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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.
Simple Rating System: Total -4.5, Offense: -4.0, Defense: -0.5, SoS: 2.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Marv Levy (6-10-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Dan Henning
Defensive Coordinator: Wade Phillips
Training Camp: SUNY Fredonia (Fredonia, New York)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Todd Collins | 26 | 2 | 13 | 215 for 391, 2,367 yards, 12 td, 13 int, & 30 rushes for 77 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 45th pick / 1995 |
| RB | Thurman Thomas | 31 | 9 | 16 | 154 rushes for 643 yards, 1 td, & 30 catches for 208 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 40th pick / 1988 |
| RB | Antowain Smith | 25 | Rook | 0 | 194 rushes for 840 yards, 8 td, & 28 catches for 177 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1997 |
| WR | Quinn Early | 32 | 9 | 16 | 60 catches for 853 yards, 5 td | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Eric Moulds | 24 | 1 | 8 | 29 catches for 294 yards, 0 td, & 4 rushes for 59 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 24th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Andre Reed | 33 | 12 | 15 | 60 catches for 880 yards, 5 td, & 3 rushes for 11 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1985 |
| TE | Lonnie Johnson | 26 | 3 | 16 | 41 catches for 340 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 6 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 61st pick / 1994 |
| TE | Jay Riemersma | 24 | Rook | 8 | 26 catches for 208 yards, 2 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1996 |
| LT | John Fina | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1992 |
| LG | Ruben Brown* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1995 |
| C | Dusty Zeigler | 24 | 1 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 202nd pick / 1996 |
| RG | Corbin Lacina | 27 | 3 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 167th pick / 1993 |
| RT | Jerry Ostroski | 27 | 3 | 16 | 3 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 271st pick / 1992 |
| RT | Corey Louchiey | 26 | 2 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 98th pick / 1994 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Phil Hansen | 29 | 6 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 54th pick / 1991 |
| NT | Ted Washington* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1991 |
| RDE | Bruce Smith*+ | 34 | 12 | 16 | 14.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 |
| LOLB | Bryce Paup* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 9.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 159th pick / 1990 |
| LILB | Chris Spielman | 32 | 9 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988 |
| LILB | Sean Moran | 24 | 1 | 7 | 4.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 120th pick / 1996 |
| RILB | Damien Covington | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 96th pick / 1995 |
| RILB | John Holecek | 25 | 2 | 8 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 144th pick / 1995 |
| ROLB | Sam Rogers | 27 | 3 | 15 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 64th pick / 1994 |
| LCB | Jeff Burris | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1994 |
| RCB | Thomas Smith | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 28th pick / 1993 |
| SS | Henry Jones | 30 | 6 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1991 |
| FS | Kurt Schulz | 29 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Steve Christie | 30 | 7 | 0 | 24 of 30 field goals & 21 of 21 extra points | |
| P | Chris Mohr | 31 | 8 | 0 | 90 punts for a 41.8 average, 1 blocked | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989 |
| PR | Jeff Burris | 25 | 3 | 14 | 21 punt returns for a 9.4 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1994 |
| KR | Eric Moulds | 24 | 1 | 8 | 43 kick returns for a 21.4 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 24th pick / 1996 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Ethan Albright | 26 | G-C-T | 16 | 0 | 283 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 5/1/1971 | 2 | |
| 96 | Dan Brandenburg | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Indiana St. | 2/16/1973 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 237th pick / 1996 |
| 79 | Ruben Brown* | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 2/13/1972 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1995 |
| 22 | Jeff Burris | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 6/7/1972 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1994 |
| 2 | Steve Christie | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | William & Mary | 11/13/1967 | 7 | |
| 86 | Tony Cline | 26 | TE | 10 | 1 | 247 | 6-4 | Stanford | 11/24/1971 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 131st pick / 1995 |
| 15 | Todd Collins | 26 | QB | 14 | 13 | 225 | 6-4 | Michigan | 11/5/1971 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 45th pick / 1995 |
| 63 | Bill Conaty | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 306 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 3/8/1973 | Rook | |
| 87 | Rob Coons | 28 | TE | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 9/18/1969 | 2 | |
| 57 | Damien Covington | 25 | LB | 8 | 8 | 236 | 5-11 | North Carolina St. | 12/4/1972 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 96th pick / 1995 |
| 88 | Quinn Early | 32 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-0 | Iowa | 4/13/1965 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1988 |
| 70 | John Fina | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Arizona | 3/11/1969 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1992 |
| 82 | Mitchell Galloway | 23 | WR | 3 | 0 | 178 | 5-8 | East Carolina | 10/8/1974 | Rook | |
| 90 | Phil Hansen | 29 | DE | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-5 | North Dakota St. | 5/20/1968 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 54th pick / 1991 |
| 8 | Billy Joe Hobert | 26 | QB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/8/1971 | 2 | Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1993 |
| 52 | John Holecek | 25 | LB | 14 | 8 | 240 | 6-2 | Illinois | 5/7/1972 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 144th pick / 1995 |
| 44 | Darick Holmes | 26 | RB | 13 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Portland St. | 7/1/1971 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1995 |
| 27 | Ken Irvin | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Memphis | 7/11/1972 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1995 |
| 31 | Raymond Jackson | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Colorado St. | 2/17/1973 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 1996 |
| 77 | Jim Jeffcoat | 36 | DE | 7 | 0 | 274 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 4/1/1961 | 14 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| 84 | Lonnie Johnson | 26 | TE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 2/14/1971 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 61st pick / 1994 |
| 20 | Henry Jones | 30 | DB | 15 | 15 | 197 | 5-11 | Illinois | 12/29/1967 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1991 |
| 46 | Marlon Kerner | 24 | DB | 13 | 2 | 187 | 5-10 | Ohio St. | 3/18/1973 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 76th pick / 1995 |
| 68 | Corbin Lacina | 27 | G | 16 | 13 | 302 | 6-4 | Augustana (SD) | 11/2/1970 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 167th pick / 1993 |
| 72 | Corey Louchiey | 26 | T | 16 | 6 | 305 | 6-8 | Tennessee,South Carolina | 10/10/1971 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 98th pick / 1994 |
| 55 | Mark Maddox | 29 | LB | 8 | 1 | 233 | 6-1 | Northern Michigan | 3/23/1968 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 249th pick / 1991 |
| 21 | Emanuel Martin | 28 | DB | 16 | 1 | 184 | 5-11 | Alabama St. | 7/31/1969 | 4 | |
| 9 | Chris Mohr | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Alabama | 5/11/1966 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989 |
| 98 | Sean Moran | 24 | LB-DE | 16 | 7 | 275 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 6/5/1973 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 120th pick / 1996 |
| 80 | Eric Moulds | 24 | WR | 16 | 8 | 210 | 6-2 | Mississippi St. | 7/17/1973 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 24th pick / 1996 |
| 74 | Jamie Nails | 20 | G | 2 | 0 | 335 | 6-6 | Florida A&M | 6/3/1977 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 120th pick / 1997 |
| 99 | Gabe Northern | 23 | LB-DE | 16 | 1 | 240 | 6-2 | LSU | 6/8/1974 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1996 |
| 60 | Jerry Ostroski | 27 | G-T-C | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/12/1970 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 271st pick / 1992 |
| 95 | Bryce Paup* | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-5 | Northern Iowa | 2/29/1968 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 159th pick / 1990 |
| 58 | Marlo Perry | 25 | LB | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Jackson St. | 8/25/1972 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 81st pick / 1994 |
| 94 | Mark Pike | 34 | DE-LB | 15 | 0 | 272 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 12/27/1963 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 178th pick / 1986 |
| 91 | Shawn Price | 27 | DE-DT | 10 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Pacific | 3/28/1970 | 4 | |
| 83 | Andre Reed | 33 | WR | 15 | 15 | 190 | 6-2 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | 1/29/1964 | 12 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1985 |
| 81 | Jerry Reese | 24 | WR | 5 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | San Jose St. | 3/18/1973 | Rook | |
| 85 | Jay Riemersma | 24 | TE | 16 | 8 | 255 | 6-5 | Michigan | 5/17/1973 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1996 |
| 59 | Sam Rogers | 27 | LB | 15 | 15 | 245 | 6-3 | Colorado | 5/30/1970 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 64th pick / 1994 |
| 24 | Kurt Schulz | 29 | DB | 15 | 14 | 208 | 6-1 | East. Washington | 12/12/1968 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992 |
| 40 | Eric Smedley | 24 | DB | 13 | 1 | 199 | 5-11 | Indiana | 7/23/1973 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 249th pick / 1996 |
| 23 | Antowain Smith | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Houston | 3/14/1972 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1997 |
| 78 | Bruce Smith*+ | 34 | DE | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 6/18/1963 | 12 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 |
| 28 | Thomas Smith | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 188 | 5-11 | North Carolina | 12/5/1970 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 28th pick / 1993 |
| 54 | Chris Spielman | 32 | LB | 8 | 8 | 247 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 10/11/1965 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988 |
| 69 | Marcus Spriggs | 23 | T-G | 2 | 0 | 310 | 6-3 | Houston | 5/30/1974 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 185th pick / 1997 |
| 89 | Steve Tasker | 35 | WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Northwestern | 4/10/1962 | 12 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 226th pick / 1985 |
| 34 | Thurman Thomas | 31 | RB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-10 | Oklahoma St. | 5/16/1966 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 40th pick / 1988 |
| 33 | Tim Tindale | 26 | FB | 7 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | West. Ontario | 4/15/1971 | 2 | |
| 10 | Alex Van Pelt | 27 | QB | 6 | 3 | 220 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 5/1/1970 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 216th pick / 1993 |
| 92 | Ted Washington* | 29 | NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 365 | 6-5 | Louisville | 4/13/1968 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1991 |
| 75 | Marcellus Wiley | 23 | DE | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-4 | Columbia | 11/30/1974 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1997 |
| 93 | Pat Williams | 25 | DT | 1 | 0 | 315 | 6-3 | NE State (OK),Texas A&M | 10/24/1972 | Rook | |
| 61 | Dusty Zeigler | 24 | C-G | 13 | 13 | 298 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 9/27/1973 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 202nd pick / 1996 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 16 | 244.0 | 6-2.1 | 3.7 |