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1971 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 1-13-0, Finished 5th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 184 points (13.1/g), 26th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 394 points (28.1/g), 26th.
 Differential of -210 points (-15.0/g), 26th.
 Expected W-L: 2.0-12.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -26 (-1.9/g), 26th.

Coached by Harvey Johnson (1-13-0)

1971 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 19 box L 0-1 Dallas Cowboys 37 49 18 401 335 66 4 19 371 211 160 1
2 Sun September 26 box L 0-2 Miami Dolphins 14 29 14 267 136 131 3 20 376 150 226
3 Sun October 3 box L 0-3 @ Minnesota Vikings 0 19 7 64 8 56 3 23 326 133 193 3
4 Sun October 10 box L 0-4 Baltimore Colts 0 43 4 49 45 4 6 19 401 187 214 3
5 Sun October 17 box L 0-5 @ New York Jets 17 28 14 271 188 83 2 20 331 140 191
6 Sat October 23 box L 0-6 @ San Diego Chargers 3 20 11 189 37 152 2 22 446 248 198 5
7 Sun October 31 box L 0-7 St. Louis Cardinals 23 28 19 309 247 62 3 24 305 163 142
8 Sun November 7 box L 0-8 @ Miami Dolphins 0 34 19 364 158 206 5 23 391 89 302
9 Sun November 14 box L 0-9 @ New England Patriots 33 38 15 217 128 89 1 9 299 180 119 3
10 Sun November 21 box L 0-10 New York Jets 7 20 12 197 119 78 6 10 231 78 153 1
11 Sun November 28 box W 1-10 New England Patriots 27 20 15 264 117 147 1 15 294 105 189 3
12 Sun December 5 box L 1-11 @ Baltimore Colts 0 24 8 182 106 76 6 16 310 130 180 2
13 Sun December 12 box L 1-12 Houston Oilers 14 20 14 292 207 85 3 16 268 176 92 1
14 Sun December 19 box L 1-13 @ Kansas City Chiefs 9 22 15 260 158 102 3 14 255 118 137

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 184 3326 770 4.3 185 202 401 1989 12 32 4.4 96 320 1337 6 4.2 68 48 16 21
Team Defense 394 4604 895 5.1 365 157 303 2108 20 11 6.3 101 562 2496 21 4.4 250 22 11 14
Lg Rank Offense 26 25 26 6 18 19 25 25 26 24 24 11 25 14
Lg Rank Defense 26 25 16 1 11 23 26 22 26 26 24 21 26 22

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Dennis Shaw 24 QB 13 12 1-11-0 149 291 51.2 1813 11 3.8 26 8.9 75 6.2 2.6 12.2 139.5 46.1 33 276 4.7 1.5 10.2
James Harris 24 7 2 0-2-0 51 103 49.5 512 1 1.0 6 5.8 62 5.0 2.4 10.0 73.1 43.0 16 145 3.1 0.9 13.4
Jim Braxton 22 13 0 1 3 33.3 49 0 0.0 0 0.0 49 16.3 16.3 49.0 3.8 81.9 0 0 16.3 16.3 0.0
Marlin Briscoe 26 WR 14 0 1 2 50.0 36 0 0.0 0 0.0 36 18.0 18.0 36.0 2.6 95.8 0 0 18.0 18.0 0.0
O.J. Simpson 24 RB 14 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 24.9 14 1-13-0 202 401 50.4 2410 12 3.0 32 8.0 75 6.0 2.7 11.9 172.1 45.8 49 421 4.4 1.5 10.9
Opp Total 14 157 303 51.8 2108 20 6.6 11 3.6 7.0 6.0 13.4 150.6 81.1 30 225 6.3 4.8

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
O.J. Simpson 24 RB 14 0 183 742 5 46 4.1 53.0 13.1 21 162 7.7 0 38 1.5 11.6 904 5 5
Wayne Patrick 25 FB 14 0 79 332 1 41 4.2 23.7 5.6 36 327 9.1 0 62 2.6 23.4 659 1 5
Jim Braxton 22 13 0 21 84 0 14 4.0 6.5 1.6 18 141 7.8 0 25 1.4 10.8 225 0 2
Greg Jones 23 14 0 16 53 0 11 3.3 3.8 1.1 16 113 7.1 1 21 1.1 8.1 166 1 1
Dennis Shaw 24 QB 13 12 14 82 0 12 5.9 6.3 1.1 82 0 4
James Harris 24 7 2 6 42 0 13 7.0 6.0 0.9 42 0 3
J.D. Hill 23 5 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.4 0.2 11 216 19.6 2 47 2.2 43.2 218 2 0
Marlin Briscoe 26 WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 44 603 13.7 5 75 3.1 43.1 603 5 0
Haven Moses 25 WR 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 23 470 20.4 2 73 1.9 39.2 470 2 0
Jan White 23 TE 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 130 10.0 0 21 1.0 10.0 130 0 0
Ted Koy 24 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 133 13.3 1 22 0.7 9.5 133 1 0
Bob Chandler 22 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 60 12.0 0 20 0.4 4.6 60 0 0
Ike Hill 24 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 55 11.0 1 26 0.4 3.9 55 1 2
Team Total 24.9 14 320 1337 6 46 4.2 95.5 22.9 202 2410 11.9 12 75 14.4 172.1 3747 18 33
Opp Total 14 562 2496 21 4.4 178.3 40.1 157 2108 13.4 20 11.2 150.6 4604 41 17

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Alvin Wyatt 24 RCB 14 0 23 188 1 61 8.2 30 762 0 39 25.4 950
Tim Beamer 23 12 0 7 22 0 10 3.1 20 394 0 44 19.7 416
Ike Hill 24 14 0 14 133 1 68 9.5 12 280 0 36 23.3 468
Jim Braxton 22 13 0 5 90 0 28 18.0 315
O.J. Simpson 24 RB 14 0 4 107 0 43 26.8 1011
Howard Kindig 30 14 0 2 16 0 8 8.0 16
Greg Jones 23 14 0 1 24 0 24 24.0 190
Team Total 24.9 14 44 343 2 68 7.8 74 1673 0 44 22.6 5763
Opp Total 14 40 0 42 971 0 23.1

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Spike Jones 24 P 13 0 72 2966 62 1 41.2
John Leypoldt 25 K 8 0 3 3 2 1 1 6 5 3 15 9 60.0% 12 12 100.0%
Grant Guthrie 23 6 0 1 2 1 5 1 2 1 10 3 30.0% 9 8 88.9%
Dave Chapple 24 1 0 3 101 47 0 33.7
Team Total 24.9 14 3 3 3 3 2 11 6 5 1 25 12 48.0% 21 20 95.2% 75 3067 62 1 40.9
Opp Total 14 38 25 65.8% 45 45 100.0% 66 2574 39.0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Jackie Allen 24 FS 14 7 1 1 0 0
Al Andrews 26 rlb 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tim Beamer 23 12 0 5 1 0 0
Jim Braxton 22 13 0 2 1 0 0
Edgar Chandler 25 MLB 14 0 1 13 0 13 1
Al Cowlings 24 LDE 14 0 0 3 5 0
Tony Greene 22 14 0 0 1 0 0
Paul Guidry 27 LLB 14 0 1 13 0 13 0 2 0 0
James Harris 24 7 2 3 2 0 0
Ike Hill 24 14 0 2 1 0 0
Robert James 24 LCB 14 0 4 25 0 25 0 2 2 1
Greg Jones 23 14 0 1 0 0 0
Mike McBath 25 ldt 13 0 0 1 4 0
Bill McKinley 22 7 0 0 1 0 0
Joe O'Donnell 30 RG 7 7 0 1 0 0
Wayne Patrick 25 FB 14 0 5 1 0 0
John Pitts 26 SS 14 0 2 12 0 12
Pete Richardson 25 fs 13 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 46 0
Dennis Shaw 24 QB 13 12 4 3 -13 0
O.J. Simpson 24 RB 14 0 5 2 0 0
Bob Tatarek 25 RDT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Alvin Wyatt 24 RCB 14 0 1 30 0 30 5 2 0 0
Team Total 24.9 14 11 93 0 30 33 28 44 1 1
Opp Total 14 49 17 6 2

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
John Leypoldt 25 K 8 0 12 9 39
Marlin Briscoe 26 WR 14 0 5 30
O.J. Simpson 24 RB 14 0 5 30
Grant Guthrie 23 6 0 8 3 17
Ike Hill 24 14 0 1 1 12
J.D. Hill 23 5 0 2 12
Haven Moses 25 WR 12 0 2 12
Robert James 24 LCB 14 0 1 6
Greg Jones 23 14 0 1 6
Ted Koy 24 14 0 1 6
Wayne Patrick 25 FB 14 0 1 6
Alvin Wyatt 24 RCB 14 0 1 6
Edgar Chandler 25 MLB 14 0 1 2
Team Total 24.9 14 6 12 2 1 20 12 1 184
Opp Total 14 21 20 45 25 2 394