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1986 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 287 points (17.9/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 348 points (21.8/g), 20th.
 Differential of -61 points (-3.8/g), 23rd.
 Expected W-L: 6.2-9.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -21 (-1.3/g), 28th.

Coached by Hank Bullough (2-7-0) and Marv Levy (2-5-0)

1986 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 7 box L 0-1 New York Jets 24 28 19 368 289 79 2 19 390 287 103
2 Sun September 14 box L 0-2 @ Cincinnati Bengals 33 36 20 378 207 171 2 22 405 240 165 3
3 Sun September 21 box W 1-2 St. Louis Cardinals 17 10 10 176 82 94 1 25 381 259 122 1
4 Sun September 28 box L 1-3 Kansas City Chiefs 17 20 24 366 269 97 4 20 327 201 126 1
5 Sun October 5 box L 1-4 @ New York Jets 13 14 16 320 194 126 1 20 382 272 110 1
6 Sun October 12 box L 1-5 @ Miami Dolphins 14 27 18 305 197 108 4 27 447 328 119 3
7 Sun October 19 box W 2-5 Indianapolis Colts 24 13 21 364 243 121 3 20 297 167 130 2
8 Sun October 26 box L 2-6 New England Patriots 3 23 16 224 147 77 4 20 298 173 125 1
9 Sun November 2 box L 2-7 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28 34 23 403 324 79 3 20 306 171 135
10 Sun November 9 box W 3-7 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 12 18 248 76 172 1 11 185 132 53 1
11 Sun November 16 box L 3-8 Miami Dolphins 24 34 14 261 181 80 1 29 474 389 85
12 Sun November 23 box L 3-9 @ New England Patriots 19 22 13 241 192 49 3 17 261 193 68 1
13 Sun November 30 box W 4-9 @ Kansas City Chiefs 17 14 25 336 172 164 2 26 346 273 73 3
14 Sun December 7 box L 4-10 Cleveland Browns 17 21 17 391 308 83 3 21 371 230 141 1
15 Sun December 14 box L 4-11 @ Indianapolis Colts 14 24 18 358 264 94 3 21 375 296 79
16 Sun December 21 box L 4-12 @ Houston Oilers 7 16 19 278 218 60 2 16 278 191 87

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 287 5017 963 5.2 291 294 499 3363 22 19 6.2 152 419 1654 9 3.9 101 39 20 38
Team Defense 348 5523 1071 5.2 568 343 570 3802 21 10 6.3 204 465 1721 18 3.7 334 18 8 30
Lg Rank Offense 20 19 18 19 15 9 10 11 25 21 23 13 19 24
Lg Rank Defense 20 24 27 24 27 11 27 23 10 9 23 8 28 28

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Jim Kelly 26 QB 16 16 285 480 59.4 3593 22 4.6 17 3.5 84 7.5 6.4 12.6 224.6 83.3 43 330 6.2 5.2 8.2
Frank Reich 25 3 0 9 19 47.4 104 0 0.0 2 10.5 37 5.5 0.7 11.6 34.7 24.8 2 4 4.8 0.5 9.5
Team Total 25.6 16 294 499 58.9 3697 22 4.4 19 3.8 84 7.4 6.1 12.6 231.1 80.9 45 334 6.2 5.0 8.3
Opp Total 16 343 570 60.2 3802 21 3.7 10 1.8 6.7 6.2 11.1 237.6 85.0 36 267 6.3 5.4

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Robb Riddick 29 RB 15 8 150 632 4 41 4.2 42.1 10.0 49 468 9.6 1 31 3.3 31.2 1100 5 8
Greg Bell 24 rb 6 6 90 377 4 42 4.2 62.8 15.0 12 142 11.8 2 40 2.0 23.7 519 6 2
Ronnie Harmon 22 RET 14 2 54 172 0 38 3.2 12.3 3.9 22 185 8.4 1 27 1.6 13.2 357 1 2
Jim Kelly 26 QB 16 16 41 199 0 20 4.9 12.4 2.6 199 0 7
Carl Byrum 23 13 3 38 156 0 18 4.1 12.0 2.9 13 104 8.0 1 17 1.0 8.0 260 1 0
Ricky Moore 23 FB 11 8 33 104 1 14 3.2 9.5 3.0 23 184 8.0 0 27 2.1 16.7 288 1 2
Bruce King 23 5 1 4 10 0 7 2.5 2.0 0.8 10 0 0
Andre Reed 22 WR 15 15 3 -8 0 4 -2.7 -0.5 0.2 53 739 13.9 7 55 3.5 49.3 731 7 2
Gary Wilkins 23 16 2 3 18 0 11 6.0 1.1 0.2 8 74 9.3 0 26 0.5 4.6 92 0 0
Walter Broughton 24 8 0 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0 -0.8 0.1 3 71 23.7 0 57 0.4 8.9 65 0 5
John Kidd 25 P 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 0
Frank Reich 25 3 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0 0 1
Pete Metzelaars 26 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 49 485 9.9 3 44 3.1 30.3 485 3 2
Chris Burkett 24 WR 14 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 34 778 22.9 4 84 2.4 55.6 778 4 1
Jerry Butler 29 wr 11 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 302 20.1 2 53 1.4 27.5 302 2 0
Jimmy Teal 24 5 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 60 10.0 1 20 1.2 12.0 60 1 0
Butch Rolle 22 16 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 56 14.0 0 20 0.3 3.5 56 0 0
Eric Richardson 24 14 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 49 16.3 0 32 0.2 3.5 49 0 4
Team Total 25.6 16 419 1654 9 42 3.9 103.4 26.2 294 3697 12.6 22 84 18.4 231.1 5351 31 40
Opp Total 16 465 1721 18 3.7 107.6 29.1 343 3802 11.1 21 21.4 237.6 5523 39 19

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Walter Broughton 24 8 0 12 53 0 13 4.4 11 243 0 39 22.1 361
Ron Pitts 24 RET 10 0 18 194 1 49 10.8 1 7 0 5 7.0 201
Ronnie Harmon 22 RET 14 2 18 321 0 32 17.8 678
Steve Tasker 24 7 0 9 148 0 24 16.4 148
Robb Riddick 29 RB 15 8 8 200 0 49 25.0 1300
Eric Richardson 24 14 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 6 123 0 28 20.5 172
Rodney Bellinger 24 LCB 16 9 2 32 0 16 16.0 32
Rod Hill 27 6 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 25.6 16 32 247 1 49 7.7 55 1074 0 49 19.5 6672
Opp Total 16 32 0 56 1157 0 20.7

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
John Kidd 25 P 16 0 75 3031 57 0 40.4
Scott Norwood 26 K 16 0 1 1 6 6 7 7 8 3 5 27 17 63.0% 34 32 94.1%
Team Total 25.6 16 1 1 6 6 7 7 8 3 5 27 17 63.0% 34 32 94.1% 75 3031 57 0 40.4
Opp Total 16 33 22 66.7% 40 38 95.0% 83 3162 38.1

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Bruce Smith 23 RDE 16 15 15.0 3 0 0 0 0 63
Jim Kelly 26 QB 16 16 7 2 0 0
Robb Riddick 29 RB 15 8 8 0 0 0
Sean McNanie 25 LDE 16 16 6.5 0 1 0 0
Walter Broughton 24 8 0 5 1 0 0
Rodney Bellinger 24 LCB 16 9 1 14 0 14 0 4 15 1
Eric Richardson 24 14 1 4 1 0 0
Charles Romes 32 RCB 16 16 4 23 0 23 0 1 6 0
Greg Bell 24 rb 6 6 2 2 0 0
Ron Pitts 24 RET 10 0 2 2 0 0
Andre Reed 22 WR 15 15 2 2 2 0
Darryl Talley 26 LOLB/rolb 16 16 3.0 0 0 1 47 0 116
Guy Frazier 27 lolb 7 7 1.0 0 2 0 0
Pete Metzelaars 26 TE 16 16 2 1 0 1
Fred Smerlas 29 NT 16 16 2.0 1 3 0 3
Eugene Marve 26 LILB 16 16 2.5
Martin Bayless 24 SS 16 15 1.0 1 0 0 0 102
Derrick Burroughs 24 lcb 15 5 2 49 0 41
George Cumby 30 RILB 11 8 1.0 0 1 38 0
Mike Hamby 24 16 1 1.0 0 1 0 0
Ronnie Harmon 22 RET 14 2 2 0 0 0
Ricky Moore 23 FB 11 8 2 0 0 0
Chris Burkett 24 WR 14 10 1 0 0 0
Dwight Drane 24 13 1 1.0
Steve Freeman 33 FS 16 16 1 0 0 0
Dale Hellestrae 24 8 0 1 0 -14 0
Rod Hill 27 6 2 1 0 0 0
John Kidd 25 P 16 0 0 1 0 0
Dean Prater 28 16 0 1.0
Frank Reich 25 3 0 1 0 0 0
Jim Ritcher 28 LG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Lucius Sanford 30 ROLB 10 8 1.0
Mark Traynowicz 24 14 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 25.6 16 36.0 10 89 0 41 3 40 25 94 2 281
Opp Total 16 45 19 11 2

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Scott Norwood 26 K 16 0 32 17 83
Andre Reed 22 WR 15 15 7 42
Greg Bell 24 rb 6 6 4 2 36
Robb Riddick 29 RB 15 8 4 1 30
Chris Burkett 24 WR 14 10 4 24
Pete Metzelaars 26 TE 16 16 3 1 24
Jerry Butler 29 wr 11 6 2 12
Rodney Bellinger 24 LCB 16 9 1 6
Carl Byrum 23 13 3 1 6
Ronnie Harmon 22 RET 14 2 1 6
Ricky Moore 23 FB 11 8 1 6
Ron Pitts 24 RET 10 0 1 6
Jimmy Teal 24 5 1 1 6
Team Total 25.6 16 9 22 1 2 32 17 287
Opp Total 16 18 21 38 22 2 348