1982 Buffalo Bills (NFL) |
| 9th place • American Football Conference • 4-5-0 .444 |
| Head Coach: Chuck Knox |
| Tom Catlin | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
| Jack Donaldson | Receivers |
| George Dyer | Defensive Line |
| Chick Harris | Offensive Backs |
| Ralph Hawkins | Defensive Backs |
| Miller McCalmon | Special Assignments |
| Steve Moore | Offensive Assistant/Special Teams |
| Ray Prochaska | Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/14/1982 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 14-10 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 48612 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1982 | H | Chicago Bears | 14-21 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 37838 | |
| Fri | 8/27/1982 | A | Washington Redskins | 20-14 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 42514 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1982 | H | Detroit Lions | 13-10 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 37820 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1982 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 14-9 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 78746 | |
| Thu | 9/16/1982 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 23-22 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 77753 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1982 | A | Houston Oilers | - | Houston, TX | Astrodome | |||
| Sun | 10/3/1982 | H | New England Patriots | - | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/10/1982 | A | Baltimore Colts | - | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | |||
| Mon | 10/18/1982 | A | New York Jets | - | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/24/1982 | H | Detroit Lions | - | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/31/1982 | A | Denver Broncos | - | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/7/1982 | H | New York Jets | - | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/21/1982 | H | Miami Dolphins | 7-9 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 52945 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1982 | H | Baltimore Colts | 20-0 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 33985 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1982 | A | Green Bay Packers | 21-33 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 46655 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1982 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13-0 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 58391 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1982 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23-24 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 62510 | |
| Mon | 12/27/1982 | A | Miami Dolphins | 10-27 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 73924 | |
| Sun | 1/2/1983 | A | New England Patriots | 19-30 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 36218 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/26/1982 | Houston Oilers | Canceled |
| 10/3/1982 | New England Patriots | Canceled |
| 10/10/1982 | Baltimore Colts | Canceled |
| 10/18/1982 | New York Jets | Canceled |
| 10/24/1982 | Detroit Lions | Canceled |
| 10/31/1982 | Denver Broncos | Canceled |
| 11/7/1982 | New York Jets | Canceled |
| 1/2/1983 | New England Patriots | Postponed from 11/14 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Buster Barnett | 84 | TE | 6-5 | 230 | 24 | Jackson State | 9 | 0 |
| Jon Borchardt | 73 | ROG | 6-5 | 265 | 25 | Montana State | 9 | 9 |
| Mark Brammer | 85 | TE | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Michigan State | 9 | 9 |
| Curtis Brown | 47 | RB | 5-10 | 203 | 28 | Fort Scott CC; Missouri | 9 | 3 |
| Jerry Butler | 80 | WR | 6-0 | 178 | 25 | Clemson | 7 | 7 |
| Greg Cater | 7 | P | 6-1 | 191 | 25 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 9 | 0 |
| Allan Clark | 35 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 25 | Northern Arizona | 1 | 0 |
| Mario Clark | 29 | LCB | 6-2 | 193 | 28 | Oregon | 9 | 9 |
| Joe Cribbs | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 193 | 24 | Auburn | 7 | 6 |
| Justin Cross | 78 | OT | 6-6 | 265 | 23 | Western Colorado | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Devlin | 70 | ROT | 6-5 | 280 | 28 | Iowa | 9 | 9 |
| Joe Ferguson | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 32 | Arkansas | 9 | 9 |
| Steve Freeman | 22 | SS | 5-11 | 185 | 29 | Mississippi State | 9 | 9 |
| Will Grant | 53 | C | 6-3 | 266 | 28 | Idaho State; Kentucky | 9 | 9 |
| Jim Haslett | 55 | RILB | 6-3 | 236 | 27 | Indiana (Pennsylvania) | 7 | 5 |
| Efren Herrera | 1 | K | 5-9 | 190 | 31 | UCLA | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Holt | 87 | WR | 6-1 | 182 | 23 | Baylor | 7 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 25 | RB | 6-0 | 196 | 29 | North Carolina State | 6 | 0 |
| Darrell Irvin | 97 | DE | 6-4 | 255 | 25 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Oklahoma | 9 | 0 |
| Ken Johnson | 91 | DE | 6-5 | 253 | 27 | Knoxville | 7 | 0 |
| Ken Jones | 72 | LOT | 6-5 | 270 | 30 | Arkansas State | 9 | 9 |
| Chris Keating | 52 | RILB | 6-2 | 233 | 25 | Maine | 9 | 4 |
| Matt Kofler | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 192 | 23 | San Diego Mesa JC; San Diego State | 4 | 0 |
| Rod Kush | 42 | S | 6-0 | 192 | 26 | Nebraska-Omaha | 9 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 48 | FB | 5-10 | 219 | 29 | Texas | 9 | 9 |
| Frank Lewis | 82 | WR | 6-1 | 196 | 35 | Grambling State | 8 | 8 |
| Joey Lumpkin | 60 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 22 | Arizona State | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Lynch | 61 | OG | 6-5 | 260 | 27 | Boston College | 8 | 0 |
| Eugene Marve | 54 | LILB | 6-2 | 240 | 22 | Saginaw Valley State | 9 | 8 |
| Reggie McKenzie | 67 | LOG | 6-5 | 255 | 32 | Michigan | 9 | 9 |
| Ted McKnight | 33 | FB | 6-1 | 209 | 28 | Minnesota-Duluth | 3 | 0 |
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 5 | K | 5-8 | 187 | 32 | Temple | 2 | 0 |
| Booker Moore | 34 | FB | 5-11 | 229 | 23 | Penn State | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Mosley | 88 | WR | 6-1 | 186 | 24 | Texas A&M | 9 | 0 |
| Shane Nelson | 59 | LILB | 6-1 | 232 | 27 | Blinn JC; Baylor | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Nixon | 38 | FS | 6-3 | 190 | 26 | Richmond | 7 | 0 |
| Ervin Parker | 62 | LOLB | 6-5 | 245 | 24 | South Carolina State | 9 | 9 |
| Lemar Parrish | 24 | CB | 5-11 | 181 | 35 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 7 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 89 | WR | 5-8 | 184 | 33 | West Liberty | 8 | 2 |
| Jim Ritcher | 51 | OG | 6-3 | 272 | 24 | North Carolina State | 9 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 58 | ROLB | 6-3 | 225 | 33 | Southern University | 9 | 9 |
| Matt Robinson | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 190 | 27 | Georgia | 5 | 0 |
| Charles Romes | 26 | RCB | 6-1 | 190 | 28 | Lake City JC; North Carolina Central | 9 | 9 |
| Mark Roopenian | 99 | NT | 6-5 | 254 | 24 | Boston College | 9 | 0 |
| Lucius Sanford | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 216 | 26 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Simpson | 45 | FS | 6-1 | 184 | 31 | Michigan State | 9 | 9 |
| Fred Smerlas | 76 | NT | 6-4 | 285 | 25 | Boston College | 9 | 9 |
| Perry Tuttle | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 178 | 23 | Clemson | 7 | 1 |
| Phil Villapiano | 41 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 33 | Bowling Green State | 9 | 0 |
| Tim Vogler | 65 | C | 6-3 | 285 | 26 | Ohio State | 6 | 0 |
| Sherm White | 83 | RDE | 6-5 | 250 | 34 | Laney JC; California | 9 | 9 |
| Arthur Whittington | 21 | RB | 5-11 | 185 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Williams | 77 | LDE | 6-3 | 260 | 28 | Mississippi | 9 | 9 |
| Chris Williams | 27 | CB | 6-0 | 197 | 23 | Louisiana State | 5 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 19 | Perry Tuttle | WR | Clemson |
| 2 | 48 | Matt Kofler | QB | San Diego State |
| 3 | 59 | Eugene Marve | LB | Saginaw Valley State |
| 4 | 93 | Van Williams | RB | Carson-Newman |
| 6 | 160 | De Wayne Chivers | TE | South Carolina |
| 7 | 171 | Gary Anderson | K | Syracuse |
| 8 | 218 | Luc Tousignant | QB | Fairmont State |
| 9 | 245 | Dennis Edwards | DT | Southern California |
| 10 | 272 | Vic James | DB | Colorado |
| 11 | 298 | Frank Kalil | G | Arizona |
| 12 | 329 | Tony Suber | DT | Gardner-Webb* |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 26 | 68 | 19 | 37 | 150 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 57 | 36 | 47 | 154 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 32:46 | 180 | 83 | 84 | 13 | 57/129 44.2% | / % | 69 | 582 |
| Opponents Totals | 27:14 | 151 | 64 | 72 | 15 | 34/112 30.4% | / % | 49 | 395 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efren Herrera | 0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 0 | 35 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jerry Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Joe Cribbs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mark Brammer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Frank Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 7 |
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 0 | 150 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 16 | 20 | 80.0 | 1 | 154 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efren Herrera | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 1 | 49 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/4 | 4/7 | 0/0 |
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 21 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 1 | 49 | 1/1 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 4/9 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 20 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 6/6 | 6/7 | 0/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Cribbs | 134 | 633 | 4.7 | 62t | 3 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 97 | 405 | 4.2 | 17 | 5 |
| Curtis Brown | 41 | 187 | 4.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 13 | 1 |
| Booker Moore | 16 | 38 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Matt Kofler | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Arthur Whittington | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 |
| Robert Holt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 319 | 1371 | 4.3 | 62t | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 268 | 1034 | 3.9 | 30 | 6 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ferguson | 264 | 144 | 54.5 | 104 | 1597 | 6.0 | 11.1 | 47 | 7 | 2.7 | 16 | 6.1 | 11 | 105 | 1492 | 56.3 |
| Matt Robinson | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 3 | 74 | 9.3 | 14.8 | 31 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 64 | 132.3 |
| Joe Cribbs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 273 | 149 | 54.6 | 107 | 1671 | 6.1 | 11.2 | 47 | 8 | 2.9 | 17 | 6.2 | 12 | 115 | 1556 | 56.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 256 | 114 | 44.5 | 129 | 1382 | 5.4 | 12.1 | 45 | 8 | 3.1 | 13 | 5.1 | 12 | 82 | 1300 | 50.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lewis | 28 | 443 | 15.8 | 39 | 2 |
| Jerry Butler | 26 | 336 | 12.9 | 47 | 4 |
| Mark Brammer | 25 | 225 | 9.0 | 22 | 2 |
| Joe Cribbs | 13 | 99 | 7.6 | 31 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 13 | 91 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 12 | 140 | 11.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Mike Mosley | 9 | 96 | 10.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Perry Tuttle | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Robert Holt | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Buster Barnett | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Booker Moore | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Haslett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 149 | 1671 | 11.2 | 47 | 8 |
| Opponents Totals | 114 | 1382 | 12.1 | 45 | 8 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Simpson | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Steve Freeman | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ben Williams | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Chris Keating | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Charles Romes | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Eugene Marve | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 122 | 9.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 268 | 15.8 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Cater | 35 | 1328 | 37.9 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 1278 | 36.5 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 1328 | 37.9 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 1278 | 36.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 1730 | 39.3 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 119 | 1571 | 35.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mosley | 11 | 6 | 61 | 5.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Robert Holt | 10 | 0 | 45 | 4.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Tuttle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 26 | 7 | 119 | 4.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 13 | 30 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mosley | 18 | 0 | 487 | 27.1 | 66 | 0 |
| Robert Holt | 7 | 0 | 156 | 22.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 3 | 0 | 50 | 16.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Ted McKnight | 3 | 0 | 34 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Arthur Whittington | 2 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Chris Keating | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Roopenian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 0 | 792 | 22.0 | 66 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 0 | 604 | 17.8 | 32 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Sherm White | 4.0 | |
| Ben Williams | 4.0 | |
| Fred Smerlas | 2.0 | |
| Steve Freeman | 1.0 | |
| Bill Simpson | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 12.0 | 82.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 12.0 | 115.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brammer | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mario Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 0 | |
| Joe Devlin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -10 | 1 | |
| Steve Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Haslett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Holt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eugene Marve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted McKnight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Booker Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Mosley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Isiah Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Smerlas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Whittington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 20 | -19 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 |
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