1985 Buffalo Bills (NFL) |
5th place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 2-14-0 .125 |
Head Coach: Kay Stephenson (0-4-0); Hank Bullough (2-10-0) |
Art Asselta | Tight Ends |
Kay Dalton | Quarterbacks |
Monte Kiffin | Linebackers |
Bob Leahy | Receivers |
Dick Moseley | Defensive Backs |
Elijah Pitts | Running Backs |
Jim Ringo | Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line |
Ardell Wiegandt | Defensive Line |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Fri | 8/9/1985 | A | Detroit Lions | 10-10 | T | OT | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 44544 |
Sat | 8/17/1985 | A | Miami Dolphins | 17-27 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 37557 | |
Sat | 8/24/1985 | H | Cleveland Browns | 28-31 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 33145 | |
Sat | 8/31/1985 | A | Chicago Bears | 14-45 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 43728 | |
Sun | 9/8/1985 | H | San Diego Chargers | 9-14 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 67597 | |
Sun | 9/15/1985 | A | New York Jets | 3-42 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 63449 | |
Sun | 9/22/1985 | H | New England Patriots | 14-17 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 45320 | |
Sun | 9/29/1985 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 20-27 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 45667 | |
Sun | 10/6/1985 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 17-49 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 60003 | |
Sun | 10/13/1985 | A | New England Patriots | 3-14 | L | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 40462 | |
Sun | 10/20/1985 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 21-9 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 28430 | |
Sun | 10/27/1985 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-21 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 60987 | |
Sun | 11/3/1985 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 17-23 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 25640 | |
Sun | 11/10/1985 | H | Houston Oilers | 20-0 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 21831 | |
Sun | 11/17/1985 | A | Cleveland Browns | 7-17 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 50764 | |
Sun | 11/24/1985 | H | Miami Dolphins | 14-23 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 50474 | |
Sun | 12/1/1985 | A | San Diego Chargers | 7-40 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 45487 | |
Sun | 12/8/1985 | H | New York Jets | 7-27 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 23122 | |
Sun | 12/15/1985 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24-30 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 35953 | |
Sun | 12/22/1985 | A | Miami Dolphins | 0-28 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 64811 |
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 |
Martin Bayless | 43 | FS | 6-2 | 206 | 23 | Bowling Green State | 12 | 11 |
Greg Bell | 28 | RB | 5-10 | 210 | 23 | Notre Dame | 16 | 15 |
Rodney Bellinger | 36 | CB | 5-8 | 188 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 0 |
Mitchell Brookins | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 196 | 25 | Illinois | 5 | 1 |
Chris Burkett | 85 | WR | 6-4 | 203 | 23 | Jackson State | 16 | 1 |
Derrick Burroughs | 29 | LCB | 6-1 | 180 | 23 | Memphis | 14 | 8 |
Jerry Butler | 80 | WR | 6-0 | 178 | 28 | Clemson | 16 | 13 |
Greg Christy | 69 | OT | 6-4 | 285 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 0 |
Joe Cribbs | 20 | FB | 5-11 | 193 | 27 | Auburn | 10 | 5 |
Justin Cross | 63 | LOT | 6-6 | 265 | 26 | Western Colorado | 3 | 2 |
Joe DeLamielleure | 68 | ROG | 6-3 | 253 | 34 | Michigan State | 10 | 3 |
Joe Devlin | 70 | ROT | 6-5 | 280 | 31 | Iowa | 16 | 16 |
Anthony Dickerson | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 222 | 28 | Trinity Valley CC; Southern Methodist | 16 | 0 |
Vince Ferragamo | 5 | QB | 6-3 | 212 | 31 | California; Nebraska | 10 | 9 |
Guy Frazier | 52 | LOLB-ROLB | 6-2 | 221 | 26 | Wyoming | 16 | 16 |
Steve Freeman | 22 | SS | 5-11 | 185 | 32 | Mississippi State | 16 | 16 |
Hal Garner | 99 | LB | 6-4 | 225 | 23 | Utah State | 13 | 0 |
Will Grant | 53 | C | 6-3 | 266 | 31 | Idaho State; Kentucky | 16 | 15 |
Jim Haslett | 55 | RILB | 6-3 | 236 | 30 | Indiana (Pennsylvania) | 16 | 16 |
Dale Hellestrae | 71 | OT | 6-5 | 288 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 4 | 0 |
Rod Hill | 25 | LCB | 6-0 | 184 | 26 | Kentucky State | 10 | 5 |
Anthony Hutchison | 30 | RB | 5-10 | 186 | 24 | Texas Tech | 5 | 0 |
Lawrence Johnson | 48 | LCB | 5-11 | 203 | 28 | Wisconsin | 16 | 3 |
Ken Jones | 72 | LOT | 6-5 | 270 | 33 | Arkansas State | 16 | 14 |
John Kidd | 4 | P | 6-3 | 211 | 24 | Northwestern | 16 | 0 |
Larry Kubin | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 234 | 26 | Penn State | 2 | 0 |
Steve Maidlow | 90 | LILB | 6-2 | 237 | 25 | Michigan State | 16 | 2 |
Eugene Marve | 54 | LILB | 6-2 | 240 | 25 | Saginaw Valley State | 14 | 14 |
Bruce Mathison | 7 | QB | 6-3 | 204 | 26 | Nebraska | 10 | 7 |
Sean McNanie | 95 | DE | 6-5 | 270 | 24 | Arizona State; San Diego State | 16 | 0 |
Pete Metzelaars | 88 | TE | 6-7 | 248 | 25 | Wabash | 16 | 8 |
Booker Moore | 34 | FB | 5-11 | 229 | 26 | Penn State | 16 | 6 |
Ulysses Norris | 49 | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 28 | Georgia | 2 | 1 |
Scott Norwood | 11 | K | 6-0 | 207 | 25 | James Madison | 16 | 0 |
Jim Perryman | 23 | S | 6-0 | 187 | 25 | Millikin | 11 | 0 |
Dean Prater | 79 | DE | 6-5 | 249 | 27 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 0 |
Mike Pruitt | 33 | FB | 6-0 | 225 | 31 | Purdue | 4 | 2 |
Eason Ramson | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 225 | 29 | Washington State | 16 | 12 |
Andre Reed | 83 | WR | 6-2 | 189 | 21 | Kutztown | 16 | 15 |
Frank Reich | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 209 | 24 | Maryland | 1 | 0 |
Eric Richardson | 82 | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 23 | Monterey Peninsula JC; San Jose State | 16 | 1 |
Jim Ritcher | 51 | LOG | 6-3 | 272 | 27 | North Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
Charles Romes | 26 | RCB | 6-1 | 190 | 31 | Lake City JC; North Carolina Central | 16 | 16 |
Lucius Sanford | 57 | ROLB | 6-2 | 216 | 29 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 11 |
Fred Smerlas | 76 | NT | 6-4 | 285 | 28 | Boston College | 16 | 16 |
Bruce Smith | 78 | RDE | 6-4 | 273 | 22 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 13 |
Don Smith | 74 | RDE | 6-5 | 262 | 28 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 3 |
Anthony Steels | 45 | RB | 5-9 | 195 | 26 | Nebraska | 9 | 0 |
Darryl Talley | 56 | LOLB | 6-4 | 235 | 25 | West Virginia | 16 | 5 |
Jimmy Teal | 86 | WR | 5-10 | 170 | 23 | Texas A&M | 3 | 0 |
Mark Traynowicz | 62 | OT-OG | 6-5 | 279 | 23 | Nebraska | 14 | 0 |
Tim Vogler | 65 | ROG-C | 6-3 | 285 | 29 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
Ben Williams | 77 | LDE | 6-3 | 260 | 31 | Mississippi | 16 | 16 |
Van Williams | 23 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 26 | East Tennessee State; Carson-Newman | 2 | 0 |
Don Wilson | 21 | FS | 6-2 | 190 | 24 | Ellsworth CC; North Carolina State | 16 | 5 |
Eric Wilson | 50 | LB | 6-1 | 247 | 23 | Maryland | 14 | 0 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 1 | Bruce Smith | DE | Virginia Tech |
1 | 14 | Derrick Burroughs | DB | Memphis |
2 | 29 | Mark Traynowicz | T | Nebraska |
2 | 42 | Chris Burkett | WR | Jackson State |
3 | 57 | Frank Reich | QB | Maryland |
3 | 63 | Hal Garner | LB | Utah State |
4 | 86 | Andre Reed | WR | Kutztown |
4 | 112 | Dale Hellestrae | T | Southern Methodist |
5 | 130 | Jimmy Teal | WR | Texas A&M |
6 | 141 | Mike Hamby | DT | Utah State |
7 | 169 | Ron Pitts | DB | UCLA |
8 | 197 | Jacque Robinson | RB | Washington |
9 | 225 | Glen Jones | DB | Norfolk State |
10 | 253 | Chris Babyar | G | Illinois |
11 | 282 | James Seawright | LB | South Carolina |
12 | 333 | Paul Woodside | K | West Virginia |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 58 | 63 | 41 | 38 | 200 |
Opponents Totals | 51 | 144 | 78 | 108 | 381 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 28:21 | 256 | 86 | 151 | 19 | 68/208 32.7% | 7/17 41.2% | 132 | 965 |
Opponents Totals | 31:39 | 320 | 142 | 159 | 19 | 100/226 44.2% | 8/14 57.1% | 107 | 870 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Norwood | 0 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 0 | 62 |
Greg Bell | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
Andre Reed | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Jerry Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Joe Cribbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Vince Ferragamo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Bruce Mathison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Booker Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Eason Ramson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Don Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 23 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 0 | 200 |
Opponents Totals | 50 | 45 | 50 | 90.0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 0 | 381 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Norwood | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 0 | 49 | 0/0 | 7/8 | 2/4 | 4/5 | 0/0 |
Team Totals | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 0 | 49 | 0/0 | 7/8 | 2/4 | 4/5 | 0/0 |
Opponents Totals | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 4/4 | 3/5 | 0/0 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Bell | 223 | 883 | 4.0 | 77t | 8 |
Joe Cribbs | 122 | 399 | 3.3 | 16 | 1 |
Bruce Mathison | 27 | 231 | 8.6 | 22 | 1 |
Anthony Steels | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 22 | 0 |
Mike Pruitt | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
Booker Moore | 15 | 23 | 1.5 | 4 | 1 |
Vince Ferragamo | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 5 | 1 |
Anthony Hutchison | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
Bruce Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Reed | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 14t | 1 |
Team Totals | 412 | 1611 | 3.9 | 77t | 13 |
Opponents Totals | 569 | 2462 | 4.3 | 69 | 20 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruce Mathison | 228 | 113 | 49.6 | 101 | 1635 | 7.2 | 14.5 | 60t | 4 | 1.8 | 14 | 6.1 | 22 | 203 | 1432 | 53.5 |
Vince Ferragamo | 287 | 149 | 51.9 | 121 | 1677 | 5.8 | 11.3 | 48 | 5 | 1.7 | 17 | 5.9 | 19 | 135 | 1542 | 50.8 |
Frank Reich | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 118.8 |
Greg Bell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
John Kidd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -9 | |||||||
Team Totals | 517 | 263 | 50.9 | 223 | 3331 | 6.4 | 12.7 | 60t | 9 | 1.7 | 31 | 6.0 | 42 | 347 | 2984 | 52.1 |
Opponents Totals | 477 | 265 | 55.6 | 192 | 3301 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 96t | 24 | 5.0 | 20 | 4.2 | 25 | 223 | 3078 | 76.5 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Bell | 58 | 576 | 9.9 | 49 | 1 |
Andre Reed | 48 | 637 | 13.3 | 32 | 4 |
Jerry Butler | 41 | 770 | 18.8 | 60t | 2 |
Eason Ramson | 37 | 369 | 10.0 | 43 | 1 |
Chris Burkett | 21 | 371 | 17.7 | 38 | 0 |
Joe Cribbs | 18 | 142 | 7.9 | 23 | 0 |
Eric Richardson | 12 | 201 | 16.8 | 27 | 0 |
Pete Metzelaars | 12 | 80 | 6.7 | 13 | 1 |
Booker Moore | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 |
Mitchell Brookins | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 46 | 0 |
Ulysses Norris | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
Anthony Steels | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
Jimmy Teal | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
Van Williams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Team Totals | 263 | 3331 | 12.7 | 60t | 9 |
Opponents Totals | 265 | 3301 | 12.5 | 96t | 24 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Romes | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 21 | 0 |
Rodney Bellinger | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 41 | 0 |
Don Wilson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 |
Rod Hill | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
Martin Bayless | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
Derrick Burroughs | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
Jim Haslett | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
Guy Frazier | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Lawrence Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 20 | 225 | 11.3 | 41 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 31 | 418 | 13.5 | 75t | 4 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Kidd | 92 | 3818 | 41.5 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 438 | 3300 | 35.9 |
Team Totals | 92 | 3818 | 41.5 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 438 | 3300 | 35.9 |
Opponents Totals | 81 | 3284 | 40.5 | 64 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 293 | 2751 | 34.0 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Wilson | 16 | 5 | 161 | 10.1 | 30 | 0 |
Rod Hill | 16 | 1 | 120 | 7.5 | 25 | 0 |
Andre Reed | 5 | 0 | 12 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 |
Eric Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 38 | 6 | 293 | 7.7 | 30 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 49 | 15 | 438 | 8.9 | 85t | 1 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Wilson | 22 | 0 | 465 | 21.1 | 37 | 0 |
Anthony Steels | 20 | 0 | 338 | 16.9 | 35 | 0 |
Anthony Hutchison | 12 | 0 | 239 | 19.9 | 36 | 0 |
Mitchell Brookins | 6 | 0 | 152 | 25.3 | 39 | 0 |
Eric Richardson | 3 | 0 | 69 | 23.0 | 31 | 0 |
Booker Moore | 3 | 0 | 31 | 10.3 | 15 | 0 |
Jimmy Teal | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
Van Williams | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
Team Totals | 68 | 0 | 1334 | 19.6 | 39 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 41 | 0 | 798 | 19.5 | 53 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Bruce Smith | 6.5 | |
Don Smith | 3.0 | |
Sean McNanie | 3.0 | |
Darryl Talley | 2.0 | |
Lucius Sanford | 2.0 | |
Jim Perryman | 2.0 | |
Ben Williams | 1.5 | |
Lawrence Johnson | 1.5 | |
Jim Haslett | 1.0 | |
Guy Frazier | 1.0 | |
Fred Smerlas | 0.5 | |
(Team) | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 25.0 | 223.0 |
Opponents Totals | 42.0 | 347.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martin Bayless | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Bell | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Rodney Bellinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Cribbs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Vince Ferragamo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Will Grant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Haslett | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Rod Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Steve Maidlow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Eugene Marve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Mathison | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 0 | |
Pete Metzelaars | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Booker Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ulysses Norris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Eason Ramson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Andre Reed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Charles Romes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lucius Sanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Smerlas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Don Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Anthony Steels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mark Traynowicz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Vogler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Don Wilson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 1 | |
Eric Wilson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 36 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 54 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 36 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 1 |
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