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1984 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 2-14-0, Finished 5th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 250 points (15.6/g), 25th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 454 points (28.4/g), 27th.
 Differential of -204 points (-12.8/g), 27th.
 Expected W-L: 3.1-12.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.4/g), 20th.

Coached by Kay Stephenson (2-14-0)

1984 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Joe Ferguson 34 11 11 191 for 344, 1,991 yards, 12 td, 17 int, & 19 rushes for 102 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973

QB Joe Dufek 23 1 5 74 for 150, 829 yards, 4 td, 8 int, & 9 rushes for 22 yards and 1 td
RB Greg Bell* 22 Rook 15 262 rushes for 1,100 yards, 7 td, & 34 catches for 277 yards and 1 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1984

FB Booker Moore 25 2 15 24 rushes for 84 yards, 0 td, & 33 catches for 172 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 28th pick / 1981

WR Preston Dennard 29 6 13 30 catches for 417 yards, 7 td
WR Byron Franklin 26 3 16 69 catches for 862 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for -7 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 50th pick / 1981

TE Tony Hunter 24 1 9 33 catches for 331 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 6 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 12th pick / 1983

TE Buster Barnett 26 3 7 8 catches for 67 yards, 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 11th / 299th pick / 1981

LT Ken Jones 32 8 16

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 45th pick / 1976

LG Jim Ritcher 26 4 14

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1980

C Will Grant 30 6 16

Buffalo Bills / 10th / 255th pick / 1978

RG Jon Borchardt 27 5 16

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1979

RT Joe Devlin 30 8 16

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1976

 Defensive Starters
LDE Ben Williams 30 8 15 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 78th pick / 1976

NT Fred Smerlas 27 5 16 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1979

RDE Ken E. Johnson 29 5 16 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 83rd pick / 1979

LOLB Darryl Talley 24 1 16 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1983

LILB Jim Haslett 29 5 15 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 51st pick / 1979

RILB Eugene Marve 24 2 16 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 59th pick / 1982

ROLB Lucius Sanford 28 6 8 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 89th pick / 1978

ROLB Chris Keating 27 5 6 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
LCB Brian Carpenter 24 2 10 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 101st pick / 1982

RCB Charles Romes 30 7 16 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 12th / 309th pick / 1977

SS Steve Freeman 31 9 15 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 5th / 117th pick / 1975

FS Don Wilson 23 Rook 11 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
FS Rod Kush 28 4 5 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 114th pick / 1979

 Special Teams Starters
K Joe Danelo 31 9 0 8 of 16 field goals & 17 of 17 extra points

Miami Dolphins / 10th / 257th pick / 1975

P John Kidd 23 Rook 0 88 punts for a 42.0 average, 2 blocked

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 128th pick / 1984

PR Don Wilson 23 Rook 11 33 punt returns for a 9.0 average and 1 td
KR Van Williams 25 1 0 39 kick returns for a 21.0 average and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 93rd pick / 1982

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Bill Acker 28 NT 15 0 255 6-3 Texas 11/7/1956 4

St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 142nd pick / 1980

Joe Azelby 22 LB 14 0 225 6-1 Harvard 3/5/1962 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 10th / 263rd pick / 1984

Buster Barnett 26 TE 16 7 228 6-5 Jackson State 11/24/1958 3

Buffalo Bills / 11th / 299th pick / 1981

Martin Bayless 22 DB 13 1 195 6-2 Bowling Green 10/11/1962 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 101st pick / 1984

Greg Bell* 22 RB 16 15 210 5-10 Notre Dame 8/1/1962 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1984

Rodney Bellinger 22 DB 10 2 186 5-8 Miami (FL) 6/4/1962 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 77th pick / 1984

Jon Borchardt 27 G-T 16 16 260 6-5 Montana State 8/13/1957 5

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1979

Mark Brammer 26 TE 12 1 238 6-3 Michigan State 5/3/1958 4

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 67th pick / 1980

Mitchell Brookins 24 WR 16 0 196 5-11 Illinois 12/10/1960 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 95th pick / 1984

Brian Carpenter 24 DB 13 10 167 5-10 Michigan 11/27/1960 2

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 101st pick / 1982

Justin Cross 25 T 7 0 263 6-6 Western State (CO) 4/29/1959 2

Buffalo Bills / 10th / 272nd pick / 1981

Joe Danelo 31 K 9 0 166 5-9 Washington State 9/2/1953 9

Miami Dolphins / 10th / 257th pick / 1975

Stan David 22 LB 16 3 210 6-3 Texas Tech 2/17/1962 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 182nd pick / 1984

Julius Dawkins 23 WR 16 3 196 6-1 Pittsburgh 1/4/1961 1

Buffalo Bills / 12th / 320th pick / 1983

Preston Dennard 29 WR 16 13 185 6-1 New Mexico 11/28/1955 6
Joe Devlin 30 T-G 16 16 261 6-5 Iowa 2/23/1954 8

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1976

Joe Dufek 23 QB 5 5 215 6-4 Yale 8/23/1961 1
Joe Ferguson 34 QB 12 11 195 6-1 Arkansas 4/23/1950 11

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973

Byron Franklin 26 WR 16 16 179 6-1 Auburn 9/4/1958 3

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 50th pick / 1981

Steve Freeman 31 DB 15 15 185 5-11 Mississippi State 5/8/1953 9

New England Patriots / 5th / 117th pick / 1975

Will Grant 30 C 16 16 254 6-3 Idaho State,Kentucky 3/7/1954 6

Buffalo Bills / 10th / 255th pick / 1978

Jim Haslett 29 LB 15 15 232 6-3 Indiana (PA) 12/9/1955 5

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 51st pick / 1979

Rod Hill 25 DB 2 0 185 6-0 Kentucky State 3/14/1959 2

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1982

Tony Hunter 24 TE 11 9 237 6-4 Notre Dame 5/22/1960 1

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 12th pick / 1983

Ken E. Johnson 29 DE 16 16 253 6-5 Knoxville 3/25/1955 5

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 83rd pick / 1979

Lawrence Johnson 27 DB 10 0 204 5-11 Wisconsin 9/11/1957 5

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 40th pick / 1979

Ken Jones 32 T-DE 16 16 260 6-5 Arkansas State 12/1/1952 8

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 45th pick / 1976

Trey Junkin 23 TE-LB 2 0 240 6-2 Louisiana Tech 1/23/1961 1

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 93rd pick / 1983

Chris Keating 27 LB 16 6 223 6-2 Maine 10/12/1957 5
John Kidd 23 P 16 0 210 6-3 Northwestern 8/22/1961 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 128th pick / 1984

Matt Kofler 25 QB 16 0 192 6-3 San Diego State 8/30/1959 2

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 48th pick / 1982

Rod Kush 28 DB 16 5 188 6-0 Nebraska-Omaha 12/29/1956 4

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 114th pick / 1979

Tom Lynch 29 G 16 0 256 6-5 Boston College 5/24/1955 7

Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 30th pick / 1977

Eugene Marve 24 LB 16 16 237 6-2 Saginaw Valley State 8/14/1960 2

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 59th pick / 1982

Sean McNanie 23 DE 15 1 265 6-5 Arizona State,San Diego State 9/9/1961 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 79th pick / 1984

Mark Merrill 29 LB 2 0 237 6-4 Minnesota 5/5/1955 6

New York Jets / 2nd / 31st pick / 1978

John Mistler 26 WR 3 0 186 6-2 Arizona State 10/28/1958 3

New York Giants / 3rd / 59th pick / 1981

Booker Moore 25 RB 15 15 224 5-11 Penn State 6/23/1959 2

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 28th pick / 1981

Mike Mosley 26 WR 4 0 192 6-2 Texas A&M 6/6/1958 2

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 76th pick / 1981

Speedy Neal 22 RB 12 1 254 6-2 Miami (FL) 8/26/1962 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1984

Chuck Nelson 24 K 7 0 175 5-11 Washington 2/23/1960 1

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 87th pick / 1983

Ulysses Norris 27 TE 14 0 230 6-4 Georgia 1/15/1957 5

Detroit Lions / 4th / 88th pick / 1979

Steve Potter 27 LB 10 0 235 6-3 Virginia 11/6/1957 3
Dean Prater 26 DE 13 0 225 6-5 Oklahoma State 9/28/1958 2

Cleveland Browns / 10th / 271st pick / 1981

Robb Riddick 27 RB 16 0 195 6-0 Millersville 4/26/1957 3

Buffalo Bills / 9th / 241st pick / 1981

Jim Ritcher 26 G 14 14 273 6-3 North Carolina State 5/21/1958 4

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1980

Charles Romes 30 DB 16 16 191 6-1 North Carolina Central 12/16/1954 7

Buffalo Bills / 12th / 309th pick / 1977

Lucius Sanford 28 LB 8 8 216 6-2 Georgia Tech 2/14/1956 6

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 89th pick / 1978

Fred Smerlas 27 NT-DT 16 16 277 6-3 Boston College 4/8/1957 5

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1979

Lucious Smith 27 DB 4 3 190 5-10 Cal State-Fullerton,San Diego State 1/17/1957 4
Darryl Talley 24 LB 16 16 235 6-4 West Virginia 7/10/1960 1

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1983

Gary Thompson 25 DB 8 1 180 6-0 San Jose State 2/23/1959 1
Marco Tongue 24 DB 1 0 177 5-9 Bowie State 4/6/1960 1
Scott Virkus 25 DE 2 0 260 6-5 Purdue 9/7/1959 1
Tim Vogler 28 G-C 16 2 259 6-3 Ohio State 10/2/1956 5
Len Walterscheid 30 DB 3 0 190 5-11 Southern Utah 9/13/1954 7
Al Wenglikowski 24 LB 5 0 215 6-1 Pittsburgh 8/3/1960 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 258th pick / 1984

Craig White 23 WR 14 0 194 6-1 Missouri 10/8/1961 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 11th / 299th pick / 1984

Ben Williams 30 DE-NT 15 15 251 6-3 Mississippi 9/1/1954 8

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 78th pick / 1976

Van Williams 25 RB 16 0 208 6-0 Carson-Newman,East Tennessee State 3/15/1959 1

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 93rd pick / 1982

Don Wilson 23 DB 16 11 190 6-2 North Carolina State 7/28/1961 Rook
Team Total 26.1 16 218.2 6-1.8 3.3