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1973 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 259 points (18.5/g), 15th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 230 points (16.4/g), 10th.
 Differential of 29 points (2.1/g), 12th.
 Expected W-L: 8.0-6.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 8th.

Simple Rating System: Total 0.3, Offense: -1.8, Defense: 2.1, SoS: -1.7, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Lou Saban

Training Camp: Niagara University (Niagara Falls, New York)

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 16 boxscore W 1-0 @ New England Patriots 31 13 23 459 99 360 2 17 297 190 107 4
2 Sun September 23 boxscore L 1-1 @ San Diego Chargers 7 34 16 287 139 148 4 17 354 249 105 1
3 Sun September 30 boxscore W 2-1 New York Jets 9 7 15 272 64 208 3 17 250 148 102 1
4 Sun October 7 boxscore W 3-1 Philadelphia Eagles 27 26 16 276 47 229 1 28 451 176 275 1
5 Sun October 14 boxscore W 4-1 Baltimore Colts 31 13 18 311 52 259 3 13 203 60 143 4
6 Sun October 21 boxscore L 4-2 @ Miami Dolphins 6 27 8 76 1 75 2 18 310 127 183 5
7 Mon October 29 boxscore W 5-2 Kansas City Chiefs 23 14 21 309 63 246 3 8 105 67 38 4
8 Sun November 4 boxscore L 5-3 @ New Orleans Saints 0 13 10 190 66 124 1 19 281 166 115
9 Sun November 11 boxscore L 5-4 Cincinnati Bengals 13 16 10 180 30 150 2 18 281 120 161 4
10 Sun November 18 boxscore L 5-5 Miami Dolphins 0 17 15 309 71 238 2 17 277 123 154
11 Sun November 25 boxscore W 6-5 @ Baltimore Colts 24 17 16 384 169 215 2 15 221 69 152 2
12 Sun December 2 boxscore W 7-5 @ Atlanta Falcons 17 6 17 334 95 239 1 12 272 147 125 3
13 Sun December 9 boxscore W 8-5 New England Patriots 37 13 13 324 31 293 20 390 292 98 4
14 Sun December 16 boxscore W 9-5 @ New York Jets 34 14 21 374 70 304 1 12 223 184 39