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2016 Buffalo Bills season
OwnerTerry and Kim Pegula
General managerDoug Whaley
Head coachRex Ryan (weeks 1-16)
Anthony Lynn (interim, week 17)
Home fieldNew Era Field
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
6
AP All-Pros
2
Uniform
File:Sports uniform of the Buffalo Bills.png

The 2016 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise’s 57th overall season as a football team, 47th in the National Football League, fourth under leadership of general manager Doug Whaley and second under head coach Rex Ryan. The Bills hoped to improve on their 8-8 record from 2015, the team’s first since 2002, but a 34-31 overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins in Week 16 eliminated the Bills from playoff contention for a 17th-straight season, extending the longest active drought among all four North American major professional sports leagues. It would be Rex’s final season as head coach of the Bills, as he and his twin brother, Rob, were fired with one game remaining in the regular season.[1]

Offseason

Roster changes

Signings

Position Player 2015 Team Date signed Notes Source
RB Mike Gillislee Buffalo Bills January 4, 2016 1-year extension/$600,000 [2]
RB James Wilder, Jr. Cincinnati Bengals January 20, 2016 1-year/$525,000 (Reserve/Future) [3]
RB Reggie Bush San Francisco 49ers August 1, 2016 1-year/$3 million [4]
TE Jim Dray Cleveland Browns March 16, 2016 1-year/$760,000 [5]
WR Greg Salas Buffalo Bills January 4, 2016 1-year extension/$600,000 [2]
WR Leonard Hankerson Buffalo Bills April 4, 2016 1-year/$840,000 [6]
WR Kain Colter Minnesota Vikings August 1, 2016 1-year/$450,000 [7]
OG Richie Incognito Buffalo Bills March 8, 2016 3-year extension/$15.75 million [8]
OG Fernando Velasco Carolina Panthers April 7, 2016 1-year/$965,000 [9]
OT Jordan Mills Buffalo Bills March 30, 2016 1-year tender/$1.67 million [10]
OT Chris Martin Miami Dolphins June 13, 2016 1-year/$525,000 [11]
OT Cordy Glenn Buffalo Bills May 3, 2016 5-year extension/$65 million [12]
OT Justin Renfrow San Francisco 49ers June 17, 2016 1-year/$450,000 [13]
DT Corbin Bryant Buffalo Bills March 7, 2016 1-year tender/$1.67 million [14]
DT Casey Walker Dallas Cowboys July 30, 2016 1-year/$525,000 [15]
LB Zach Brown Tennessee Titans April 4, 2016 1-year/$1.25 million [16]
LB Lorenzo Alexander Oakland Raiders April 13, 2016 1-year/$885,000 [17]
CB Mario Butler Buffalo Bills January 4, 2016 1-year extension/$600,000 [2]
CB/KR Javier Arenas New York Jets February 3, 2016 1-year/$600,000 (Reserve/Future) [18]
CB Corey White Arizona Cardinals April 4, 2016 1-year/$840,000 [16]
CB Sterling Moore Tampa Bay Buccaneers April 5, 2016 1-year/$840,000 [19]
SS Robert Blanton Minnesota Vikings March 18, 2016 1-year/$840,000 [20]
SS Colt Anderson Indianapolis Colts April 13, 2016 1-year/$840,000 [17]
P Colton Schmidt Buffalo Bills January 4, 2016 1-year extension/$600,000 [2]
WR Percy Harvin Buffalo Bills November 1, 2016

Free agents lost

Position Player 2016 Team Date signed Notes Source
WR Chris Hogan New England Patriots March 11, 2016 3-years/$12 million [21]
DT Stefan Charles Detroit Lions March 10, 2016 1-year/$1.75 million [22]
LB Nigel Bradham Philadelphia Eagles March 9, 2016 2-years/$7 million [23]
CB Ron Brooks Philadelphia Eagles March 9, 2016 3-years/$5.5 million [23]
CB Leodis Mckelvin Philadelphia Eagles March 10, 2016 3-years/$9 million

Cuts

Position Player Date Source
RB Boobie Dixon March 1, 2016 [24]
WR Davonte Allen August 1, 2016 [25]
TE MarQueis Gray March 1, 2016 [24]
TE Jacob Maxwell April 29, 2016 [26]
T Tyson Chandler April 15, 2016 [27]
T Keith Lumpkin June 13, 2016 [11]
G Kraig Urbik March 1, 2016 [24]
C Ronald Patrick May 2, 2016 [28]
DE Mario Williams March 1, 2016 [24]
DE Cedric Reed July 30, 2016 [15]
DE Claudell Louis June 13, 2016 [11]
DE Jarius Wynn May 2, 2016 [28]
LB Tony Steward April 19, 2016 [29]
CB Leodis McKelvin March 4, 2016 [30]
CB Cam Thomas April 18, 2016 [31]
CB Julian Whigham June 9, 2016 [32]
CB Merrill Noel May 2, 2016 [28]
S Phillip Thomas June 17, 2016 [13]
K Marshall Morgan August 1, 2016 [25]

Retirements

Position Player Date
LB A.J. Tarpley April 6, 2016

Draft

Main article: 2016 NFL draft
2016 Buffalo Bills draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 19 Shaq Lawson  DE Clemson
2 41 Reggie Ragland  LB Alabama Pick from CHI
3 80 Adolphus Washington  DT Ohio St
4 139 Cardale Jones  QB Ohio St Compensatory
5 156 Jonathan Williams  RB Arkansas
6 192 Kolby Listenbee  WR TCU
6 218 Kevon Seymour  CB USC Compensatory
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

Undrafted free agents

All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2016 NFL draft concluded on April 30 unless otherwise noted.

Position Player College Notes
QB Joe Licata Buffalo Tryout basis. Signed with Cincinnati Bengals before training camp.
FB Glenn Gronkowski Kansas State Brother of Chris, Dan and Rob Gronkowski. Signed with New England Patriots after training camp to reunite with his brother Rob.
WR Davonte Allen Marshall
WR Garry Chambers Arizona State
OT Keith Lumpkin Rutgers
OG Jamison Lalk Iowa State
OG Marquis Lucas WVU
C Robert Kuglar Purdue
DT Justin Zimmer Ferris
DE Bryson Albright Miami
LB Eric Striker Oklahoma
CB Julian Whigham Syracuse
LS Reid Ferguson LSU
K Marshall Morgan Georgia

Staff

On January 10, 2016, one week after the 2015 season ended, Doug Whaley signed a three-year contract extension to remain the Bills general manager. That same day, it was announced that Rex had hired his twin brother, Rob, to the Bills coaching staff to serve as an assistant head coach and will also work with the defense. Three days later, Ryan hired former NFL standout Ed Reed to be an assistant defensive backs coach. On January 20, 2016, the Bills promoted Kathryn Smith to special teams quality control coach, making her the first female full-time coach in NFL history. On September 16, 2016, less than 24 hours after losing 37-31 to the New York Jets in their home opener in a game in which the defense failed to stop Jets running back Matt Forte, instead of firing defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman, Ryan pretty much sealed his own fate by firing offensive coordinator Greg Roman and promoting running backs coach Anthony Lynn to the position (Lynn would later be promoted to interim head coach on December 27, 2016 after the Ryan brothers were fired after the 34-31 overtime loss to the Dolphins eliminated the team from the playoffs).[33]

Staff

2016 Buffalo Bills staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 13 Indianapolis Colts L 19-18 0-1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
2 August 20 New York Giants W 21-0 1-1 New Era Field Recap
3 August 26 at Washington Redskins L 21-16 1-2 FedExField Recap
4 September 1 at Detroit Lions L 31-0 1-3 Ford Field Recap

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 11 at Baltimore Ravens L 13-7 0-1 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
2 September 15 New York Jets L 37-31 0-2 New Era Field Recap
3 September 25 Arizona Cardinals W 33-18 1-2 New Era Field Recap
4 October 2 at New England Patriots W 16-0 2-2 Gillette Stadium Recap
5 October 9 at Los Angeles Rams W 30-19 3-2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
6 October 16 San Francisco 49ers W 45-16 4-2 New Era Field Recap
7 October 23 at Miami Dolphins L 28-25 4-3 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
8 October 30 New England Patriots L 41-25 4-4 New Era Field Recap
9 November 7 at Seattle Seahawks L 31-25 4-5 CenturyLink Field Recap
10 Bye
11 November 20 at Cincinnati Bengals W 16-12 5-5 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
12 November 27 Jacksonville Jaguars W 28-21 6-5 New Era Field Recap
13 December 4 at Oakland Raiders L 38-24 6-6 Oakland Alameda Coliseum Recap
14 December 11 Pittsburgh Steelers L 27-20 6-7 New Era Field Recap
15 December 18 Cleveland Browns W 33-13 7-7 New Era Field Recap
16 December 24 Miami Dolphins L 34-31 (OT) 7-8 New Era Field Recap
17 January 1, 2017 at New York Jets L 30-10 7-9 MetLife Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
Bills 0 700 7
• Ravens 3 703 13
Scoring summary
Q10:35BALTucker 50 yard field goalBAL 7–0
Q210:11BALWallace 66 yard pass from Flacco (Tucker kick)BAL 14–0
Q23:02BUFMcCoy 1 yard run (Carpenter kick)BAL 14–7
Q45:39BALTucker 37 yard field goalBAL 17–7

[34][35]

Tyrod Taylor made his first return to Baltimore since signing with the Bills in the 2014-2015 offseason after Kyle Orton retired. Sadly, despite LeSean McCoy’s 1-yard run in the second quarter, the Bills couldn’t muster any serious offense and thus opened the season at 0-1.

Week 2

1 234Total
• Jets 6 14710 37
Bills 7 3147 31
Scoring summary
Q16:41NYJFolk 28 yard field goalNYJ 3–0
Q15:16BUFGoodwin 84 yard pass from Taylor (Carpenter kick)BUF 7–3
Q10:00NYJFolk 29 yard field goalBUF 7–6
Q211:07NYJForte 1 yard run (Folk kick)NYJ 13–7
Q23:53NYJDecker 5 yard pass from Fitzpatrick (Folk kick)NYJ 20–7
Q20:05BUFCarpenter 39 yard field goalNYJ 20–10
Q314:09BUFSalas 71 yard pass from Taylor (Carpenter kick)NYJ 20–17
Q311:15BUFRobey-Coleman 36 yard fumble return (Carpenter kick)BUF 24–20
Q32:12NYJForte 3 yard run (Folk kick)NYJ 27–24
Q410:40NYJFolk 36 yard field goalNYJ 30–24
Q44:02NYJForte 12 yard run (Folk kick)NYJ 37–24
Q41:17BUFGillislee 18 yard pass from Taylor (Carpenter kick)NYJ 37–31

[36] [37]

The Bills saw the return of their red Color Rush uniforms from 2015 in this game. Sadly, with the loss, not only did the Bills drop to 0-2 in their first regular season game since Ralph Wilson Stadium became New Era Field during the summer, but instead of firing defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman (since it was the defense failing to stop running back Matt Forte from rushing for 100 yards and three touchdowns), head coach Rex Ryan decided to fire offensive coordinator Greg Roman instead, promoting running backs coach Anthony Lynn to offensive coordinator the next day. As if the loss wasn’t bad enough, the team also lost wide receiver Greg Salas for the season to a groin injury and Sammy Watkins for several weeks to a foot injury.

Week 3

1 234Total
Cardinals 0 765 18
• Bills 10 7133 33
Scoring summary
Q13:29BUFCarpenter 19 yard field goalBUF 3–0
Q10:55BUFMcCoy 24 yard run (Carpenter kick)BUF 10–0
Q210:25BUFMcCoy 5 yard run (Carpenter kick)BUF 17–0
Q21:05ARIJohnson 4 yard run (Catanzaro kick)BUF 17–7
Q310:31BUFTaylor 20 yard run (kick failed)BUF 23–7
Q32:25BUFA. Williams 53 yard fumble return (Carpenter kick)BUF 30–7
Q30:12ARIJohnson 22 yard run (pass failed)BUF 30–13
Q410:36ARICatanzaro 60 yard field goalBUF 30–16
Q44:48BUFCarpenter 45 yard field goalBUF 33–16
Q43:04ARISafety, McCoy tackled in end zone by PetersBUF 33–18

[38] [39]

With the win, the Bills improved to 1-2 in Lynn’s first game as offensive coordinator and Rex’s job is not in as much jeopardy as it would have been had the team lost.

Week 4

1 234Total
• Bills 7 630 16
Patriots 0 000 0
Scoring summary
Q15:31BUFMcCoy 7 yard pass from Taylor (Carpenter kick)BUF 7–0
Q214:49BUFCarpenter 34 yard field goalBUF 10–0
Q27:46BUFCarpenter 43 yard field goalBUF 13–0
Q30:28BUFCarpenter 44 yard field goalBUF 16–0

[40] [41]

With the win, not only did the Bills improve to 2-2, but Ryan got his first career victory at Gillette Stadium (he was 0-7 as head coach coming in, including six straight losses as New York Jets head coach from 2009-2014).

Week 5

1 234Total
• Bills 7 977 30
Rams 3 1033 19
Scoring summary
Q19:31LAZuerlein 37 yard field goalLA 3–0
Q12:22BUFHunter 4 yard pass from Taylor (Carpenter kick)BUF 7–3
Q213:59BUFGillislee 5 yard run (kick blocked)BUF 13–3
Q27:46LAZuerlein 32 yard field goalBUF 13–6
Q21:56LAGurley 1 yard run (Zuerlein kick)Tie 13–13
Q20:00BUFCarpenter 23 yard field goalBUF 16–13
Q38:05LAZuerlein 54 yard field goalTie 16–16
Q33:54BUFRobey-Coleman 41 yard interception return (Carpenter kick)BUF 23–16
Q45:51LAZuerlein 22 yard field goalBUF 23–19
Q42:37BUFGoodwin 6 yard pass from Taylor (Carpenter kick)BUF 30–19

[42] [43]

With the win, the Bills improved to 3-2 and their first three-game winning streak since 2011 (the team started that season 3-0 before ultimately losing nine of their final 12 games).

Week 6

1 234Total
49ers 3 1003 16
• Bills 7 10721 45
Scoring summary
Q15:43SFDawson 33 yard field goalSF 3–0
Q10:14BUFMcCoy 4 yard run (Carpenter kick)BUF 7–3
Q213:56SFSmith 53 yard pass from Kaepernick (Dawson kick)SF 10–7
Q210:18BUFMcCoy 12 yard run (Carpenter kick)BUF 14–10
Q25:54SFDawson 48 yard field goalBUF 14–13
Q20:21BUFCarpenter 40 yard field goalBUF 17–13
Q31:55BUFHunter 30 yard pass from Taylor (Carpenter kick)BUF 24–13
Q414:48SFDawson 47 yard field goalBUF 24–16
Q410:53BUFMcCoy 18 yard run (Carpenter kick)BUF 31–16
Q410:32BUFWoods 5 yard pass from Taylor (Carpenter kick)BUF 38–16
Q45:40BUFGillislee 44 yard run (Carpenter kick)BUF 45–16

[44] [45]

With the win, the Bills improved to 4-2 and their first four-game winning streak since 2008 (the team started that season 4-0 in Dick Jauron’s last full season as head coach before ultimately losing nine of their final 12 games).

Week 7

1 234Total
Bills 3 778 25
• Dolphins 3 3814 28
Scoring summary
Q17:28MIAFranks 36 yard field goalMIA 3–0
Q10:49BUFCarpenter 29 yard field goalTie 3–3
Q211:47BUFTaylor 10 yard run (Carpenter kick)BUF 10–3
Q23:47MIAFranks 33 yard field goalBUF 10–6
Q35:51BUFGoodwin 67 yard pass from Taylor (Carpenter kick)BUF 17–6
Q30:18MIAAjayi 4 yard run (Landry pass from Tannehill)BUF 17–14
Q43:56MIAWilliams 12 yard run (Franks kick)MIA 21–17
Q42:24MIAStills 66 yard pass from Tannehill (Franks kick)MIA 28–17
Q40:14BUFBush 1 yard run (Bush pass from Taylor)MIA 28–25

[46] [47]

The Bills led 17-6 with 5:51 remaining in the third quarter, but running back Jay Ajayi’s 204-yard rushing game proved to be the difference as the Dolphins outscored them 22-8 after that, dropping the Bills to 4-3. As if the loss wasn’t bad enough, the team also lost safety Aaron Williams for the season with a neck injury sustained after a hit from Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry.

Week 8

1 234Total
• Patriots 14 10143 41
Bills 3 778 25
  • Date: October 30
  • Location: New Era Field
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 70,442
  • Game weather: Rain; 49°F
  • Referee: John Parry
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts, and Evan Washburn

[48] [49]

Scoring summary
Q111:07BUFCarpenter 23 yard field goalBUF 3–0
Q14:35NEAmendola 9 yard pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick)NE 7–3
Q11:41NEHogan 53 yard pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick)NE 14–3
Q26:26BUFGillislee 3 yard run (Carpenter kick)NE 14–10
Q24:18NEGronkowski 53 yard pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick)NE 21–10
Q20:03NEGostkowski 51 yard field goalNE 24–10
Q314:00NEEdelman 12 yard pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick)NE 31–10
Q37:57BUFTaylor 26 yard run (Carpenter kick)NE 31–17
Q37:10NEBlount 1 yard run (Gostkowski kick)NE 38–17
Q47:10NEGostkowski 32 yard field goalNE 41–17
Q40:33BUFJ. Williams 1 yard run (O'Leary pass from Manuel)NE 41–25

Chris Hogan made his first return to Buffalo since signing with the Patriots in the offseason to catch the second of quarterback Tom Brady’s four touchdown passes, proving that not even Deflategate can slow Brady down, dropping the Bills to 4-4.

Week 9

1 234Total
Bills 14 308 25
• Seahawks 7 2103 31

[50] [51]

Scoring summary
Q113:32BUFTaylor 3 yard run (Carpenter kick)BUF 7–0
Q112:21SEAWilson 3 yard run (Hauschka kick)Tie 7–7
Q12:21BUFHunter 5 yard pass from Taylor (Carpenter kick)BUF 14–7
Q214:54SEAGraham 17 yard pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick)Tie 14–14
Q25:22BUFCarpenter 31 yard field goalBUF 17–14
Q24:29SEAMichael 3 yard run (Hauschka kick)SEA 21–17
Q21:00SEAGraham 18 yard pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick)SEA 28–17
Q414:26BUFGillislee 1 yard run (Taylor run)SEA 28–25
Q49:49SEAHauschke 49 yard field goalSEA 31–25

Tight end Jimmy Graham’s two touchdown catches proved to be the difference as the Seahawks dropped the Bills to 4-5 heading into the bye week. As if the loss wasn’t bad enough, they also lost center Eric Wood for the season to a leg injury.

Week 11

1 234Total
• Bills 7 333 16
Bengals 6 600 12
Scoring summary
Q18:52BUFMcCoy 7 yard run (Carpenter kick)BUF 7–0
Q12:34CINDalton 2 yard run (kick failed)Tie 7–7
Q29:03BUFCarpenter 26 yard field goalBUF 10–7
Q25:53CINBoyd 1 yard pass from Dalton (kick failed)CIN 12–10
Q310:25BUFCarpenter 54 yard field goalBUF 13–12
Q412:05BUFCarpenter 20 yard field goalBUF 16–12

[52] [53] With the win, the Bills improved to 5-5, but it came at a price when running back LeSean McCoy, wide receiver Robert Woods and safety Robert Blanton all left the game with injuries.

Week 12

1 234Total
Jaguars 7 077 21
• Bills 0 6148 28
Scoring summary
Q18:15JACIvory 2 yard run (Myers kick)JAC 7–0
Q20:20BUFMcCoy 7 yard run (kick failed)JAC 7–6
Q314:47BUFMcCoy 75 yard run (Carpenter kick)BUF 13–7
Q39:26JACLee 20 yard pass from Bortles (Myers kick)JAC 14–13
Q33:00BUFTaylor 7 yard run (Carpenter kick)BUF 20–14
Q414:52JACHurns 12 yard pass from Bortles (Myers kick)JAC 21–20
Q410:46BUFHunter 16 yard pass from Taylor (McCoy run)BUF 28–21


[54] [55]


With the win, the Bills improved to 6-5, but it came at a devastating price when they lost defensive tackle Corbin Bryant and wide receiver Walt Powell for the season with a shoulder and ankle injury, respectively.

Week 13: at Oakland Raiders

Week Thirteen: Buffalo Bills at Oakland Raiders
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 3 7 14024
Raiders 3 6 141538

at Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 4:05pm ET/1:05pm PT
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 54,759
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

The Bills led 24-9 just 5:59 into the third quarter, but the Raiders outscored them 29-0 after that, including a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs from Latavius Murray to drop the Bills to 6-6.

Week 14: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Fourteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 7 7627
Bills 0 7 01320

at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York

  • Date: December 11
  • Game time: 1:00pm ET
  • Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C), snow showers
  • Game attendance: 69,657
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

For the second time this season, the Bills’ defense gets owned for three touchdowns, as Le’Veon Bell carried the ball—and his team, for that matter—for 298 total yards, 236 of which on the ground, dropping the Bills to 6-7 heading into the most important game of the season, a matchup with the still-winless Cleveland Browns the following week.

Week 15: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Fifteen: Cleveland Browns at Buffalo Bills
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 3 0 10013
Bills 10 7 7933

at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 1:00pm ET
  • Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 66,529
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

With the win, not only did the Bills improve to 7-7 and keep their slim playoff chances alive, but they set a new franchise record for rushing touchdowns in a season (27) with running back LeSean McCoy’s second rushing touchdown of the game, an 8-yarder in the fourth quarter.

Week 16: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Sixteen: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Dolphins 7 7 143334
Bills 0 7 1410031

at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

After the Bills took the lead with an 18-yard touchdown catch by Charles Clay with 1:20 remaining, the Dolphins took the game to overtime with a 55-yard field goal by kicker Andrew Franks with 0:06 remaining, then secured the win with 0:47 left in the extra period with a second field goal, this one from 27 yards out. With the loss, not only did the Bills drop to 7-8, but for the second time in three seasons, they were also eliminated from playoff contention with one game remaining (they were eliminated from playoff contention in 2014 with a 26-24 loss to the Oakland Raiders in Week 16). Three days later, the Rex and Rob experiment in Buffalo was over after nearly two seasons as the team fired the Ryan brothers and promoted Lynn to interim head coach for the season finale.

Week 17: at New York Jets

Week Seventeen: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 0 3 0710
Jets 0 10 101030

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: January 1, 2017
  • Game time: 1:00pm ET
  • Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 78,160
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

Lynn served as interim head coach and EJ Manuel made his only start of the season in what would later become his final game with the team. Sadly, with the loss, the Bills closed out the season at 7-9 for the first time since 2008 (the team started that season 5-1 before ultimately losing eight of their final ten games).

Standings

Division

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) New England Patriots 14 2 0 .875 5–1 11–1 441 250 W7
(6) Miami Dolphins 10 6 0 .625 4–2 7–5 363 380 L1
Buffalo Bills 7 9 0 .438 1–5 4–8 399 378 L2
New York Jets 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 275 409 W1

Conference

AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 New England Patriots East 14 2 0 .875 5–1 11–1 .439 .424 W7
2[a] Kansas City Chiefs West 12 4 0 .750 6–0 9–3 .508 .479 W2
3 Pittsburgh Steelers North 11 5 0 .688 5–1 9–3 .494 .423 W7
4[b] Houston Texans South 9 7 0 .563 5–1 7–5 .502 .427 L1
Wild Cards
5[a] Oakland Raiders West 12 4 0 .750 3–3 9–3 .504 .443 L1
6 Miami Dolphins East 10 6 0 .625 4–2 7–5 .455 .341 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[b][c] Tennessee Titans South 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 .465 .458 W1
8[c] Denver Broncos West 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 .549 .455 W1
9[d] Baltimore Ravens North 8 8 0 .500 4–2 7–5 .498 .363 L2
10[d] Indianapolis Colts South 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 .492 .406 W1
11 Buffalo Bills East 7 9 0 .438 1–5 4–8 .482 .339 L2
12 Cincinnati Bengals North 6 9 1 .406 3–3 5–7 .521 .333 W1
13[e] New York Jets East 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 .518 .313 W1
14[e] San Diego Chargers West 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .543 .513 L5
15 Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 13 0 .188 2–4 2–10 .527 .417 L1
16 Cleveland Browns North 1 15 0 .063 0–6 1–11 .549 .313 L1
Tiebreakers[f]
  1. ^ a b Kansas City clinched the AFC West division over Oakland based on head-to-head sweep.
  2. ^ a b Houston clinched the AFC South division title over Tennessee based on record vs. division opponents.
  3. ^ a b Tennessee finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ^ a b Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on record vs. conference opponents.
  5. ^ a b The New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based record vs. common opponents — the Jets' cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis,
    Kansas City and Miami was 1–4, while San Diego's cumulative record against the same four teams was 0–5.
  6. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Final roster

2016 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, 16 inactive, 12 practice squad

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