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1997 Buffalo Bills Game Log

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Record: 6-10-0, 4th in AFC East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Marv Levy (6-10-0)

Points For: 255 (15.9/g) 29th of 30

Points Against: 367 (22.9/g) 23rd of 30

Expected W-L: 4.7-11.3

SRS: -4.51 (25th of 30), SOS: 2.49

Offensive Coordinator: Dan Henning

Defensive Coordinator: Wade Phillips

Other Notable Asst.: Tom Bresnahan (Offensive Line), Ted Cottrell (Linebackers) and Don Lawrence (Tight Ends)

Stadium: Rich Stadium

Owner/President: Ralph Wilson

General Manager: John Butler

Offensive Scheme: Air Coryell

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +3000; O/U: 8.0

Training Camp: SUNY Fredonia (Fredonia, New York)

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Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
1	Sun	August 31	boxscore	L			Minnesota Vikings	13	34	25	39	279	1	2	3	20	7.7	6.6	64.1	72.5	24	147	6.1	0	2	2	1	1	4	140	2	9	0	1	30:30
2	Sun	September 7	boxscore	W		@	New York Jets	28	22	15	22	193	3	2	2	17	9.5	8.0	68.2	97.2	33	76	2.3	1	0	0	4	4	5	250	2	11	0	1	30:34
3	Sun	September 14	boxscore	L		@	Kansas City Chiefs	16	22	22	43	275	1	2	4	22	6.9	5.9	51.2	59.7	23	50	2.2	0	3	3	1	1	7	301	4	17	0	1	31:32
4	Sun	September 21	boxscore	W			Indianapolis Colts	37	35	23	38	230	2	1	6	45	7.2	5.2	60.5	84.3	23	163	7.1	3	1	1	4	4	4	160	6	12	1	2	27:33
6	Sun	October 5	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	22	13	11	18	102	1	0	3	20	6.8	4.9	61.1	95.1	30	164	5.5	1	2	2	2	2	8	360	2	11	0	0	26:29
7	Sun	October 12	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	6	33	21	41	148	0	4	3	16	4.0	3.4	51.2	20.2	18	94	5.2	1	0	1	0	0	6	252	1	14	1	3	26:11
8	Mon	October 20	boxscore	W		@	Indianapolis Colts	9	6	17	22	156	0	0	3	28	8.4	6.2	77.3	96.0	27	90	3.3	0	3	4	0	0	3	153	4	11	0	0	28:14
9	Sun	October 26	boxscore	L	OT		Denver Broncos	20	23	19	42	160	2	3	5	52	5.0	3.4	45.2	41.8	29	155	5.3	0	2	2	2	2	8	328	6	17	1	1	31:00
10	Sun	November 2	boxscore	W			Miami Dolphins	9	6	13	22	86	0	0	1	3	4.0	3.7	59.1	67.6	41	179	4.4	0	3	5	0	0	6	240	3	14	1	1	33:56
11	Sun	November 9	boxscore	L			New England Patriots	10	31	15	33	119	0	4	2	8	3.8	3.4	45.5	15.4	27	122	4.5	1	1	1	1	1	5	225	0	11	1	3	28:25
12	Mon	November 17	boxscore	L		@	Miami Dolphins	13	30	19	37	131	0	1	3	21	4.1	3.3	51.4	48.4	29	92	3.2	1	2	2	1	1	4	144	7	17	0	3	30:10
13	Sun	November 23	boxscore	L		@	Tennessee Oilers	14	31	25	40	286	2	1	0	0	7.2	7.2	62.5	90.2	14	4	0.3	0	0	1	2	2	5	210	1	12	2	4	21:25
14	Sun	November 30	boxscore	W			New York Jets	20	10	12	31	139	2	1	3	25	5.3	4.1	38.7	61.1	34	197	5.8	0	2	2	2	2	8	336	4	15	0	0	32:01
15	Sun	December 7	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	3	20	13	32	105	0	0	5	33	4.3	2.8	40.6	49.6	16	55	3.4	0	1	2	0	0	7	301	2	12	0	2	19:32
16	Sun	December 14	boxscore	L			Jacksonville Jaguars	14	20	19	41	192	0	1	2	18	5.1	4.5	46.3	50.1	33	143	4.3	1	2	2	0	0	4	152	9	17	2	3	28:27
17	Sat	December 20	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	21	31	24	45	274	0	3	1	10	6.3	6.0	53.3	44.1	21	51	2.4	3	0	0	1	1	7	210	0	12	2	4	27:52

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
1	Sun	August 31	boxscore	L			Minnesota Vikings	13	34	17	30	200	2	1	3	18	7.3	6.1	56.7	85.4	28	185	6.6	1	2	2	4	4	4	69	6	13	0	0	29:30
2	Sun	September 7	boxscore	W		@	New York Jets	28	22	16	37	163	1	2	8	55	5.9	3.6	43.2	43.0	21	39	1.9	0	3	4	1	1	5	120	8	18	1	2	29:26
3	Sun	September 14	boxscore	L		@	Kansas City Chiefs	16	22	20	37	160	1	0	2	19	4.8	4.1	54.1	74.2	25	107	4.3	0	3	4	1	2	7	235	3	14	0	0	28:28
4	Sun	September 21	boxscore	W			Indianapolis Colts	37	35	19	39	198	2	1	2	16	5.5	4.8	48.7	70.2	30	124	4.1	1	5	5	2	2	6	151	4	17	0	2	32:27
6	Sun	October 5	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	22	13	20	38	189	0	1	4	32	5.8	4.5	52.6	55.7	28	120	4.3	1	2	2	1	1	6	137	7	17	0	1	33:31
7	Sun	October 12	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	6	33	14	27	171	2	1	1	10	6.7	6.1	51.9	80.9	39	139	3.6	1	4	4	3	3	3	43	4	15	0	2	33:49
8	Mon	October 20	boxscore	W		@	Indianapolis Colts	9	6	14	18	144	0	0	5	26	9.4	6.3	77.8	100.0	25	94	3.8	0	2	3	0	0	4	69	6	12	0	0	31:46
9	Sun	October 26	boxscore	L	OT		Denver Broncos	20	23	16	30	116	0	2	5	17	4.4	3.3	53.3	34.9	46	225	4.9	1	3	4	2	2	8	256	6	18	0	0	42:04
10	Sun	November 2	boxscore	W			Miami Dolphins	9	6	13	33	176	0	2	2	21	6.0	5.0	39.4	31.9	23	54	2.3	0	2	3	0	0	7	211	3	14	1	1	26:04
11	Sun	November 9	boxscore	L			New England Patriots	10	31	15	22	164	1	0	3	36	9.1	6.6	68.2	105.1	32	103	3.2	1	1	3	4	4	6	140	5	15	0	1	31:35
12	Mon	November 17	boxscore	L		@	Miami Dolphins	13	30	18	24	218	2	1	2	16	9.8	8.4	75.0	112.8	31	96	3.1	1	3	3	3	3	3	37	5	12	0	0	29:50
13	Sun	November 23	boxscore	L		@	Tennessee Oilers	14	31	15	24	159	1	0	2	8	7.0	6.1	62.5	95.7	42	163	3.9	2	1	1	4	4	5	100	10	17	1	1	38:35
14	Sun	November 30	boxscore	W			New York Jets	20	10	25	47	264	1	1	3	28	6.2	5.3	53.2	68.0	15	30	2.0	0	1	2	1	1	7	220	3	13	0	1	27:59
15	Sun	December 7	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	3	20	24	36	272	2	2	1	7	7.8	7.4	66.7	84.5	43	120	2.8	0	2	2	2	2	5	75	8	19	3	3	40:28
16	Sun	December 14	boxscore	L			Jacksonville Jaguars	14	20	24	32	297	0	1	2	20	9.9	8.7	75.0	90.2	31	91	2.9	2	2	2	2	2	4	62	4	13	0	1	31:33
17	Sat	December 20	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	21	31	17	28	170	2	0	1	15	6.6	5.9	60.7	101.8	34	102	3.0	0	1	2	4	4	6	162	3	13	1	1	32:08

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