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2008 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 336 points (21.0/g), 23rd of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 342 points (21.4/g), 14th.
Differential of -6 points (-0.4/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 7.8-8.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 27th.
Coached by Dick Jauron (7-9-0)
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2008 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 | Trent Edwards | 25 | 1 | 14 | 245 for 374, 2,699 yards, 11 td, 10 int, & 36 rushes for 117 yards and 3 td | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 92nd pick / 2007 |
| RB | Marshawn Lynch* | 22 | 1 | 15 | 250 rushes for 1,036 yards, 8 td, & 47 catches for 300 yards and 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 12th pick / 2007 |
| WR | Lee Evans | 27 | 4 | 16 | 63 catches for 1,017 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 22 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 13th pick / 2004 |
| WR | Josh Reed | 28 | 6 | 13 | 56 catches for 597 yards, 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 36th pick / 2002 |
| TE | Robert Royal | 29 | 5 | 7 | 33 catches for 351 yards, 1 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 160th pick / 2002 |
| TE | Derek Schouman | 23 | 1 | 12 | 15 catches for 153 yards, 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 222nd pick / 2007 |
| TE | Derek Fine | 25 | Rook | 5 | 10 catches for 94 yards, 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 132nd pick / 2008 |
| TE | Aaron Schobel | 31 | 7 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 46th pick / 2001 |
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| LT | Jason Peters* | 26 | 4 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Derrick Dockery | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 81st pick / 2003 |
| C | Duke Preston | 26 | 3 | 11 | 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 122nd pick / 2005 |
| C | Melvin Fowler | 29 | 6 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 76th pick / 2002 |
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| RG | Brad Butler | 25 | 2 | 13 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 143rd pick / 2006 |
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| RT | Langston Walker | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2002 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Chris Kelsay | 29 | 5 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 48th pick / 2003 |
| LDT | Marcus Stroud | 30 | 7 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 13th pick / 2001 |
| RDT | Kyle Williams | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 134th pick / 2006 |
| RDE | Ryan Denney | 31 | 6 | 11 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 61st pick / 2002 |
| LLB | Keith Ellison | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 178th pick / 2006 |
| MLB | Paul Posluszny | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 34th pick / 2007 |
| RLB | Kawika Mitchell | 29 | 5 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 2003 |
| LCB | Terrence McGee | 28 | 5 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 111th pick / 2003 |
| RCB | Jabari Greer | 26 | 4 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Leodis McKelvin | 23 | Rook | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 11th pick / 2008 |
| SS | Donte Whitner | 23 | 2 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 8th pick / 2006 |
| SS | Bryan Scott | 27 | 5 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 55th pick / 2003 |
| FS | Ko Simpson | 25 | 2 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 105th pick / 2006 |
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| FS | Bryan Scott | 27 | 5 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 55th pick / 2003 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Rian Lindell | 31 | 8 | 0 | 30 of 38 field goals & 34 of 34 extra points | |
| P | Brian Moorman | 32 | 7 | 0 | 58 punts for a 44.1 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Roscoe Parrish | 26 | 3 | 1 | 21 punt returns for a 15.3 average and 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 55th pick / 2005 |
| KR | Leodis McKelvin | 23 | Rook | 6 | 52 kick returns for a 28.2 average and 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 11th pick / 2008 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Darian Barnes | 28 | FB | 3 | 2 | 250 | 6-2 | Hampton,Rutgers | 2/29/1980 | 6 | |
| 96 | Copeland Bryan | 25 | DE | 15 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Arizona | 7/14/1983 | 1 | |
| 53 | Marcus Buggs | 23 | LB | 4 | 0 | 223 | 5-10 | Vanderbilt | 9/21/1985 | Rook | |
| 60 | Brad Butler | 25 | T | 13 | 13 | 310 | 6-7 | Virginia | 9/18/1983 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 143rd pick / 2006 |
| 73 | Kirk Chambers | 29 | T | 16 | 4 | 307 | 6-7 | Stanford | 3/19/1979 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 176th pick / 2004 |
| 27 | Reggie Corner | 25 | DB | 12 | 2 | 175 | 5-10 | Akron | 11/17/1983 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 114th pick / 2008 |
| 57 | Jon Corto | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Sacred Heart | 9/13/1984 | Rook | |
| 54 | Blake Costanzo | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Lafayette | 4/14/1984 | 1 | |
| 92 | Ryan Denney | 31 | DE | 16 | 11 | 275 | 6-7 | BYU | 6/15/1977 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 61st pick / 2002 |
| 52 | John DiGiorgio | 26 | LB | 6 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Saginaw Valley State | 6/29/1982 | 2 | |
| 66 | Derrick Dockery | 28 | G | 16 | 16 | 345 | 6-6 | Texas | 9/7/1980 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 81st pick / 2003 |
| 5 | Trent Edwards | 25 | QB | 14 | 14 | 231 | 6-4 | Stanford | 10/30/1983 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 92nd pick / 2007 |
| 93 | Chris Ellis | 23 | DE | 7 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 2/11/1985 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2008 |
| 56 | Keith Ellison | 24 | LB | 16 | 14 | 229 | 6-1 | Oregon State,San Diego State | 2/6/1984 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 178th pick / 2006 |
| 83 | Lee Evans | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 202 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 3/11/1981 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 13th pick / 2004 |
| 86 | Derek Fine | 25 | TE | 10 | 5 | 250 | 6-2 | Kansas | 8/24/1983 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 132nd pick / 2008 |
| 67 | Melvin Fowler | 29 | C-G | 15 | 5 | 310 | 6-3 | Maryland | 3/31/1979 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 76th pick / 2002 |
| 35 | Dustin Fox | 26 | DB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 10/8/1982 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 80th pick / 2005 |
| 33 | Jabari Greer | 26 | DB | 10 | 10 | 169 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/2/1982 | 4 | |
| 81 | James Hardy | 23 | WR | 14 | 3 | 220 | 6-6 | Indiana | 12/24/1985 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 41st pick / 2008 |
| 22 | Fred Jackson | 27 | RB | 16 | 3 | 215 | 6-1 | Coe College | 2/20/1981 | 1 | |
| 17 | Justin Jenkins | 28 | WR | 13 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 12/10/1980 | 1 | |
| 91 | Spencer Johnson | 27 | DT | 16 | 0 | 286 | 6-3 | Auburn | 12/12/1981 | 4 | |
| 13 | Steve Johnson | 22 | WR | 11 | 1 | 210 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 11/28/1986 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 224th pick / 2008 |
| 90 | Chris Kelsay | 29 | DE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 10/31/1979 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 48th pick / 2003 |
| 58 | Teddy Lehman | 27 | LB | 4 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 11/18/1981 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 2004 |
| 9 | Rian Lindell | 31 | K | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Washington State | 1/20/1977 | 8 | |
| 7 | J.P. Losman | 27 | QB | 5 | 2 | 220 | 6-3 | Tulane,UCLA | 3/12/1981 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 22nd pick / 2004 |
| 23 | Marshawn Lynch* | 22 | RB | 15 | 15 | 215 | 5-11 | California | 4/22/1986 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 12th pick / 2007 |
| 74 | Corey Mace | 23 | DT | 3 | 0 | 297 | 6-3 | Wyoming | 12/22/1985 | Rook | |
| 97 | John McCargo | 25 | DT | 7 | 0 | 295 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 8/19/1983 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 2006 |
| 24 | Terrence McGee | 28 | DB | 14 | 13 | 195 | 5-9 | Northwest State (LA) | 10/14/1980 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 111th pick / 2003 |
| 38 | Corey McIntyre | 29 | FB | 11 | 2 | 245 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 1/25/1979 | 3 | |
| 28 | Leodis McKelvin | 23 | DB | 16 | 6 | 190 | 5-11 | Troy | 9/1/1985 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 11th pick / 2008 |
| 59 | Kawika Mitchell | 29 | LB | 16 | 15 | 253 | 6-1 | Georgia,South Florida | 10/10/1979 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 2003 |
| 8 | Brian Moorman | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Pittsburg State | 2/5/1976 | 7 | |
| 72 | Ryan Neill | 26 | DE | 16 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Rutgers | 12/12/1982 | 1 | |
| 25 | Xavier Omon | 23 | RB | 2 | 0 | 226 | 5-11 | Northwest Missouri State | 2/15/1985 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 179th pick / 2008 |
| 11 | Roscoe Parrish | 26 | WR | 13 | 1 | 168 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 7/16/1982 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 55th pick / 2005 |
| 71 | Jason Peters* | 26 | T | 13 | 13 | 328 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 1/22/1982 | 4 | |
| 51 | Paul Posluszny | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-2 | Penn State | 10/10/1984 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 34th pick / 2007 |
| 75 | Duke Preston | 26 | C | 15 | 11 | 311 | 6-5 | Illinois | 6/12/1982 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 122nd pick / 2005 |
| 82 | Josh Reed | 28 | WR | 13 | 13 | 208 | 5-10 | LSU | 5/1/1980 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 36th pick / 2002 |
| 84 | Robert Royal | 29 | TE | 15 | 7 | 257 | 6-4 | LSU | 5/15/1979 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 160th pick / 2002 |
| 94 | Aaron Schobel | 31 | DE | 5 | 5 | 262 | 6-4 | TCU | 9/1/1977 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 46th pick / 2001 |
| 80 | Derek Schouman | 23 | TE-FB | 16 | 12 | 247 | 6-2 | Boise State | 3/11/1985 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 222nd pick / 2007 |
| 43 | Bryan Scott | 27 | DB | 16 | 7 | 219 | 6-1 | Penn State | 4/13/1981 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 55th pick / 2003 |
| 30 | Ko Simpson | 25 | DB | 16 | 11 | 200 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 11/9/1983 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 105th pick / 2006 |
| 99 | Marcus Stroud | 30 | DT | 16 | 16 | 312 | 6-6 | Georgia | 6/25/1978 | 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 13th pick / 2001 |
| 68 | Langston Walker | 29 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 345 | 6-8 | California | 9/3/1979 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2002 |
| 29 | John Wendling | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-1 | Wyoming | 6/4/1983 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 184th pick / 2007 |
| 20 | Donte Whitner | 23 | DB | 13 | 13 | 205 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 7/24/1985 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 8th pick / 2006 |
| 65 | Jason Whittle | 33 | G | 9 | 2 | 305 | 6-4 | Southwest Missouri State | 3/7/1975 | 10 | |
| 95 | Kyle Williams | 25 | DT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-1 | LSU | 6/10/1983 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 134th pick / 2006 |
| 37 | George Wilson | 27 | WR | 16 | 3 | 210 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 3/14/1981 | 3 | |
| 26 | Ashton Youboty | 24 | DB | 5 | 2 | 190 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 7/7/1984 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 70th pick / 2006 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 243.4 | 6-1.9 | 3.0 |