35th season in franchise history
The 1994 Buffalo Bills season was the 35th season for the team franchise and the 25th in the National Football League. The Bills entered the season as the four-time defending AFC champions and looked to advance to the playoff for the seventh consecutive season and to the Super Bowl for the fifth consecutive season.
However, for the first time since 1987, the Bills failed to make the playoffs. Buffalo finished at 7–9 for the year, only good enough for fourth place in the AFC East.[note 1] Going into Week 14 the Bills were still in postseason contention, before losing their final three games and finishing the season with a losing record for the first time since the strike-shortened 1987 season.
NFL draft
Undrafted Free Agents
Personnel
Staff/coaches
1994 Buffalo Bills staff[1] |
Front office - President – Ralph Wilson
- Vice president of administration/general manager – John Butler
- Assistant general manager/director of pro personnel – Bob Ferguson
- Director of player personnel – John Butler
- Assistant director/collegiate scouting – A. J. Smith
- Summer intern – Tom Telesco
Coaching staff - Vice president for football operations/head coach – Marv Levy
- Assistant head coach - Elijah Pitts
- Administrative assistant to the head coach – Chuck Lester
Offensive coaches Defensive coaches - Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Walt Corey
- Defensive line – Dan Sekanovich
- Defensive backs – Dick Roach
- Linebackers coach - Walt Corey
- Assistant linebackers coach – Chuck Lester
Special teams Strength & conditioning - Strength and conditioning coordinator – Rusty Jones
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Roster
1994 Buffalo Bills roster |
Quarterbacks Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends | | Offensive linemen Defensive linemen | | Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams | | Reserve lists Practice squad |
* Note: Rookies in Italics 53 active, 7 inactive |
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1
Pete Carroll's debut as a head coach with the New York Jets.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Jets | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 23 | Bills | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Week 2
Week Two: Buffalo Bills (0–1) at New England Patriots (0–1)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bills | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 38 |
Patriots | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
at Foxboro Stadium • Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: September 11
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn)
- Game attendance: 60,274
- Referee: Dale Hamer
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Beasley Reece
- Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | BUF | NE | 1 | 12:38 | 8 | 80 | | Bills | Andre Reed 37-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kelly, Steve Christie kick good | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6:58 | 11 | 89 | | Bills | Thurman Thomas 4-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kelly, Steve Christie kick good | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0:07 | 6 | 42 | | Patriots | Ben Coates 18-yard touchdown reception from Drew Bledsoe, Matt Bahr kick good | 14 | 7 | 2 | 12:04 | 9 | 77 | | Bills | Bill Brooks 12-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kelly, Steve Christie kick good | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2:58 | 10 | 88 | | Patriots | Ben Coates 5-yard touchdown reception from Drew Bledsoe, Matt Bahr kick good | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1:13 | 6 | 78 | | Bills | Don Beebe 14-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kelly, Steve Christie kick good | 28 | 14 | 3 | 12:33 | 1 | 19 | | Patriots | Marion Butts 19-yard touchdown run, Matt Bahr kick good | 28 | 21 | 4 | 14:07 | | | | Bills | Fumble recovery in end zone for touchdown by Mike Lodish, Steve Christie kick good | 35 | 21 | 4 | 9:17 | 3 | 23 | | Patriots | Michael Timpson 12-yard touchdown reception from Drew Bledsoe, Matt Bahr kick good | 35 | 28 | 4 | 9:22 | 5 | 69 | | Patriots | Marion Butts 6-yard touchdown run, Matt Bahr kick good | 35 | 35 | 4 | 0:52 | 8 | 53 | | Bills | 32-yard field goal by Steve Christie | 38 | 35 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 38 | 35 | |
Week 3
In a game that featured the old American Football League helmets, the Houston Oilers starting QB for this game was Bucky Richardson.
Buffalo Bills (1-1) at Houston Oilers (0-2) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Bills | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | Oilers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
Week 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Broncos | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 | • Bills | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 27 | |
Week 5
Buffalo Bills (3-1) at Chicago Bears (2-2) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Bills | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | • Bears | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 | |
Week 6
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | • Bills | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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Week 7
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Colts | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 | Bills | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | - Date: October 16
- Location: Rich Stadium
- Television network: NBC
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Week 9
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | • Bills | 14 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 44 | |
Week 10
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Bills | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 | • Jets | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | - Date: November 6
- Location: Giants Stadium
- Referee: Howard Roe
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy
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Week 11
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Bills | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | • Steelers | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 | |
Week 12
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Packers | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 | • Bills | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 29 | - Date: November 20
- Location: Rich Stadium
- Game start: 1:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 79,029
- Game weather: 41 °F (5.0 °C); wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers (FOX): Joe Buck and Tim Green
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Week 13
Thanksgiving Day Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Bills | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | • Lions | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 | - Date: November 24
- Location: Pontiac Silverdome
- Game start: 12:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 75,67
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Bob Trumpy, and Hannah Storm (sideline reporter)
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Week 14
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Bills | 7 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 42 | Dolphins | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 31 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | BUF | Brooks 8 yard pass from Kelly (Christie kick) | BUF 7–0 | | Q2 | | MIA | Fryar 3 yard pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick) | Tie 7–7 | | Q2 | | MIA | Stoyanovich 23 yard field goal | MIA 10–7 | | Q2 | | MIA | Fryar 45 yard pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick) | MIA 17–7 | | Q3 | | BUF | Beebe 72 yard pass from Kelly (Christie kick) | MIA 17–14 | | Q3 | | BUF | Reed 21 yard pass from Kelly (Christie kick) | BUF 21–17 | | Q3 | | BUF | Gardner 1 yard run (Christie kick) | BUF 28–17 | | Q4 | | MIA | Jackson 23 yard pass from Marino (pass failed) | BUF 28–23 | | Q4 | | BUF | Gardner 1 yard run (Christie kick) | BUF 35–23 | | Q4 | | BUF | Reed 83 yard pass from Kelly (Christie kick) | BUF 42–23 | | Q4 | | MIA | Miller 1 yard pass from Kosar (Parmalee run) | BUF 42–31 | |
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Week 15
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Vikings | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | Bills | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | - Date: December 11
- Location: Rich Stadium
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Week 16
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Patriots | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 41 | Bills | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - Date: December 18
- Location: Rich Stadium
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Paul Maguire, John Dockery (sideline reporter)
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Week 17
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Bills | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | • Colts | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
Standings
Notes
- ^ 1994 was the only season between 1988 and 1996 when Buffalo did not qualify for the postseason.
References
- ^ 1994 Buffalo Bills Media Guide. pp. 2–23.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills - October 9th, 1994".
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jun-25.
- Bills on Pro Football Reference
- Bills on jt-sw.com
- Bills Stats on jt-sw.com
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