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1990 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

1990 AFC Champions

Scored 428 points (26.8/g), 1st of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 263 points (16.4/g), 6th.
 Differential of 165 points (10.3/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 12.2-3.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +14 (0.9/g), 4th.

Coached by Marv Levy (13-3-0)

1990 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 9 W 1-0 Indianapolis Colts 26 10 24 383 283 100 1 15 229 173 56 2
2 Sun September 16 L 1-1 @ Miami Dolphins 7 30 12 205 161 44 3 19 305 177 128 1
3 Mon September 24 W 2-1 @ New York Jets 30 7 23 451 159 292 1 17 249 125 124 2
4 Sun September 30 W 3-1 Denver Broncos 29 28 15 197 133 64 3 28 410 202 208 5
5 Sun October 7 W 4-1 Los Angeles Raiders 38 24 14 280 182 98 2 22 347 225 122 4
6 Bye Week
7 Sun October 21 W 5-1 New York Jets 30 27 24 405 276 129 1 23 342 192 150 1
8 Sun October 28 W 6-1 @ New England Patriots 27 10 19 353 192 161 17 262 154 108 3
9 Sun November 4 W 7-1 @ Cleveland Browns 42 0 24 310 208 102 10 234 191 43 2
10 Sun November 11 W 8-1 Phoenix Cardinals 45 14 20 360 154 206 2 11 127 46 81 4
11 Sun November 18 W 9-1 New England Patriots 14 0 14 276 67 209 18 286 196 90 2
12 Mon November 26 L 9-2 @ Houston Oilers 24 27 24 289 210 79 1 21 411 283 128 1
13 Sun December 2 W 10-2 Philadelphia Eagles 30 23 13 393 334 59 1 19 357 181 176 2
14 Sun December 9 W 11-2 @ Indianapolis Colts 31 7 23 408 247 161 1 12 127 52 75 3
15 Sat December 15 W 12-2 @ New York Giants 17 13 13 264 199 65 20 313 156 157
16 Sun December 23 W 13-2 Miami Dolphins 24 14 25 429 223 206 1 20 309 274 35 2
17 Sun December 30 L 13-3 @ Washington Redskins 14 29 15 273 168 105 4 16 299 172 127 1
Playoffs
Division Sat January 12 W 14-3 Miami Dolphins 44 34
ConfChamp Sun January 20 W 15-3 Los Angeles Raiders 51 3
SuperBowl Sun January 27 L 15-4 N New York Giants 19 20

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 428 5276 931 5.7 302 263 425 3196 28 11 7.1 161 479 2080 20 4.3 123 21 10 18
Team Defense 263 4607 981 4.7 471 254 455 2799 17 18 5.6 159 483 1808 13 3.7 288 35 17 24
Lg Rank Offense 1 6 8 24 10 3 4 3 9 7 2 7 3 4
Lg Rank Defense 6 8 17 6 7 6 12 9 21 15 16 6 5 10

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* 30 QB 14 14 219 346 63.3 2829 24 6.9 9 2.6 71 8.2 7.7 12.9 202.1 101.2 20 158 7.3 6.8 5.5
Frank Reich 29 16 2 36 63 57.1 469 2 3.2 0 0.0 43 7.4 7.8 13.0 29.3 91.3 6 41 6.2 6.5 8.7
Gale Gilbert 29 1 0 8 15 53.3 106 2 13.3 2 13.3 23 7.1 2.4 13.3 106.0 76.0 1 9 6.1 1.7 6.3
Don Smith 27 RET 16 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.6 16 263 425 61.9 3404 28 6.6 11 2.6 71 8.0 7.5 12.9 212.8 98.2 27 208 7.1 6.6 6.0
Opp Total 16 254 455 55.8 2799 17 3.7 18 4.0 6.2 4.7 11.0 174.9 70.2 43 326 5.6 3.7

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
Thurman Thomas*+ 24 RB 16 16 271 1297 11 80 4.8 81.1 16.9 49 532 10.9 2 63 3.1 33.3 1829 13 6
Kenneth Davis 28 16 0 64 302 4 47 4.7 18.9 4.0 9 78 8.7 1 16 0.6 4.9 380 5 1
Jamie Mueller 26 FB 16 8 59 207 2 20 3.5 12.9 3.7 16 106 6.6 1 30 1.0 6.6 313 3 1
Jim Kelly* 30 QB 14 14 22 63 0 15 2.9 4.5 1.6 63 0 4
Don Smith 27 RET 16 2 20 82 2 13 4.1 5.1 1.3 21 225 10.7 0 39 1.3 14.1 307 2 1
Carwell Gardner 24 7 0 15 41 0 14 2.7 5.9 2.1 41 0 0
Frank Reich 29 16 2 15 24 0 9 1.6 1.5 0.9 24 0 1
Larry Kinnebrew 31 2 0 9 18 1 4 2.0 9.0 4.5 18 1 0
Andre Reed* 26 WR 16 16 3 23 0 26 7.7 1.4 0.2 71 945 13.3 8 56 4.4 59.1 968 8 1
Don Beebe 26 12 4 1 23 0 23 23.0 1.9 0.1 11 221 20.1 1 49 0.9 18.4 244 1 0
James Lofton 34 WR 16 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 35 712 20.3 4 71 2.2 44.5 712 4 0
Keith McKeller 26 TE 16 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 34 464 13.6 5 43 2.1 29.0 464 5 1
Pete Metzelaars 30 16 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 60 6.0 1 12 0.6 3.8 60 1 1
Butch Rolle 26 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 6 2.0 3 3 0.2 0.4 6 3 0
Al Edwards 23 RET 14 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 11 5.5 0 6 0.1 0.8 11 0 0
Steve Tasker* 28 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 44 22.0 2 24 0.1 2.8 44 2 0
Team Total 26.6 16 479 2080 20 80 4.3 130.0 29.9 263 3404 12.9 28 71 16.4 212.8 5484 48 17
Opp Total 16 483 1808 13 3.7 113.0 30.2 254 2799 11.0 17 15.9 174.9 4607 30 33

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
Don Smith 27 RET 16 2 32 643 0 38 20.1 950
Al Edwards 23 RET 14 2 14 92 0 16 6.6 11 256 0 54 23.3 359
Chris Hale 24 8 0 10 76 0 25 7.6 76
Don Beebe 26 12 4 6 119 0 27 19.8 363
Butch Rolle 26 16 0 2 22 0 11 11.0 28
Nate Odomes 25 RCB 16 16 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
Team Total 26.6 16 25 177 0 25 7.1 51 1040 0 54 20.4 6701
Opp Total 16 31 0 73 1129 0 15.5

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Kicking Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Scott Norwood 30 K 16 0 29 20 69.0% 52 50 96.2%
Rick Tuten 25 P 14 0 53 2107 55 0 39.8
John Nies 23 4 0 5 174 39 0 34.8
Team Total 26.6 16 29 20 69.0% 52 50 96.2% 58 2281 55 0 39.3
Opp Total 16 24 18 75.0% 30 29 96.7% 66 2521 38.2

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*+ 27 RDE 16 16 19.0 4 0 0 0 0 101
Thurman Thomas*+ 24 RB 16 16 6 2 0 0
Leon Seals 26 LDE 16 16 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Darryl Talley* 30 ROLB 16 16 4.0 2 60 1 60 0 0 1 4 0 123
Cornelius Bennett* 25 LOLB 16 16 4.0 3 0 2 0 0 96
Jim Kelly* 30 QB 14 14 4 2 -8 0
Jeff Wright 27 NT 16 16 5.0 76
Nate Odomes 25 RCB 16 16 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 49 1 42
Carlton Bailey 26 rilb 16 6 2.0 0 0 1 0 0 57
Chris Hale 24 8 0 0 3 0 0
Kirby Jackson 25 LCB 12 11 3 16 0 14
Leonard Smith 30 SS 16 16 2 39 1 39 0 1 0 0
Ray Bentley 30 RILB 16 9 1 13 0 13 0 1 10 0
Kenneth Davis 28 16 0 1 1 0 0
John Hagy 25 FS 16 11 2 23 0 23
Cliff Hicks 26 4 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 14
Mark Kelso 27 fs 6 5 2 0 0 0
Mike Lodish 23 12 0 2.0 6
Andre Reed* 26 WR 16 16 1 1 0 0
Steve Tasker* 28 16 0 0 2 5 0
James E. Williams 23 lcb 16 5 2 0 0 0 38
Shane Conlan* 26 LILB 16 16 1.0 93
James Lofton 34 WR 16 14 0 1 0 0
Keith McKeller 26 TE 16 14 1 0 0 0
Pete Metzelaars 30 16 4 1 0 0 0
Jamie Mueller 26 FB 16 8 1 0 0 0
David Pool 24 9 1 1 0 0 0 10
Frank Reich 29 16 2 1 0 0 0
Jim Ritcher 32 LG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Don Smith 27 RET 16 2 1 0 0 0
Hal Garner 28 10 0 0.5
Marvcus Patton 23 16 0 0.5 12
Team Total 26.6 16 43.0 18 151 2 60 9 17 24 68 1 677
Opp Total 16 27 33 16

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 30 K 16 0 50 20 110
Thurman Thomas*+ 24 RB 16 16 11 2 78
Andre Reed* 26 WR 16 16 8 48
Kenneth Davis 28 16 0 4 1 30
Keith McKeller 26 TE 16 14 5 30
James Lofton 34 WR 16 14 4 24
Jamie Mueller 26 FB 16 8 2 1 18
Butch Rolle 26 16 0 3 18
Don Smith 27 RET 16 2 2 12
Steve Tasker* 28 16 0 2 12
Don Beebe 26 12 4 1 6
Cornelius Bennett* 25 LOLB 16 16 1 6
Larry Kinnebrew 31 2 0 1 6
Pete Metzelaars 30 16 4 1 6
Nate Odomes 25 RCB 16 16 1 6
Leonard Smith 30 SS 16 16 1 6
Darryl Talley* 30 ROLB 16 16 1 6
James E. Williams 23 lcb 16 5 1 6
Team Total 26.6 16 20 28 1 2 2 50 20 428
Opp Total 16 13 17 29 18 263