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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.
Coached by Marv Levy (10-6-0)
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1996 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 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 222 for 379, 2,810 yards, 14 td, 19 int, & 19 rushes for 66 yards and 2 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Thurman Thomas | 30 | 8 | 15 | 281 rushes for 1,033 yards, 8 td, & 26 catches for 254 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 40th pick / 1988 |
| RB | Darick Holmes | 25 | 1 | 1 | 189 rushes for 571 yards, 4 td, & 16 catches for 102 yards and 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1995 |
| WR | Quinn Early | 31 | 8 | 13 | 50 catches for 798 yards, 4 td, & 3 rushes for 39 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Andre Reed | 32 | 11 | 16 | 66 catches for 1,036 yards, 6 td, & 8 rushes for 22 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Eric Moulds | 23 | Rook | 5 | 20 catches for 279 yards, 2 td, & 12 rushes for 44 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 24th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Steve Tasker | 34 | 11 | 5 | 21 catches for 372 yards, 3 td, & 9 rushes for 31 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 9th / 226th pick / 1985 |
| TE | Tony Cline | 25 | 1 | 7 | 19 catches for 117 yards, 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 131st pick / 1995 |
| TE | Lonnie Johnson | 25 | 2 | 15 | 46 catches for 457 yards, 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 61st pick / 1994 |
| LT | John Fina | 27 | 4 | 15 | 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1992 |
| LG | Ruben Brown* | 24 | 1 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1995 |
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| C | Kent Hull | 35 | 10 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Jerry Ostroski | 26 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 271st pick / 1992 |
| RT | Glenn Parker | 30 | 6 | 13 | 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 69th pick / 1990 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Phil Hansen | 28 | 5 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 54th pick / 1991 |
| NT | Ted Washington | 28 | 5 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1991 |
| RDE | Bruce Smith*+ | 33 | 11 | 16 | 13.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 |
| LOLB | Bryce Paup* | 28 | 6 | 11 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 159th pick / 1990 |
| LOLB | David White | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LILB | Chris Spielman | 31 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988 |
| RILB | Mark Maddox | 28 | 4 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 249th pick / 1991 |
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| ROLB | Sam Rogers | 26 | 2 | 14 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 64th pick / 1994 |
| LCB | Jeff Burris | 24 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1994 |
| RCB | Thomas Smith | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 28th pick / 1993 |
| SS | Matt Stevens | 23 | Rook | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 87th pick / 1996 |
| SS | Henry Jones | 29 | 5 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1991 |
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| FS | Kurt Schulz | 28 | 4 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Steve Christie | 29 | 6 | 0 | 24 of 29 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | |
| P | Chris Mohr | 30 | 7 | 0 | 101 punts for a 41.5 average, 0 blocked | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989 |
| PR | Jeff Burris | 24 | 2 | 15 | 27 punt returns for a 10.6 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1994 |
| KR | Eric Moulds | 23 | Rook | 5 | 52 kick returns for a 23.2 average and 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 24th pick / 1996 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ethan Albright | 25 | G-C-T | 16 | 0 | 283 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 5/1/1971 | 1 | |
| Carey Bender | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-8 | Coe College | 1/28/1972 | Rook | |
| Chris Brantley | 26 | WR | 9 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Rutgers | 12/12/1970 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 108th pick / 1994 |
| Jason Bratton | 24 | RB | 2 | 0 | 252 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 10/19/1972 | Rook | |
| Ruben Brown* | 24 | G | 14 | 14 | 300 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 2/13/1972 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1995 |
| Jeff Burris | 24 | DB | 15 | 15 | 190 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 6/7/1972 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1994 |
| Steve Christie | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | William & Mary | 11/13/1967 | 6 | |
| Tony Cline | 25 | TE | 16 | 7 | 247 | 6-4 | Stanford | 11/24/1971 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 131st pick / 1995 |
| Todd Collins | 25 | QB | 7 | 3 | 225 | 6-4 | Michigan | 11/5/1971 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 45th pick / 1995 |
| Rob Coons | 27 | TE | 16 | 0 | 249 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 9/18/1969 | 1 | |
| Russell Copeland | 25 | WR | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Memphis | 11/14/1971 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 111th pick / 1993 |
| Damien Covington | 24 | LB | 9 | 2 | 236 | 5-11 | North Carolina State | 12/4/1972 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 96th pick / 1995 |
| Quinn Early | 31 | WR | 16 | 13 | 190 | 6-0 | Iowa | 4/13/1965 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1988 |
| John Fina | 27 | T | 15 | 15 | 300 | 6-5 | Arizona | 3/11/1969 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1992 |
| Phil Hansen | 28 | DE | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-5 | North Dakota State | 5/20/1968 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 54th pick / 1991 |
| Darick Holmes | 25 | RB | 16 | 1 | 226 | 6-0 | Portland State | 7/1/1971 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1995 |
| Kent Hull | 35 | C | 16 | 16 | 284 | 6-5 | Mississippi State | 1/13/1961 | 10 | |
| Ken Irvin | 24 | DB | 16 | 1 | 182 | 5-11 | Memphis | 7/11/1972 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1995 |
| Raymond Jackson | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Colorado State | 2/17/1973 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 1996 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 35 | DE | 16 | 0 | 274 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 4/1/1961 | 13 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 25 | TE | 16 | 15 | 240 | 6-3 | Florida State | 2/14/1971 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 61st pick / 1994 |
| Henry Jones | 29 | DB | 5 | 5 | 197 | 5-11 | Illinois | 12/29/1967 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1991 |
| Jim Kelly | 36 | QB | 13 | 13 | 217 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 2/14/1960 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1983 |
| Marlon Kerner | 23 | DB | 15 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 3/18/1973 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 76th pick / 1995 |
| Corbin Lacina | 26 | G | 12 | 2 | 302 | 6-4 | Augustana (SD) | 11/2/1970 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 167th pick / 1993 |
| Corey Louchiey | 25 | T | 15 | 4 | 305 | 6-8 | South Carolina,Tennessee | 10/10/1971 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 98th pick / 1994 |
| Mark Maddox | 28 | LB | 14 | 14 | 233 | 6-1 | Northern Michigan | 3/23/1968 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 249th pick / 1991 |
| Emanuel Martin | 27 | DB | 16 | 1 | 184 | 5-11 | Alabama State | 7/31/1969 | 3 | |
| Chris Mohr | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Alabama | 5/11/1966 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989 |
| Sean Moran | 23 | LB-DE | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 6/5/1973 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 120th pick / 1996 |
| Eric Moulds | 23 | WR | 16 | 5 | 210 | 6-2 | Mississippi State | 7/17/1973 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 24th pick / 1996 |
| Gabe Northern | 22 | LB-DE | 16 | 2 | 240 | 6-2 | LSU | 6/8/1974 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1996 |
| Jerry Ostroski | 26 | G-T-C | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/12/1970 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 271st pick / 1992 |
| Glenn Parker | 30 | G-T | 14 | 13 | 305 | 6-5 | Arizona | 4/22/1966 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 69th pick / 1990 |
| Bryce Paup* | 28 | LB | 12 | 11 | 247 | 6-5 | Northern Iowa | 2/29/1968 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 159th pick / 1990 |
| Marlo Perry | 24 | LB | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 8/25/1972 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 81st pick / 1994 |
| Mark Pike | 33 | DE-LB | 16 | 0 | 272 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 12/27/1963 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 178th pick / 1986 |
| Shawn Price | 26 | DE-DT | 15 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Pacific | 3/28/1970 | 3 | |
| Andre Reed | 32 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-2 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | 1/29/1964 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1985 |
| Sam Rogers | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-3 | Colorado | 5/30/1970 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 64th pick / 1994 |
| Kurt Schulz | 28 | DB | 15 | 15 | 208 | 6-1 | Eastern Washington | 12/12/1968 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992 |
| Eric Smedley | 23 | DB | 6 | 0 | 199 | 5-11 | Indiana | 7/23/1973 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 249th pick / 1996 |
| Bruce Smith*+ | 33 | DE | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 6/18/1963 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 |
| Thomas Smith | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 188 | 5-11 | North Carolina | 12/5/1970 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 28th pick / 1993 |
| Chris Spielman | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 10/11/1965 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988 |
| Matt Stevens | 23 | DB | 13 | 11 | 205 | 6-0 | Appalachian State | 6/14/1973 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 87th pick / 1996 |
| Steve Tasker | 34 | WR | 8 | 5 | 185 | 5-9 | Northwestern | 4/10/1962 | 11 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 226th pick / 1985 |
| Thurman Thomas | 30 | RB | 15 | 15 | 200 | 5-10 | Oklahoma State | 5/16/1966 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 40th pick / 1988 |
| Tim Tindale | 25 | FB | 14 | 3 | 220 | 5-10 | Western Ontario | 4/15/1971 | 1 | |
| Alex Van Pelt | 26 | QB | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 5/1/1970 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 216th pick / 1993 |
| Ted Washington | 28 | NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 365 | 6-5 | Louisville | 4/13/1968 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1991 |
| David White | 26 | LB | 16 | 5 | 235 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 2/27/1970 | 3 | |
| Dusty Zeigler | 23 | C-G | 2 | 0 | 298 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 9/27/1973 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 202nd pick / 1996 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 16 | 238.1 | 6-1.9 | 3.6 |