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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head coach</th><td class="infobox-data fn"><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Knox" title="Chuck Knox">Chuck Knox</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Home field</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Rich_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich Stadium">Rich Stadium</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header note" style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;;">Results</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">11–5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division place</th><td class="infobox-data">1st <a href="/wiki/AFC_East" title="AFC East">AFC East</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Playoff finish</th><td class="infobox-data">Lost <a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_NFL_playoffs#AFC:_San_Diego_Chargers_20.2C_Buffalo_Bills_14" title="1980–81 NFL playoffs">Divisional Playoffs</a><br />(at <a href="/wiki/1980_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1980 San Diego Chargers season">Chargers</a>) 14–20</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/1981_Pro_Bowl" title="1981 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowlers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>RB</b> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a><br /><b>WR</b> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jerry Butler (American football)">Jerry Butler</a><br /><b>NT</b> <a href="/wiki/Fred_Smerlas" title="Fred Smerlas">Fred Smerlas</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/1980_All-Pro_Team" title="1980 All-Pro Team">AP All-Pros</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>NT</b> <a href="/wiki/Fred_Smerlas" title="Fred Smerlas">Fred Smerlas</a> <small>(1st team)</small><br /><b>G</b> <a href="/wiki/Joe_DeLamielleure" title="Joe DeLamielleure">Joe DeLamielleure</a> <small>(2nd team)</small></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" 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dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>← <a href="/wiki/1979_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1979 Buffalo Bills season">1979</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Buffalo_Bills_seasons" title="List of Buffalo Bills seasons">Bills seasons</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1981 Buffalo Bills season">1981</a> →</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1980 Buffalo Bills season</b> was the franchise's 11th season in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>, and the 21st overall. Their 11–5 record was tied for best in the AFC. </p><p>The Bills' defense allowed only 260 points in 1980, third-best in the league, whilst their 4,101 total yards surrendered was best in the NFL in 1980. Buffalo's defense was well represented on the <a href="/wiki/United_Press_International" title="United Press International">UPI</a> All-AFC team: <a href="/wiki/Nose_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Nose tackle">nose tackle</a> <a href="/wiki/Fred_Smerlas" title="Fred Smerlas">Fred Smerlas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Haslett" title="Jim Haslett">Jim Haslett</a> – two-thirds of Buffalo's "Bermuda Triangle" with linebacker <a href="/wiki/Shane_Nelson_(American_football)" title="Shane Nelson (American football)">Shane Nelson</a> – were named to the 1st team All-AFC. <a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">Defensive end</a> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Williams_(American_football,_born_1954)" title="Ben Williams (American football, born 1954)">Ben Williams</a> was named to the second team. </p><p>Although Buffalo's offensive statistics were not as impressive as its defense, four offensive players were named All-AFC: <a href="/wiki/Offensive_guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive guard">left guard</a> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_McKenzie_(guard)" title="Reggie McKenzie (guard)">Reggie McKenzie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Offensive_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive tackle">left tackle</a> <a href="/wiki/Ken_Jones_(American_football)" title="Ken Jones (American football)">Ken Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jerry Butler (American football)">Jerry Butler</a> and rookie running back <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cribbs rushed for 1,185 yards and made his first <a href="/wiki/1981_Pro_Bowl" title="1981 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a>. Jerry Butler and Fred Smerlas also were selected to play in the annual all-star game.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Breaking_"The_Streak""><span id="Breaking_.22The_Streak.22"></span>Breaking "The Streak"</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Breaking "The Streak""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Bills had not beaten <a href="/wiki/List_of_Miami_Dolphins_seasons" title="List of Miami Dolphins seasons">the Miami Dolphins</a> in the entire decade of the 1970s, a streak of twenty straight losses, the longest in NFL history. The last time the Bills had defeated Miami was <a href="/wiki/1969_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1969 Buffalo Bills season">1969</a>. </p><p>The Bills had been outscored 565 (28.5 points per games) to 299 (14.5) during the 1970s by the Dolphins, failing to score more than ten points in over a third of the contests (7). They were shut out three times. Conversely, the Dolphins were held under twenty points just four times, and scored 45 points on the Bills twice. The domination was so thorough that the Bills only lost by one score or less five times, and <a href="/wiki/Don_Shula" title="Don Shula">Don Shula</a> had never lost to Buffalo since taking over as Dolphins coach in <a href="/wiki/1970_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1970 Miami Dolphins season">1970</a>. The Bills only held a lead at any point in eight of the games, and only twice in the fourth quarter.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Joe Ferguson had lost to the Dolphins 14 straight times. </p><p>On opening day of the 1980 season, Miami visited <a href="/wiki/Rich_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich Stadium">Rich Stadium</a>, attempting to extend the streak to 21 games. At the end of three quarters, Miami led 7–3. In the fourth quarter, running back <a href="/wiki/Roosevelt_Leaks" title="Roosevelt Leaks">Roosevelt Leaks</a> scored the go-ahead touchdown to make the score 10–7. Joe Cribbs added a second touchdown to extend the lead to 17–7, and Jeff Nixon intercepted his third pass of the game with only 36 seconds left, breaking the streak at 20 games.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A rowdy crowd of 79,000 fans celebrated, and many stormed the field to tear down the goal posts, carrying them around the field.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a> contributed 131 combined yards of offense for the triumphant Bills.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rivalry continued well into the 1990s, but with different results: from 1986 to 1996—the years in which Bills quarterback <a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly" title="Jim Kelly">Jim Kelly</a> and Dolphins quarterback <a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Dan Marino</a> played at the same time—the Bills won 14 of 22 match-ups between the teams.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason">Offseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NFL_draft">NFL draft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: NFL draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1980_NFL_draft" title="1980 NFL draft">1980 NFL draft</a></div> <p>North Carolina State's <a href="/wiki/Jim_Ritcher" title="Jim Ritcher">Jim Ritcher</a> became an anchor of the Buffalo offensive line for the next 14 years; he was the starter for all four Buffalo <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> teams, and was second-team <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> in <a href="/wiki/1991_All-Pro_Team" title="1991 All-Pro Team">1991</a>. </p><p>Running back <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a> was Buffalo's starting running back from 1980–1983, and again in 1985 (after returning from one year in <a href="/wiki/1984_USFL_season" title="1984 USFL season">the USFL</a>). </p><p>Tight end <a href="/wiki/Mark_Brammer" title="Mark Brammer">Mark Brammer</a> played for the Bills for five seasons. <a href="/wiki/Greg_Cater" title="Greg Cater">Greg Cater</a> was Buffalo's starting punter from 1980 until 1983.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="6" style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;;text-align:center;"><b>1980 Buffalo Bills draft</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Round </th> <th>Pick </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Position </th> <th>College </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">1 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">16 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; background:#faecc8;"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ritcher" title="Jim Ritcher">Jim Ritcher</a> *<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">Guard</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1979_NC_State_Wolfpack_football_team" title="1979 NC State Wolfpack football team">North Carolina State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">2 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">29 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; background:#faecc8;"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a> *<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running back</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1979 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">2 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">37 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Gene_Bradley" title="Gene Bradley">Gene Bradley</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterback</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Arkansas_State_Indians_football_team" title="1979 Arkansas State Indians football team">Arkansas State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">3 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">67 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Brammer" title="Mark Brammer">Mark Brammer</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight end</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1979 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">3 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">71 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">John Schmeding<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Guard </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team" title="1979 Boston College Eagles football team">Boston College</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">4 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">93 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Ervin_Parker" title="Ervin Parker">Ervin Parker</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebacker</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_State_Bulldogs_football" title="South Carolina State Bulldogs football">South Carolina State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">5 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">119 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Jeff Pyburn<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive back</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1979 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">5 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">129 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Keith_Lee_(American_football)" title="Keith Lee (American football)">Keith Lee</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Defensive back </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Colorado_State_Rams_football_team" title="1979 Colorado State Rams football team">Colorado State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">8 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">202 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Todd_Krueger" title="Todd Krueger">Todd Krueger</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Quarterback </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Michigan_Wildcats_football" title="Northern Michigan Wildcats football">Northern Michigan</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">9 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">231 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Kent Davis<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Defensive back </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Southeast_Missouri_State_Redhawks_football" title="Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football">Southeast Missouri State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">10 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">259 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Cater" title="Greg Cater">Greg Cater</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Punter </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Chattanooga_Moccasins_football_team" title="1979 Chattanooga Moccasins football team">Chattanooga</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">11 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">286 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Joe Gordon<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">Defensive tackle</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Grambling_State_Tigers_football_team" title="1979 Grambling State Tigers football team">Grambling State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">12 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">316 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Roger Lapham<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Tight end </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Maine_Black_Bears_football_team" title="1979 Maine Black Bears football team">Maine</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"><small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#d9e9f9; color:black;">     </span> Made roster  <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#faecc8; color:black;">  *  </span> Made at least one <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> during career</small> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Undrafted_free_agents">Undrafted free agents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Undrafted free agents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>1980 Undrafted Free Agents of note </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Position </th> <th>College </th></tr> <tr> <td>Dan Conway </td> <td>Fullback </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles_football" title="Boston College Eagles football">Boston College</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jay Edwards </td> <td>Defensive back </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_Spartans_football" title="San Jose State Spartans football">San Jose State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gray Nord </td> <td>Tight end </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_football" title="Louisville Cardinals football">Louisville</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Steve Otts </td> <td>Linebacker </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_Spartans_football" title="Michigan State Spartans football">Michigan State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Larry Reed </td> <td>Fullback </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Wolverines_football" title="Michigan Wolverines football">Michigan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Paul Rogind </td> <td>Kicker </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football" title="Minnesota Golden Gophers football">Minnesota</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Staff/Coaches"><span id="Staff.2FCoaches"></span>Staff/Coaches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Staff/Coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;border:2px solid black;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" style="background-color: #00338D; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #C60C30; text-align: center;"><b>1980 Buffalo Bills staff</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"><b>Front office</b> <ul><li>Majority owner/team president – <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Wilson" title="Ralph Wilson">Ralph Wilson</a></li> <li>General manager – <a href="/wiki/Stew_Barber" title="Stew Barber">Stew Barber</a></li> <li>Vice president/minority owner – <a href="/wiki/Pat_McGroder" title="Pat McGroder">Pat McGroder</a></li></ul> <p><b>Coaching staff</b> </p> <ul><li>Head coach – <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Knox" title="Chuck Knox">Chuck Knox</a></li></ul> <p><b>Offensive coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Offensive coordinator / offensive line – <a href="/wiki/Ray_Prochaska" title="Ray Prochaska">Ray Prochaska</a></li> <li>Running backs coach – <a href="/wiki/Elijah_Pitts" title="Elijah Pitts">Elijah Pitts</a></li> <li>Quarterbacks coach - <a href="/wiki/Kay_Stephenson" title="Kay Stephenson">Kay Stephenson</a></li> <li>Wide receivers coach – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jack_Donaldson_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jack Donaldson (American football) (page does not exist)">Jack Donaldson</a></li></ul> <p><b>Defensive/special teams coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Defensive coordinator / linebackers coach - <a href="/wiki/Tom_Catlin" title="Tom Catlin">Tom Catlin</a></li> <li>Defensive line – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Zapalac" title="Willie Zapalac">Willie Zapalac</a></li> <li>Defensive backs – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Wagstaff" title="Jim Wagstaff">Jim Wagstaff</a></li> <li>Special teams – Steve Moore & Elijah Pitts</li></ul> <p><b>Special assignments'</b> </p> <ul><li>Special assignments coach – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Miller_McCalmon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Miller McCalmon (page does not exist)">Miller McCalmon</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roster">Roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;; text-align: center;"><b>1980 Buffalo Bills roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterbacks</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(QB)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">12</span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Joe Ferguson</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">10</span> <a href="/wiki/David_Humm" title="David Humm">David Humm</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Manucci" title="Dan Manucci">Dan Manucci</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(RB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">47</span> <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Brown_(running_back,_born_1954)" title="Curtis Brown (running back, born 1954)">Curtis Brown</a> <abbr title="Fullback"><span style="font-size:90%;">FB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">20</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Roland_Hooks" title="Roland Hooks">Roland Hooks</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">48</span> <a href="/wiki/Roosevelt_Leaks" title="Roosevelt Leaks">Roosevelt Leaks</a> <abbr title="Fullback"><span style="font-size:90%;">FB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">40</span> <a href="/wiki/Terry_Miller_(running_back)" title="Terry Miller (running back)">Terry Miller</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receivers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(WR)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">80</span> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jerry Butler (American football)">Jerry Butler</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">19</span> <a href="/wiki/Duke_Fergerson" title="Duke Fergerson">Duke Fergerson</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">81</span> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Jessie" title="Ron Jessie">Ron Jessie</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">82</span> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Frank Lewis (American football)">Frank Lewis</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">89</span> <a href="/wiki/Lou_Piccone" title="Lou Piccone">Lou Piccone</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight ends</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(TE)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">86</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Mark_Brammer" title="Mark Brammer">Mark Brammer</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">88</span> <a href="/wiki/Reuben_Gant" title="Reuben Gant">Reuben Gant</a></li></ul> </td> <td style="width:25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Offensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive line">Offensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(OL)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">73</span> <a href="/wiki/Jon_Borchardt" title="Jon Borchardt">Jon Borchardt</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">70</span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Devlin_(American_football)" title="Joe Devlin (American football)">Joe Devlin</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">69</span> <a href="/wiki/Conrad_Dobler" title="Conrad Dobler">Conrad Dobler</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">53</span> <a href="/wiki/Will_Grant" title="Will Grant">Will Grant</a> <abbr title="Center"><span style="font-size:90%;">C</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">72</span> <a href="/wiki/Ken_Jones_(American_football)" title="Ken Jones (American football)">Ken Jones</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">67</span> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_McKenzie_(guard)" title="Reggie McKenzie (guard)">Reggie McKenzie</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">51</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ritcher" title="Jim Ritcher">Jim Ritcher</a></i> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive line">Defensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DL)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">74</span> <a href="/wiki/Dee_Hardison" title="Dee Hardison">Dee Hardison</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">90</span> <a href="/wiki/Scott_Hutchinson_(American_football)" title="Scott Hutchinson (American football)">Scott Hutchinson</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">97</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Irvin" title="Darrell Irvin">Darrell Irvin</a></i> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">71</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Kadish" title="Mike Kadish">Mike Kadish</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">91</span> <a href="/wiki/Ken_Johnson_(defensive_end,_born_1955)" title="Ken Johnson (defensive end, born 1955)">Ken Johnson</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">76</span> <a href="/wiki/Fred_Smerlas" title="Fred Smerlas">Fred Smerlas</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">83</span> <a href="/wiki/Sherman_White_(American_football)" title="Sherman White (American football)">Sherman White</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">77</span> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Williams_(American_football,_born_1954)" title="Ben Williams (American football, born 1954)">Ben Williams</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> </td> <td style="width:25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebackers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(LB)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">55</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Haslett" title="Jim Haslett">Jim Haslett</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">52</span> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Keating" title="Chris Keating">Chris Keating</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">59</span> <a href="/wiki/Shane_Nelson_(American_football)" title="Shane Nelson (American football)">Shane Nelson</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">62</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Ervin_Parker" title="Ervin Parker">Ervin Parker</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">58</span> <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Robertson" title="Isiah Robertson">Isiah Robertson</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">57</span> <a href="/wiki/Lucius_Sanford" title="Lucius Sanford">Lucius Sanford</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">41</span> <a href="/wiki/Phil_Villapiano" title="Phil Villapiano">Phil Villapiano</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">28</span> <a href="/wiki/Rufus_Bess" title="Rufus Bess">Rufus Bess</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">29</span> <a href="/wiki/Mario_Clark" title="Mario Clark">Mario Clark</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Freeman_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Steve Freeman (football)">Steve Freeman</a> <abbr title="Strong safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">SS</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">26</span> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Romes" title="Charles Romes">Charles Romes</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">--</span> <a href="/wiki/Roland_Solomon" title="Roland Solomon">Roland Solomon</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">45</span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Simpson_(American_football)" title="Bill Simpson (American football)">Bill Simpson</a> <abbr title="Free safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">FS</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">Special teams</a></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 7</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Greg_Cater" title="Greg Cater">Greg Cater</a></i> <abbr title="Punter"><span style="font-size:90%;">P</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 5</span> <a href="/wiki/Nick_Mike-Mayer" title="Nick Mike-Mayer">Nick Mike-Mayer</a> <abbr title="Kicker"><span style="font-size:90%;">K</span></abbr></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 12px;"> </td> <td style="width: 1px; background-color: #C60C30"> </td> <td style="width: 12px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Reserve</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">--</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Aaron_Ball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aaron Ball (page does not exist)">Aaron Ball</a> <abbr title="Linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">LB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">--</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Gene_Bradley" title="Gene Bradley">Gene Bradley</a></i> <abbr title="Quarterback"><span style="font-size:90%;">QB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Doug_Greene" title="Doug Greene">Doug Greene</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">--</span> <a href="/wiki/Mekeli_Ieremia" title="Mekeli Ieremia">Mekeli Ieremia</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">—-</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Todd_Krueger" title="Todd Krueger">Todd Krueger</a></i> <abbr title="Quarterback"><span style="font-size:90%;">QB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Rod_Kush" title="Rod Kush">Rod Kush</a> <abbr title="Strong safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">SS</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">--</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Keith_Lee_(American_football)" title="Keith Lee (American football)">Keith Lee</a></i> <abbr title="Defensive back"><span style="font-size:90%;">DB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">38</span> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Nixon" title="Jeff Nixon">Jeff Nixon</a> <abbr title="Free safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">FS</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">--</span> <a href="/wiki/Herman_Parker" class="mw-redirect" title="Herman Parker">Herman Parker</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">--</span> <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Schmeding&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Schmeding (page does not exist)">John Schmeding</a></i> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">65</span> <a href="/wiki/Tim_Vogler" title="Tim Vogler">Tim Vogler</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard / center"><span style="font-size:90%;">G/C</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">--</span> <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Willis" title="Leonard Willis">Leonard Willis</a> <abbr title="Wide receiver"><span style="font-size:90%;">WR</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <p><br /> <span style="font-size:90%;"><i>Rookies in italics</i></span> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a>'</i>s <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lionel_Zimmerman" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Lionel Zimmerman">Paul Zimmerman</a> wrote about the Bills' 1980 season, "It was a euphoric kind of year for Buffalo. <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Knox" title="Chuck Knox">Chuck Knox</a> and his defensive coordinator, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Catlin" title="Tom Catlin">Tom Catlin</a>, built the defense into No. 1 in the NFL with virtually the same people who had been lousy in <a href="/wiki/1979_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1979 Buffalo Bills season">'79</a>. The Bills even beat <a href="/wiki/1980_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1980 Miami Dolphins season">Miami</a> for the first time in a generation. And then Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Joe Ferguson</a> picked exactly the wrong time of year to sprain his ankle – the playoffs. And <a href="/wiki/1980_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1980 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego</a> ended the dream."<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schedule">Schedule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;">Week </th> <th style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;">Venue </th> <th style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;">Recap </th></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"> <th>1 </th> <td>September 7 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1980_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1980 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a></b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 17–7 </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Era_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="New Era Field">Rich Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules/1980/REG/BILLS">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"> <th>2 </th> <td>September 14 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1980_New_York_Jets_season" title="1980 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a></b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 20–10 </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Era_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="New Era Field">Rich Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules/1980/REG/BILLS">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"> <th>3 </th> <td>September 21 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1980_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1980 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 35–26 </td> <td>3–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz Superdome">Louisiana Superdome</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules/1980/REG/BILLS">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"> <th>4 </th> <td>September 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1980 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 24–7 </td> <td>4–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Era_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="New Era Field">Rich Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules/1980/REG/BILLS">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"> <th>5 </th> <td>October 5 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1980_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1980 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 26–24 </td> <td>5–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SDCCU_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="SDCCU Stadium">San Diego Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules/1980/REG/BILLS">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"> <th>6 </th> <td>October 12 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1980_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1980 Baltimore Colts season">Baltimore Colts</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 12–17 </td> <td>5–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Era_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="New Era Field">Rich Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules/1980/REG/BILLS">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"> <th>7 </th> <td>October 19 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1980_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1980 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 14–17 </td> <td>5–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Orange_Bowl" title="Miami Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules/1980/REG/BILLS">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"> <th>8 </th> <td>October 26 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1980_New_England_Patriots_season" title="1980 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a></b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 31–13 </td> <td>6–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Era_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="New Era Field">Rich Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules/1980/REG/BILLS">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"> <th>9 </th> <td>November 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1980 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 14–30 </td> <td>6–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Era_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="New Era Field">Rich Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules/1980/REG/BILLS">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"> <th>10 </th> <td>November 9 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1980_New_York_Jets_season" title="1980 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a></b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 31–24 </td> <td>7–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules/1980/REG/BILLS">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"> <th>11 </th> <td>November 16 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1980_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1980 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 14–0 </td> <td>8–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riverfront_Stadium" title="Riverfront Stadium">Riverfront Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules/1980/REG/BILLS">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"> <th>12 </th> <td>November 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1980 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 28–13 </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Era_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="New Era Field">Rich Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules/1980/REG/BILLS">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"> <th>13 </th> <td>November 30 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1980_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1980 Baltimore Colts season">Baltimore Colts</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 24–28 </td> <td>9–4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Baltimore)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)">Memorial Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules/1980/REG/BILLS">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"> <th>14 </th> <td>December 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1980 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 10–7 (OT) </td> <td>10–4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Era_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="New Era Field">Rich Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules/1980/REG/BILLS">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"> <th>15 </th> <td>December 14 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1980_New_England_Patriots_season" title="1980 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 2–24 </td> <td>10–5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Schaefer_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Schaefer Stadium">Foxboro Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules/1980/REG/BILLS">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"> <th>16 </th> <td>December 21 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1980_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1980 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 18–13 </td> <td>11–5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Candlestick_Park" title="Candlestick Park">Candlestick Park</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules/1980/REG/BILLS">Recap</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> 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</th> <th width="35"><abbr title="Win–Loss record within their conference">CONF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points For (Total points scored)">PF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points Against (Total points allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Buffalo Bills</a><sup>(3)</sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.688 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">320 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">260 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_New_England_Patriots_season" title="1980 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td 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<td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.438 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">355 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">387 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_New_York_Jets_season" title="1980 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.250 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">302 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">395 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_1_vs_Dolphins">Week 1 vs Dolphins</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Week 1 vs Dolphins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;; text-align:center"><b>Week One: Miami Dolphins (0–0) at Buffalo Bills (0–0)</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1980_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1980 Miami Dolphins season">Dolphins</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td><b>7</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Bills</a></b></td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td><td>14</td><td><b>17</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Rich_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich Stadium">Rich Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orchard_Park,_New_York" title="Orchard Park, New York">Orchard Park, New York</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 7</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Daylight Time">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 64 °F (18 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 79,598</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Gordon_McCarter" title="Gordon McCarter">Gordon McCarter</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Costas" title="Bob Costas">Bob Costas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Haffner" title="Mike Haffner">Mike Haffner</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198009070buf.htm">Box Score</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>First quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li><i>No scoring</i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Second quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Nick_Mike-Mayer" title="Nick Mike-Mayer">Nick Mike-Mayer</a> 40-yard field goal. <i>Bills 3–0.</i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Third quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>MIA – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Nathan" title="Tony Nathan">Tony Nathan</a> 4-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Bob_Griese" title="Bob Griese">Bob Griese</a> (<a href="/wiki/Uwe_von_Schamann" title="Uwe von Schamann">Uwe von Schamann</a> kick). <i>Dolphins 7–3.</i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Fourth quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Roosevelt_Leaks" title="Roosevelt Leaks">Roosevelt Leaks</a> 4-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Joe Ferguson</a> (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). <i>Bills 10–7.</i></li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a> 2-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). <i>Bills 17–7.</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Top passers</dt></dl> <ul><li>MIA – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Griese" title="Bob Griese">Bob Griese</a> – 11/18, 101 yards, TD, 2 INT</li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Joe Ferguson</a> – 20/32, 198 yards, TD, 5 INT</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top rushers</dt></dl> <ul><li>MIA – Steve Howell – 6 rushes, 43 yards</li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a> – 18 rushes, 60 yards, TD</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top receivers</dt></dl> <ul><li>MIA – <a href="/wiki/Duriel_Harris" title="Duriel Harris">Duriel Harris</a> – 3 receptions, 42 yards</li> <li>BUF – Joe Cribbs – 9 receptions, 71 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_2_vs_Jets">Week 2 vs Jets</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Week 2 vs Jets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;; text-align:center"><b>Week Two: New York Jets (0–1) at Buffalo Bills (1–0)</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1980_New_York_Jets_season" title="1980 New York Jets season">Jets</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td><b>10</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Bills</a></b></td> <td>0</td> <td>10</td> <td>10</td><td>0</td><td><b>20</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Rich_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich Stadium">Rich Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orchard_Park,_New_York" title="Orchard Park, New York">Orchard Park, New York</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 14</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m.</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 68 °F (20 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 65,315</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Haggerty_(American_football_official)" title="Pat Haggerty (American football official)">Pat Haggerty</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Don_Criqui" title="Don Criqui">Don Criqui</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Brodie" title="John Brodie">John Brodie</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198009140buf.htm">Box Score</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>First quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>NYJ – <a href="/wiki/Pat_Leahy_(American_football)" title="Pat Leahy (American football)">Pat Leahy</a> 44-yard field goal. <i>Jets 3–0.</i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Second quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a> 1-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Nick_Mike-Mayer" title="Nick Mike-Mayer">Nick Mike-Mayer</a> kick). <i>Bills 7–3.</i></li> <li>BUF – Nick Mike-Mayer 47-yard field goal. <i>Bills 10–3.</i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Third quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>BUF – Nick Mike-Mayer 38-yard field goal. <i>Bills 13–3.</i></li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Nixon" title="Jeff Nixon">Jeff Nixon</a> 50-yard interception return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). <i>Bills 20–3.</i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Fourth quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>NYJ – <a href="/wiki/Clark_Gaines" title="Clark Gaines">Clark Gaines</a> 11-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Richard_Todd" title="Richard Todd">Richard Todd</a> (Pat Leahy kick). <i>Bills 20–10.</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Top passers</dt></dl> <ul><li>NYJ – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Todd" title="Richard Todd">Richard Todd</a> – 19/34, 168 yards, TD, INT</li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Joe Ferguson</a> – 18/29, 207 yards</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top rushers</dt></dl> <ul><li>NYJ – <a href="/wiki/Clark_Gaines" title="Clark Gaines">Clark Gaines</a> – 14 rushes, 94 yards</li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Roosevelt_Leaks" title="Roosevelt Leaks">Roosevelt Leaks</a> – 12 rushes, 58 yards</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top receivers</dt></dl> <ul><li>NYJ – Clark Gaines – 12 receptions, 91 yards</li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Reuben_Gant" title="Reuben Gant">Reuben Gant</a> – 4 receptions, 84 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_3_at_Saints">Week 3 at Saints</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Week 3 at Saints"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;; text-align:center"><b>Week Three: Buffalo Bills (2–0) at New Orleans Saints (0–2)</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Bills</a></b></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>14</td><td><b>35</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1980_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1980 New Orleans Saints season">Saints</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>19</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td><b>26</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Superdome">Louisiana Superdome</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, Louisiana">New Orleans, Louisiana</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 21</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Daylight Time">CDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Indoors (dome)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 51,154</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Wyant" title="Fred Wyant">Fred Wyant</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>)</b>: Jay Rudolph and <a href="/wiki/Gene_Washington_(American_football,_born_1947)" title="Gene Washington (American football, born 1947)">Gene Washington</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198009210nor.htm">Box Score</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>First quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Frank Lewis (American football)">Frank Lewis</a> 12-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Joe Ferguson</a> (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). <i>Bills 7–0.</i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Second quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Muncie" title="Chuck Muncie">Chuck Muncie</a> 1-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Benny_Ricardo" title="Benny Ricardo">Benny Ricardo</a> kick). <i>Tie 7–7.</i></li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a> 12-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). <i>Bills 14–7.</i></li> <li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Ike_Harris" title="Ike Harris">Ike Harris</a> 44-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Archie_Manning" title="Archie Manning">Archie Manning</a>. <i>Bills 14–13.</i></li> <li>NO – Benny Ricardo 45-yard field goal. <i>Saints 16–14.</i></li> <li>NO – Benny Ricardo 47-yard field goal. <i>Saints 19–14.</i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Third quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>BUF – Frank Lewis 18-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). <i>Bills 21–19.</i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Fourth quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Brammer" title="Mark Brammer">Mark Brammer</a> 2-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). <i>Bills 28–19.</i></li> <li>BUF – Joe Cribbs 7-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). <i>Bills 35-19.</i></li> <li>NO – Ike Harris 15-yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick). <i>Bills 35–26.</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Top passers</dt></dl> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Joe Ferguson</a> – 22/31, 295 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT</li> <li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Archie_Manning" title="Archie Manning">Archie Manning</a> – 24/34, 285 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top rushers</dt></dl> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a> – 22 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD</li> <li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Muncie" title="Chuck Muncie">Chuck Muncie</a> – 10 rushes, 22 yards</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top receivers</dt></dl> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jerry Butler (American football)">Jerry Butler</a> – 5 receptions, 133 yards</li> <li>NO – <a href="/wiki/Brooks_Williams_(American_football)" title="Brooks Williams (American football)">Brooks Williams</a> – 6 receptions, 89 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_4_vs_Raiders">Week 4 vs Raiders</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Week 4 vs Raiders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;; text-align:center"><b>Week Four: Oakland Raiders (2–1) at Buffalo Bills (3–0)</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1980_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1980 Oakland Raiders season">Raiders</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td><b>7</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Bills</a></b></td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td><b>24</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Rich_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich Stadium">Rich Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orchard_Park,_New_York" title="Orchard Park, New York">Orchard Park, New York</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 28</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Daylight Time">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 54 °F (12 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 77,259</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Jorgensen" title="Dick Jorgensen">Dick Jorgensen</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Don_Criqui" title="Don Criqui">Don Criqui</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Brodie" title="John Brodie">John Brodie</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198009280buf.htm">Box Score</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>First quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Brown_(running_back,_born_1954)" title="Curtis Brown (running back, born 1954)">Curtis Brown</a> 4-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Nick_Mike-Mayer" title="Nick Mike-Mayer">Nick Mike-Mayer</a> kick). <i>Bills 7–0.</i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Second quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a> 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). <i>Bills 14–0.</i></li> <li>BUF – Nick Mike-Mayer 30-yard field goal. <i>Bills 17–0.</i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Third quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>OAK – <a href="/wiki/Lester_Hayes" title="Lester Hayes">Lester Hayes</a> 48-yard interception return (<a href="/wiki/Chris_Bahr" title="Chris Bahr">Chris Bahr</a> kick). <i>Bills 17–7.</i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Fourth quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>BUF – Joe Cribbs 21-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Joe Ferguson</a> (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). <i>Bills 24–7.</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Top passers</dt></dl> <ul><li>OAK – <a href="/wiki/Dan_Pastorini" title="Dan Pastorini">Dan Pastorini</a> – 10/20, 158 yards, 2 INT</li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Joe Ferguson</a> – 17/22, 175 yards, TD, INT</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top rushers</dt></dl> <ul><li>OAK – <a href="/wiki/Mark_van_Eeghen" title="Mark van Eeghen">Mark van Eeghen</a> – 10 rushes, 46 yards</li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a> – 30 rushes, 90 yards, TD</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top receivers</dt></dl> <ul><li>OAK – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Chandler" title="Bob Chandler">Bob Chandler</a> – 3 receptions, 87 yards</li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jerry Butler (American football)">Jerry Butler</a> – 3 receptions, 49 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_5_at_Chargers">Week 5 at Chargers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Week 5 at Chargers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Five: Buffalo Bills (4–0) at San Diego Chargers (4–0)</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Bills</a></b></td> <td>3</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td><td>14</td><td><b>26</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1980_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1980 San Diego Chargers season">Chargers</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td><b>24</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Jack_Murphy_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack Murphy Stadium">San Diego Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Diego,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego, California">San Diego, California</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 5</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Daylight Time">PDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 68 °F (20 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 51,982</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bob_McElwee" title="Bob McElwee">Bob McElwee</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Jones_(sportscaster)" title="Charlie Jones (sportscaster)">Charlie Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Len_Dawson" title="Len Dawson">Len Dawson</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198010050sdg.htm">Box score</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Nick_Mike-Mayer" title="Nick Mike-Mayer">Nick Mike-Mayer</a> 48-yard field goal, 10:11. <i>Bills 3–0. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 3:17.</b></i></li> <li>SDG – <a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow" title="Kellen Winslow">Kellen Winslow</a> 4-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Dan Fouts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rolf_Benirschke" title="Rolf Benirschke">Rolf Benirschke</a> kick), 5:44. <i>Chargers 7–3. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 2:50.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>SDG – <a href="/wiki/John_Jefferson_(American_football)" title="John Jefferson (American football)">John Jefferson</a> 5-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 14:56. <i>Chargers 14–3. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 2:02.</b></i></li> <li>BUF – Nick Mike-Mayer 29-yard field goal, 8:51. <i>Chargers 14–6. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:05.</b></i></li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Lucius_Sanford" title="Lucius Sanford">Lucius Sanford</a> blocked punt recovery in end zone (kick failed), 2:24. <i>Chargers 14–12.</i></li> <li>SDG – Rolf Benirschke 29-yard field goal, 0:12. <i>Chargers 17–12. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 2:12.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>SDG – <a href="/wiki/Clarence_Williams_(running_back,_born_1955)" title="Clarence Williams (running back, born 1955)">Clarence Williams</a> 3-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 6:19. <i>Chargers 24–12. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:25.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Brammer" title="Mark Brammer">Mark Brammer</a> 9-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Joe Ferguson</a> (Nick Mike-Mayer kick), 10:43. <i>Chargers 24–19. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:34.</b></i></li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a> 3-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick), 7:28. <i>Bills 26–24. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:54.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Joe Ferguson</a> – 14/28, 129 yards, TD</li> <li>SD – <a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Dan Fouts</a> – 20/35, 220 yards, 2 TD, INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a> – 23 rushes, 87 yards, TD</li> <li>SD – <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Muncie" title="Chuck Muncie">Chuck Muncie</a> – 10 rushes, 37 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jerry Butler (American football)">Jerry Butler</a> – 3 receptions, 44 yards</li> <li>SD – <a href="/wiki/John_Jefferson_(American_football)" title="John Jefferson (American football)">John Jefferson</a> – 7 receptions, 85 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_6_vs_Colts">Week 6 vs Colts</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Week 6 vs Colts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;; text-align:center"><b>Week Six: Baltimore Colts (3–2) at Buffalo Bills (5–0)</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1980 Baltimore Colts season">Colts</a></b></td> <td>10</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>17</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Bills</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td><td>3</td><td><b>12</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Rich_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich Stadium">Rich Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orchard_Park,_New_York" title="Orchard Park, New York">Orchard Park, New York</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 12</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Daylight Time">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 49 °F (9 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 73,634</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Tunney_(American_football)" title="Jim Tunney (American football)">Jim Tunney</a></li><li><b>TV</b>: <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198010120buf.htm">Box Score</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Siani_(American_football)" title="Mike Siani (American football)">Mike Siani</a> 38-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Bert_Jones" title="Bert Jones">Bert Jones</a> (<a href="/wiki/Steve_Mike-Mayer" title="Steve Mike-Mayer">Steve Mike-Mayer</a> kick). <i>Colts 7–0.</i></li> <li>BAL – Steve Mike-Mayer 21-yard field goal. <i>Colts 10–0.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>BUF – Roosevelt Leaks 1-yard run. <i>Colts 10–6.</i></li> <li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Don_McCauley" title="Don McCauley">Don McCauley</a> 1-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick). <i>Colts 17–6.</i></li> <li>BUF – Nick Mike-Mayer 49-yard field goal. <i>Colts 17–9.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><i>No scoring</i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>BUF – Nick Mike-Mayer 20-yard field goal. <i>Colts 17–12.</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Top passers</dt></dl> <ul><li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Bert_Jones" title="Bert Jones">Bert Jones</a> – 10/21, 206 yards, TD, INT</li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Joe Ferguson</a> – 17/36, 210 yards, INT</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top rushers</dt></dl> <ul><li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Washington" title="Joe Washington">Joe Washington</a> – 22 rushes, 74 yards</li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a> – 18 rushes, 76 yards</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top receivers</dt></dl> <ul><li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Siani_(American_football)" title="Mike Siani (American football)">Mike Siani</a> – 4 receptions, 91 yards, TD</li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Frank Lewis (American football)">Frank Lewis</a> – 3 receptions, 52 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_7_at_Dolphins">Week 7 at Dolphins</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Week 7 at Dolphins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;; text-align:center"><b>Week Seven: Buffalo Bills (5–1) at Miami Dolphins (3–3)</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Bills</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td><td>7</td><td><b>14</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1980 Miami Dolphins season">Dolphins</a></b></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td><td>0</td><td><b>17</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Orange_Bowl_(stadium)" class="mw-redirect" title="Orange Bowl (stadium)">Orange Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami, Florida</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 19</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Daylight Time">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 80 °F (27 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 41,636</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Red_Cashion" title="Red Cashion">Red Cashion</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a> and <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Merlin Olsen</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198010190mia.htm">Box Score</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>MIA – <a href="/wiki/Don_Bessillieu" title="Don Bessillieu">Don Bessillieu</a> 44-yard fumble return (<a href="/wiki/Uwe_von_Schamann" title="Uwe von Schamann">Uwe von Schamann</a> kick). <i>Dolphins 7–0.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>MIA – <a href="/wiki/Nat_Moore" title="Nat Moore">Nat Moore</a> 3-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/David_Woodley" title="David Woodley">David Woodley</a> (Uwe von Schamann kick). <i>Dolphins 14–0.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a> 2-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Nick_Mike-Mayer" title="Nick Mike-Mayer">Nick Mike-Mayer</a> kick). <i>Dolphins 14–7.</i></li> <li>MIA – Uwe von Schamann 23-yard field goal. <i>Dolphins 17–7.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jerry Butler (American football)">Jerry Butler</a> 7-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Joe Ferguson</a> (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). <i>Dolphins 17–14.</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Top passers</dt></dl> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Joe Ferguson</a> – 24/42, 221 yards, TD</li> <li>MIA – <a href="/wiki/David_Woodley" title="David Woodley">David Woodley</a> – 11/17, 93 yards, TD, INT</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top rushers</dt></dl> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a> – 14 rushes, 38 yards, TD</li> <li>MIA – <a href="/wiki/Terry_Robiskie" title="Terry Robiskie">Terry Robiskie</a> – 18 rushes, 84 yards</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top receivers</dt></dl> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Frank Lewis (American football)">Frank Lewis</a> – 4 receptions, 71 yards</li> <li>MIA – <a href="/wiki/Nat_Moore" title="Nat Moore">Nat Moore</a> – 4 receptions, 39 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_8_vs_Patriots">Week 8 vs Patriots</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Week 8 vs Patriots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #00338D !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C60C30, inset -2px -2px 0 #C60C30;; text-align:center"><b>Week Eight: New England Patriots (6–1) at Buffalo Bills (5–2)</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1980_New_England_Patriots_season" title="1980 New England Patriots season">Patriots</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>10</td><td>0</td><td><b>13</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Bills</a></b></td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td><td>17</td><td><b>31</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Rich_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich Stadium">Rich Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orchard_Park,_New_York" title="Orchard Park, New York">Orchard Park, New York</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 26</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Daylight Time">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 41 °F (5 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 75,092</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Dreith" title="Ben Dreith">Ben Dreith</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Jones_(sportscaster)" title="Charlie Jones (sportscaster)">Charlie Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Len_Dawson" title="Len Dawson">Len Dawson</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198010260buf.htm">Box Score</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>NE – <a href="/wiki/John_Smith_(American_football_placekicker)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Smith (American football placekicker)">John Smith</a> 41-yard field goal. <i>Patriots 3–0.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Frank Lewis (American football)">Frank Lewis</a> 14-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Joe Ferguson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nick_Mike-Mayer" title="Nick Mike-Mayer">Nick Mike-Mayer</a> kick). <i>Bills 7–3.</i></li> <li>BUF – Frank Lewis 12-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). <i>Bills 14–3.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>NE – <a href="/wiki/Russ_Francis" title="Russ Francis">Russ Francis</a> 26-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Steve_Grogan" title="Steve Grogan">Steve Grogan</a> (John Smith kick). <i>Bills 14–10.</i></li> <li>NE – John Smith 32-yard field goal. <i>Bills 14–13.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>BUF – Nick Mike-Mayer 23-yard field goal. <i>Bills 17–13.</i></li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a> 16-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). <i>Bills 24–13.</i></li> <li>BUF – Joe Cribbs 5-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). <i>Bills 31–13.</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Top passers</dt></dl> <ul><li>NE – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Grogan" title="Steve Grogan">Steve Grogan</a> – 13/29, 138 yards, TD, 4 INT</li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Joe Ferguson</a> – 12/28, 176 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top rushers</dt></dl> <ul><li>NE – <a href="/wiki/Don_Calhoun" title="Don Calhoun">Don Calhoun</a> – 8 rushes, 24 yards</li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cribbs" title="Joe Cribbs">Joe Cribbs</a> – 30 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top receivers</dt></dl> <ul><li>NE – <a href="/wiki/Russ_Francis" title="Russ Francis">Russ Francis</a> – 2 receptions, 32 yards, TD</li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Frank Lewis (American football)">Frank Lewis</a> – 5 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_9">Week 9</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Week 9"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• Falcons</td> <td>0</td> <td>10</td><td>10</td><td>10</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">30</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Bills</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td><b>14</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> November 2</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rich_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich Stadium">Rich Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orchard_Park,_New_York" title="Orchard Park, New York">Orchard Park, New York</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:00 p.m. </li><li><b>Game weather:</b> 40 °F or 4.4 °C, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)</li><li><b>Referee:</b> Chuck Heberling</li><li><b>Television network:</b> CBS</li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_10">Week 10</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Week 10"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• Bills</td> <td>10</td> <td>7</td><td>7</td><td>7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">31</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Jets</td> <td>0</td> <td>10</td><td>0</td><td>14</td> <td><b>24</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> November 9</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flushing,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Flushing, New York">Flushing, New York</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 4:00 p.m. </li><li><b>Game weather:</b> 44 °F or 6.7 °C, wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)</li><li><b>Television network:</b> NBC</li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_11">Week 11</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Week 11"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• Bills</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td>7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">14</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Bengals</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td><b>0</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> November 16</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Riverfront_Stadium" title="Riverfront Stadium">Riverfront Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:00 p.m. </li><li><b>Game weather:</b> 34 °F or 1.1 °C, wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)</li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_12">Week 12</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Week 12"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Steelers</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">13</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• Bills</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>7</td><td>7</td> <td><b>28</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> November 23</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rich_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich Stadium">Rich Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orchard_Park,_New_York" title="Orchard Park, New York">Orchard Park, New York</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:00 p.m. </li><li><b>Game weather:</b> 41 °F or 5 °C, wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)</li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_13">Week 13</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Week 13"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Bills</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>3</td><td>7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">24</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• Colts</td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td><td>7</td><td>7</td> <td><b>28</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> November 30</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Baltimore)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)">Memorial Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baltimore,_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore, Maryland">Baltimore, Maryland</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:00 p.m. </li><li><b>Game weather:</b> 43 °F or 6.1 °C, wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)</li><li><b>Referee:</b> Jerry Markbreit</li><li><b>TV announcers:</b> NBC</li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_14">Week 14</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Week 14"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">OT</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Rams</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">7</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• Bills</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>3</td> <td><b>10</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> December 7</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rich_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich Stadium">Rich Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orchard_Park,_New_York" title="Orchard Park, New York">Orchard Park, New York</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:00 p.m. </li><li><b>Game weather:</b> 43 °F or 6.1 °C, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)</li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>):</b> <a href="/wiki/Vin_Scully" title="Vin Scully">Vin Scully</a></li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>First ever win for Buffalo vs Rams </p><p><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_15">Week 15</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Week 15"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Bills</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">2</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• Patriots</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>7</td><td>3</td> <td><b>24</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> December 14</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Schaefer_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Schaefer Stadium">Schaefer Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Foxboro,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Foxboro, Massachusetts">Foxboro, Massachusetts</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:00 p.m. </li><li><b>Game weather:</b> 28 °F or −2.2 °C, wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn)</li><li><b>Referee:</b> Cal Lepore</li><li><b>TV announcers (NBC):</b> Bob Costas and Gene Washington</li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_16">Week 16</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Week 16"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• Bills</td> <td>6</td> <td>7</td><td>5</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">18</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> 49ers</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td>0</td> <td><b>13</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> December 21</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Candlestick_Park" title="Candlestick Park">Candlestick Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, California">San Francisco, California</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:00 p.m. </li><li><b>Game weather:</b> 53 °F or 11.7 °C, wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)</li><li><b>Referee:</b> Ben Dreith</li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>):</b> <a href="/wiki/Don_Criqui" title="Don Criqui">Don Criqui</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Haffner" title="Mike Haffner">Mike Haffner</a></li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason">Postseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Postseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Divisional">Divisional</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Divisional"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">Buffalo Bills at San Diego Chargers </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Bills</td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">14</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• Chargers</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td>10</td> <td><b>20</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> January 3</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Murphy_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack Murphy Stadium">Jack Murphy Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Diego,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego, California">San Diego, California</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 4:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Standard_Time_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Standard Time (North America)">EST</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 52,028</li><li><b>Game weather:</b> Sunny, 65 °F or 18.3 °C, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)</li><li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gene_Barth" title="Gene Barth">Gene Barth</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>):</b> <a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a> and <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Merlin Olsen</a></li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>With 2:08 left in the game, Chargers quarterback <a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Dan Fouts</a> threw the 50-yard winning touchdown pass to receiver Ron Smith to defeat the Bills, 20–14. </p><p>Wrote <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lionel_Zimmerman" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Lionel Zimmerman">Paul Zimmerman</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a>'s 1981 NFL preview, "If <a href="/wiki/Charles_Romes" title="Charles Romes">Charley Romes</a> intercepts the pass that bounces off his chest in the last few minutes of the playoff game against San Diego, then the Chargers don't score on the next play, and win the game. And Buffalo gets to play Oakland at home – where the Bills crushed <a href="/wiki/1980_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1980 Oakland Raiders season">the Raiders</a> earlier in the season. And Buffalo's in the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_events">Notable events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Notable events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Week 15, the Bills became the thirty-fourth team to score only a <a href="/wiki/Safety_(American_and_Canadian_football_score)" class="mw-redirect" title="Safety (American and Canadian football score)">safety</a> in a full game. It was the first occurrence of this since <a href="/wiki/1972_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1972 San Diego Chargers season">the San Diego Chargers</a> against <a href="/wiki/1972_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season">the Pittsburgh Steelers</a> in the last game of the 1972 season, and there have been only three since, by <a href="/wiki/1983_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1983 Minnesota Vikings season">the 1983 Minnesota Vikings</a>, <a href="/wiki/1993_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1993 Cincinnati Bengals season">the 1993 Cincinnati Bengals</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2011_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2011 Atlanta Falcons season">the 2011 Atlanta Falcons</a> in a playoff game. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Buffalo_Bills_season&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: 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color: #FFFFFF !important; ;"><div> <ul><li>Founded in 1960</li> <li>Based and headquartered in <b><a href="/wiki/Orchard_Park_(town),_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Orchard Park (town), New York"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">Orchard Park, New York</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C60C30 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Franchise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Buffalo_Bills" title="History of the Buffalo Bills">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills_all-time_roster" title="Buffalo Bills all-time roster">All-time roster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Buffalo_Bills_seasons" title="List of Buffalo Bills seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Buffalo_Bills_Pro_Bowl_selections" title="List of Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl selections">Pro Bowl selections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Buffalo_Bills_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Buffalo Bills first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Buffalo_Bills_starting_quarterbacks" title="List of Buffalo Bills starting quarterbacks">Starting quarterbacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Buffalo_Bills_head_coaches" title="List of Buffalo Bills head coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_in_Toronto" title="NFL in Toronto">NFL in Toronto</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C60C30 !important; 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color: #FFFFFF !important; ;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bills%E2%80%93Chiefs_rivalry" title="Bills–Chiefs rivalry">Kansas City Chiefs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bills%E2%80%93Dolphins_rivalry" title="Bills–Dolphins rivalry">Miami Dolphins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bills%E2%80%93Patriots_rivalry" title="Bills–Patriots rivalry">New England Patriots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bills%E2%80%93Jets_rivalry" title="Bills–Jets rivalry">New York Jets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bills%E2%80%93Titans_rivalry" title="Bills–Titans rivalry">Tennessee Titans</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C60C30 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;;width:1%">Division championships (14)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1964_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1964 Buffalo Bills season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1965 Buffalo Bills season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1966 Buffalo Bills season">1966</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1988 Buffalo Bills season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1989 Buffalo Bills season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1990 Buffalo Bills season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1991 Buffalo Bills season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1993 Buffalo Bills season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1995 Buffalo Bills season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2020 Buffalo Bills season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2021 Buffalo Bills season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2022 Buffalo Bills season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2023 Buffalo Bills season">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C60C30 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;;width:1%">Conference championships (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_NFL_season" title="1990 NFL season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NFL_season" title="1991 NFL season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NFL_season" title="1992 NFL season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NFL_season" title="1993 NFL season">1993</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C60C30 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;;width:1%">League championships (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1964_American_Football_League_Championship_Game" title="1964 American Football League Championship Game">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_American_Football_League_Championship_Game" title="1965 American Football League Championship Game">1965</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C60C30 !important; 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