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1969 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 3rd in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 230 points (16.4/g), 10th of 10 in the AFL.
 Allowed 359 points (25.6/g), 9th.
 Differential of -129 points (-9.2/g), 10th.
 Expected W-L: 3.6-10.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-1.0/g), 10th.

Coached by John Rauch (4-10-0)

1969 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 14 box L 0-1 New York Jets 19 33 13 181 122 59 6 15 324 146 178 4
2 Sun September 21 box L 0-2 Houston Oilers 3 17 10 133 40 93 4 15 245 122 123
3 Sun September 28 box W 1-2 Denver Broncos 41 28 28 406 247 159 1 20 302 233 69 5
4 Sun October 5 box L 1-3 @ Houston Oilers 14 28 12 281 237 44 7 15 252 139 113 4
5 Sat October 11 box W 2-3 Boston Patriots 23 16 20 364 160 204 2 14 248 148 100 2
6 Sun October 19 box L 2-4 @ Oakland Raiders 21 50 19 392 246 146 7 20 404 320 84 2
7 Sun October 26 box L 2-5 @ Miami Dolphins 6 24 13 276 220 56 4 17 353 217 136 4
8 Sun November 2 box L 2-6 Kansas City Chiefs 7 29 14 144 39 105 6 14 245 98 147 3
9 Sun November 9 box L 2-7 @ New York Jets 6 16 13 297 191 106 2 16 273 169 104 1
10 Sun November 16 box W 3-7 Miami Dolphins 28 3 18 309 187 122 1 16 248 198 50 1
11 Sun November 23 box L 3-8 @ Boston Patriots 21 35 24 425 248 177 4 16 373 234 139 1
12 Sun November 30 box W 4-8 Cincinnati Bengals 16 13 8 184 84 100 3 11 253 26 227 7
13 Sun December 7 box L 4-9 @ Kansas City Chiefs 19 22 17 237 144 93 2 17 277 131 146 3
14 Sun December 14 box L 4-10 @ San Diego Chargers 6 45 15 238 180 58 2 30 537 295 242 1

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 230 3867 868 4.5 224 215 442 2345 17 30 4.8 122 384 1522 7 4.0 83 51 21 19
Team Defense 359 4334 853 5.1 366 175 368 2476 21 19 6.2 118 454 1858 17 4.1 236 37 18 12
Lg Rank Offense 10 8 7 3 7 6 9 9 8 8 9 6 10 9
Lg Rank Defense 9 7 4 2 5 6 8 6 8 8 9 8 5 1

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Jack Kemp* 34 QB 14 11 4-7-0 170 344 49.4 1981 13 3.8 22 6.4 55 5.8 3.3 11.7 141.5 53.2 21 187 4.9 2.6 5.8
Dan Darragh 23 3 2 0-2-0 24 52 46.2 365 1 1.9 6 11.5 53 7.0 2.0 15.2 121.7 36.6 11 103 4.2 0.0 17.5
James Harris 22 4 1 0-1-0 15 36 41.7 270 1 2.8 1 2.8 55 7.5 6.5 18.0 67.5 65.7 9 70 4.4 3.7 20.0
Tom Flores 32 2 0 2 5 40.0 16 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 3.2 3.2 8.0 8.0 48.7 1 11 0.8 0.8 16.7
Tom Sherman 24 1 0 2 2 100.0 20 1 50.0 0 0.0 19 10.0 15.0 10.0 20.0 147.9 0 0 10.0 15.0 0.0
Marlin Briscoe 24 FL 13 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
Paul Maguire 31 P 14 0 1 1 100.0 19 0 0.0 0 0.0 19 19.0 19.0 19.0 1.4 118.7 0 0 19.0 19.0 0.0
Preston Ridlehuber 26 9 0 1 1 100.0 45 1 100.0 0 0.0 45 45.0 55.0 45.0 5.0 158.3 0 0 45.0 55.0 0.0
Team Total 25.6 14 4-10-0 215 442 48.6 2716 17 3.8 30 6.8 55 6.1 3.5 12.6 194.0 52.8 42 371 4.8 2.4 8.7
Opp Total 14 175 368 47.6 2476 21 5.7 19 5.2 6.7 5.0 14.1 176.9 67.3 31 296 6.2 3.8

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
O.J. Simpson* 22 HB 13 0 181 697 2 32 3.9 53.6 13.9 30 343 11.4 3 55 2.3 26.4 1040 5 6
Wayne Patrick 23 FB 14 0 83 361 3 72 4.3 25.8 5.9 35 229 6.5 0 19 2.5 16.4 590 3 6
Bill Enyart 22 14 0 47 191 1 26 4.1 13.6 3.4 19 186 9.8 2 32 1.4 13.3 377 3 2
Jack Kemp* 34 QB 14 11 37 124 0 13 3.4 8.9 2.6 124 0 8
Max Anderson 24 RET 11 0 13 74 1 16 5.7 6.7 1.2 7 65 9.3 0 22 0.6 5.9 139 1 1
James Harris 22 4 1 10 25 0 9 2.5 6.3 2.5 25 0 3
Dan Darragh 23 3 2 6 14 0 8 2.3 4.7 2.0 14 0 2
Preston Ridlehuber 26 9 0 4 25 0 11 6.3 2.8 0.4 25 0 0
Tom Sherman 24 1 0 2 14 0 10 7.0 14.0 2.0 14 0 0
Billy Masters 25 TE 14 0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.2 0.1 33 387 11.7 1 31 2.4 27.6 384 1 1
Haven Moses* 23 SE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 39 752 19.3 5 55 2.8 53.7 752 5 0
Marlin Briscoe 24 FL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 32 532 16.6 5 50 2.5 40.9 532 5 1
Bubba Thornton 22 RET 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 14 134 9.6 0 21 1.0 9.6 134 0 2
Bobby Crockett 26 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 50 12.5 0 19 0.8 10.0 50 0 0
Willie Grate 23 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 19 19.0 1 19 0.1 1.7 19 1 0
Robert James 22 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 19 19.0 0 19 0.1 1.4 19 0 0
Team Total 25.6 14 384 1522 7 72 4.0 108.7 27.4 215 2716 12.6 17 55 15.4 194.0 4238 24 35
Opp Total 14 454 1858 17 4.1 132.7 32.4 175 2476 14.1 21 12.5 176.9 4334 38 25

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Bubba Thornton 22 RET 14 0 30 749 0 58 25.0 883
Max Anderson 24 RET 11 0 19 142 0 30 7.5 4 86 0 28 21.5 367
O.J. Simpson* 22 HB 13 0 21 529 0 73 25.2 1569
Butch Byrd*+ 28 RCB 14 0 7 37 0 32 5.3 37
Hilton Crawford 24 7 0 3 74 0 31 24.7 74
Jerald Collins 22 9 0 2 14 0 14 7.0 14
Roy Reeves 23 2 0 2 3 0 3 1.5 3
Bill Enyart 22 14 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 389
Waddey Harvey 22 14 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
Robert James 22 14 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 21
Pete Richardson 23 rs 14 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Preston Ridlehuber 26 9 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 28
Team Total 25.6 14 31 187 0 32 6.0 62 1475 0 73 23.8 5900
Opp Total 14 45 0 55 1322 0 24.0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Paul Maguire 31 P 14 0 78 3471 78 1 44.5
Bruce Alford 24 K 14 0 7 6 9 6 5 4 5 1 26 17 65.4% 24 23 95.8%
Team Total 25.6 14 7 6 9 6 5 4 5 1 26 17 65.4% 24 23 95.8% 78 3471 78 1 44.5
Opp Total 14 41 26 63.4% 40 39 97.5% 62 2647 42.7

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Max Anderson 24 RET 11 0 1 0 0 0
Al Bemiller 31 C 14 0 0 1 0 0
Marlin Briscoe 24 FL 13 0 1 1 0 0
Butch Byrd*+ 28 RCB 14 0 7 95 1 32 1 1 26 0
Edgar Chandler 23 llb 14 6 0 1 0 0
Hilton Crawford 24 7 0 1 1 7 0
Dan Darragh 23 3 2 2 0 0 0
Booker Edgerson 30 LCB 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 39 1
Bill Enyart 22 14 0 2 0 0 0
Paul Guidry 25 LLB 8 8 2 39 0 39
James Harris 22 4 1 3 1 0 0
Harry Jacobs* 32 MLB 14 0 2 13 0 12 0 1 0 0
Robert James 22 14 0 0 2 0 0
Jack Kemp* 34 QB 14 11 8 5 0 0
Angelo Loukas 22 LG 13 0 0 1 5 0
Billy Masters 25 TE 14 0 1 0 0 0
Mike McBath 23 RDE 14 0 0 1 10 0
Haven Moses* 23 SE 14 0 0 1 11 0
Julian Nunamaker 23 10 0 0 1 33 0
Dave Ogas 23 14 0 0 1 0 0
Wayne Patrick 23 FB 14 0 6 1 0 0
John Pitts 24 LS 14 0 2 40 0 38 0 1 17 0
Pete Richardson 23 rs 14 5 2 17 0 17 1 2 0 0
Mike Richey 22 LT 14 0 0 2 0 0
George Saimes 28 RS 8 0 3 47 0 28
Billy Shaw* 31 13 0 0 1 0 0
O.J. Simpson* 22 HB 13 0 6 0 0 0
Mike Stratton 28 RLB 14 0 0 1 0 0
Bubba Thornton 22 RET 14 0 2 1 0 0
Team Total 25.6 14 19 251 1 39 35 32 148 1
Opp Total 14 42 25 7 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Bruce Alford 24 K 14 0 23 17 74
Marlin Briscoe 24 FL 13 0 5 30
Haven Moses* 23 SE 14 0 5 30
O.J. Simpson* 22 HB 13 0 2 3 30
Bill Enyart 22 14 0 1 2 18
Wayne Patrick 23 FB 14 0 3 18
Max Anderson 24 RET 11 0 1 6
Butch Byrd*+ 28 RCB 14 0 1 6
Booker Edgerson 30 LCB 14 0 1 6
Willie Grate 23 11 0 1 6
Billy Masters 25 TE 14 0 1 6
Team Total 25.6 14 7 17 1 1 23 17 230
Opp Total 14 17 21 39 26 1 359