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1977 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 3-11-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 160 points (11.4/g), 26th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 313 points (22.4/g), 25th.
 Differential of -153 points (-10.9/g), 28th.
 Expected W-L: 2.4-11.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.8/g), 25th.

Coached by Jim Ringo (3-11-0)

1977 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 18 box L 0-1 Miami Dolphins 0 13 16 324 197 127 4 10 148 52 96
2 Sun September 25 box L 0-2 @ Denver Broncos 6 26 8 129 63 66 3 17 296 93 203 2
3 Sun October 2 box L 0-3 @ Baltimore Colts 14 17 18 302 225 77 5 22 309 154 155 1
4 Sun October 9 box L 0-4 New York Jets 19 24 21 371 199 172 2 17 366 194 172 3
5 Sun October 16 box W 1-4 Atlanta Falcons 3 0 15 314 96 218 2 15 200 86 114 2
6 Sun October 23 box L 1-5 Cleveland Browns 16 27 20 347 185 162 4 26 346 127 219 2
7 Sun October 30 box L 1-6 @ Seattle Seahawks 17 56 17 336 221 115 3 30 559 333 226 3
8 Sun November 6 box W 2-6 @ New England Patriots 24 14 21 399 175 224 2 14 202 113 89 4
9 Sun November 13 box L 2-7 Baltimore Colts 13 31 12 206 120 86 5 18 316 171 145 4
10 Sun November 20 box L 2-8 New England Patriots 7 20 11 209 83 126 2 19 329 73 256 1
11 Mon November 28 box L 2-9 @ Oakland Raiders 13 34 18 304 239 65 2 26 473 166 307 4
12 Sun December 4 box L 2-10 Washington Redskins 0 10 19 326 180 146 3 18 264 136 128 2
13 Sun December 11 box W 3-10 @ New York Jets 14 10 26 390 216 174 3 10 197 140 57 4
14 Sat December 17 box L 3-11 @ Miami Dolphins 14 31 24 434 331 103 4 18 448 210 238 1

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 160 4391 944 4.7 246 221 458 2530 12 24 5.1 141 450 1861 3 4.1 93 44 20 12
Team Defense 313 4453 922 4.8 386 155 316 2048 17 21 6.2 98 589 2405 21 4.1 260 33 12 28
Lg Rank Offense 26 8 13 1 1 18 22 15 27 18 28 8 22 24
Lg Rank Defense 25 23 20 5 16 24 11 27 25 25 25 22 15 20

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%
Joe Ferguson 27 QB 14 14 3-11-0 221 457 48.4 2803 12 2.6 24 5.3 42 6.1 4.0 12.7 200.2 54.8 36 273 5.1 3.2 7.3
O.J. Simpson 30 RB 7 0 0 1 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 25.6 14 3-11-0 221 458 48.3 2803 12 2.6 24 5.2 42 6.1 4.0 12.7 200.2 54.7 36 273 5.1 3.2 7.3
Opp Total 14 155 316 49.1 2048 17 5.4 21 6.6 6.5 4.0 13.2 146.3 60.2 17 165 6.2 3.3

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
Roland Hooks 24 rb 14 7 128 497 0 66 3.9 35.5 9.1 16 195 12.2 0 33 1.1 13.9 692 0 8
O.J. Simpson 30 RB 7 0 126 557 0 39 4.4 79.6 18.0 16 138 8.6 0 18 2.3 19.7 695 0 2
Jim Braxton 28 FB 14 14 113 372 1 12 3.3 26.6 8.1 43 461 10.7 1 27 3.1 32.9 833 2 7
Joe Ferguson 27 QB 14 14 41 279 2 41 6.8 19.9 2.9 279 2 12
Mike Collier 24 6 0 31 116 0 15 3.7 19.3 5.2 3 23 7.7 0 11 0.5 3.8 139 0 1
Curtis Brown 23 7 0 8 34 0 9 4.3 4.9 1.1 5 20 4.0 1 12 0.7 2.9 54 1 0
Lou Piccone 28 WR 14 10 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.4 0.1 17 240 14.1 2 25 1.2 17.1 246 2 0
Marv Bateman 27 P 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 0
Mike Franckowiak 24 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 1
Bob Chandler 28 WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 60 745 12.4 4 31 4.3 53.2 745 4 0
Reuben Gant 25 14 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 41 646 15.8 2 39 2.9 46.1 646 2 0
John Kimbrough 23 RET 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 207 20.7 2 42 0.7 14.8 207 2 0
John Holland 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 107 13.4 0 27 2.7 35.7 107 0 1
Paul Seymour 27 TE 14 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 21 10.5 0 11 0.1 1.5 21 0 0
Team Total 25.6 14 450 1861 3 66 4.1 132.9 32.1 221 2803 12.7 12 42 15.8 200.2 4664 15 36
Opp Total 14 589 2405 21 4.1 171.8 42.1 155 2048 13.2 17 11.1 146.3 4453 38 21

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
Keith Moody 24 RET 14 3 15 196 1 91 13.1 30 636 0 45 21.2 832
John Kimbrough 23 RET 14 0 16 184 1 73 11.5 15 346 0 27 23.1 737
Mike Collier 24 6 0 4 55 0 19 13.8 194
Lou Piccone 28 WR 14 10 4 89 0 26 22.3 335
Curtis Brown 23 7 0 3 66 0 34 22.0 120
Bill Dunstan 28 RDT 14 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
Mike Franckowiak 24 13 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
Bob Nelson 24 11 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
Charles Romes 23 14 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 18
Leonard Willis 24 4 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 25.6 14 32 380 2 91 11.9 60 1238 0 45 20.6 6282
Opp Total 14 42 0 40 814 1 20.4

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
Marv Bateman 27 P 14 0 81 3229 75 2 39.9
Carson Long 23 K 9 0 2 2 3 2 6 3 11 7 63.6% 14 13 92.9%
Neil O'Donoghue 24 5 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 6 2 33.3% 5 4 80.0%
Team Total 25.6 14 4 3 5 3 7 3 1 17 9 52.9% 19 17 89.5% 81 3229 75 2 39.9
Opp Total 14 21 14 66.7% 39 37 94.9% 73 2643 36.2

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
Jim Braxton 28 FB 14 14 7 0 0 0
Mario Clark 23 LCB 14 13 7 151 0 43 0 1 3 0
Mike Collier 24 6 0 1 0 0 0
Bo Cornell 28 12 0 0 3 22 1
Joe DeLamielleure*+ 26 RG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Joe Ferguson 27 QB 14 14 12 7 -7 0
Mike Franckowiak 24 13 0 1 0 0 0
Steve Freeman 24 14 0 1 4 0 4
Reuben Gant 25 14 1 0 1 0 0
Tony Greene* 28 FS 14 0 9 144 0 47 1
Dwight Harrison 29 RCB 12 0 2 0 0 0
John Holland 25 3 0 1 0 0 0
Roland Hooks 24 rb 14 7 8 1 0 0
Dan Jilek 24 RLB 14 0 0 1 0 0
Doug Jones 27 SS 14 14 2 30 1 24 0 1 20 0
Mike Kadish 27 LDT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Reggie McKenzie 27 LG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Keith Moody 24 RET 14 3 2 2 3 0
Shane Nelson 22 LLB 14 14 0 2 0 0
Willie Parker 29 C 14 14 0 2 0 0
Lou Piccone 28 WR 14 10 0 1 0 0
Charles Romes 23 14 0 1 0 0 0
Tom Ruud 24 8 0 0 2 3 0
O.J. Simpson 30 RB 7 0 2 0 0 0
Ben Williams 23 LDE 14 14 0 1 0 0
Connie Zelencik 22 14 0 1 0 -14 0
Team Total 25.6 14 21 329 1 47 36 28 30 1 1
Opp Total 14 36 21 9

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
Carson Long 23 K 9 0 13 7 34
Bob Chandler 28 WR 14 0 4 24
John Kimbrough 23 RET 14 0 2 1 18
Jim Braxton 28 FB 14 14 1 1 12
Joe Ferguson 27 QB 14 14 2 12
Reuben Gant 25 14 1 2 12
Lou Piccone 28 WR 14 10 2 12
Neil O'Donoghue 24 5 0 4 2 10
Curtis Brown 23 7 0 1 6
Bo Cornell 28 12 0 1 6
Doug Jones 27 SS 14 14 1 6
Keith Moody 24 RET 14 3 1 6
Tony Greene* 28 FS 14 0 1 2
Team Total 25.6 14 3 12 2 1 1 17 9 1 160
Opp Total 14 21 17 1 37 14 313