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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)
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1984 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |
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| LG | Jim Ritcher | 26 | 4 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1980 |
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| C | Will Grant | 30 | 6 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 255th pick / 1978 |
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| RG | Jon Borchardt | 27 | 5 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1979 |
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| RT | Joe Devlin | 30 | 8 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1976 |
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| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |