The 2013 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 44th season in the National Football League and the first under head coach Doug Marrone . It was also the final season under the ownership of Ralph Wilson , who died in March 2014 at the age of 95. The team equaled their record from 2012 and missed the playoffs, increasing their playoff drought to 14 seasons. This was the first year of renewed leases on Ralph Wilson Stadium and for the Bills Toronto Series , both of which were signed in the preceding offseason. The Toronto series was originally set to expire in 2017, but was cancelled in December 2014; the lease on Ralph Wilson Stadium expires in 2022 and will presumably be the last agreement with the aging stadium, as the lease specifies that the process of exploring a new stadium begins during the lease period. The Bills also started the 2013 season with a new starting quarterback, first-round draft pick EJ Manuel , after previous starter Ryan Fitzpatrick refused a pay cut and was subsequently released.
2013 draft
Notes
^[a] The Bills traded their first- (No. 8 overall) and third- (No. 71 overall) round selections to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the Rams' first- (No. 16 overall), second- (No. 46 overall), third- (No. 78 overall) and seventh- (No. 222 overall) round selections.
^[b] The Bills traded their original seventh-round selection (No. 214 overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for quarterback Tarvaris Jackson .
Staff
2013 Buffalo Bills staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Final roster
2013 Buffalo Bills final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
53 active, 7 inactive, 7 practice squad
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
# Indicates that the game was part of the Bills Toronto Series .
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. New England Patriots
Game information
First quarter
NE: Julian Edelman 9-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 10:46. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 0:47.
NE: Stephen Gostkowski 48-yard field goal, 4:47. Patriots 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 20 yards, 3:43.
Second quarter
Third quarter
BUF: Steve Johnson 18-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 11:03. Bills 21–17. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:57.
Fourth quarter
NE: Stephen Gostkowski 33-yard field goal, 10;48. Bills 21–20. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:29.
NE: Stephen Gostkowski 35-yard field goal, 0:05. Patriots 23–21. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 4:26.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
NE – Danny Amendola – 10 REC, 104 YDS
BUF – Fred Jackson – 4 REC, 41 YDS
Top tacklers
Stephen Gostkowski would kick a game-winning 35 yard field goal with 5 seconds left to give the Patriots the win.
With the loss, the Bills began the season 0-1.
Week 2: vs. Carolina Panthers
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
BUF: Dan Carpenter 20-yard field goal, 10:49. Panthers 7-6. Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 4:11.
CAR: Ted Ginn, Jr. 40-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 6:52. Panthers 14-6. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:57.
BUF: Fred Jackson 4-yard run (EJ Manuel -Robert Woods pass), 4:15. Tie 14-14. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:37.
Fourth quarter
CAR: Graham Gano 27-yard field goal, 12:44. Panthers 17-14. Drive: 7 plays, 7 yards, 3:15.
CAR: Graham Gano 25-yard field goal, 8:41. Panthers 20-14. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:33.
BUF: Dan Carpenter 48-yard field goal, 7:13. Panthers 20-17. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:28.
CAR: Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 1:38. Panthers 23-17. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 5:35.
BUF: Steve Johnson 2-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 0:02. Bills 24-23. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 1:36.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers
Buffalo would trail for most of this game against the Panthers. But they would get the lead and the win after Stevie Johnson caught a 2-yard touchdown pass EJ Manuel with 2 seconds left. Dan Carpenter would kick the extra point and give the Bills a 24-23 win. According to ESPN's Monday Night kickoff, after the game, the Bills Twitter page posted a tweet saying "Extra Point good, overtime, here we go", to which they were wrong, as Buffalo had won the game.
With the win, Buffalo improved to 1-1.
Week 3: at New York Jets
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
BUF: Dan Carpenter 37-yard field goal, 13:45. Jets 7-3. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:17.
BUF: Dan Carpenter 23-yard field goal, 9:57. Jets 7-6. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 3:29.
NYJ: Stephen Hill 51-yard pass from Geno Smith (Nick Folk kick), 6:58. Jets 14-6. 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:59.
NYJ Nick Folk 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Jets 17-6. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 0:43.
Third quarter
NYJ: Nick Folk 34-yard field goal, 9:48. Jets 20-6. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:47.
BUF: Dan Carpenter 43-yard field goal, 8:18. Jets 20-9. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 1:30.
BUF: Dan Carpenter 26-yard field goal, 5:35. Jets 20-12. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:15.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers
With the loss, the Bills fell to 1-2.
Week 4: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week Four: Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Ravens
0
7
7 6 20
Bills
6
14
3 0 23
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Game information
First quarter
BUF: Dan Carpenter 27-yard field goal, 6:11. Bills 3-0. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 4:43.
BUF: Dan Carpenter 27-yard field goal, 3:03. Bills 6-0. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:26.
Second quarter
Third quarter
BAL: Torrey Smith 26-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 7:17. Bills 20-14. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:31.
BUF: Dan Carpenter 22-yard field goal, 1:56. Bills 23-14. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 2:57.
Fourth quarter
BAL: Justin Tucker 35-yard field goal, 7:12. Bills 23-17. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:21.
BAL: Justin Tucker 24-yard field goal, 4:04. Bills 23-20. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:39.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers
The Bills defense would intercept Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco 5 times in this game, as Flacco completed only 50% of his passes in the game. Despite the 5 turnovers, the game was still somewhat close, but the Bills would win the game 23-20.
With the win, the Bills improved to 2-2.
Week 5: at Cleveland Browns
Game information
First quarter
BUF: Fred Jackson 1-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 13:16. Bills 7-0. Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:45.
BUF: Dan Carpenter 52-yard field goal, 5:51. Bills 10-0. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 4:14.
Second quarter
CLE: Billy Cundiff 30-yard field goal, 14:24. Bills 10-3. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:12.
CLE: Willis McGahee 1-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 3:52. Tie 10-10. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 7:10.
CLE: Travis Benjamin 79-yard punt return (Billy Cundiff kick), 2:20. Browns 17-10.
Third quarter
BUF: C. J. Spiller 54-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 13:51. Tie 17-17. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:59.
BUF: Fred Jackson 1-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 6:32. Bills 24-17. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:15.
CLE: Josh Gordon 37-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Billy Cundiff kick), 5:35. Tie 24-24. Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:57.
Fourth quarter
CLE: Billy Cundiff 24-yard field goal, 12:31. Browns 27-24. Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 4:32.
CLE: Billy Cundiff 44-yard field goal, 2:19. Browns 30-24. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 4:41.
CLE: T. J. Ward 44-yard interception return, 1:44. Browns 37-24.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers
EJ Manuel would leave the game for the Bills with a knee injury, and he would be replaced by Thad Lewis during the game. The Bills would have a 27-24 lead in the third quarter, but the Browns, who also lost quarterback Brian Hoyer , would win the game with Brandon Weeden at the helm. T. J. Ward would return an interception 44 yards to seal the game.
With the loss, the Bills fell to 2-3.
Week 6: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week Six: Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Bengals
10
7
7 0 3 27
Bills
7
3
0 14 0 24
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Game information
First quarter
CIN: Mike Nugent 46-yard field goal, 12:14. Bengals 3-0. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:46.
BUF: Thad Lewis 3-yard run, 10:01. Bills 7-3. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:13.
CIN: A. J. Green 18-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 5:26. Bengals 10-7. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:35.
Second quarter
CIN: Giovani Bernard 20-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 8:34. Bengals 17-7. Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 5:07.
BUF: Dan Carpenter 51-yard field goal, 4:14. Bengals 17-10. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:20.
Third quarter
CIN: Marvin Jones 10-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:49. Bengals 24-10. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:51.
Fourth quarter
BUF: Scott Chandler 22-yard pass from Thad Lewis (Dan Carpenter kick), 10:13. Bengals 24-17. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:33.
BUF: Marquise Goodwin 40-yard pass from Thad Lewis (Dan Carpenter kick), 1:08. Tie 24-24. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 1:32.
Overtime
CIN: Mike Nugent 43-yard field goal, 6:44. Bengals 27-24. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:04.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers
The Bills would trail 24-10 in the fourth quarter, but they would come back to tie the game after Marquise Goodwin caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from Thad Lewis and force overtime. In the extra period, the Bills would get the ball first, but would be forced to punt after they went 3 and out. The Bengals would return the punt 39 yards to set them up in field goal range. A couple of plays later, Mike Nugent would kick the game winning 43-yard field goal to end the game.
With the tough loss, the Bills fell to 2-4.
Week 7: at Miami Dolphins
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
MIA: Charles Clay 7-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 10:59. Bills 14-7. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 3:23.
BUF: Dan Carpenter 39-yard field goal, 3:14. Bills 17-7. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 2:36.
MIA: Brandon Gibson 13-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 0:21. Bills 17-14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:04.
Third quarter
MIA: Brandon Gibson 4-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 6:46. Dolphins 21-17. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:43.
Fourth quarter
BUF: Dan Carpenter 20-yard field goal, 14:16. Dolphins 21-20. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 7:30.
BUF: Dan Carpenter 31-yard field goal, 0:33. Bills 23-21. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 2:15.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers
With the win, the Bills improved to 3-4.
Week 8: at New Orleans Saints
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
BUF: Steve Johnson 13-yard pass from Thad Lewis (Dan Carpenter kick), 10:44. Tie 7-7. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:07.
BUF: Dan Carpenter 37-yard field goal, 4:35. Bills 10-7. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 3:58.
'NO: Kenny Stills 69-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 3:43. Saints 14-10. Drive: 2 plays, 86 yards, 0:52.
'NO: Jimmy Graham 15-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 0:30. Saints 21-10. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:48.
Third quarter
NO: Jimmy Graham 13-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 5:15. Saints 28-10. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:25.
Fourth quarter
BUF: Fred Jackson 1-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 14:20. Saints 28-17. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:55.
NO: Kenny Stills 42-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 7:34. Saints 35-17. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:58.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers
This marks the Bills' only game outside of the Eastern time zone during the 2013 season.
Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week Nine: Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chiefs
0
3
10 10 23
Bills
7
3
3 0 13
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Date : November 3Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 36 °F (2 °C), overcastGame attendance : 68,159Referee : Ron Winter TV announcers (CBS) : Greg Gumbel and Dan DierdorfRecap , Game book
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With the loss, the Bills fell to 3-6.
Week 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Ten: Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bills
3
0
0 7 10
Steelers
0
10
7 6 23
at Heinz Field , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date : November 10Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 46 °F (8 °C), mostly cloudyGame attendance : 60,406Referee : Scott GreenTV announcers (CBS) : Marv Albert and Rich GannonRecap , Game book
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With the loss, the Bills fell to 3-7.
Week 11: vs. New York Jets
Week Eleven: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Jets
0
0
0 14 14
Bills
0
20
14 3 37
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Date : November 17Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 62 °F (17 °C), cloudyGame attendance : 68,036Referee : Bill Leavy TV announcers (CBS) : Ian Eagle and Dan FoutsRecap , Game book
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With the win, the Bills improved to 4-7.
Week 13: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Bills Toronto Series
Week Thirteen: Atlanta Falcons at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Falcons
7
10
7 7 3 34
Bills
14
3
7 7 0 31
at Rogers Centre , Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date : December 1Game time : 4:05 p.m. ESTGame weather : Played indoors (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 38,969Referee : Walt AndersonTV announcers (Fox) : Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris BuddenRecap , Game book
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With the loss, the Bills fell to 4-8.
Week 14: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Game information
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers
With the loss, the Bills fell to 4-9.
Week 15: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Fifteen: Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bills
3
17
0 7 27
Jaguars
3
7
3 7 20
at EverBank Field , Jacksonville, Florida
Date : December 15Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 60 °F (16 °C), 10% chance of rainGame attendance : 60,085Referee : Ron WinterTV announcers (CBS) : Andrew Catalon and Rich GannonRecap , Game book
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With the win, the Bills improved to 5–9, but were eliminated from playoff contention with the Miami Dolphins ' win over the New England Patriots .
Week 16: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week Sixteen: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Dolphins
0
0
0 0 0
Bills
3
7
0 9 19
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Date : December 22Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 41 °F (5 °C), cloudy with mistGame attendance : 54,305Referee : Clete Blakeman TV announcers (CBS) : Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein (blacked out locally)Recap , Game book
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With the win, the Bills improved to 6-9.
Week 17: at New England Patriots
Week Seventeen: Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bills
3
0
7 10 20
Patriots
6
10
0 18 34
at Gillette Stadium , Foxborough, Massachusetts
Date : December 29Game time : 4:25 p.m. ESTGame weather : 39 °F (4 °C), rainGame attendance : 68,756Referee : Ed HochuliTV announcers (CBS) : Ian Eagle and Dan FoutsRecap , Game book
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Top passers
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With the loss, the Bills ended their season at 6-10.
Standings
Division
Conference
References
External links
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