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2009 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 258 points (16.1/g), 28th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 326 points (20.4/g), 16th.
Differential of -68 points (-4.2/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 5.8-10.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 11th.
Simple Rating System: Total -1.8, Offense: -4.5, Defense: 2.7, SoS: 2.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Perry Fewell and Dick Jauron
Offensive Coordinator: Alex Van Pelt
Defensive Coordinator: Perry Fewell
Training Camp: St. John Fisher College (Pittsford, 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 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 27 | 4 | 8 | 127 for 227, 1,422 yards, 9 td, 10 int, & 31 rushes for 141 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 250th pick / 2005 |
| KR | Fred Jackson | 28 | 2 | 11 | 41 kick returns for a 24.7 average and 0 td | |
| WR | Lee Evans | 28 | 5 | 16 | 44 catches for 612 yards, 7 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 13th pick / 2004 |
| WR | Terrell Owens | 36 | 13 | 16 | 55 catches for 829 yards, 5 td, & 6 rushes for 54 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1996 |
| TE | Shawn Nelson | 24 | Rook | 12 | 17 catches for 156 yards, 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 121st pick / 2009 |
| LT | Demetress Bell | 25 | 1 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 219th pick / 2008 | |
| LG | Andy Levitre | 23 | Rook | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 51st pick / 2009 |
| C | Geoff Hangartner | 27 | 4 | 16 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 169th pick / 2005 | |
| RG | Eric Wood | 23 | Rook | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 28th pick / 2009 | |
| RT | Kirk Chambers | 30 | 5 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 176th pick / 2004 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Chris Kelsay | 30 | 6 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 48th pick / 2003 |
| LDT | Marcus Stroud | 31 | 8 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 13th pick / 2001 |
| RDT | Kyle Williams | 26 | 3 | 14 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 134th pick / 2006 |
| RDE | Aaron Schobel | 32 | 8 | 16 | 10.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 46th pick / 2001 |
| LLB | Keith Ellison | 25 | 3 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 178th pick / 2006 | |
| MLB | Paul Posluszny | 25 | 2 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 34th pick / 2007 |
| RLB | Kawika Mitchell | 30 | 6 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 2003 | |
| LCB | Terrence McGee | 29 | 6 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 111th pick / 2003 |
| RCB | Drayton Florence | 29 | 6 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 46th pick / 2003 |
| SS | George Wilson | 28 | 4 | 12 | 2.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Jairus Byrd* | 23 | Rook | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2009 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Rian Lindell | 32 | 9 | 0 | 28 of 33 field goals & 24 of 24 extra points | |
| P | Brian Moorman | 33 | 8 | 0 | 90 punts for a 46.6 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Roscoe Parrish | 27 | 4 | 0 | 24 punt returns for a 5.5 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 55th pick / 2005 |
| KR | Fred Jackson | 28 | 2 | 11 | 41 kick returns for a 24.7 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Demetress Bell | 25 | LT | 8 | 8 | 307 | 6-5 | NW State (LA) | 5/3/1984 | 1 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 219th pick / 2008 |
| 4 | Brian Brohm | 24 | qb | 2 | 1 | 230 | 6-2 | Louisville | 9/23/1985 | 1 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 56th pick / 2008 |
| 53 | Marcus Buggs | 24 | lb | 5 | 2 | 223 | 5-10 | Vanderbilt | 9/21/1985 | 1 | 1 | |
| Brad Butler | 26 | t | 2 | 2 | 310 | 6-7 | Virginia | 9/18/1983 | 3 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 143rd pick / 2006 | |
| 31 | Jairus Byrd* | 23 | FS | 14 | 11 | 205 | 6-0 | Oregon | 10/7/1986 | Rook | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2009 |
| 73 | Kirk Chambers | 30 | RT | 14 | 9 | 307 | 6-7 | Stanford | 3/19/1979 | 5 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 176th pick / 2004 |
| 27 | Reggie Corner | 26 | LCB | 16 | 8 | 175 | 5-10 | Akron | 11/17/1983 | 1 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 114th pick / 2008 |
| 57 | Jon Corto | 25 | db | 16 | 1 | 208 | 6-0 | Sacred Heart | 9/13/1984 | 1 | 1 | |
| 92 | Ryan Denney | 32 | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-7 | BYU | 6/15/1977 | 7 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 61st pick / 2002 | |
| 52 | Chris Draft | 33 | lb | 11 | 3 | 232 | 5-11 | Stanford | 2/26/1976 | 11 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 157th pick / 1998 |
| 5 | Trent Edwards | 26 | qb | 8 | 7 | 231 | 6-4 | Stanford | 10/30/1983 | 2 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 92nd pick / 2007 |
| 93 | Chris Ellis | 24 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 2/11/1985 | 1 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2008 | |
| 56 | Keith Ellison | 25 | LLB | 8 | 8 | 229 | 6-1 | San Diego St.,Oregon St. | 2/6/1984 | 3 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 178th pick / 2006 |
| 83 | Lee Evans | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 202 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 3/11/1981 | 5 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 13th pick / 2004 |
| 86 | Derek Fine | 26 | te | 8 | 6 | 250 | 6-2 | Kansas | 8/24/1983 | 1 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 132nd pick / 2008 |
| 14 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 27 | QB | 10 | 8 | 221 | 6-2 | Harvard | 11/24/1982 | 4 | 3 | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 250th pick / 2005 |
| 29 | Drayton Florence | 29 | RCB | 14 | 13 | 195 | 6-0 | Tenn-Chattanooga,Tuskegee | 12/19/1980 | 6 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 46th pick / 2003 |
| Christian Gaddis | 25 | 1 | 0 | 300 | 6-1 | Villanova | 10/5/1984 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 63 | Geoff Hangartner | 27 | C | 16 | 16 | 301 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 4/22/1982 | 4 | 5 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 169th pick / 2005 |
| 84 | James Hardy | 24 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-6 | Indiana | 12/24/1985 | 1 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 41st pick / 2008 | |
| 47 | Cary Harris | 22 | db | 4 | 1 | 188 | 5-11 | USC | 3/22/1987 | Rook | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 183rd pick / 2009 |
| Nate Harris | 26 | lb | 15 | 2 | 237 | 6-0 | Louisville | 3/8/1983 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Nick Hennessey | 23 | 1 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | Colgate | 7/2/1986 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Richie Incognito | 26 | g | 3 | 3 | 305 | 6-3 | Nebraska,Oregon | 7/5/1983 | 3 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 81st pick / 2005 | |
| 22 | Fred Jackson | 28 | KR | 16 | 11 | 215 | 6-1 | Coe College | 2/20/1981 | 2 | 9 | |
| 17 | Justin Jenkins | 29 | 12 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Mississippi St. | 12/10/1980 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 91 | Spencer Johnson | 28 | dt | 16 | 3 | 286 | 6-3 | Auburn | 12/12/1981 | 5 | 4 | |
| 13 | Steve Johnson | 23 | 5 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 11/28/1986 | 1 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 224th pick / 2008 | |
| 35 | Todd Johnson | 30 | 8 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Florida | 12/18/1979 | 5 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 100th pick / 2003 | |
| 90 | Chris Kelsay | 30 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 10/31/1979 | 6 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 48th pick / 2003 |
| 87 | Joe Klopfenstein | 26 | te | 1 | 1 | 250 | 6-5 | Colorado | 11/9/1983 | 3 | 0 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 46th pick / 2006 |
| 25 | Ellis Lankster | 22 | 10 | 0 | 191 | 5-9 | West Virginia | 6/3/1987 | Rook | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 220th pick / 2009 | |
| 67 | Andy Levitre | 23 | LG | 16 | 16 | 306 | 6-2 | Oregon St. | 5/15/1986 | Rook | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 51st pick / 2009 |
| 9 | Rian Lindell | 32 | K | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Washington St. | 1/20/1977 | 9 | 0 | |
| 23 | Marshawn Lynch | 23 | rb | 13 | 6 | 215 | 5-11 | California | 4/22/1986 | 2 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 12th pick / 2007 |
| 75 | Corey Mace | 24 | 2 | 0 | 297 | 6-3 | Wyoming | 12/22/1985 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ryan Manalac | 24 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Cincinnati | 10/20/1985 | Rook | 0 | |||
| 58 | Aaron Maybin | 21 | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 4/6/1988 | Rook | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 11th pick / 2009 | |
| 97 | John McCargo | 26 | dt | 11 | 1 | 295 | 6-2 | North Carolina St. | 8/19/1983 | 3 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 2006 |
| 24 | Terrence McGee | 29 | LCB | 11 | 10 | 195 | 5-9 | NW State (LA) | 10/14/1980 | 6 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 111th pick / 2003 |
| 38 | Corey McIntyre | 30 | fb | 15 | 4 | 245 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 1/25/1979 | 4 | 2 | |
| 28 | Leodis McKelvin | 24 | db | 3 | 3 | 190 | 5-11 | Troy | 9/1/1985 | 1 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 11th pick / 2008 |
| Seth McKinney | 30 | c | 8 | 1 | 305 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 6/12/1979 | 7 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 90th pick / 2002 | |
| Jamon Meredith | 23 | t | 8 | 4 | 289 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 5/11/1986 | Rook | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 162nd pick / 2009 | |
| 55 | Kawika Mitchell | 30 | RLB | 5 | 5 | 253 | 6-1 | Georgia,South Florida | 10/10/1979 | 6 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 2003 |
| 8 | Brian Moorman | 33 | P | 16 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Pittsburg St. | 2/5/1976 | 8 | 0 | |
| 89 | Shawn Nelson | 24 | TE | 12 | 12 | 238 | 6-4 | Southern Miss | 10/5/1985 | Rook | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 121st pick / 2009 |
| 44 | Xavier Omon | 24 | 5 | 0 | 226 | 5-11 | NW Missouri St. | 2/15/1985 | 1 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 179th pick / 2008 | |
| 81 | Terrell Owens | 36 | WR | 16 | 16 | 226 | 6-3 | Tenn-Chattanooga | 12/7/1973 | 13 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1996 |
| 59 | Ashlee Palmer | 23 | lb | 14 | 2 | 223 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 4/7/1986 | Rook | 2 | |
| 11 | Roscoe Parrish | 27 | PR | 12 | 0 | 168 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 7/16/1982 | 4 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 55th pick / 2005 |
| 51 | Paul Posluszny | 25 | MLB | 12 | 12 | 238 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 10/10/1984 | 2 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 34th pick / 2007 |
| Andre Ramsey | 22 | 2 | 0 | 322 | 6-5 | Ball St. | 7/24/1987 | Rook | 0 | |||
| 82 | Josh Reed | 29 | wr | 14 | 4 | 208 | 5-10 | LSU | 5/1/1980 | 7 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 36th pick / 2002 |
| 65 | Garrison Sanborn | 24 | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 7/31/1985 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 94 | Aaron Schobel | 32 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-4 | TCU | 9/1/1977 | 8 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 46th pick / 2001 |
| 80 | Derek Schouman | 24 | te | 2 | 2 | 247 | 6-2 | Boise St. | 3/11/1985 | 2 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 222nd pick / 2007 |
| 43 | Bryan Scott | 28 | LLB | 9 | 9 | 219 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 4/13/1981 | 6 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 55th pick / 2003 |
| Jonathan Scott | 26 | LT | 10 | 8 | 310 | 6-6 | Texas | 1/10/1983 | 3 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 141st pick / 2006 | |
| Kendall Simmons | 30 | g | 3 | 3 | 313 | 6-3 | Auburn | 3/11/1979 | 7 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 30th pick / 2002 | |
| 50 | Josh Stamer | 32 | 2 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | South Dakota | 10/11/1977 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 99 | Marcus Stroud | 31 | LDT | 15 | 15 | 312 | 6-6 | Georgia | 6/25/1978 | 8 | 9 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 13th pick / 2001 |
| 88 | Jonathan Stupar | 25 | te | 14 | 2 | 250 | 6-3 | Virginia | 7/24/1984 | Rook | 1 | |
| 21 | John Wendling | 26 | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-1 | Wyoming | 6/4/1983 | 2 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 184th pick / 2007 | |
| 20 | Donte Whitner | 24 | FS | 10 | 8 | 205 | 5-11 | Ohio St. | 7/24/1985 | 3 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 8th pick / 2006 |
| 95 | Kyle Williams | 26 | RDT | 14 | 14 | 300 | 6-1 | LSU | 6/10/1983 | 3 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 134th pick / 2006 |
| 37 | George Wilson | 28 | SS | 16 | 12 | 210 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 3/14/1981 | 4 | 0 | |
| Eric Wood | 23 | RG | 10 | 10 | 304 | 6-4 | Louisville | 3/18/1986 | Rook | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 28th pick / 2009 | |
| 26 | Ashton Youboty | 25 | db | 11 | 1 | 190 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 7/7/1984 | 3 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 70th pick / 2006 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 16 | 244.6 | 6-1.8 | 3.2 |
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