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1979 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 268 points (16.8/g), 23rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 279 points (17.4/g), 8th.
Differential of -11 points (-0.7/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 7.6-8.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 7th.
Simple Rating System: Total -0.2, Offense: -3.3, Defense: 3.1, SoS: 0.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Chuck Knox (7-9-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Ray Prochaska
Training Camp: Niagara University (Niagara Falls, New York)
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Drafted Players
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | CarAV | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 1 | BUF | Tom Cousineau | LB | 6 | 1982 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 66 | Ohio St. | |||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | BUF | Jerry Butler | WR | 7 | 1979 | 1986 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 88 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 278 | 4301 | 29 | Clemson | |||||
| 2 | 32 | BUF | Fred Smerlas | NT | 14 | 1979 | 1992 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 81 | 200 | Boston Col. | |||||||||||
| 2 | 51 | BUF | Jim Haslett | LB | 8 | 1979 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 94 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | 62 | BUF | Jon Borchardt | G | 9 | 1979 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 130 | Montana St. | |||||||||||
| 4 | 83 | BUF | Ken E. Johnson | DE | 7 | 1979 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 76 | Knoxville | |||||||||||
| 4 | 87 | BUF | Jeff Nixon | DB | 4 | 1979 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 43 | Richmond | |||||||||||
| 5 | 114 | BUF | Rod Kush | DB | 6 | 1980 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 66 | 1 | -6 | 0 | Nebraska-Omaha | ||||||||
| 5 | 116 | BUF | Dan Manucci | QB | 3 | 1979 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 27 | 132 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 0 | Kansas St. | |||
| 6 | 141 | BUF | Mike Burrow | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Auburn | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 170 | BUF | Tom Mullady | TE | 6 | 1979 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 75 | 84 | 1033 | 4 | Rhodes | ||||||||
| 9 | 226 | BUF | Kevin Baker | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | William Penn | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 253 | BUF | David Marler | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mississippi St. | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 279 | BUF | Paul Lawler | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colgate | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 308 | BUF | Mike Harris | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arizona St. | ||||||||||||||||
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