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2001 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 3-13-0, Finished 5th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 265 points (16.6/g), 27th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 420 points (26.2/g), 29th.
Differential of -155 points (-9.7/g), 30th.
Expected W-L: 4.0-12.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-0.9/g), 29th.
Coached by Gregg Williams (3-13-0)
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2001 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 | Rob Johnson | 28 | 6 | 8 | 134 for 216, 1,465 yards, 5 td, 7 int, & 36 rushes for 241 yards and 1 td | Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 99th pick / 1995 |
| QB | Alex Van Pelt | 31 | 6 | 8 | 178 for 307, 2,056 yards, 12 td, 11 int, & 12 rushes for 33 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 216th pick / 1993 |
| RB | Travis Henry | 23 | Rook | 12 | 213 rushes for 729 yards, 4 td, & 22 catches for 179 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 58th pick / 2001 |
| FB | Larry Centers* | 33 | 11 | 13 | 34 rushes for 160 yards, 2 td, & 80 catches for 620 yards and 2 td | Phoenix Cardinals / 5th / 115th pick / 1990 |
| WR | Eric Moulds | 28 | 5 | 16 | 67 catches for 904 yards, 5 td, & 3 rushes for 3 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 24th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Peerless Price | 25 | 2 | 16 | 55 catches for 895 yards, 7 td, & 6 rushes for 97 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1999 |
| TE | Jay Riemersma | 28 | 4 | 15 | 53 catches for 590 yards, 3 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1996 |
| LT | John Fina | 32 | 9 | 12 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1992 |
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| LG | Ruben Brown* | 29 | 6 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1995 |
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| C | Bill Conaty | 28 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Corey Hulsey | 24 | Rook | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Jerry Ostroski | 31 | 7 | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 271st pick / 1992 |
| RT | Jonas Jennings | 24 | Rook | 12 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 95th pick / 2001 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Phil Hansen | 33 | 10 | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 54th pick / 1991 |
| LDT | Shawn Price | 31 | 8 | 11 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | Leif Larsen | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 194th pick / 2000 |
| RDT | Pat Williams | 29 | 4 | 13 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Aaron Schobel | 24 | Rook | 11 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 46th pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Erik Flowers | 23 | 1 | 6 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 2000 |
| LLB | Keith Newman | 24 | 2 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 119th pick / 1999 |
| MLB | Brandon Spoon | 23 | Rook | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 110th pick / 2001 |
| RLB | Jay Foreman | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 1999 |
| LCB | Antoine Winfield | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1999 |
| RCB | Nate Clements | 22 | Rook | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 21st pick / 2001 |
| SS | Raion Hill | 25 | 1 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Keion Carpenter | 24 | 2 | 10 | ||
| FS | Travares Tillman | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 58th pick / 2000 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jake Arians | 23 | Rook | 0 | 12 of 21 field goals & 16 of 17 extra points | |
| P | Brian Moorman | 25 | Rook | 0 | 80 punts for a 40.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Peerless Price | 25 | 2 | 16 | 19 punt returns for a 5.8 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1999 |
| KR | Nate Clements | 22 | Rook | 11 | 30 kick returns for a 20.9 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 21st pick / 2001 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Jake Arians | 23 | K | 10 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | Alabama-Birmingham | 1/26/1978 | Rook | |
| 89 | Avion Black | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 4/24/1977 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 121st pick / 2000 |
| 31 | Lance Brown | 29 | DB | 14 | 1 | 200 | 6-2 | Indiana | 2/2/1972 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 161st pick / 1995 |
| 79 | Ruben Brown* | 29 | G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 2/13/1972 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1995 |
| 5 | Travis Brown | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Northern Arizona | 7/17/1977 | 1 | |
| 38 | Shawn Bryson | 25 | RB | 15 | 3 | 228 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 11/30/1976 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 86th pick / 1999 |
| 65 | Jon Carman | 25 | T | 9 | 2 | 335 | 6-7 | Georgia Tech | 1/14/1976 | 1 | |
| 29 | Keion Carpenter | 24 | DB | 15 | 10 | 205 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 10/31/1977 | 2 | |
| 37 | Larry Centers* | 33 | FB | 16 | 13 | 225 | 6-0 | Stephen F. Austin | 6/1/1968 | 11 | Phoenix Cardinals / 5th / 115th pick / 1990 |
| 22 | Nate Clements | 22 | DB | 16 | 11 | 209 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 12/12/1979 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 21st pick / 2001 |
| 63 | Bill Conaty | 28 | C | 16 | 16 | 306 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 3/8/1973 | 4 | |
| 56 | Sam Cowart | 26 | LB | 1 | 1 | 245 | 6-2 | Florida State | 2/26/1975 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1998 |
| 41 | Phillip Crosby | 25 | FB | 16 | 2 | 242 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 11/5/1976 | Rook | |
| 25 | Tony Driver | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 8/4/1977 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 178th pick / 2001 |
| 98 | Ron Edwards | 22 | DT | 7 | 3 | 320 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 7/12/1979 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 76th pick / 2001 |
| 72 | Kris Farris | 24 | T | 3 | 1 | 318 | 6-8 | UCLA | 3/26/1977 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1999 |
| 70 | John Fina | 32 | T | 13 | 12 | 300 | 6-5 | Arizona | 3/11/1969 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1992 |
| 95 | Bryce Fisher | 24 | DE | 13 | 2 | 272 | 6-3 | Air Force | 5/12/1977 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 248th pick / 1999 |
| 96 | Erik Flowers | 23 | DE-LB | 15 | 6 | 273 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 3/1/1978 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 2000 |
| 55 | Jay Foreman | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 2/18/1976 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 1999 |
| 84 | Reggie Germany | 23 | WR | 16 | 1 | 180 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 3/19/1978 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 214th pick / 2001 |
| 17 | Shayne Graham | 24 | K | 6 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 12/9/1977 | Rook | |
| 90 | Phil Hansen | 33 | DE | 12 | 12 | 278 | 6-5 | North Dakota State | 5/20/1968 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 54th pick / 1991 |
| 67 | Craig Heimburger | 24 | G | 11 | 0 | 314 | 6-2 | Missouri | 2/3/1977 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 163rd pick / 1999 |
| 20 | Travis Henry | 23 | RB | 13 | 12 | 215 | 5-9 | Tennessee | 10/29/1978 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 58th pick / 2001 |
| 39 | Raion Hill | 25 | DB | 15 | 13 | 200 | 6-0 | LSU | 9/2/1976 | 1 | |
| 71 | Corey Hulsey | 24 | G-T | 16 | 12 | 325 | 6-4 | Clemson | 7/26/1977 | Rook | |
| 27 | Ken Irvin | 29 | DB | 14 | 4 | 182 | 5-11 | Memphis | 7/11/1972 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1995 |
| 88 | Sheldon Jackson | 25 | TE | 16 | 1 | 250 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 7/24/1976 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 230th pick / 1999 |
| 75 | Jonas Jennings | 24 | T | 12 | 12 | 325 | 6-3 | Georgia | 11/21/1977 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 95th pick / 2001 |
| 11 | Rob Johnson | 28 | QB | 8 | 8 | 204 | 6-4 | USC | 3/18/1973 | 6 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 99th pick / 1995 |
| 99 | Fred Jones | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 247 | 6-2 | Colorado | 10/18/1977 | 1 | |
| 97 | Leif Larsen | 26 | DT | 9 | 5 | 295 | 6-4 | Texas-El Paso | 4/3/1975 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 194th pick / 2000 |
| 86 | Jeremy McDaniel | 25 | WR | 7 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Arizona | 5/2/1976 | 2 | |
| 8 | Brian Moorman | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Pittsburg State | 2/5/1976 | Rook | |
| 33 | Sammy Morris | 24 | RB | 16 | 1 | 220 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 3/23/1977 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 2000 |
| 80 | Eric Moulds | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-2 | Mississippi State | 7/17/1973 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 24th pick / 1996 |
| 53 | Keith Newman | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 248 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 1/19/1977 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 119th pick / 1999 |
| 87 | Dan O'Leary | 24 | TE | 8 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 9/1/1977 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 195th pick / 2001 |
| 77 | Kendrick Office | 23 | DE | 8 | 1 | 270 | 6-5 | West Alabama | 8/2/1978 | Rook | |
| 60 | Jerry Ostroski | 31 | G-T-C | 7 | 7 | 320 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/12/1970 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 271st pick / 1992 |
| 51 | DaShon Polk | 24 | LB | 16 | 1 | 242 | 6-2 | Arizona | 3/13/1977 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 251st pick / 2000 |
| 81 | Peerless Price | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 10/27/1976 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1999 |
| 91 | Shawn Price | 31 | DE-DT | 11 | 11 | 290 | 6-4 | Pacific | 3/28/1970 | 8 | |
| 23 | Pierson Prioleau | 24 | DB | 6 | 2 | 188 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 8/6/1977 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 110th pick / 1999 |
| 85 | Jay Riemersma | 28 | TE | 16 | 15 | 255 | 6-5 | Michigan | 5/17/1973 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1996 |
| 92 | Tyrone Robertson | 22 | DT | 12 | 0 | 295 | 6-4 | Georgia | 8/15/1979 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 238th pick / 2001 |
| 94 | Aaron Schobel | 24 | DE | 16 | 11 | 262 | 6-4 | TCU | 9/1/1977 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 46th pick / 2001 |
| 58 | Brandon Spoon | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 242 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 7/5/1978 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 110th pick / 2001 |
| 74 | Marques Sullivan | 23 | G-T | 10 | 2 | 325 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/2/1978 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 144th pick / 2001 |
| 28 | Travares Tillman | 24 | DB | 13 | 6 | 190 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 10/8/1977 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 58th pick / 2000 |
| 68 | Morris Unutoa | 30 | C | 8 | 0 | 284 | 6-1 | BYU | 3/10/1971 | 5 | |
| 10 | Alex Van Pelt | 31 | QB | 12 | 8 | 220 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 5/1/1970 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 216th pick / 1993 |
| 21 | Chris Watson | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Eastern Illinois | 6/30/1977 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 67th pick / 1999 |
| 93 | Pat Williams | 29 | DT | 13 | 13 | 315 | 6-3 | Northeast State (OK),Texas A&M | 10/24/1972 | 4 | |
| 26 | Antoine Winfield | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-9 | Ohio State | 6/24/1977 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1999 |
| 57 | Kenyatta Wright | 23 | LB | 11 | 1 | 240 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 2/19/1978 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 25.5 | 16 | 246.5 | 6-1.9 | 2.3 |