 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 35 | 7 | 22 | 426 | 171 | 255 | 1 | 6 | 140 | 28 | 112 | 2 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 2 | box | L | 6-3-1 | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 28 | 13 | 252 | 167 | 85 | 1 | 13 | 392 | 256 | 136 | 2 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 7-3-1 | Los Angeles Dons | 25 | 0 | 6 | 90 | 10 | 80 | 8 | 180 | 42 | 138 | |||
| 12 | Sun | November 23 | box | W | 8-3-1 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 33 | 14 | 16 | 325 | 93 | 232 | 4 | 11 | 240 | 143 | 97 | 3 |
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | box | L | 8-4-1 | @ | New York Yankees | 13 | 35 | 10 | 202 | 115 | 87 | 5 | 17 | 360 | 106 | 254 | 1 |
| 14 | Sun | December 7 | box | T | 8-4-2 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 21 | 21 | 14 | 297 | 176 | 121 | 4 | 11 | 229 | 98 | 131 | 2 |