1984 Buffalo Bills (NFL) |
5th place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 2-14-0 .125 |
Head Coach: Kay Stephenson |
John Becker | Quarterbacks |
Pete Carroll | Defensive Backs |
Milt Jackson | Wide Receivers |
Monte Kiffin | Linebackers |
Don Lawrence | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line |
Andy MacDonald | Running Backs |
Miller McCalmon | Defensive Assistant/Special Teams |
Perry Moss | Tight Ends |
Jim Niblack | Offensive Line |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/4/1984 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 3-7 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 53360 | |
Sat | 8/11/1984 | H | New England Patriots | 23-13 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 19578 | |
Sat | 8/18/1984 | H | Detroit Lions | 12-17 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 19659 | |
Sun | 8/26/1984 | N | Chicago Bears | 7-38 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 60500 | |
Sun | 9/2/1984 | H | New England Patriots | 17-21 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 48528 | |
Sun | 9/9/1984 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 7-37 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 35785 | |
Mon | 9/17/1984 | H | Miami Dolphins | 17-21 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 65455 | |
Sun | 9/23/1984 | H | New York Jets | 26-28 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 48330 | |
Sun | 9/30/1984 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 17-31 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 60032 | |
Sun | 10/7/1984 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-27 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 37555 | |
Sun | 10/14/1984 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 28-31 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 59034 | |
Sun | 10/21/1984 | H | Denver Broncos | 7-37 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 31204 | |
Sun | 10/28/1984 | A | Miami Dolphins | 7-38 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 58824 | |
Sun | 11/4/1984 | H | Cleveland Browns | 10-13 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 33343 | |
Sun | 11/11/1984 | A | New England Patriots | 10-38 | L | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 43313 | |
Sun | 11/18/1984 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 14-3 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 74391 | |
Sun | 11/25/1984 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-41 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 51513 | |
Sun | 12/2/1984 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 21-15 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 20693 | |
Sat | 12/8/1984 | A | New York Jets | 17-21 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 45378 | |
Sun | 12/16/1984 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 21-52 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55771 |
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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ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Bill Acker | 75 | NT | 6-3 | 255 | 28 | Texas | 15 | 0 |
Joe Azelby | 50 | LB | 6-1 | 225 | 22 | Harvard | 14 | 0 |
Buster Barnett | 84 | TE | 6-5 | 230 | 26 | Jackson State | 16 | 7 |
Martin Bayless | 43 | SS | 6-2 | 206 | 22 | Bowling Green State | 13 | 1 |
Greg Bell | 28 | RB | 5-10 | 210 | 22 | Notre Dame | 16 | 15 |
Rodney Bellinger | 36 | LCB | 5-8 | 188 | 22 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 2 |
Jon Borchardt | 73 | ROG | 6-5 | 265 | 27 | Montana State | 16 | 16 |
Mark Brammer | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 235 | 26 | Michigan State | 12 | 1 |
Mitchell Brookins | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 196 | 24 | Illinois | 16 | 0 |
Brian Carpenter | 30 | LCB | 5-10 | 167 | 24 | Michigan | 13 | 10 |
Justin Cross | 63 | OT | 6-6 | 265 | 25 | Western Colorado | 7 | 0 |
Joe Danelo | 19 | K | 5-9 | 166 | 31 | Washington State | 9 | 0 |
Stan David | 59 | LOLB | 6-3 | 210 | 22 | Texas Tech | 16 | 3 |
Julius Dawkins | 89 | WR | 6-1 | 196 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 3 |
Preston Dennard | 83 | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 29 | New Mexico | 16 | 13 |
Joe Devlin | 70 | ROT | 6-5 | 280 | 30 | Iowa | 16 | 16 |
Joe Dufek | 19 | QB | 6-4 | 215 | 23 | Yale | 5 | 5 |
Joe Ferguson | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 34 | Arkansas | 12 | 11 |
Byron Franklin | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 184 | 26 | Auburn | 16 | 16 |
Steve Freeman | 22 | SS | 5-11 | 185 | 31 | Mississippi State | 15 | 15 |
Will Grant | 53 | C | 6-3 | 266 | 30 | Idaho State; Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
Jim Haslett | 55 | LILB | 6-3 | 236 | 29 | Indiana (Pennsylvania) | 15 | 15 |
Rod Hill | 25 | CB | 6-0 | 184 | 25 | Kentucky State | 2 | 0 |
Tony Hunter | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 237 | 24 | Notre Dame | 11 | 9 |
Ken Johnson | 91 | RDE | 6-5 | 253 | 29 | Knoxville | 16 | 16 |
Lawrence Johnson | 48 | CB | 5-11 | 203 | 27 | Wisconsin | 10 | 0 |
Ken Jones | 72 | LOT | 6-5 | 270 | 32 | Arkansas State | 16 | 16 |
Trey Junkin | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 249 | 23 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 |
Chris Keating | 52 | LOLB-LILB | 6-2 | 233 | 27 | Maine | 16 | 6 |
John Kidd | 4 | P | 6-3 | 211 | 23 | Northwestern | 16 | 0 |
Matt Kofler | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 192 | 25 | San Diego Mesa JC; San Diego State | 16 | 0 |
Rod Kush | 42 | FS | 6-0 | 192 | 28 | Nebraska-Omaha | 16 | 5 |
Tom Lynch | 61 | OG | 6-5 | 260 | 29 | Boston College | 16 | 0 |
Eugene Marve | 54 | RILB | 6-2 | 240 | 24 | Saginaw Valley State | 16 | 16 |
Sean McNanie | 95 | LDE | 6-5 | 270 | 23 | Arizona State; San Diego State | 15 | 1 |
Mark Merrill | 58 | LB | 6-4 | 238 | 29 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 |
John Mistler | 29 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Arizona State | 3 | 0 |
Booker Moore | 34 | FB | 5-11 | 229 | 25 | Penn State | 15 | 15 |
Mike Mosley | 88 | WR | 6-1 | 186 | 26 | Texas A&M | 4 | 0 |
Speedy Neal | 41 | FB | 6-2 | 254 | 22 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 1 |
Chuck Nelson | 13 | K | 5-11 | 173 | 24 | Washington | 7 | 0 |
Ulysses Norris | 49 | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 27 | Georgia | 14 | 0 |
Steve Potter | 58 | LB | 6-3 | 235 | 27 | Virginia | 10 | 0 |
Dean Prater | 79 | DE | 6-5 | 249 | 26 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 0 |
Robb Riddick | 40 | RB | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Millersville | 16 | 0 |
Jim Ritcher | 51 | LOG | 6-3 | 272 | 26 | North Carolina State | 14 | 14 |
Charles Romes | 26 | RCB | 6-1 | 190 | 30 | Lake City JC; North Carolina Central | 16 | 16 |
Lucius Sanford | 57 | LOLB | 6-2 | 216 | 28 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 8 |
Fred Smerlas | 76 | NT | 6-4 | 285 | 27 | Boston College | 16 | 16 |
Lucious Smith | 47 | LCB | 5-10 | 190 | 27 | San Diego State; Fullerton State | 4 | 3 |
Darryl Talley | 56 | ROLB | 6-4 | 235 | 24 | West Virginia | 16 | 16 |
Gary Thompson | 24 | LCB | 6-0 | 180 | 25 | Redwoods JC; San Jose State | 8 | 1 |
Marco Tongue | 30 | CB | 5-9 | 174 | 24 | Bowie State | 1 | 0 |
Scott Virkus | 93 | DE | 6-5 | 270 | 25 | Purdue; San Francisco CC | 2 | 0 |
Tim Vogler | 65 | LOG | 6-3 | 285 | 28 | Ohio State | 16 | 2 |
Lenny Walterscheid | 45 | S | 5-11 | 190 | 30 | Southern Utah | 3 | 0 |
Al Wenglikowski | 60 | LB | 6-1 | 215 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 0 |
Craig White | 27 | WR | 6-1 | 194 | 23 | Missouri | 14 | 0 |
Ben Williams | 77 | LDE | 6-3 | 260 | 30 | Mississippi | 15 | 15 |
Van Williams | 23 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 25 | East Tennessee State; Carson-Newman | 16 | 0 |
Don Wilson | 21 | FS | 6-2 | 190 | 23 | Ellsworth CC; North Carolina State | 16 | 11 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 26 | Greg Bell | RB | Notre Dame |
2 | 41 | Eric Richardson | WR | San Jose State |
3 | 77 | Rodney Bellinger | DB | Miami (Florida) |
3 | 79 | Sean McNanie | DE | San Diego State |
3 | 82 | Speedy Neal | RB | Miami (Florida) |
4 | 95 | Mitchell Brookins | WR | Illinois |
5 | 128 | John Kidd | P | Northwestern |
6 | 155 | Tony Slaton | C | Southern California |
7 | 182 | Stan David | DB | Texas Tech |
8 | 209 | Stacy Rayfield | DB | Texas-Arlington |
9 | 236 | Leroy Howell | DE | Appalachian State |
10 | 263 | Joe Azelby | LB | Harvard |
11 | 299 | Craig White | WR | Missouri |
12 | 322 | Russell Davis | WR | Maryland |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 66 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 250 |
Opponents Totals | 113 | 148 | 72 | 121 | 454 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 28:43 | 263 | 98 | 149 | 16 | 86/243 35.4% | 11/26 42.3% | 121 | 997 |
Opponents Totals | 31:17 | 345 | 134 | 186 | 25 | 87/203 42.9% | 7/10 70.0% | 87 | 734 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Bell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
Preston Dennard | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
Joe Danelo | 0 | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 41 |
Byron Franklin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Chuck Nelson | 0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 23 |
Julius Dawkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Tony Hunter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Mitchell Brookins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Stan David | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Joe Dufek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Chris Keating | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Speedy Neal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Lucius Sanford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Van Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Don Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 31 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 0 | 250 |
Opponents Totals | 56 | 56 | 56 | 100.0 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 1 | 454 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Danelo | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 2 | 52 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 2/4 | 0/4 | 1/3 |
Chuck Nelson | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 47 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 0/0 |
Team Totals | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 2 | 52 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 3/6 | 2/7 | 1/3 |
Opponents Totals | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 0/0 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 4/7 | 2/6 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Bell | 262 | 1100 | 4.2 | 85t | 7 |
Speedy Neal | 49 | 175 | 3.6 | 10 | 1 |
Joe Ferguson | 19 | 102 | 5.4 | 20 | 0 |
Booker Moore | 24 | 84 | 3.5 | 21 | 0 |
Matt Kofler | 10 | 80 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 |
Van Williams | 18 | 51 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
Mitchell Brookins | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
Joe Dufek | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 13 | 1 |
Tony Hunter | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Robb Riddick | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
Byron Franklin | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
Team Totals | 398 | 1643 | 4.1 | 85t | 9 |
Opponents Totals | 531 | 2106 | 4.0 | 31t | 19 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Ferguson | 344 | 191 | 55.5 | 136 | 1991 | 5.8 | 10.4 | 68t | 12 | 3.5 | 17 | 4.9 | 35 | 357 | 1634 | 63.5 |
Joe Dufek | 150 | 74 | 49.3 | 68 | 829 | 5.5 | 11.2 | 64t | 4 | 2.7 | 8 | 5.3 | 10 | 86 | 743 | 52.9 |
Matt Kofler | 93 | 33 | 35.5 | 55 | 432 | 4.6 | 13.1 | 70t | 2 | 2.2 | 5 | 5.4 | 15 | 111 | 321 | 35.8 |
Mike Mosley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Team Totals | 588 | 298 | 50.7 | 260 | 3252 | 5.5 | 10.9 | 70 | 18 | 3.1 | 30 | 5.1 | 60 | 554 | 2698 | 56.3 |
Opponents Totals | 495 | 300 | 60.6 | 179 | 3667 | 7.4 | 12.2 | 65t | 32 | 6.5 | 16 | 3.2 | 26 | 191 | 3476 | 91.5 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Byron Franklin | 69 | 862 | 12.5 | 64t | 4 |
Greg Bell | 34 | 277 | 8.1 | 37 | 1 |
Tony Hunter | 33 | 331 | 10.0 | 30 | 2 |
Booker Moore | 33 | 172 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 |
Preston Dennard | 30 | 417 | 13.9 | 68t | 7 |
Robb Riddick | 23 | 276 | 12.0 | 38 | 0 |
Julius Dawkins | 21 | 295 | 14.0 | 37t | 2 |
Mitchell Brookins | 18 | 318 | 17.7 | 70t | 1 |
Speedy Neal | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 18 | 0 |
Buster Barnett | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 18 | 0 |
Mark Brammer | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
Van Williams | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 32 | 1 |
Mike Mosley | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
Craig White | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
Team Totals | 298 | 3252 | 10.9 | 70t | 18 |
Opponents Totals | 300 | 3667 | 12.2 | 65t | 32 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Romes | 5 | 130 | 26.0 | 55 | 0 |
Steve Freeman | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 45 | 0 |
Brian Carpenter | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
Fred Smerlas | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
Rod Kush | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Lucious Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Rodney Bellinger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Darryl Talley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 16 | 233 | 14.6 | 55 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 30 | 416 | 13.9 | 59t | 4 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Kidd | 88 | 3696 | 42.0 | 63 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 597 | 2939 | 32.7 |
Team Totals | 90 | 3696 | 41.1 | 63 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 597 | 2939 | 32.7 |
Opponents Totals | 72 | 2812 | 39.1 | 69 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 297 | 2315 | 32.2 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Wilson | 33 | 8 | 297 | 9.0 | 65t | 1 |
Team Totals | 33 | 8 | 297 | 9.0 | 65t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 52 | 10 | 597 | 11.5 | 39 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Van Williams | 39 | 0 | 820 | 21.0 | 65 | 0 |
Don Wilson | 34 | 0 | 576 | 16.9 | 36 | 0 |
Greg Bell | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Stan David | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Craig White | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Team Totals | 76 | 0 | 1422 | 18.7 | 65 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 44 | 0 | 958 | 21.8 | 59 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Darryl Talley | 5.0 | |
Jim Haslett | 3.5 | |
Ken Johnson | 3.5 | |
Sean McNanie | 3.0 | |
Steve Freeman | 2.0 | |
Chris Keating | 2.0 | |
Rod Kush | 2.0 | |
Fred Smerlas | 2.0 | |
Ben Williams | 2.0 | |
Stan David | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 26.0 | 191.0 |
Opponents Totals | 60.0 | 554.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Azelby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buster Barnett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Bell | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Brian Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Julius Dawkins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Preston Dennard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Joe Dufek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Joe Ferguson | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -26 | 0 | |
Byron Franklin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Steve Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Haslett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Tony Hunter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Ken Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Keating | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
Matt Kofler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Rod Kush | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Eugene Marve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Booker Moore | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Robb Riddick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Charles Romes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lucius Sanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 1 |
Fred Smerlas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Lucious Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darryl Talley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Marco Tongue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Van Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Don Wilson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 31 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 104 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 36 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 1 |
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