1988 Buffalo Bills (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/1/1989 | H | Houston Oilers | 17-10 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 79532 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/8/1989 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-21 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 59747 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Carlton Bailey | 54 | LB | 6-3 | 239 | 24 | North Carolina | 2 | 0 |
| Howard Ballard | 75 | OT | 6-6 | 320 | 25 | Alabama A&M | 2 | 0 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 55 | ROLB | 6-2 | 237 | 23 | Alabama | 2 | 2 |
| Ray Bentley | 50 | RILB | 6-2 | 240 | 28 | Central Michigan | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Burkett | 85 | WR | 6-4 | 203 | 26 | Jackson State | 2 | 0 |
| Derrick Burroughs | 29 | LCB | 6-1 | 180 | 26 | Memphis | 2 | 2 |
| Len Burton | 61 | OT | 6-3 | 272 | 24 | Northwest Mississippi CC; South Carolina | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Byrum | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 232 | 25 | Mississippi Valley State | 2 | 0 |
| Sherman Cocroft | 20 | CB | 6-1 | 197 | 27 | Cabrillo JC; San Jose State | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Conlan | 58 | LILB | 6-3 | 232 | 24 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Davis | 21 | CB | 5-11 | 177 | 25 | Indiana State | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Devlin | 70 | ROT | 6-5 | 280 | 34 | Iowa | 2 | 2 |
| Dwight Drane | 49 | S | 6-1 | 203 | 26 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 |
| Hal Garner | 99 | LB | 6-4 | 225 | 26 | Utah State | 2 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 198 | 24 | Iowa | 2 | 0 |
| Dale Hellestrae | 71 | ROG | 6-5 | 288 | 26 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 2 |
| Kent Hull | 67 | C | 6-4 | 272 | 27 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 |
| Kirby Jackson | 47 | CB | 5-9 | 180 | 23 | Mississippi State | 2 | 0 |
| Flip Johnson | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | McNeese State | 1 | 0 |
| Trumaine Johnson | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 196 | 28 | Grambling State | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Kelly | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 218 | 28 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Kelso | 38 | FS | 5-11 | 183 | 25 | William & Mary | 2 | 2 |
| John Kidd | 4 | P | 6-3 | 211 | 27 | Northwestern | 2 | 0 |
| Keith McKeller | 84 | TE | 6-5 | 244 | 24 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 88 | TE | 6-7 | 248 | 28 | Wabash | 2 | 2 |
| Jamie Mueller | 39 | FB | 6-1 | 225 | 24 | Benedictine (Kansas) | 2 | 2 |
| Scott Norwood | 11 | K | 6-0 | 207 | 28 | James Madison | 2 | 0 |
| Nate Odomes | 37 | RCB | 5-10 | 187 | 23 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Pike | 94 | DE | 6-4 | 272 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Radecic | 97 | LILB | 6-3 | 241 | 26 | Penn State | 2 | 1 |
| Andre Reed | 83 | WR | 6-2 | 189 | 24 | Kutztown | 2 | 2 |
| Robb Riddick | 40 | RB | 6-0 | 195 | 31 | Millersville | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Ritcher | 51 | LOG | 6-3 | 272 | 30 | North Carolina State | 2 | 2 |
| Butch Rolle | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 243 | 24 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 |
| Leon Seals | 96 | DE | 6-4 | 268 | 24 | Jackson State | 2 | 0 |
| Fred Smerlas | 76 | NT | 6-4 | 285 | 31 | Boston College | 2 | 2 |
| Bruce Smith | 78 | RDE | 6-4 | 273 | 25 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 |
| Leonard Smith | 46 | SS | 5-11 | 202 | 28 | McNeese State | 2 | 2 |
| Art Still | 72 | LDE | 6-7 | 255 | 33 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 |
| Darryl Talley | 56 | LOLB | 6-4 | 235 | 28 | West Virginia | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Tasker | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 184 | 26 | Dodge City CC; Northwestern | 2 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 34 | RB | 5-10 | 198 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 |
| Erroll Tucker | 22 | DB | 5-9 | 170 | 24 | Long Beach CC; Utah | 2 | 0 |
| Will Wolford | 73 | LOT | 6-5 | 295 | 24 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 |
| Jeff Wright | 91 | NT | 6-2 | 272 | 25 | Tulsa; Coffeyville CC; Central Missouri | 2 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 24:42 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 3/24 12.5% | 0/3 0.0% | 8 | 57 |
| Opponents Totals | 25:18 | 43 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 10/27 37.0% | 1/1 100.0% | 12 | 105 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Norwood | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Robb Riddick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Thurman Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 31 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Norwood | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| OWN | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| OPP | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurman Thomas | 11 | 81 | 7.4 | 40 | 1 |
| Jamie Mueller | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 5 | 1 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Carl Byrum | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 180 | 3.9 | 40 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 76 | 300 | 3.9 | 31 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Kelly | 63 | 33 | 52.4 | 26 | 407 | 6.5 | 12.3 | 53 | 1 | 1.6 | 4 | 6.3 | 4 | 34 | 373 | 51.5 |
| Team Totals | 63 | 33 | 52.4 | 26 | 407 | 6.5 | 12.3 | 53 | 1 | 1.6 | 4 | 6.3 | 4 | 34 | 373 | 51.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 28 | 52.8 | 22 | 334 | 6.3 | 11.9 | 29 | 1 | 1.9 | 3 | 5.7 | 6 | 34 | 300 | 55.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Reed | 11 | 146 | 13.3 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Ronnie Harmon | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Trumaine Johnson | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Chris Burkett | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Robb Riddick | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Pete Metzelaars | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Jamie Mueller | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 33 | 407 | 12.3 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 334 | 11.9 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Kelso | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Ray Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kidd | 10 | 428 | 42.8 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 398 | 39.8 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 428 | 42.8 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 398 | 39.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 444 | 37.0 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 386 | 32.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erroll Tucker | 5 | 1 | 58 | 11.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 58 | 11.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 2 | 30 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Harmon | 3 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Erroll Tucker | 3 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 114 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0 | 88 | 12.6 | 19 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Smith | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| Art Still | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Darryl Talley | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 34.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4.0 | 34.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Burroughs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Hull | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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