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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.
Coached by Marv Levy (10-6-0)
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1995 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary 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 | 35 | 9 | 15 | 255 for 458, 3,130 yards, 22 td, 13 int, & 17 rushes for 20 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Thurman Thomas | 29 | 7 | 14 | 267 rushes for 1,005 yards, 6 td, & 26 catches for 220 yards and 2 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 40th pick / 1988 |
| RB | Darick Holmes | 24 | Rook | 2 | 172 rushes for 698 yards, 4 td, & 24 catches for 214 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1995 |
| WR | Justin Armour | 22 | Rook | 9 | 26 catches for 300 yards, 3 td, & 4 rushes for -5 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 113th pick / 1995 |
| WR | Bill Brooks | 31 | 9 | 10 | 53 catches for 763 yards, 11 td, & 3 rushes for 7 yards and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 86th pick / 1986 |
| WR | Russell Copeland | 24 | 2 | 15 | 42 catches for 646 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 111th pick / 1993 |
| WR | Andre Reed | 31 | 10 | 6 | 24 catches for 312 yards, 3 td, & 7 rushes for 48 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Steve Tasker* | 33 | 10 | 5 | 20 catches for 255 yards, 3 td, & 8 rushes for 74 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 9th / 226th pick / 1985 |
| TE | Lonnie Johnson | 24 | 1 | 16 | 49 catches for 504 yards, 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 61st pick / 1994 |
| LT | John Fina | 26 | 3 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1992 |
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| LG | Ruben Brown | 23 | Rook | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1995 |
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| C | Kent Hull | 34 | 9 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Jerry Ostroski | 25 | 1 | 13 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 271st pick / 1992 |
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| RT | Glenn Parker | 29 | 5 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 69th pick / 1990 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Phil Hansen | 27 | 4 | 16 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 54th pick / 1991 |
| NT | Ted Washington | 27 | 4 | 15 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1991 |
| RDE | Bruce Smith*+ | 32 | 10 | 15 | 10.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 |
| LOLB | Bryce Paup*+ | 27 | 5 | 15 | 17.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 159th pick / 1990 |
| LILB | Marlo Perry | 23 | 1 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 81st pick / 1994 |
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| LILB | Monty Brown | 25 | 2 | 6 | ||
| RILB | Cornelius Bennett | 30 | 8 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1987 |
| ROLB | Sam Rogers | 25 | 1 | 8 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 64th pick / 1994 |
| LCB | Jeff Burris | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1994 |
| LCB | Marlon Kerner | 22 | Rook | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 76th pick / 1995 |
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| RCB | Thomas Smith | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 28th pick / 1993 |
| SS | Henry Jones | 28 | 4 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1991 |
| FS | Kurt Schulz | 27 | 3 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Steve Christie | 28 | 5 | 0 | 31 of 40 field goals & 33 of 35 extra points | |
| P | Chris Mohr | 29 | 6 | 0 | 86 punts for a 40.4 average, 0 blocked | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989 |
| PR | Jeff Burris | 23 | 1 | 9 | 20 punt returns for a 11.4 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1994 |
| KR | Darick Holmes | 24 | Rook | 2 | 39 kick returns for a 20.5 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1995 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Justin Armour | 22 | WR | 15 | 9 | 210 | 6-4 | Stanford | 1/1/1973 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 113th pick / 1995 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 30 | LB | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/25/1965 | 8 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1987 |
| Bill Brooks | 31 | WR | 15 | 10 | 188 | 6-0 | Boston University | 4/6/1964 | 9 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 86th pick / 1986 |
| Monty Brown | 25 | LB | 16 | 6 | 238 | 6-0 | Ferris State | 4/13/1970 | 2 | |
| Ruben Brown | 23 | G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 2/13/1972 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1995 |
| Jeff Burris | 23 | DB | 9 | 9 | 190 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 6/7/1972 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1994 |
| Steve Christie | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | William & Mary | 11/13/1967 | 5 | |
| Tony Cline | 24 | TE | 16 | 1 | 247 | 6-4 | Stanford | 11/24/1971 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 131st pick / 1995 |
| Todd Collins | 24 | QB | 7 | 1 | 225 | 6-4 | Michigan | 11/5/1971 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 45th pick / 1995 |
| Rob Coons | 26 | TE | 4 | 0 | 249 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 9/18/1969 | Rook | |
| Russell Copeland | 24 | WR | 16 | 15 | 200 | 6-0 | Memphis | 11/14/1971 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 111th pick / 1993 |
| Damien Covington | 23 | LB | 12 | 1 | 236 | 5-11 | North Carolina State | 12/4/1972 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 96th pick / 1995 |
| Matt Darby | 27 | DB | 7 | 3 | 200 | 6-2 | UCLA | 11/19/1968 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 139th pick / 1992 |
| Mike Devlin | 26 | C-G | 16 | 0 | 305 | 6-2 | Iowa | 11/16/1969 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 136th pick / 1993 |
| Greg Evans | 24 | DB | 16 | 4 | 217 | 6-1 | TCU | 6/28/1971 | Rook | |
| John Fina | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Arizona | 3/11/1969 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1992 |
| Carwell Gardner | 29 | FB | 15 | 4 | 240 | 6-2 | Kentucky,Louisville | 11/27/1966 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1990 |
| Chris Green | 27 | DB | 16 | 1 | 192 | 5-11 | Illinois | 2/26/1968 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 191st pick / 1991 |
| Phil Hansen | 27 | DE | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-5 | North Dakota State | 5/20/1968 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 54th pick / 1991 |
| John Holecek | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Illinois | 5/7/1972 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 144th pick / 1995 |
| Darick Holmes | 24 | RB | 16 | 2 | 226 | 6-0 | Portland State | 7/1/1971 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1995 |
| Kent Hull | 34 | C | 16 | 16 | 284 | 6-5 | Mississippi State | 1/13/1961 | 9 | |
| Ken Irvin | 23 | DB | 16 | 3 | 182 | 5-11 | Memphis | 7/11/1972 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1995 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 34 | DE | 16 | 2 | 274 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 4/1/1961 | 12 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| Filmel Johnson | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Illinois | 12/24/1970 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 221st pick / 1994 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 24 | TE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-3 | Florida State | 2/14/1971 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 61st pick / 1994 |
| Henry Jones | 28 | DB | 13 | 13 | 197 | 5-11 | Illinois | 12/29/1967 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1991 |
| Yonel Jourdain | 24 | RB | 8 | 0 | 204 | 5-11 | Southern Illinois | 4/20/1971 | 1 | |
| Jim Kelly | 35 | QB | 15 | 15 | 217 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 2/14/1960 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1983 |
| Marlon Kerner | 22 | DB | 14 | 5 | 187 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 3/18/1973 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 76th pick / 1995 |
| Corbin Lacina | 25 | G | 16 | 3 | 302 | 6-4 | Augustana (SD) | 11/2/1970 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 167th pick / 1993 |
| Adam Lingner | 35 | C | 16 | 0 | 268 | 6-4 | Illinois | 11/2/1960 | 12 | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 231st pick / 1983 |
| Corey Louchiey | 24 | T | 13 | 3 | 305 | 6-8 | South Carolina,Tennessee | 10/10/1971 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 98th pick / 1994 |
| Mark Maddox | 27 | LB | 4 | 4 | 233 | 6-1 | Northern Michigan | 3/23/1968 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 249th pick / 1991 |
| Chris Mohr | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Alabama | 5/11/1966 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989 |
| Tom Nutten | 24 | G-C | 1 | 0 | 280 | 6-5 | Western Michigan | 6/8/1971 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 221st pick / 1995 |
| Jerry Ostroski | 25 | G-T-C | 16 | 13 | 320 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/12/1970 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 271st pick / 1992 |
| Glenn Parker | 29 | G-T | 13 | 13 | 305 | 6-5 | Arizona | 4/22/1966 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 69th pick / 1990 |
| Bryce Paup*+ | 27 | LB | 15 | 15 | 247 | 6-5 | Northern Iowa | 2/29/1968 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 159th pick / 1990 |
| Marlo Perry | 23 | LB | 16 | 11 | 250 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 8/25/1972 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 81st pick / 1994 |
| Ed Philion | 25 | DT | 2 | 0 | 277 | 6-2 | Ferris State | 3/27/1970 | 1 | |
| Mark Pike | 32 | DE-LB | 16 | 0 | 272 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 12/27/1963 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 178th pick / 1986 |
| Andre Reed | 31 | WR | 6 | 6 | 190 | 6-2 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | 1/29/1964 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1985 |
| Sam Rogers | 25 | LB | 16 | 8 | 245 | 6-3 | Colorado | 5/30/1970 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 64th pick / 1994 |
| Kurt Schulz | 27 | DB | 13 | 13 | 208 | 6-1 | Eastern Washington | 12/12/1968 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992 |
| Bruce Smith*+ | 32 | DE | 15 | 15 | 262 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 6/18/1963 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 |
| Thomas Smith | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 188 | 5-11 | North Carolina | 12/5/1970 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 28th pick / 1993 |
| Steve Tasker* | 33 | WR | 13 | 5 | 185 | 5-9 | Northwestern | 4/10/1962 | 10 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 226th pick / 1985 |
| Damon Thomas | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Wayne State (NE) | 12/15/1970 | 1 | |
| Thurman Thomas | 29 | RB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 5-10 | Oklahoma State | 5/16/1966 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 40th pick / 1988 |
| Tim Tindale | 24 | FB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | Western Ontario | 4/15/1971 | Rook | |
| Alex Van Pelt | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 5/1/1970 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 216th pick / 1993 |
| Ted Washington | 27 | NT-DT | 16 | 15 | 365 | 6-5 | Louisville | 4/13/1968 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1991 |
| David White | 25 | LB | 15 | 1 | 235 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 2/27/1970 | 2 | |
| Karl Wilson | 31 | DE-DT | 11 | 1 | 274 | 6-5 | LSU | 9/10/1964 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 59th pick / 1987 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 239.4 | 6-2.1 | 3.4 |