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1973 Buffalo Bills Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

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Record: 9-5-0, 2nd in AFC East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Lou Saban (9-5-0)

Points For: 259 (18.5/g) 15th of 26

Points Against: 230 (16.4/g) 10th of 26

Expected W-L: 8.0-6.0

SRS: .35 (13th of 26), SOS: -1.72

Other Notable Asst.: Jim Ringo (Offensive Line)

Stadium: Rich Stadium

Owner/President: Ralph Wilson

General Manager/VP: Bob Lustig

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: Niagara University (Niagara Falls, New York)

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Team Stats and Rankings

Team Stats and Rankings Table
			Tot Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy
Team Stats	259	4085	849	4.8	27	13	219	96	213	997	4	14	4.1	60	605	3088	20	5.1	152	75	744	7
Opp. Stats	230	3915	855	4.6	33	19	231	166	368	2118	12	14	5.3	112	455	1797	11	3.9	101	53	485	18
Lg Rank Offense	15	10			4	6	16		26	26	26	8	24		2	1	1	1
Lg Rank Defense	10	14			12	3	14		19	17	9	21	16		5	7	10	10

Schedule & Game Results

Schedule & Game Results Table
										Score		Offense					Defense
Week	Day	Date				OT	Rec		Opp	Tm	Opp	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO
1	Sun	September 16	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		1-0	@	New England Patriots	31	13	23	459	99	360	2	17	297	190	107	4
2	Sun	September 23	4:00PM ET	boxscore	L		1-1	@	San Diego Chargers	7	34	16	287	139	148	4	17	354	249	105	1
3	Sun	September 30	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		2-1		New York Jets	9	7	15	272	64	208	3	17	250	148	102	1
4	Sun	October 7	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		3-1		Philadelphia Eagles	27	26	16	276	47	229	1	28	451	176	275	1
5	Sun	October 14	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		4-1		Baltimore Colts	31	13	18	311	52	259	3	13	203	60	143	4
6	Sun	October 21	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		4-2	@	Miami Dolphins	6	27	8	76	1	75	2	18	310	127	183	5
7	Mon	October 29	9:00PM ET	boxscore	W		5-2		Kansas City Chiefs	23	14	21	309	63	246	3	8	105	67	38	4
8	Sun	November 4	2:00PM ET	boxscore	L		5-3	@	New Orleans Saints	0	13	10	190	66	124	1	19	281	166	115
9	Sun	November 11	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		5-4		Cincinnati Bengals	13	16	10	180	30	150	2	18	281	120	161	4
10	Sun	November 18	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		5-5		Miami Dolphins	0	17	15	309	71	238	2	17	277	123	154
11	Sun	November 25	2:00PM ET	boxscore	W		6-5	@	Baltimore Colts	24	17	16	384	169	215	2	15	221	69	152	2
12	Sun	December 2	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		7-5	@	Atlanta Falcons	17	6	17	334	95	239	1	12	272	147	125	3
13	Sun	December 9	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		8-5		New England Patriots	37	13	13	324	31	293		20	390	292	98	4
14	Sun	December 16	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		9-5	@	New York Jets	34	14	21	374	70	304	1	12	223	184	39

Passing

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Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	Awards
1	Joe Ferguson	23	QB	14	14	9-5-0	73	164	44.5	939	4	2.4	10	6.1	42	5.7	3.47	12.9	67.1	45.8	20	164	10.87	4.21	2.20	2	1
2	Dennis Shaw	26	QB	4	0		22	46	47.8	300	0	0.0	4	8.7	40	6.5	2.61	13.6	75.0	32.9	11	75	19.30	3.95	0.79	0	0
3	Bob Chandler	24	WR	14	14		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0		0.0	0.00		0.0	39.6	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0
4	O.J. Simpson	26	RB	14	14		1	2	50.0	-3	0	0.0	0	0.0	-3	-1.5	-1.50	-3.0	-0.2	56.2	0	0	0.00	-1.50	-1.50	0	0	PB,AP-1,AP MVP-1,AP OPoY-1
	Team Totals			14	14	9-5-0	96	213	45.1	997	4	1.9	14	6.6	42	5.8	2.10	12.9	71.2	42.7	31	239	12.70	4.09	1.83	2	1

Rushing & Receiving

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Kick & Punt Returns

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Kicking

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Punting

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Defense & Fumbles

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Scoring Summary

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Touchdown Log

Opponent Touchdown Log

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