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1995 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 350 points (21.9/g), 13th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 335 points (20.9/g), 12th.
 Differential of 15 points (0.9/g), 13th.
 Expected W-L: 8.4-7.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 11th.

Simple Rating System: Total -0.9, Offense: -0.5, Defense: -0.4, SoS: -1.8, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Marv Levy

 Offensive Coordinator: Tom Bresnahan
 Defensive Coordinator: Wade Phillips

 Other Notable Asst.: Ted Cottrell (Linebackers)

Training Camp: SUNY Fredonia (Fredonia, New York)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO 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 350 5117 1059 4.8 300 279 506 3124 24 14 5.8 142 521 1993 10 3.8 130 26 12 28
Team Defense 335 5128 1084 4.7 287 310 582 3502 14 17 5.5 180 453 1626 16 3.6 93 28 11 14
Lg Rank Offense 13 20 15 25 21 13 8 17 1 6 19 18 8 9
Lg Rank Defense 12 13 5 22 16 1 12 7 20 11 25 7 21 23

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 3 boxscore L 0-1 @ Denver Broncos 7 22 14 234 174 60 24 439 299 140 1
2 Sun September 10 boxscore W 1-1 Carolina Panthers 31 9 16 348 176 172 3 6 113 12 101 1
3 Sun September 17 boxscore W 2-1 Indianapolis Colts 20 14 17 261 201 60 1 17 296 205 91 1
4 Bye Week
5 Mon October 2 boxscore W 3-1 @ Cleveland Browns 22 19 23 406 246 160 2 16 294 204 90 1
6 Sun October 8 boxscore W 4-1 New York Jets 29 10 22 318 98 220 2 14 173 122 51 4
7 Sun October 15 boxscore W 5-1 Seattle Seahawks 27 21 23 374 259 115 16 268 190 78 4
8 Mon October 23 boxscore L 5-2 @ New England Patriots 14 27 14 301 186 115 3 24 423 262 161 1
9 Sun October 29 boxscore L 5-3 @ Miami Dolphins 6 23 11 186 139 47 21 362 214 148
10 Sun November 5 boxscore W 6-3 @ Indianapolis Colts 16 10 12 324 244 80 16 319 219 100 3
11 Sun November 12 boxscore W 7-3 Atlanta Falcons 23 17 27 415 261 154 2 18 319 252 67 2
12 Sun November 19 boxscore W 8-3 @ New York Jets 28 26 20 373 285 88 1 17 351 277 74 3
13 Sun November 26 boxscore L 8-4 New England Patriots 25 35 19 334 202 132 3 26 430 257 173 3
14 Sun December 3 boxscore L 8-5 @ San Francisco 49ers 17 27 15 275 191 84 5 18 323 221 102 1
15 Sun December 10 boxscore W 9-5 @ St. Louis Rams 45 27 28 454 232 222 1 27 450 377 73 1
16 Sun December 17 boxscore W 10-5 Miami Dolphins 23 20 24 342 134 208 2 12 269 227 42 1
17 Sun December 24 boxscore L 10-6 Houston Oilers 17 28 15 172 96 76 1 15 299 164 135 1
Playoffs
WildCard Sat December 30 boxscore W 11-6 Miami Dolphins 37 22 27 536 195 341 2 26 502 432 70 4
Division Sat January 6 boxscore L 11-7 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 21 40 18 250 156 94 4 23 409 262 147 2

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
12 Jim Kelly 35 QB 15 15 10-5-0 255 458 55.7 3130 22 4.8 13 2.8 77 6.8 6.5 12.3 208.7 81.1 26 181 6.09 5.79 5.4 1 2
15 Todd Collins 24 qb 7 1 0-1-0 14 29 48.3 112 0 0.0 1 3.4 18 3.9 2.3 8.0 16.0 44.0 6 43 1.97 0.69 17.1
10 Alex Van Pelt 25 1 0 10 18 55.6 106 2 11.1 0 0.0 19 5.9 8.1 10.6 106.0 110.0 0 0 5.89 8.11 0.0
81 Justin Armour 22 WR 15 9 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Team Total 26.7 16 10-6-0 279 506 55.1 3348 24 4.7 14 2.8 77 6.6 6.3 12.0 209.3 79.9 32 224 5.81 5.53 5.9 1 2
Opp Total 16 310 582 53.3 3864 14 2.4 17 2.9 6.6 5.81 12.5 241.5 70.0 49 362 5.5 4.8 7.8

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
34 Thurman Thomas 29 RB 14 14 267 1005 6 49 3.8 71.8 19.1 26 220 8.5 2 60 1.9 15.7 1225 8 6
44 Darick Holmes 24 KR/rb 16 2 172 698 4 38 4.1 43.6 10.8 24 214 8.9 0 47 1.5 13.4 912 4 4
35 Carwell Gardner 29 fb 15 4 20 77 0 17 3.9 5.1 1.3 2 17 8.5 0 13 0.1 1.1 94 0 0
12 Jim Kelly 35 QB 15 15 17 20 0 17 1.2 1.3 1.1 20 0 7
15 Todd Collins 24 qb 7 1 9 23 0 10 2.6 3.3 1.3 23 0 0
89 Steve Tasker* 33 wr 13 5 8 74 0 17 9.3 5.7 0.6 20 255 12.8 3 43 1.5 19.6 329 3 0
30 Yonel Jourdain 24 8 0 8 31 0 19 3.9 3.9 1.0 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.1 0.9 38 0 2
83 Andre Reed 31 wr 6 6 7 48 0 14 6.9 8.0 1.2 24 312 13.0 3 41 4.0 52.0 360 3 2
33 Tim Tindale 24 16 0 5 16 0 6 3.2 1.0 0.3 16 0 0
81 Justin Armour 22 WR 15 9 4 -5 0 6 -1.3 -0.3 0.3 26 300 11.5 3 28 1.7 20.0 295 3 1
80 Bill Brooks 31 WR 15 10 3 7 0 9 2.3 0.5 0.2 53 763 14.4 11 51 3.5 50.9 770 11 0
85 Russell Copeland 24 WR 16 15 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 42 646 15.4 1 77 2.6 40.4 645 1 1
84 Lonnie Johnson 24 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 49 504 10.3 1 52 3.1 31.5 504 1 0
88 Tony Cline 24 te 16 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 64 8.0 0 17 0.5 4.0 64 0 0
87 Rob Coons 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 28 9.3 0 13 0.8 7.0 28 0 0
82 Damon Thomas 25 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 18 18.0 0 18 0.1 1.3 18 0 1
Team Total 26.7 16 521 1993 10 49 3.8 124.6 32.6 279 3348 12.0 24 77 17.4 209.3 5341 34 25
Opp Total 16 453 1626 16 3.6 101.6 28.3 310 3502 11.3 14 19.4 218.9 5128 30 23

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
44 Darick Holmes 24 KR/rb 16 2 39 799 0 42 20.5 1711
22 Jeff Burris 23 LCB/PR 9 9 20 229 0 40 11.5 229
30 Yonel Jourdain 24 8 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 19 348 0 41 18.3 386
89 Steve Tasker* 33 wr 13 5 17 204 0 44 12.0 533
80 Bill Brooks 31 WR 15 10 6 35 0 15 5.8 805
33 Tim Tindale 24 16 0 6 62 0 20 10.3 78
85 Russell Copeland 24 WR 16 15 2 8 0 7 4.0 653
42 Chris Green 27 db 16 1 2 37 0 22 18.5 37
88 Tony Cline 24 te 16 1 1 11 0 11 11.0 75
27 Ken Irvin 23 db 16 3 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
72 Corey Louchiey 24 t 13 3 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
94 Mark Pike 32 16 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
82 Damon Thomas 25 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 18
Team Total 26.7 16 47 476 0 44 10.1 70 1302 0 42 18.6 7119
Opp Total 16 23 1 73 1615 0 22.1

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
9 Chris Mohr 29 P 16 0 86 3473 60 0 40.4
2 Steve Christie 28 K 16 0 14 13 15 13 6 3 5 2 40 31 77.5% 35 33 94.3%
Team Total 26.7 16 14 13 15 13 6 3 5 2 40 31 77.5% 35 33 94.3% 86 3473 60 0 40.4
Opp Total 16 43 34 79.1% 29 29 100.0% 90 3852 42.8

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
97 Cornelius Bennett 30 RILB 14 14 2.0 1 69 1 69 0 1 0 2 0 0 81 23
95 Bryce Paup*+ 27 LOLB 15 15 17.5 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 70 19
90 Phil Hansen 27 LDE 16 16 10.0 0 0 1 0 0 53 23
78 Bruce Smith*+ 32 RDE 15 15 10.5 1 0 1 0 0 52 22
20 Henry Jones 28 SS 13 13 1 10 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 57 21
96 Monty Brown 25 lilb 16 6 45 24
58 Marlo Perry 23 LILB 16 11 44 15
24 Kurt Schulz 27 FS 13 13 6 48 1 32 0 2 0 0 0 0 39 16
92 Ted Washington 27 NT 16 15 2.5 42 11
59 Sam Rogers 25 ROLB 16 8 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 32 13
28 Thomas Smith 25 RCB 16 16 2 23 0 13 0 37 4
22 Jeff Burris 23 LCB/PR 9 9 1 19 0 19 0 28 6
46 Marlon Kerner 22 lcb 14 5 1 0 0 0 0 29 5
41 Greg Evans 24 db 16 4 1 18 0 18 0 0 0 1 3 0 18 7
27 Ken Irvin 23 db 16 3 18 2
43 Matt Darby 27 db 7 3 2 37 0 37 0 14 2
55 Mark Maddox 27 lb 4 4 13 5
77 Jim Jeffcoat 34 de 16 2 2.5 2 0 0 0 0 9 5
57 Damien Covington 23 lb 12 1 9 6
42 Chris Green 27 db 16 1 9 3
75 Ed Philion 25 2 0 8 1
50 David White 25 lb 15 1 1.0 1 9 0 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 1
73 Karl Wilson 31 de 11 1 1.0 6 3
39 Filmel Johnson 25 2 0 5 0
12 Jim Kelly 35 QB 15 15 0 7 2 0 0
94 Mark Pike 32 16 0 3 3
52 John Holecek 23 1 0 3 2
44 Darick Holmes 24 KR/rb 16 2 0 4 2 0 0
34 Thurman Thomas 29 RB 14 14 0 6 0 0 0
30 Yonel Jourdain 24 8 0 0 2 2 0 0
81 Justin Armour 22 WR 15 9 0 1 2 0 0
85 Russell Copeland 24 WR 16 15 0 1 1 0 0
35 Carwell Gardner 29 fb 15 4 0 0 2 0 1
67 Kent Hull 34 C 16 16 0 1 1 -1 0
83 Andre Reed 31 wr 6 6 0 2 0 0 0
84 Lonnie Johnson 24 TE 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
74 Glenn Parker 29 RT 13 13 0 0 1 0 0
82 Damon Thomas 25 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
33 Tim Tindale 24 16 0 0 0 1 2 0
Team Total 26.7 16 49.0 17 233 2 69 0 12 25 24 4 1 730 242
Opp Total 16 32 23 12 1

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
2 Steve Christie 28 K 16 0 33 31 126
80 Bill Brooks 31 WR 15 10 11 11 66
34 Thurman Thomas 29 RB 14 14 6 2 8 48
44 Darick Holmes 24 KR/rb 16 2 4 4 24
81 Justin Armour 22 WR 15 9 3 3 18
83 Andre Reed 31 wr 6 6 3 3 18
89 Steve Tasker* 33 wr 13 5 3 3 18
35 Carwell Gardner 29 fb 15 4 1 1 1 8
97 Cornelius Bennett 30 RILB 14 14 1 1 6
85 Russell Copeland 24 WR 16 15 1 1 6
84 Lonnie Johnson 24 TE 16 16 1 1 6
24 Kurt Schulz 27 FS 13 13 1 1 6
Team Total 26.7 16 10 24 1 2 37 1 33 31 350
Opp Total 16 16 14 1 2 29 34 1 335