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1996 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 319 points (19.9/g), 15th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 266 points (16.6/g), 6th.
Differential of 53 points (3.3/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 9.7-6.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 25th.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.9, Offense: -1.0, Defense: 3.9, SoS: -0.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Marv Levy (10-6-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Tom Bresnahan
Defensive Coordinator: Wade Phillips
Training Camp: SUNY Fredonia (Fredonia, New York)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 1 | boxscore | W | OT | 1-0 | @ | New York Giants | 23 | 20 | 25 | 410 | 257 | 153 | 2 | 12 | 231 | 138 | 93 | 1 |
| 2 | Sun | September 8 | boxscore | W | 2-0 | New England Patriots | 17 | 10 | 15 | 231 | 154 | 77 | 3 | 23 | 293 | 179 | 114 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Mon | September 16 | boxscore | L | 2-1 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 24 | 11 | 185 | 99 | 86 | 4 | 22 | 382 | 160 | 222 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 22 | boxscore | W | 3-1 | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 7 | 14 | 224 | 89 | 135 | 2 | 12 | 192 | 160 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Bye Week | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sun | October 6 | boxscore | W | OT | 4-1 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 13 | 20 | 412 | 299 | 113 | 1 | 16 | 249 | 163 | 86 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 13 | boxscore | L | 4-2 | Miami Dolphins | 7 | 21 | 17 | 296 | 191 | 105 | 4 | 15 | 239 | 176 | 63 | |||
| 8 | Sun | October 20 | boxscore | W | 5-2 | @ | New York Jets | 25 | 22 | 23 | 333 | 195 | 138 | 1 | 19 | 317 | 253 | 64 | 4 | |
| 9 | Sun | October 27 | boxscore | L | 5-3 | @ | New England Patriots | 25 | 28 | 18 | 337 | 196 | 141 | 1 | 23 | 417 | 358 | 59 | 1 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 3 | boxscore | W | 6-3 | Washington Redskins | 38 | 13 | 31 | 476 | 210 | 266 | 16 | 234 | 159 | 75 | 2 | |||
| 11 | Sun | November 10 | boxscore | W | 7-3 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 24 | 17 | 18 | 252 | 112 | 140 | 2 | 25 | 385 | 274 | 111 | 1 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 17 | boxscore | W | 8-3 | Cincinnati Bengals | 31 | 17 | 23 | 308 | 174 | 134 | 2 | 13 | 224 | 105 | 119 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Sun | November 24 | boxscore | W | 9-3 | New York Jets | 35 | 10 | 17 | 348 | 267 | 81 | 2 | 22 | 341 | 229 | 112 | 5 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 1 | boxscore | L | OT | 9-4 | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 10 | 13 | 11 | 307 | 183 | 124 | 3 | 18 | 288 | 203 | 85 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 8 | boxscore | L | 9-5 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 18 | 26 | 21 | 391 | 312 | 79 | 5 | 10 | 302 | 132 | 170 | ||
| 16 | Mon | December 16 | boxscore | L | 9-6 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 16 | 15 | 274 | 223 | 51 | 2 | 22 | 394 | 249 | 145 | ||
| 17 | Sun | December 22 | boxscore | W | 10-6 | Kansas City Chiefs | 20 | 9 | 15 | 335 | 257 | 78 | 3 | 15 | 249 | 130 | 119 | 3 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sat | December 28 | boxscore | L | 10-7 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 27 | 30 | 19 | 308 | 216 | 92 | 3 | 18 | 409 | 225 | 184 | 2 | ||