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1999 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 320 points (20.0/g), 16th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 229 points (14.3/g), 2nd.
Differential of 91 points (5.7/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 11.0-5.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 23rd.
Coached by Wade Phillips (11-5-0)
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1999 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Doug Flutie | 37 | 13 | 15 | 264 for 478, 3,171 yards, 19 td, 16 int, & 88 rushes for 476 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 285th pick / 1985 |
| RB | Jonathan Linton | 25 | 1 | 2 | 205 rushes for 695 yards, 5 td, & 29 catches for 228 yards and 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 131st pick / 1998 |
| RB | Antowain Smith | 27 | 2 | 11 | 165 rushes for 614 yards, 6 td, & 2 catches for 32 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1997 |
| FB | Sam Gash* | 30 | 7 | 12 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 20 catches for 163 yards and 2 td | New England Patriots / 8th / 205th pick / 1992 |
| WR | Eric Moulds | 26 | 3 | 14 | 65 catches for 994 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 24th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Andre Reed | 35 | 14 | 16 | 52 catches for 536 yards, 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1985 |
| TE | Jay Riemersma | 26 | 2 | 11 | 37 catches for 496 yards, 4 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1996 |
| LT | John Fina | 30 | 7 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1992 |
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| LG | Ruben Brown* | 27 | 4 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1995 |
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| C | Jerry Ostroski | 29 | 5 | 15 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 271st pick / 1992 |
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| RG | Dusty Zeigler | 26 | 3 | 15 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 202nd pick / 1996 |
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| RT | Robert Hicks | 25 | 1 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 68th pick / 1998 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Phil Hansen | 31 | 8 | 14 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 54th pick / 1991 |
| NT | Ted Washington | 31 | 8 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1991 |
| RDE | Bruce Smith | 36 | 14 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 |
| LOLB | Sam Rogers | 29 | 5 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 64th pick / 1994 |
| LILB | John Holecek | 27 | 4 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 144th pick / 1995 |
| RILB | Sam Cowart | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1998 |
| ROLB | Gabe Northern | 25 | 3 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1996 |
| LCB | Ken Irvin | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1995 |
| RCB | Thomas Smith | 29 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 28th pick / 1993 |
| SS | Henry Jones | 32 | 8 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1991 |
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| FS | Kurt Schulz | 31 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Steve Christie | 32 | 9 | 0 | 25 of 34 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | |
| P | Chris Mohr | 33 | 10 | 0 | 73 punts for a 38.9 average, 0 blocked | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989 |
| PR | Kevin Williams | 28 | 6 | 0 | 33 punt returns for a 10.0 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993 |
| KR | Kevin Williams | 28 | 6 | 0 | 42 kick returns for a 20.0 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Ethan Albright | 28 | G-C-T | 16 | 0 | 283 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 5/1/1971 | 4 | |
| 96 | Dan Brandenburg | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Indiana State | 2/16/1973 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 237th pick / 1996 |
| 79 | Ruben Brown* | 27 | G | 14 | 14 | 300 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 2/13/1972 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1995 |
| 29 | Keion Carpenter | 22 | DB | 10 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 10/31/1977 | Rook | |
| 2 | Steve Christie | 32 | K | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | William & Mary | 11/13/1967 | 9 | |
| 84 | Bobby Collins | 23 | TE | 14 | 4 | 246 | 6-4 | North Alabama | 8/26/1976 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 122nd pick / 1999 |
| 63 | Bill Conaty | 26 | C | 7 | 1 | 306 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 3/8/1973 | 2 | |
| 56 | Sam Cowart | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | Florida State | 2/26/1975 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1998 |
| 51 | Joe Cummings | 25 | LB | 16 | 2 | 242 | 6-2 | Wyoming | 6/8/1974 | 3 | |
| 70 | John Fina | 30 | T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Arizona | 3/11/1969 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1992 |
| 7 | Doug Flutie | 37 | QB | 15 | 15 | 180 | 5-10 | Boston College | 10/23/1962 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 285th pick / 1985 |
| 55 | Jay Foreman | 23 | LB | 7 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 2/18/1976 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 1999 |
| 33 | Sam Gash* | 30 | FB | 15 | 12 | 242 | 6-0 | Penn State | 3/7/1969 | 7 | New England Patriots / 8th / 205th pick / 1992 |
| 31 | Lennox Gordon | 21 | RB | 8 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | New Mexico | 4/9/1978 | Rook | |
| 25 | Donovan Greer | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 9/11/1974 | 2 | |
| 90 | Phil Hansen | 31 | DE | 14 | 14 | 278 | 6-5 | North Dakota State | 5/20/1968 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 54th pick / 1991 |
| 77 | Robert Hicks | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 338 | 6-7 | Mississippi State | 11/17/1974 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 68th pick / 1998 |
| 52 | John Holecek | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-2 | Illinois | 5/7/1972 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 144th pick / 1995 |
| 27 | Ken Irvin | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 182 | 5-11 | Memphis | 7/11/1972 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1995 |
| 88 | Sheldon Jackson | 23 | TE | 13 | 4 | 250 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 7/24/1976 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 230th pick / 1999 |
| 11 | Rob Johnson | 26 | QB | 2 | 1 | 204 | 6-4 | USC | 3/18/1973 | 4 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 99th pick / 1995 |
| 20 | Henry Jones | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 197 | 5-11 | Illinois | 12/29/1967 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1991 |
| 35 | Jonathan Linton | 25 | RB | 16 | 2 | 234 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 11/7/1974 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 131st pick / 1998 |
| 89 | Kamil Loud | 23 | WR | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 6/25/1976 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 238th pick / 1998 |
| 21 | Emanuel Martin | 30 | DB | 7 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | Alabama State | 7/31/1969 | 6 | |
| 86 | Jeremy McDaniel | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Arizona | 5/2/1976 | Rook | |
| 9 | Chris Mohr | 33 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Alabama | 5/11/1966 | 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989 |
| 98 | Sean Moran | 26 | LB-DE | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 6/5/1973 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 120th pick / 1996 |
| 80 | Eric Moulds | 26 | WR | 14 | 14 | 210 | 6-2 | Mississippi State | 7/17/1973 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 24th pick / 1996 |
| 74 | Jamie Nails | 22 | G | 16 | 3 | 335 | 6-6 | Florida A&M | 6/3/1977 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 120th pick / 1997 |
| 53 | Keith Newman | 22 | LB | 3 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 1/19/1977 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 119th pick / 1999 |
| 99 | Gabe Northern | 25 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-2 | LSU | 6/8/1974 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1996 |
| 60 | Jerry Ostroski | 29 | G-T-C | 15 | 15 | 320 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/12/1970 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 271st pick / 1992 |
| 58 | Marlo Perry | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 8/25/1972 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 81st pick / 1994 |
| 22 | Daryl Porter | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 188 | 5-9 | Boston College | 1/16/1974 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 186th pick / 1997 |
| 81 | Peerless Price | 23 | WR | 16 | 4 | 190 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 10/27/1976 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1999 |
| 91 | Shawn Price | 29 | DE-DT | 15 | 1 | 290 | 6-4 | Pacific | 3/28/1970 | 6 | |
| 83 | Andre Reed | 35 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-2 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | 1/29/1964 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1985 |
| 85 | Jay Riemersma | 26 | TE | 14 | 11 | 255 | 6-5 | Michigan | 5/17/1973 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1996 |
| 59 | Sam Rogers | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-3 | Colorado | 5/30/1970 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 64th pick / 1994 |
| 24 | Kurt Schulz | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 208 | 6-1 | Eastern Washington | 12/12/1968 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992 |
| 23 | Antowain Smith | 27 | RB | 14 | 11 | 232 | 6-2 | Houston | 3/14/1972 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1997 |
| 78 | Bruce Smith | 36 | DE | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 6/18/1963 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 |
| 28 | Thomas Smith | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 188 | 5-11 | North Carolina | 12/5/1970 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 28th pick / 1993 |
| 69 | Marcus Spriggs | 25 | T-G | 11 | 2 | 310 | 6-3 | Houston | 5/30/1974 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 185th pick / 1997 |
| 34 | Thurman Thomas | 33 | RB | 5 | 3 | 200 | 5-10 | Oklahoma State | 5/16/1966 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 40th pick / 1988 |
| 10 | Alex Van Pelt | 29 | QB | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 5/1/1970 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 216th pick / 1993 |
| 92 | Ted Washington | 31 | NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 365 | 6-5 | Louisville | 4/13/1968 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1991 |
| 75 | Marcellus Wiley | 25 | DE | 16 | 1 | 275 | 6-4 | Columbia | 11/30/1974 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1997 |
| 82 | Kevin Williams | 28 | WR | 16 | 0 | 195 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 1/25/1971 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993 |
| 93 | Pat Williams | 27 | DT | 16 | 0 | 315 | 6-3 | Northeast State (OK),Texas A&M | 10/24/1972 | 2 | |
| 26 | Antoine Winfield | 22 | DB | 16 | 2 | 190 | 5-9 | Ohio State | 6/24/1977 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1999 |
| 61 | Dusty Zeigler | 26 | C-G | 15 | 15 | 298 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 9/27/1973 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 202nd pick / 1996 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 16 | 241.6 | 6-1.8 | 4.1 |