1996 Buffalo Bills (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/28/1996 | H | Jacksonville Jaguars | 27-30 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 70213 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Ethan Albright | 76 | C | 6-5 | 268 | 25 | North Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Ruben Brown | 79 | LOG | 6-3 | 302 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Burris | 22 | LCB | 6-0 | 192 | 24 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Christie | 2 | K | 6-0 | 191 | 29 | William & Mary | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Cline | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 249 | 25 | Stanford | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Collins | 15 | QB | 6-4 | 224 | 25 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Coons | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 249 | 27 | Fullerton JC; Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Russell Copeland | 85 | WR | 6-0 | 200 | 25 | Memphis | 1 | 0 |
| Damien Covington | 57 | RILB | 5-11 | 236 | 24 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 |
| Quinn Early | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 31 | Iowa | 1 | 1 |
| John Fina | 70 | LOT | 6-5 | 298 | 27 | Arizona | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Hansen | 90 | LDE | 6-5 | 276 | 28 | North Dakota State | 1 | 1 |
| Darick Holmes | 44 | RB | 6-0 | 232 | 25 | Sacramento CC; Portland State | 1 | 0 |
| Kent Hull | 67 | C | 6-4 | 272 | 35 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Irvin | 27 | CB | 5-11 | 184 | 24 | Memphis | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Jackson | 31 | DB | 5-10 | 189 | 23 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 77 | DE | 6-5 | 277 | 35 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 242 | 25 | Florida State | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Kelly | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 218 | 36 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 |
| Corey Louchiey | 72 | OT | 6-8 | 305 | 25 | Tennessee; South Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Manny Martin | 21 | CB | 5-11 | 184 | 27 | Alabama State | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Mohr | 9 | P | 6-5 | 215 | 30 | Alabama | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Moran | 98 | DE | 6-3 | 272 | 23 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 209 | 23 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 |
| Gabe Northern | 99 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 22 | Louisiana State | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Ostroski | 60 | ROG | 6-3 | 319 | 26 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Parker | 74 | ROT | 6-5 | 311 | 30 | Golden West JC; Arizona | 1 | 1 |
| Bryce Paup | 95 | LOLB | 6-5 | 248 | 28 | Northern Iowa | 1 | 1 |
| Marlo Perry | 58 | LB | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | Jackson State | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Pike | 94 | DE | 6-4 | 272 | 33 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Shawn Price | 91 | DE | 6-5 | 279 | 26 | Sierra JC; Pacific | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 83 | WR | 6-2 | 189 | 32 | Kutztown | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Rogers | 59 | ROLB | 6-3 | 245 | 26 | West Hills CC; West Los Angeles JC; Colorado | 1 | 1 |
| Kurt Schulz | 24 | FS | 6-1 | 208 | 28 | Eastern Washington | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Smedley | 40 | DB | 5-11 | 199 | 23 | Indiana | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 78 | RDE | 6-4 | 273 | 33 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Smith | 28 | RCB | 5-11 | 189 | 26 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Spielman | 54 | LILB | 6-0 | 247 | 31 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Stevens | 23 | SS | 6-0 | 206 | 23 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Tasker | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 184 | 34 | Dodge City CC; Northwestern | 1 | 1 |
| Thurman Thomas | 34 | RB | 5-10 | 198 | 30 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Tindale | 33 | RB | 5-10 | 220 | 25 | Western Ontario | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Washington | 92 | NT | 6-5 | 345 | 28 | Louisville | 1 | 1 |
| David White | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 26 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 26:54 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 5/15 33.3% | 0/1 0.0% | 6 | 39 |
| Opponents Totals | 33:06 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 7/17 41.2% | 1/1 100.0% | 6 | 42 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurman Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Steve Christie | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jeff Burris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 30 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Christie | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurman Thomas | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 14 | 1 |
| Jim Kelly | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tim Tindale | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 92 | 3.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 184 | 5.3 | 62 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Kelly | 32 | 21 | 65.6 | 10 | 239 | 7.5 | 11.4 | 25 | 1 | 3.1 | 1 | 3.1 | 1 | 10 | 229 | 85.3 |
| Todd Collins | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | 7 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 20 | -13 | 39.6 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 22 | 61.1 | 13 | 246 | 6.8 | 11.2 | 25 | 1 | 2.8 | 1 | 2.8 | 3 | 30 | 216 | 79.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 13 | 239 | 7.2 | 13.3 | 47 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 6.1 | 2 | 14 | 225 | 62.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Early | 9 | 122 | 13.6 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Andre Reed | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Steve Tasker | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Lonnie Johnson | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Thurman Thomas | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Darick Holmes | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 22 | 246 | 11.2 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 239 | 13.3 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Burris | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Thomas Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mohr | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 205 | 41.0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 205 | 41.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 221 | 110.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Burris | 5 | 0 | 32 | 6.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 32 | 6.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Christie | 6 | 383 | 63.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 383 | 63.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 421 | 60.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds | 5 | 0 | 142 | 28.4 | 57 | 0 |
| Russell Copeland | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Rob Coons | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 172 | 24.6 | 57 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 | 25 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Damien Covington | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| David White | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Collins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Hull | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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