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1997 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 255 points (15.9/g), 29th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 367 points (22.9/g), 23rd.
 Differential of -112 points (-7.0/g), 28th.
 Expected W-L: 4.7-11.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -20 (-1.2/g), 28th.

Coached by Marv Levy (6-10-0)

1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun August 31 box L 0-1 Minnesota Vikings 13 34 22 426 279 147 4 17 385 200 185 1
2 Sun September 7 box W 1-1 @ New York Jets 28 22 15 269 193 76 3 12 202 163 39 2
3 Sun September 14 box L 1-2 @ Kansas City Chiefs 16 22 16 325 275 50 2 17 267 160 107
4 Sun September 21 box W 2-2 Indianapolis Colts 37 35 25 393 230 163 5 17 322 198 124 1
5 Bye Week
6 Sun October 5 box W 3-2 Detroit Lions 22 13 10 266 102 164 17 309 189 120 1
7 Sun October 12 box L 3-3 @ New England Patriots 6 33 13 242 148 94 4 19 310 171 139 1
8 Mon October 20 box W 4-3 @ Indianapolis Colts 9 6 16 246 156 90 15 238 144 94
9 Sun October 26 box L 4-4 Denver Broncos 20 23 19 315 160 155 6 17 341 116 225 3
10 Sun November 2 box W 5-4 Miami Dolphins 9 6 17 265 86 179 1 13 230 176 54 2
11 Sun November 9 box L 5-5 New England Patriots 10 31 14 241 119 122 4 11 267 164 103
12 Mon November 17 box L 5-6 @ Miami Dolphins 13 30 15 223 131 92 2 16 314 218 96 2
13 Sun November 23 box L 5-7 @ Tennessee Oilers 14 31 12 290 286 4 2 21 322 159 163 1
14 Sun November 30 box W 6-7 New York Jets 20 10 19 336 139 197 1 16 294 264 30 2
15 Sun December 7 box L 6-8 @ Chicago Bears 3 20 10 160 105 55 1 23 392 272 120 2
16 Sun December 14 box L 6-9 Jacksonville Jaguars 14 20 24 335 192 143 3 20 388 297 91 1
17 Sat December 20 box L 6-10 @ Green Bay Packers 21 31 21 325 274 51 4 14 272 170 102 3