1986 Buffalo Bills (NFL) |
| 4th place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 4-12-0 .250 |
| Head Coach: Hank Bullough (2-7-0); Marv Levy (2-5-0) |
| Ted Cottrell | Defensive Line |
| Joe Daniels | Receivers |
| Joe Faragalli | Tight Ends/Offensive Assistant |
| Rusty Jones | Strength and Conditioning |
| Bob Leahy | Quarterbacks/Passing Game |
| Dick Moseley | Defensive Backs |
| Herb Paterra | Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers |
| Elijah Pitts | Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator |
| Jim Ringo | Offensive Coordinator/Running Game |
| Ardell Wiegandt | Outside Linebackers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/9/1986 | A | Cleveland Browns | 17-19 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 58982 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1986 | A | Houston Oilers | 20-23 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 32502 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1986 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 13-6 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 39911 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1986 | N | Chicago Bears | 17-31 | L | South Bend, IN | Notre Dame Stadium | 50196 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1986 | H | New York Jets | 24-28 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 79951 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1986 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 33-36 | L | OT | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 52714 |
| Sun | 9/21/1986 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 17-10 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 65762 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1986 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 17-20 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 67555 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1986 | A | New York Jets | 13-14 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 69504 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1986 | A | Miami Dolphins | 14-27 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 49467 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1986 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 24-13 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 50050 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1986 | H | New England Patriots | 3-23 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 77808 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1986 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 28-34 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 32806 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1986 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16-12 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 72000 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1986 | H | Miami Dolphins | 24-34 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 76474 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1986 | A | New England Patriots | 19-22 | L | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 60455 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1986 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 17-14 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 31492 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1986 | H | Cleveland Browns | 17-21 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 42213 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1986 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 14-24 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 52783 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1986 | A | Houston Oilers | 7-16 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 31049 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Martin Bayless | 43 | SS | 6-2 | 206 | 24 | Bowling Green State | 16 | 15 |
| Greg Bell | 28 | RB | 5-10 | 210 | 24 | Notre Dame | 6 | 6 |
| Rodney Bellinger | 36 | LCB | 5-8 | 188 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 9 |
| Ray Bentley | 50 | RILB-LILB | 6-2 | 240 | 26 | Central Michigan | 13 | 7 |
| Jerry Boyarsky | 68 | NT | 6-3 | 290 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 0 |
| Walter Broughton | 89 | WR | 5-10 | 180 | 24 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 0 |
| Chris Burkett | 85 | WR | 6-4 | 203 | 24 | Jackson State | 14 | 10 |
| Derrick Burroughs | 29 | LCB | 6-1 | 180 | 24 | Memphis | 15 | 5 |
| Len Burton | 61 | C | 6-3 | 272 | 22 | Northwest Mississippi CC; South Carolina | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 80 | WR | 6-0 | 178 | 29 | Clemson | 11 | 6 |
| Carl Byrum | 35 | FB | 6-0 | 232 | 23 | Mississippi Valley State | 13 | 3 |
| Mark Catano | 68 | NT | 6-3 | 267 | 24 | Hudson Valley JC; Valdosta State | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Cross | 63 | LOT | 6-6 | 265 | 27 | Western Colorado | 10 | 1 |
| George Cumby | 58 | RILB-LILB | 6-0 | 224 | 30 | Oklahoma | 11 | 8 |
| Joe Devlin | 70 | ROT | 6-5 | 280 | 32 | Iowa | 16 | 16 |
| Dwight Drane | 45 | FS | 6-1 | 203 | 24 | Oklahoma | 13 | 1 |
| Guy Frazier | 52 | ROLB-LOLB | 6-2 | 221 | 27 | Wyoming | 7 | 7 |
| Steve Freeman | 22 | FS-SS | 5-11 | 185 | 33 | Mississippi State | 16 | 16 |
| Tony Furjanic | 53 | RILB | 6-1 | 228 | 22 | Notre Dame | 14 | 1 |
| Hal Garner | 99 | ROLB | 6-4 | 225 | 24 | Utah State | 16 | 1 |
| Mike Hamby | 75 | RDE | 6-4 | 270 | 24 | Utah State | 16 | 1 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 198 | 22 | Iowa | 14 | 2 |
| Dale Hellestrae | 71 | OT | 6-5 | 288 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 0 |
| Rod Hill | 25 | LCB | 6-0 | 184 | 27 | Kentucky State | 6 | 2 |
| Kent Hull | 67 | C | 6-4 | 272 | 25 | Mississippi State | 16 | 16 |
| Ken Jones | 72 | LOT | 6-5 | 270 | 34 | Arkansas State | 12 | 12 |
| Jim Kelly | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 218 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
| Mark Kelso | 38 | S | 5-11 | 183 | 23 | William & Mary | 3 | 0 |
| Don Kern | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 235 | 24 | West Valley JC; Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| John Kidd | 4 | P | 6-3 | 211 | 25 | Northwestern | 16 | 0 |
| Bruce King | 49 | FB | 6-1 | 219 | 23 | Purdue | 5 | 1 |
| Eugene Marve | 54 | LILB-RILB | 6-2 | 240 | 26 | Saginaw Valley State | 16 | 16 |
| Sean McNanie | 95 | LDE | 6-5 | 270 | 25 | Arizona State; San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 88 | TE | 6-7 | 248 | 26 | Wabash | 16 | 16 |
| Ricky Moore | 42 | FB | 6-0 | 230 | 23 | Alabama | 11 | 8 |
| Scott Norwood | 11 | K | 6-0 | 207 | 26 | James Madison | 16 | 0 |
| Ron Pitts | 27 | S | 5-10 | 178 | 24 | UCLA | 10 | 0 |
| Dean Prater | 79 | DE | 6-5 | 249 | 28 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 83 | WR | 6-2 | 189 | 22 | Kutztown | 15 | 15 |
| Frank Reich | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 209 | 25 | Maryland | 3 | 0 |
| Eric Richardson | 82 | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 24 | Monterey Peninsula JC; San Jose State | 14 | 1 |
| Robb Riddick | 40 | RB | 6-0 | 195 | 29 | Millersville | 15 | 8 |
| Jim Ritcher | 51 | LOG | 6-3 | 272 | 28 | North Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
| Butch Rolle | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 243 | 22 | Michigan State | 16 | 1 |
| Charles Romes | 26 | RCB | 6-1 | 190 | 32 | Lake City JC; North Carolina Central | 16 | 16 |
| Lucius Sanford | 57 | LOLB-ROLB | 6-2 | 216 | 30 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 8 |
| Fred Smerlas | 76 | NT | 6-4 | 285 | 29 | Boston College | 16 | 16 |
| Bruce Smith | 78 | RDE | 6-4 | 273 | 23 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 15 |
| Don Smith | 74 | NT | 6-5 | 262 | 29 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 0 |
| Darryl Talley | 56 | LOLB-ROLB | 6-4 | 235 | 26 | West Virginia | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Tasker | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 184 | 24 | Dodge City CC; Northwestern | 7 | 0 |
| Jimmy Teal | 86 | WR | 5-10 | 170 | 24 | Texas A&M | 5 | 1 |
| Mark Traynowicz | 62 | OG | 6-5 | 279 | 24 | Nebraska | 16 | 0 |
| Tim Vogler | 65 | LOT | 6-3 | 285 | 30 | Ohio State | 9 | 3 |
| Gary Wilkins | 34 | FB | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 2 |
| Kevin Williams | 23 | CB | 5-9 | 169 | 25 | San Diego CC; Iowa State | 1 | 0 |
| Will Wolford | 73 | ROG | 6-5 | 295 | 22 | Vanderbilt | 16 | 16 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 16 | Ronnie Harmon | RB | Iowa |
| 1 | 20 | Will Wolford | T | Vanderbilt |
| 3 | 77 | Len Burton | C | South Carolina |
| 5 | 111 | Carl Byrum | RB | Mississippi Valley State |
| 7 | 168 | Bob Williams | TE | Penn State |
| 7 | 178 | Mark Pike | DT | Georgia Tech |
| 7 | 180 | Butch Rolle | TE | Michigan State |
| 8 | 202 | Tony Furjanic | LB | Notre Dame |
| 9 | 222 | Reggie Bynum | WR | Oregon State |
| 10 | 251 | Guy Teafatiller | NT | Illinois |
| 11 | 278 | Tony Garbarczyk | NT | Wake Forest |
| 11 | 282 | Billy Witt | DE | North Alabama |
| 12 | 313 | Brian McClure | QB | Bowling Green State |
| 12 | 331 | Derek Christian | LB | West Virginia |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 51 | 87 | 71 | 78 | 0 | 287 |
| Opponents Totals | 70 | 91 | 69 | 115 | 3 | 348 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28:02 | 291 | 101 | 152 | 38 | 60/185 32.4% | 8/14 57.1% | 121 | 878 |
| Opponents Totals | 31:58 | 334 | 100 | 204 | 30 | 79/218 36.2% | 12/18 66.7% | 128 | 1098 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Norwood | 0 | 32 | 34 | 94.1 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 83 |
| Andre Reed | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Greg Bell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Robb Riddick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Chris Burkett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Pete Metzelaars | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jerry Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Rodney Bellinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Carl Byrum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ricky Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Pitts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jimmy Teal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 34 | 32 | 34 | 94.1 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 287 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 38 | 40 | 95.0 | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 2 | 348 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Norwood | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 1 | 48 | 1/1 | 6/6 | 7/7 | 3/8 | 0/5 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 1 | 48 | 1/1 | 6/6 | 7/7 | 3/8 | 0/5 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 9/9 | 4/8 | 5/12 | 4/4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robb Riddick | 150 | 632 | 4.2 | 41t | 4 |
| Greg Bell | 90 | 377 | 4.2 | 42 | 4 |
| Jim Kelly | 41 | 199 | 4.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 54 | 172 | 3.2 | 38 | 0 |
| Carl Byrum | 38 | 156 | 4.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Ricky Moore | 33 | 104 | 3.2 | 14 | 1 |
| Gary Wilkins | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bruce King | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| John Kidd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Reich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Broughton | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 419 | 1654 | 3.9 | 42 | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 465 | 1721 | 3.7 | 45t | 18 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Kelly | 480 | 285 | 59.4 | 178 | 3593 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 84t | 22 | 4.6 | 17 | 3.5 | 43 | 330 | 3263 | 83.3 |
| Frank Reich | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 8 | 104 | 5.5 | 11.6 | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10.5 | 2 | 4 | 100 | 24.8 |
| Team Totals | 499 | 294 | 58.9 | 186 | 3697 | 7.4 | 12.6 | 84t | 22 | 4.4 | 19 | 3.8 | 45 | 334 | 3363 | 80.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 570 | 343 | 60.2 | 217 | 4069 | 7.1 | 11.9 | 71t | 21 | 3.7 | 10 | 1.8 | 36 | 267 | 3802 | 86.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Reed | 53 | 739 | 13.9 | 65t | 7 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 49 | 485 | 9.9 | 44t | 3 |
| Robb Riddick | 49 | 468 | 9.6 | 31t | 1 |
| Chris Burkett | 34 | 778 | 22.9 | 84t | 4 |
| Ricky Moore | 23 | 184 | 8.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 22 | 185 | 8.4 | 27 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 15 | 302 | 20.1 | 53 | 2 |
| Carl Byrum | 13 | 104 | 8.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Greg Bell | 12 | 142 | 11.8 | 40t | 2 |
| Gary Wilkins | 8 | 74 | 9.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Jimmy Teal | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Butch Rolle | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Walter Broughton | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 57 | 0 |
| Eric Richardson | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 294 | 3697 | 12.6 | 84t | 22 |
| Opponents Totals | 343 | 4069 | 11.9 | 71t | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Romes | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Derrick Burroughs | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 41 | 0 |
| Rodney Bellinger | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Fred Smerlas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Martin Bayless | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 89 | 8.9 | 41 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 284 | 14.9 | 69 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kidd | 75 | 3031 | 40.4 | 57 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 360 | 2491 | 33.2 |
| Team Totals | 75 | 3031 | 40.4 | 57 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 260 | 2591 | 34.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 83 | 3162 | 38.1 | 64 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 247 | 2775 | 33.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Pitts | 18 | 11 | 194 | 10.8 | 49t | 1 |
| Walter Broughton | 12 | 2 | 53 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Rod Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 13 | 247 | 7.7 | 49t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 12 | 260 | 8.1 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Harmon | 18 | 0 | 321 | 17.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Walter Broughton | 11 | 0 | 243 | 22.1 | 39 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 9 | 0 | 148 | 16.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 8 | 0 | 200 | 25.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Eric Richardson | 6 | 0 | 123 | 20.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Rodney Bellinger | 2 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ron Pitts | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 55 | 0 | 1074 | 19.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 0 | 1157 | 20.7 | 44 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Smith | 15.0 | |
| Sean McNanie | 6.5 | |
| Darryl Talley | 3.0 | |
| Eugene Marve | 2.5 | |
| Fred Smerlas | 2.0 | |
| Martin Bayless | 1.0 | |
| George Cumby | 1.0 | |
| Dwight Drane | 1.0 | |
| Guy Frazier | 1.0 | |
| Mike Hamby | 1.0 | |
| Dean Prater | 1.0 | |
| Lucius Sanford | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 36.0 | 267.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 45.0 | 334.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Bell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rodney Bellinger | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| Walter Broughton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Burkett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Cumby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Guy Frazier | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hamby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Hellestrae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 0 | |
| Rod Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Kelly | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Kidd | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean McNanie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ricky Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Pitts | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andre Reed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Frank Reich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Richardson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robb Riddick | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Ritcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Romes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Darryl Talley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 0 |
| Mark Traynowicz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 94 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 1 |
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