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1991 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
1991 AFC Champions
Scored 458 points (28.6/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 318 points (19.9/g), 19th.
Differential of 140 points (8.8/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 11.3-4.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 9th.
Coached by Marv Levy (13-3-0)
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1991 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jim Kelly*+ | 31 | 5 | 15 | 304 for 474, 3,844 yards, 33 td, 17 int, & 20 rushes for 45 yards and 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Thurman Thomas*+ | 25 | 3 | 15 | 288 rushes for 1,407 yards, 7 td, & 62 catches for 631 yards and 5 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 40th pick / 1988 |
| FB | Carwell Gardner | 25 | 1 | 5 | 42 rushes for 146 yards, 4 td, & 3 catches for 20 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1990 |
| WR | Don Beebe | 27 | 2 | 7 | 32 catches for 414 yards, 6 td | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1989 |
| WR | James Lofton* | 35 | 13 | 15 | 57 catches for 1,072 yards, 8 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1978 |
| WR | Andre Reed* | 27 | 6 | 16 | 81 catches for 1,113 yards, 10 td, & 12 rushes for 136 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Al Edwards | 24 | 1 | 5 | 22 catches for 228 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 17 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 292nd pick / 1990 |
| TE | Keith McKeller | 27 | 4 | 14 | 44 catches for 434 yards, 3 td | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 227th pick / 1987 |
| LT | Will Wolford | 27 | 5 | 15 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 20th pick / 1986 |
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| LG | Jim Ritcher* | 33 | 11 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1980 |
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| C | Kent Hull+ | 30 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | John H. Davis | 26 | 4 | 12 | Houston Oilers / 11th / 287th pick / 1987 |
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| RG | Glenn Parker | 25 | 1 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 69th pick / 1990 |
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| RT | Howard Ballard | 28 | 3 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 283rd pick / 1987 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Leon Seals | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1987 |
| NT | Jeff Wright | 28 | 3 | 9 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 8th / 213th pick / 1988 |
| NT | Mike Lodish | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 265th pick / 1990 |
| RDE | Phil Hansen | 23 | Rook | 10 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 54th pick / 1991 |
| RDE | Bruce Smith | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 |
| LOLB | Cornelius Bennett* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1987 |
| LILB | Shane Conlan | 27 | 4 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 8th pick / 1987 |
| RILB | Carlton Bailey | 27 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 235th pick / 1988 |
| ROLB | Darryl Talley* | 31 | 8 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1983 |
| LCB | Kirby Jackson | 26 | 4 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 5th / 129th pick / 1987 |
| RCB | Nate Odomes | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick / 1987 |
| SS | Leonard Smith | 31 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1983 |
| FS | Mark Kelso | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 261st pick / 1985 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Scott Norwood | 31 | 6 | 0 | 18 of 29 field goals & 56 of 58 extra points | |
| P | Chris Mohr | 25 | 2 | 0 | 54 punts for a 38.6 average, 0 blocked | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989 |
| PR | Al Edwards | 24 | 1 | 5 | 13 punt returns for a 5.3 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 292nd pick / 1990 |
| KR | Al Edwards | 24 | 1 | 5 | 31 kick returns for a 20.1 average and 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 292nd pick / 1990 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Mike Alexander | 26 | WR | 3 | 1 | 195 | 6-3 | Penn State | 3/19/1965 | 2 | Los Angeles Raiders / 8th / 199th pick / 1988 |
| 54 | Carlton Bailey | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 12/15/1964 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 235th pick / 1988 |
| 92 | Gary Baldinger | 28 | DE-NT | 7 | 0 | 264 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 10/4/1963 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 229th pick / 1986 |
| 75 | Howard Ballard | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-6 | Alabama A&M | 11/3/1963 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 283rd pick / 1987 |
| 52 | David Bavaro | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 234 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 3/27/1967 | 1 | Phoenix Cardinals / 9th / 225th pick / 1990 |
| 82 | Don Beebe | 27 | WR | 11 | 7 | 185 | 5-11 | Aurora,Chadron State,Western Illinois | 12/18/1964 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1989 |
| 97 | Cornelius Bennett* | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/25/1965 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1987 |
| 50 | Ray Bentley | 31 | LB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Central Michigan | 11/25/1960 | 5 | |
| 58 | Shane Conlan | 27 | LB | 16 | 15 | 235 | 6-3 | Penn State | 3/4/1964 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 8th pick / 1987 |
| 5 | Brad Daluiso | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | San Diego State,UCLA | 12/31/1967 | Rook | |
| 65 | John H. Davis | 26 | G-T-C | 12 | 12 | 310 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 8/22/1965 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 11th / 287th pick / 1987 |
| 23 | Kenneth Davis | 29 | RB | 16 | 1 | 208 | 5-10 | TCU | 4/16/1962 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1986 |
| 45 | Dwight Drane | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 5/6/1962 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 85 | Al Edwards | 24 | WR | 16 | 5 | 171 | 5-8 | Northwest State (LA) | 5/18/1967 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 292nd pick / 1990 |
| 59 | Mitch Frerotte | 26 | G | 16 | 0 | 281 | 6-3 | Penn State | 3/30/1965 | 4 | |
| 33 | Eddie Fuller | 23 | RB | 5 | 0 | 201 | 5-9 | LSU | 6/22/1968 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 100th pick / 1990 |
| 35 | Carwell Gardner | 25 | FB | 16 | 5 | 240 | 6-2 | Kentucky,Louisville | 11/27/1966 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1990 |
| 99 | Hal Garner | 29 | LB | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | Utah State | 1/18/1962 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1985 |
| 93 | Odell Haggins | 24 | NT | 5 | 0 | 278 | 6-2 | Florida State | 2/27/1967 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 248th pick / 1990 |
| 26 | Chris Hale | 25 | DB | 5 | 0 | 164 | 5-7 | Nebraska,USC | 1/4/1966 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 193rd pick / 1989 |
| 90 | Phil Hansen | 23 | DE | 14 | 10 | 278 | 6-5 | North Dakota State | 5/20/1968 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 54th pick / 1991 |
| 27 | Cliff Hicks | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | Oregon | 8/18/1964 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 74th pick / 1987 |
| 67 | Kent Hull+ | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 284 | 6-5 | Mississippi State | 1/13/1961 | 5 | |
| 47 | Kirby Jackson | 26 | DB | 16 | 12 | 179 | 5-10 | Mississippi State | 2/2/1965 | 4 | New York Jets / 5th / 129th pick / 1987 |
| 20 | Henry Jones | 24 | DB | 15 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | Illinois | 12/29/1967 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1991 |
| 12 | Jim Kelly*+ | 31 | QB | 15 | 15 | 217 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 2/14/1960 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1983 |
| 38 | Mark Kelso | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 181 | 5-11 | William & Mary | 7/23/1963 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 261st pick / 1985 |
| 63 | Adam Lingner | 31 | C | 16 | 0 | 268 | 6-4 | Illinois | 11/2/1960 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 231st pick / 1983 |
| 73 | Mike Lodish | 24 | NT-DT-DE | 16 | 6 | 275 | 6-3 | UCLA | 8/11/1967 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 265th pick / 1990 |
| 80 | James Lofton* | 35 | WR | 15 | 15 | 192 | 6-3 | Stanford | 7/5/1956 | 13 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1978 |
| 84 | Keith McKeller | 27 | TE-WR | 16 | 14 | 240 | 6-6 | Jacksonville State | 7/9/1964 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 227th pick / 1987 |
| 88 | Pete Metzelaars | 31 | TE | 16 | 1 | 254 | 6-7 | Wabash | 5/24/1960 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 75th pick / 1982 |
| 9 | Chris Mohr | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Alabama | 5/11/1966 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989 |
| 11 | Scott Norwood | 31 | K | 16 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | James Madison | 7/17/1960 | 6 | |
| 37 | Nate Odomes | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 188 | 5-9 | Wisconsin | 8/25/1965 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick / 1987 |
| 28 | Chris Oldham | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Oregon | 10/26/1968 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 105th pick / 1990 |
| 74 | Glenn Parker | 25 | G-T | 16 | 5 | 305 | 6-5 | Arizona | 4/22/1966 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 69th pick / 1990 |
| 53 | Marvcus Patton | 24 | LB | 16 | 2 | 236 | 6-2 | UCLA | 5/1/1967 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 8th / 208th pick / 1990 |
| 94 | Mark Pike | 28 | DE-LB | 16 | 1 | 272 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 12/27/1963 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 178th pick / 1986 |
| 83 | Andre Reed* | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-2 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | 1/29/1964 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1985 |
| 14 | Frank Reich | 30 | QB | 16 | 1 | 210 | 6-4 | Maryland | 12/4/1961 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1985 |
| 51 | Jim Ritcher* | 33 | G | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 5/21/1958 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1980 |
| 77 | Reggie Rogers | 27 | DE | 2 | 0 | 278 | 6-6 | Washington | 1/21/1964 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1987 |
| 87 | Butch Rolle | 27 | TE | 16 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 8/19/1964 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 180th pick / 1986 |
| 96 | Leon Seals | 27 | DE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-5 | Jackson State | 1/30/1964 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1987 |
| 78 | Bruce Smith | 28 | DE | 5 | 5 | 262 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 6/18/1963 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 |
| 46 | Leonard Smith | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | McNeese State | 9/2/1960 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1983 |
| 79 | Joe Staysniak | 25 | G | 2 | 0 | 292 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 12/8/1966 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 185th pick / 1990 |
| 56 | Darryl Talley* | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 7/10/1960 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1983 |
| 89 | Steve Tasker* | 29 | WR | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Northwestern | 4/10/1962 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 226th pick / 1985 |
| 21 | Brian Taylor | 24 | DB-RB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Oregon State | 10/1/1967 | 2 | |
| 34 | Thurman Thomas*+ | 25 | RB | 15 | 15 | 200 | 5-10 | Oklahoma State | 5/16/1966 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 40th pick / 1988 |
| 31 | James E. Williams | 24 | DB | 8 | 4 | 190 | 5-10 | Fresno State | 3/30/1967 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1990 |
| 69 | Will Wolford | 27 | T-G | 15 | 15 | 294 | 6-5 | Vanderbilt | 5/18/1964 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 20th pick / 1986 |
| 91 | Jeff Wright | 28 | NT | 9 | 9 | 274 | 6-2 | Central Missouri State,Tulsa | 6/13/1963 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 8th / 213th pick / 1988 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 16 | 232.2 | 6-1.7 | 3.9 |