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1980 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 320 points (20.0/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 260 points (16.2/g), 3rd.
Differential of 60 points (3.8/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.9-6.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 11th.
Coached by Chuck Knox (11-5-0)
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1980 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 7 | box | W | 1-0 | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 7 | 22 | 357 | 213 | 144 | 7 | 13 | 200 | 110 | 90 | 6 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 14 | box | W | 2-0 | New York Jets | 20 | 10 | 22 | 362 | 207 | 155 | 1 | 17 | 303 | 166 | 137 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 21 | box | W | 3-0 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 35 | 26 | 26 | 410 | 281 | 129 | 2 | 15 | 316 | 278 | 38 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 28 | box | W | 4-0 | Oakland Raiders | 24 | 7 | 25 | 325 | 160 | 165 | 1 | 12 | 179 | 109 | 70 | 5 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 5 | box | W | 5-0 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 26 | 24 | 14 | 202 | 83 | 119 | 1 | 19 | 300 | 214 | 86 | 4 |
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | box | L | 5-1 | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 17 | 24 | 363 | 201 | 162 | 1 | 22 | 355 | 206 | 149 | 2 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 19 | box | L | 5-2 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 17 | 18 | 289 | 221 | 68 | 3 | 15 | 232 | 83 | 149 | 3 |
| 8 | Sun | October 26 | box | W | 6-2 | New England Patriots | 31 | 13 | 21 | 357 | 176 | 181 | 3 | 8 | 148 | 109 | 39 | 4 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 2 | box | L | 6-3 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 30 | 20 | 364 | 270 | 94 | 5 | 19 | 311 | 161 | 150 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 7-3 | @ | New York Jets | 31 | 24 | 17 | 274 | 127 | 147 | 18 | 267 | 164 | 103 | 4 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | box | W | 8-3 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 0 | 22 | 306 | 169 | 137 | 4 | 9 | 213 | 124 | 89 | 2 |
| 12 | Sun | November 23 | box | W | 9-3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 28 | 13 | 23 | 379 | 201 | 178 | 2 | 16 | 239 | 155 | 84 | 1 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | box | L | 9-4 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 24 | 28 | 24 | 284 | 164 | 120 | 4 | 14 | 201 | 88 | 113 | 3 |
| 14 | Sun | December 7 | box | W | 10-4 | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 7 | 15 | 272 | 122 | 150 | 2 | 14 | 215 | 34 | 181 | 3 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 14 | box | L | 10-5 | @ | New England Patriots | 2 | 24 | 8 | 161 | 53 | 108 | 3 | 21 | 324 | 129 | 195 | 2 |
| 16 | Sun | December 21 | box | W | 11-5 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 18 | 13 | 16 | 267 | 102 | 165 | 2 | 19 | 298 | 152 | 146 | 1 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | January 3 | box | L | 11-6 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 20 | ||||||||||