1990 Buffalo Bills (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 13-3-0 .813 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/12/1991 | H | Miami Dolphins | 44-34 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 77087 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/20/1991 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 51-3 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 80324 | |
| Super Bowl XXV | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/27/1991 | A | New York Giants | 19-20 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 73813 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Carlton Bailey | 54 | LB | 6-3 | 239 | 26 | North Carolina | 3 | 0 |
| Gary Baldinger | 92 | NT | 6-3 | 268 | 27 | Wake Forest | 3 | 0 |
| Howard Ballard | 75 | ROT | 6-6 | 320 | 27 | Alabama A&M | 3 | 3 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 97 | LOLB | 6-2 | 237 | 25 | Alabama | 3 | 3 |
| Ray Bentley | 50 | RILB | 6-2 | 240 | 30 | Central Michigan | 3 | 3 |
| Shane Conlan | 58 | LILB | 6-3 | 232 | 26 | Penn State | 3 | 3 |
| John Davis | 65 | ROG | 6-4 | 307 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 3 |
| Kenneth Davis | 23 | RB | 5-10 | 209 | 28 | Texas Christian | 3 | 0 |
| Dwight Drane | 45 | S | 6-1 | 203 | 28 | Oklahoma | 3 | 0 |
| Al Edwards | 85 | WR | 5-8 | 173 | 23 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 3 | 2 |
| Mitch Frerotte | 59 | OG | 6-3 | 286 | 25 | Penn State | 3 | 0 |
| Carwell Gardner | 35 | RB | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | Kentucky; Louisville | 2 | 0 |
| Hal Garner | 99 | LB | 6-4 | 225 | 28 | Utah State | 3 | 0 |
| John Hagy | 22 | S | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Texas | 3 | 0 |
| Cliff Hicks | 27 | CB | 5-10 | 187 | 26 | San Diego Mesa JC; Oregon | 3 | 0 |
| Kent Hull | 67 | C | 6-4 | 272 | 29 | Mississippi State | 3 | 3 |
| Kirby Jackson | 47 | LCB | 5-9 | 180 | 25 | Mississippi State | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Kelly | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 218 | 30 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 3 |
| Mark Kelso | 38 | FS | 5-11 | 183 | 27 | William & Mary | 3 | 3 |
| Adam Lingner | 63 | C | 6-4 | 264 | 30 | Illinois | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Lodish | 73 | DE | 6-3 | 274 | 23 | UCLA | 3 | 0 |
| James Lofton | 80 | WR | 6-3 | 192 | 34 | Stanford | 3 | 3 |
| Keith McKeller | 84 | TE | 6-5 | 244 | 26 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 3 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 88 | TE | 6-7 | 248 | 30 | Wabash | 3 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 41 | RB | 6-1 | 225 | 26 | Benedictine (Kansas) | 3 | 1 |
| Scott Norwood | 11 | K | 6-0 | 207 | 30 | James Madison | 3 | 0 |
| Nate Odomes | 37 | RCB | 5-10 | 187 | 25 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 |
| Glenn Parker | 74 | OG | 6-5 | 311 | 24 | Golden West JC; Arizona | 3 | 0 |
| Marvcus Patton | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 239 | 23 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Pike | 94 | DE | 6-4 | 272 | 27 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 83 | WR | 6-2 | 189 | 26 | Kutztown | 3 | 3 |
| Frank Reich | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 209 | 29 | Maryland | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Ritcher | 51 | LOG | 6-3 | 272 | 32 | North Carolina State | 3 | 3 |
| Butch Rolle | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 243 | 26 | Michigan State | 3 | 0 |
| Leon Seals | 96 | LDE | 6-4 | 268 | 26 | Jackson State | 3 | 3 |
| Bruce Smith | 98 | RDE | 6-4 | 273 | 27 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 |
| Don Smith | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 27 | Mississippi State | 3 | 0 |
| Leonard Smith | 46 | SS | 5-11 | 202 | 30 | McNeese State | 3 | 3 |
| Darryl Talley | 56 | ROLB | 6-4 | 235 | 30 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Tasker | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 184 | 28 | Dodge City CC; Northwestern | 3 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 34 | RB | 5-10 | 198 | 24 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 |
| Rick Tuten | 10 | P | 6-2 | 219 | 25 | Miami (Florida); Florida State | 3 | 0 |
| James Williams | 31 | CB | 5-10 | 185 | 23 | Fresno State | 3 | 0 |
| Will Wolford | 69 | LOT | 6-5 | 295 | 26 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 |
| Jeff Wright | 91 | NT | 6-2 | 272 | 27 | Tulsa; Coffeyville CC; Central Missouri | 3 | 3 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 37 | 43 | 3 | 31 | 114 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 57 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 26:12 | 72 | 29 | 40 | 3 | 12/31 38.7% | 3/3 100.0% | 4 | 30 |
| Opponents Totals | 33:48 | 69 | 31 | 34 | 4 | 23/47 48.9% | 2/5 40.0% | 11 | 91 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Norwood | 0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 0 | 28 |
| Thurman Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Kenneth Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| James Lofton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Andre Reed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Don Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Darryl Talley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bruce Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 14 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 1 | 114 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 57 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Norwood | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurman Thomas | 72 | 390 | 5.4 | 31t | 4 |
| Jim Kelly | 13 | 72 | 5.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Kenneth Davis | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 6 | 3 |
| Carwell Gardner | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Smith | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Frank Reich | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 108 | 522 | 4.8 | 31t | 8 |
| Opponents Totals | 94 | 430 | 4.6 | 24 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Kelly | 82 | 54 | 65.9 | 26 | 851 | 10.4 | 15.8 | 61 | 5 | 6.1 | 2 | 2.4 | 1 | 7 | 844 | 110.4 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 54 | 65.9 | 26 | 851 | 10.4 | 15.8 | 61 | 5 | 6.1 | 2 | 2.4 | 1 | 7 | 844 | 110.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 120 | 58 | 48.3 | 54 | 721 | 6.0 | 12.4 | 64t | 4 | 3.3 | 8 | 6.7 | 3 | 15 | 706 | 50.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Reed | 14 | 213 | 15.2 | 43 | 2 | ||
| James Lofton | 13 | 323 | 24.8 | 61 | 3 | ||
| Thurman Thomas | 13 | 154 | 11.8 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Keith McKeller | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Kenneth Davis | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Steve Tasker | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Al Edwards | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 54 | 851 | 15.8 | 61 | 5 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 721 | 12.4 | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Talley | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Nate Odomes | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Kelso | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Bentley | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Leonard Smith | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 122 | 15.3 | 32 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Tuten | 9 | 355 | 39.4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 294 | 32.7 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 355 | 39.4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 293 | 32.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 376 | 41.8 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 289 | 32.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Edwards | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Nate Odomes | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 3 | 47 | 11.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 3 | 62 | 12.4 | 20 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Smith | 8 | 0 | 128 | 16.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Al Edwards | 5 | 0 | 118 | 23.6 | 33 | 0 |
| Butch Rolle | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 0 | 260 | 18.6 | 33 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 0 | 318 | 15.1 | 44 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Kirby Jackson | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Jeff Wright | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Hull | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McKeller | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Norwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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