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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

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Jim Kelly 26 Rook 16 285 for 480, 3,593 yards, 22 td, 17 int, & 41 rushes for 199 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1983

RB Robb Riddick 29 5 8 150 rushes for 632 yards, 4 td, & 49 catches for 468 yards and 1 td

Buffalo Bills / 9th / 241st pick / 1981

RB Greg Bell 24 2 6 90 rushes for 377 yards, 4 td, & 12 catches for 142 yards and 2 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1984

FB Ricky Moore 23 Rook 8 33 rushes for 104 yards, 1 td, & 23 catches for 184 yards and 0 td

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1985

WR Chris Burkett 24 1 10 34 catches for 778 yards, 4 td

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1985

WR Andre Reed 22 1 15 53 catches for 739 yards, 7 td, & 3 rushes for -8 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1985

WR Jerry Butler 29 7 6 15 catches for 302 yards, 2 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1979

TE Pete Metzelaars 26 4 16 49 catches for 485 yards, 3 td

Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 75th pick / 1982

LT Ken Jones 34 10 12

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 45th pick / 1976

LG Jim Ritcher 28 6 16 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1980

C Kent Hull 25 Rook 16
RG Will Wolford 22 Rook 16

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 20th pick / 1986

RT Joe Devlin 32 10 16

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1976

 Defensive Starters
LDE Sean McNanie 25 2 16 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 79th pick / 1984

NT Fred Smerlas 29 7 16 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1979

RDE Bruce Smith 23 1 15 15.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1985

LOLB Darryl Talley 26 3 16 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1983

LOLB Guy Frazier 27 5 7 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 93rd pick / 1981

LILB Eugene Marve 26 4 16 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 59th pick / 1982

RILB George Cumby 30 6 8 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1980

RILB Ray Bentley 26 Rook 7
ROLB Lucius Sanford 30 8 8 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 89th pick / 1978

ROLB Darryl Talley 26 3 16 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1983

LCB Rodney Bellinger 24 2 9 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 77th pick / 1984

LCB Derrick Burroughs 24 1 5 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1985

RCB Charles Romes 32 9 16 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 12th / 309th pick / 1977

SS Martin Bayless 24 2 15 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

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

FS Steve Freeman 33 11 16 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

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

 Special Teams Starters
K Scott Norwood 26 1 0 17 of 27 field goals & 32 of 34 extra points
P John Kidd 25 2 0 75 punts for a 40.4 average, 0 blocked

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 128th pick / 1984

PR Ron Pitts 24 Rook 0 18 punt returns for a 10.8 average and 1 td

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 169th pick / 1985

KR Ronnie Harmon 22 Rook 2 18 kick returns for a 17.8 average and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1986

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Martin Bayless 24 DB 16 15 195 6-2 Bowling Green 10/11/1962 2

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

Greg Bell 24 RB 6 6 210 5-10 Notre Dame 8/1/1962 2

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1984

Rodney Bellinger 24 DB 16 9 186 5-8 Miami (FL) 6/4/1962 2

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 77th pick / 1984

Ray Bentley 26 LB 13 7 240 6-2 Central Michigan 11/25/1960 Rook
Jerry Boyarsky 27 NT 10 0 290 6-3 Pittsburgh 5/15/1959 5

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 128th pick / 1981

Walter Broughton 24 WR 8 0 180 5-10 Jacksonville State 10/20/1962 Rook
Chris Burkett 24 WR 14 10 205 6-4 Jackson State 8/21/1962 1

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1985

Derrick Burroughs 24 DB 15 5 180 6-1 Memphis 5/18/1962 1

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1985

Leonard Burton 22 C 14 0 275 6-3 South Carolina 6/18/1964 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 77th pick / 1986

Jerry Butler 29 WR 11 6 178 6-0 Clemson 10/12/1957 7

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1979

Carl Byrum 23 RB 13 3 232 6-0 Miss. Valley State 6/29/1963 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 111th pick / 1986

Mark Catano 24 NT 1 0 265 6-3 Valdosta State 1/26/1962 2
Justin Cross 27 T 10 1 263 6-6 Western State (CO) 4/29/1959 4

Buffalo Bills / 10th / 272nd pick / 1981

George Cumby 30 LB 11 8 220 6-0 Oklahoma 7/5/1956 6

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1980

Joe Devlin 32 T-G 16 16 261 6-5 Iowa 2/23/1954 10

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1976

Dwight Drane 24 DB 13 1 200 6-1 Oklahoma 5/6/1962 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1984 Supp

Guy Frazier 27 LB 7 7 215 6-2 Wyoming 7/20/1959 5

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 93rd pick / 1981

Steve Freeman 33 DB 16 16 185 5-11 Mississippi State 5/8/1953 11

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

Tony Furjanic 22 LB 14 1 228 6-1 Notre Dame 2/26/1964 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 8th / 202nd pick / 1986

Hal Garner 24 LB 16 1 228 6-4 Utah State 1/18/1962 1

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1985

Mike Hamby 24 DE 16 1 270 6-4 Utah State 11/12/1962 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 6th / 141st pick / 1985

Ronnie Harmon 22 RB-WR 14 2 200 5-11 Iowa 5/7/1964 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1986

Dale Hellestrae 24 T-G-C 8 0 282 6-5 SMU 7/11/1962 1

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 112th pick / 1985

Rod Hill 27 DB 6 2 185 6-0 Kentucky State 3/14/1959 4

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1982

Kent Hull 25 C 16 16 284 6-5 Mississippi State 1/13/1961 Rook
Ken Jones 34 T-DE 12 12 260 6-5 Arkansas State 12/1/1952 10

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 45th pick / 1976

Jim Kelly 26 QB 16 16 217 6-3 Miami (FL) 2/14/1960 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1983

Mark Kelso 23 DB 3 0 181 5-11 William & Mary 7/23/1963 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 261st pick / 1985

Don Kern 24 TE 1 0 228 6-4 Arizona State 8/25/1962 2

Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 150th pick / 1984

John Kidd 25 P 16 0 210 6-3 Northwestern 8/22/1961 2

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 128th pick / 1984

Bruce King 23 RB 5 1 219 6-1 Purdue 1/7/1963 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 126th pick / 1985

Eugene Marve 26 LB 16 16 237 6-2 Saginaw Valley State 8/14/1960 4

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 59th pick / 1982

Sean McNanie 25 DE 16 16 265 6-5 Arizona State,San Diego State 9/9/1961 2

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 79th pick / 1984

Pete Metzelaars 26 TE 16 16 254 6-7 Wabash 5/24/1960 4

Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 75th pick / 1982

Ricky Moore 23 RB 11 8 234 5-11 Alabama 4/7/1963 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1985

Scott Norwood 26 K 16 0 207 6-0 James Madison 7/17/1960 1
Ron Pitts 24 DB 10 0 175 5-10 UCLA 10/14/1962 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 169th pick / 1985

Dean Prater 28 DE 16 0 225 6-5 Oklahoma State 9/28/1958 4

Cleveland Browns / 10th / 271st pick / 1981

Andre Reed 22 WR 15 15 190 6-2 Kutztown Pennsylvania 1/29/1964 1

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1985

Frank Reich 25 QB 3 0 210 6-4 Maryland 12/4/1961 1

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1985

Eric Richardson 24 WR 14 1 183 6-1 San Jose State 4/18/1962 1

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 41st pick / 1984

Robb Riddick 29 RB 15 8 195 6-0 Millersville 4/26/1957 5

Buffalo Bills / 9th / 241st pick / 1981

Jim Ritcher 28 G 16 16 273 6-3 North Carolina State 5/21/1958 6

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1980

Butch Rolle 22 TE 16 1 242 6-3 Michigan State 8/19/1964 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 180th pick / 1986

Charles Romes 32 DB 16 16 191 6-1 North Carolina Central 12/16/1954 9

Buffalo Bills / 12th / 309th pick / 1977

Lucius Sanford 30 LB 10 8 216 6-2 Georgia Tech 2/14/1956 8

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 89th pick / 1978

Fred Smerlas 29 NT-DT 16 16 277 6-3 Boston College 4/8/1957 7

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1979

Bruce Smith 23 DE 16 15 262 6-4 Virginia Tech 6/18/1963 1

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1985

Don L. Smith 29 NT-DE-DT 5 0 256 6-5 Miami (FL) 5/9/1957 7

Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1979

Darryl Talley 26 LB 16 16 235 6-4 West Virginia 7/10/1960 3

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1983

Steve Tasker 24 WR 7 0 185 5-9 Northwestern 4/10/1962 1

Houston Oilers / 9th / 226th pick / 1985

Jimmy Teal 24 WR 5 1 170 5-10 Texas A&M 8/18/1962 1

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 130th pick / 1985

Mark Traynowicz 24 G-C 14 0 277 6-5 Nebraska 11/20/1962 1

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick / 1985

Tim Vogler 30 G-C 9 3 259 6-3 Ohio State 10/2/1956 7
Gary Wilkins 23 TE-RB 16 2 235 6-1 Georgia Tech 11/23/1963 Rook
Kevin J. Williams 25 DB 1 0 169 5-9 Iowa State 11/28/1961 1
Will Wolford 22 T-G 16 16 294 6-5 Vanderbilt 5/18/1964 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 20th pick / 1986

Team Total 25.6 16 226.1 6-1.9 2.7