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Revision as of 19:54, 7 January 2011
2010 Buffalo Bills season | |
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Owner | Ralph Wilson |
Head coach | Chan Gailey |
Home field | Ralph Wilson Stadium Rogers Centre (1 game) |
Results | |
Record | 4–12 |
Division place | 4th AFC East |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 1 |
Uniform | |
File:AFCE-Uniform-BUF.PNG | |
The 2010 Buffalo Bills season was the team's 41st season in the National Football League, and their 51st overall. The Bills hoped to improve on their 6–10 record from the 2009 season, and attempt to make the playoffs for the first time since 1999, the longest standing playoff drought in the NFL which is tied with the Detroit Lions. The Bills had the 9th pick in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft selecting C.J. Spiller a RB from Clemson. This season marks the first 0-8 start since the 1984 Buffalo Bills season. They were eliminated from playoff contention in Week 12 extending their playoff drought to 11 seasons.
Offseason
The Bills had fired head coach Dick Jauron and offensive coordinator Turk Schonert during the course of the 2009 season. The remainder of the Jauron coaching staff was released after the 2009 season. Chan Gailey was hired as the Bills' head coach, and Buddy Nix had taken over as general manager after a two-year vacancy in the position in which current team CEO Russ Brandon handled GM responsibilities. Gailey is expected to install the 3-4 defense and an offense that emphasizes the running game. George Edwards was named defensive coordinator, and though Gailey stated he would call the offensive plays, Curtis Modkins was named the nominal offensive coordinator.
On February 18, 2010, starting right tackle Brad Butler announced his retirement from professional football. Butler suffered a season ending (ultimately a career ending) knee injury vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in week 2 of the 2009 season.
The Bills held an open competition for the starting quarterback position between Trent Edwards, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Brian Brohm during training camp. Edwards was named starter prior to the first preseason game.
2010 Draft
Round | Overall | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 9 | C.J. Spiller | RB | Clemson |
2 | 41 | Torell Troup | DT | UCF |
3 | 72 | Alex Carrington | DE | Arkansas State |
4 | 107 | Marcus Easley | WR | Connecticut |
5 | 140 | Ed Wang | OT | Virginia Tech |
6 | 178 | Arthur Moats | DE | James Madison |
6 | 192 | Danny Batten | DE | South Dakota State |
7 | 209 | Levi Brown | QB | Troy |
7 | 216 | Kyle Calloway | OT | Iowa |
In-season transactions
Come week three Fitzpatrick was named starter against the Patriots as Edwards was benched. In the game Fitzpatrick had surpased Edwards' stats for the first two games. This resulted in Edwards' release from the roster the Monday after the game when the success of the preseason didn't carry over into the first two games of the regular season. [1] He was picked up by the Jacksonville Jaguars off waivers the next day on Tuesday. [2]
Similarly, Marshawn Lynch was one of the starting running backs at the beginning of the regular season. He was only to be traded to the Seattle Seahawks after four games into the regular season with the rise of running backs Fred Jackson and first-round draft pick C.J. Spiller created a logjam. The draft picks were at first undisclosed. It was later announced that the Bills would receive a fourth-round draft pick in the 2011 draft and a conditional pick in the 2012 draft.[3]
Staff and roster
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Current roster
Schedule
Preseason
The Bills preseason schedule was announced on March 31, 2010. The second preseason game, against the Indianapolis Colts, was held at the Rogers Centre in Toronto as part of the Bills Toronto Series.[4]
The asterisk for the pre-season week 4 game denotes a change in kickoff time. At the request of the Detroit Lions, the game’s kickoff time was changed from 7:00 PM to 6:30 PM.Week | Date | Kickoff (EDT) | Opponent | Results | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap | |
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1 | August 13 | 7:30 p.m. | at Washington Redskins | L 17–42 | 0–1 | FedEx Field | WKBW-TV/NFL Network (live) | Recap |
2 | August 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Indianapolis Colts | W 34–21 | 1–1 | Rogers Centre (Toronto) | WKBW-TV | Recap |
3 | August 28 | 6:30 p.m. | Cincinnati Bengals | W 35–20 | 2–1 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | WKBW-TV | Recap |
4 | September 2 | 6:30 p.m.* | at Detroit Lions | L 23–28 | 2–2 | Ford Field | WKBW-TV | Recap |
Regular season
Week | Date | Kickoff (ET) | Opponent | Results | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap | |
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1 | September 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Miami Dolphins | L 10–15 | 0–1 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | CBS | Recap |
2 | September 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–34 | 0–2 | Lambeau Field | CBS | Recap |
3 | September 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at New England Patriots | L 30–38 | 0–3 | Gillette Stadium | CBS | Recap |
4 | October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | New York Jets | L 14–38 | 0–4 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | CBS | Recap |
5 | October 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 26–36 | 0–5 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | CBS | Recap |
6 | Bye | |||||||
7 | October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Baltimore Ravens | L 34–37 (OT) | 0–6 | M&T Bank Stadium | CBS | Recap |
8 | October 31 | 1:00 p.m. | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 10–13 (OT) | 0–7 | Arrowhead Stadium | CBS | Recap |
9 | November 7 | 1:00 p.m.^ | Chicago Bears | L 19–22 | 0–8 | Rogers Centre (Toronto) | Fox | Recap |
10 | November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Detroit Lions | W 14–12 | 1–8 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Fox | Recap |
11 | November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 49–31 | 2–8 | Paul Brown Stadium | CBS | Recap |
12 | November 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 16–19 (OT) | 2–9 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | CBS | Recap |
13 | December 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Minnesota Vikings | L 14–38 | 2–10 | Mall of America Field | CBS | Recap |
14 | December 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Cleveland Browns | W 13–6 | 3–10 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | CBS | Recap |
15 | December 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Miami Dolphins | W 17–14 | 4–10 | Sun Life Stadium | CBS | Recap |
16 | December 26 | 1:00 p.m. | New England Patriots | L 3–34 | 4–11 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | CBS | Recap |
17 | January 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at New York Jets | L 7–38 | 4–12 | New Meadowlands Stadium | CBS | Recap |
COLOR KEY AND NOTES:
- Royal blue indicates the Bills Toronto Series.
- Gray indicates that the game was blacked out locally due to low ticket sales.
Standings
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) New England Patriots | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 518 | 313 | W8 |
(6) New York Jets | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 367 | 304 | W1 |
Miami Dolphins | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 275 | 332 | L3 |
Buffalo Bills | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 283 | 425 | L2 |
Preseason results
- Preseason Week 1 - at Washington Redskins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Redskins | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Fedex Field, Landover, Maryland
- Date: August 13, 2010
- Game weather: 75° F (23.9° C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 69,578
- Recap
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- Preseason Week 2 - vs Indianapolis Colts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Bills | 21 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
at Rogers Centre, Toronto
- Date: August 19, 2010
- Game weather: Played indoors
- Game attendance: 39,583
- Recap
Regular season results
Week 1: vs. Miami Dolphins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
Bills | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: September 12
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 62°F (Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 69,295
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker
- http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010091201/2010/REG1/dolphins@bills
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The Buffalo Bills began their season at home with an AFC East duel with the Miami Dolphins. In the 1st quarter, Buffalo trailed early when Dolphins kicker Dan Carpenter nailed a 32-yard field goal. The deficit was increased in the 2nd quarter when running back Ronnie Brown got a 1-yard TD run. The Bills eventually replied when kicker Rian Lindell made a 51-yard field goal.
In the 4th quarter, Miami increased their lead with Carpenter hitting a 43-yard field goal. Buffalo replied with a touchdown pass from quarterback Trent Edwards making a 31-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Roscoe Parrish. The final score was made when long snapper Garrison Sanborn snapped the ball to Brian Moorman out of bounds for a safety, giving the Dolphins 2 more points and the Bills a loss.
With the loss, the Bills began at 0–1.
Week 2: at Green Bay Packers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Packers | 13 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: September 19
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 58° F (Wind)
- Game attendance: 70,741
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Randy Cross
- http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010091901/2010/REG2/bills@packers
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Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Dolphins, the Bills flew to Lambeau Field for an interconference duel with the Packers. In the 1st quarter Buffalo trailed early as kicker Mason Crosby made a 44 and a 24-yard field goal, followed by RB Brandon Jackson getting a 1 yard TD run. The Bills made their only score of the game in the 2nd quarter when RB Fred Jackson made a 3 yard TD run. In the third quarter the Bills struggled further when QB Aaron Rodgers completed a 7 yard TD pass to WR Donald Driver, followed by Rodgers scrambling 9 yards to the endzone for a touchdown. The Packers increased thier lead in the fourth when Rodgers made a 30-yard touchdown pass to WR James Jones.
With the loss, Buffalo fell to 0–2.
Week 3: at New England Patriots
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
Patriots | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: September 26
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 68° F (Partly Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 68,756
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
- http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010092603/2010/REG3/bills@patriots
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Still looking for a win the Bills flew to Gillette Stadium for an AFC East rivalry match against the Patriots. In the first quarter Buffalo took the early lead when kicker Rian Lindell nailed a 39-yard field goal. Then they fell behind when QB Tom Brady made a 7-yard TD pass to WR Randy Moss. The Bills replied in the second quarter with Lindell making another 39-yard field goal, which was followed by QB Ryan Fitzpatrick getting a 5-yard TD pass to RB C.J. Spiller. The Patriots replied and took the narrow lead when Danny Woodhead made a 22-yard TD run. The Bills got the lead back when Lindell made a 34-yard field goal, which didn't last very long after kicker Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 43-yard field goal. The Bills fell further behind in the third quarter when Brady found Moss again on a 35-yard TD pass, but straight after the PAT, Buffalo scored when C.J. Spiller returned a kickoff and ran 95 yards to the endzone for a touchdown. The Patriots increased their narrow lead when Brady made a 5-yard TD pass to TE Rob Gronkowski, followed in the fourth quarter by RB BenJarvis Green-Ellis getting a 7-yard TD run. The Bills tried to come back into the game when Fitzptrick made a 37-yard touchdown pass to WR Steve Johnson, but the Patriots defense prevented anything else from happening, giving the Bills a loss and their 14th straight vs. the Patriots.
With the loss, Buffalo fell to 0–3. The next day Trent Edwards was released. He was picked up by the Jacksonville Jaguars off wavers the next day. [2]
Week 4: vs. New York Jets
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 7 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
Bills | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: October 3
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 51° F (Showers)
- Game attendance: 69,262
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
- http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010100300/2010/REG4/jets@bills
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Still looking for their first win of the season, the Bills went home, donned their throwback uniforms, and played a Week 4 AFC East duel with the New York Jets. Buffalo would trail early in the first quarter as Jets running back LaDainian Tomlinson got a 1-yard touchdown run. New York would add on to their lead in the second quarter as kicker Nick Folk nailed a 19-yard field goal, followed by quarterback Mark Sanchez completing a 41-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Braylon Edwards. Buffalo would close out the half as quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick connected with tight end David Martin on a 4-yard touchdown pass.
In the third quarter, the Jets would greatly extend their lead with tight end Dustin Keller catching a 3-yard touchdown pass from wide receiver/quarterback Brad Smith, followed by his 2-yard touchdown reception from Sanchez. Afterwards, Tomlinson would help secure the win for New York with his 26-yard touchdown run. The Bills would close out the game in the fourth quarter as Fitzpatrick completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Steve Johnson.
With the loss, Buffalo fell to 0–4. Two days later, Marshawn Lynch was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in the 2011 draft and a conditional pick in the 2012 draft, and tackle Jamon Meredith was waived.
Week 5: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 36 |
Bills | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: October 10
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 62° F (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 58,304
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker (blacked out locally)
- http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010101000/2010/REG5/jaguars@bills/
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Still looking for a win the Bills played on home ground for an AFC duel with the Jaguars. In the first quarter the Bills took the lead as QB Ryan Fitzpatrick made a 45-yard TD pass to WR Lee Evans; followed by kicker Rian Lindell making a 29-yard field goal. The Jaguars replied with kicker Josh Scobee nailing a 49-yard field goal, but in the second quarter the lead had expanded again with Lindell's 22-yard field goal. After that, the Jaguars rallied with Scobee getting another 49-yard field goal, then QB David Garrard made a 1-yard TD pass to TE Marcedes Lewis; followed in the third quarter by Garrard again finding Lewis on a 27-yard TD pass. Buffalo re-tied the game with Fitzpatrick completing a 5-yard TD pass to WR Steve Johnson, but the Jaguars pulled away with Garrard making a 7-yard TD pass to WR Mike Sims-Walker, followed in the fourth quarter by Scobee making a 34, 40 and a 46 yard field goal. Buffalo tried to tie the game with Fitzpatrick making a 7-yard TD pass to Johnson, but with a failed 2-point conversion, it became a 2-possession game which in turn became very difficult for Buffalo to recover.
With the loss, Buffalo entered their bye week with their first 0–5 start since 1985.
Week 7: at Baltimore Ravens
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Bills | 10 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
Ravens | 3 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 37 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: October 24
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 70° F (Partly Sunny)
- Game attendance: 71,220
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Beuerlein
- http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010102402/2010/REG7/bills@ravens
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Still looking for a win the Bills flew to M&T Bank Stadium for an AFC duel against the Ravens. In the 1st quarter the Bills trailed early as kicker Billy Cundiff made a 41-yard field goal. But they pulled ahead with QB Ryan Fitzpatrick completing a 33-yard TD pass to WR Lee Evans, followed by kicker Rian Lindell hitting a 21-yard field goal. The lead was increased in the second quarter with Fitzpatrick finding WR Steve Johnson on a 33-yard TD pass. The Ravens replied with QB Joe Flacco making a 26-yard TD pass to TE Todd Heap. Then Fitzpatrick found Evans again on a 20-yard TD pass to put the Bills up 24-10. The lead was narrowed when Cundiff hit a 48-yard field goal, followed by Flacco throwing a 14-yard TD pass to Heap. In the third quarter the Bills fell behind with Flacco completing a 34-yard TD pass to WR Anquan Boldin, followed by RB Willis McGahee getting a 2-yard TD run. The Bills managed to tie the game in the 4th quarter with Fitzpatrick making a 17-yard TD pass to Evans, and with Lindell getting a 50-yard field goal. After overtime, the decision was made when Cundiff successfully put away a 38-yard field goal to keep the Bills winless after 6 games.
With the loss, the Bills fell to 0–6. After a win by the Carolina Panthers the same week, the Bills became the only team still in contention for an imperfect season.
Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Bills | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 31
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 51° F (Partly Sunny)
- Game attendance: 66,625
- Referee: Alberto Riveron
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker
- http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010103103/2010/REG8/bills@chiefs
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Still looking for a win the Bills flew to Arrowhead Stadium for an AFC duel with the Chiefs. In the First quarter the Bills trailed early as QB Matt Cassel got a 1-yard TD pass to WR Dwayne Bowe. The Bills narrowed the lead in the third quarter with kicker Rian Lindell making a 43-yard field goal. The Chiefs scored with kicker Ryan Succop getting a 28-yard field goal. The Bills responded and tied the game with Ryan Fitzpatrick throwing a 4-yard TD pass to WR Steve Johnson. At overtime, Succop missed a 38-yarder with 3:38 in the OT. Rian Lindell then kicked a 53-yard field goal, which supposedly would've given the Bills the win, but KC called a timeout. Lindell's second kick hit the right upright and bounced off. The decision was made with Succop successfully hitting a 35-yard field goal with 3 seconds left on the clock to keep the Bills winless after 7 games.
Starting offensive tackle Cornell Green was placed on injured reserve to clear a roster spot for linebacker Shawne Merriman, who the Bills picked up on waivers from the San Diego Chargers on November 3.
Week 9: vs. Chicago Bears (Bills Toronto Series)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
Bills | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
at Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Date: November 7
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: None (Dome Closed)
- Game attendance: 50,746
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen & Tim Ryan
- http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010110704/2010/REG9/bears@bills
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Still searching for their first win of the season, the Bills flew to the Rogers Centre for their Week 9 interconference duel with the Chicago Bears. After a scoreless first quarter, Buffalo trailed in the second quarter as Bears quarterback Jay Cutler completed a 4-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen. The Bills answered with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick hooked up with wide receiver Roscoe Parrish on a 14-yard touchdown pass.
Chicago retook the lead as running back Chester Taylor got a 1-yard touchdown run. The Bills responded with a 4-yard touchdown run from running back Fred Jackson (with a blocked extra point). Buffalo took the lead in the fourth quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run from fullback Corey McIntyre (with a failed two-point conversion), but the Bears got the last laugh with Cutler completing a 2-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Earl Bennett, along with a two-point conversion pass to running back Matt Forté.
With the loss, the Bills fell to 0–8 and became the first team to start out a season 0-8 since the Bengals and Lions in 2008.
Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions
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Lions | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
Bills | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: November 14
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 52°F (Mostly Cloudy/Rain)
- Game attendance: 56,721
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, John Lynch and Charissa Thompson (blacked out locally)
- http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010111406/2010/REG10/lions@bills
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Still on the hunt for their first win of the season the Bills played on home ground for an interconference duel with the Lions. In the 2nd quarter the Bills took the lead after RB Fred Jackson got a 1-yard TD run. In that quarter the Lions only came away with a 25-yard field goal by Dave Rayner. The Bills increased their lead in the third quarter with QB Ryan Fitzpatrick completing a 16-yard TD pass to Jackson. The Lions tried to come back in the 4th quarter with Rayner making a 45-yard field goal and with QB Shaun Hill throwing a 20-yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson. The two-point conversion attempt failed, giving the Bills their first victory of the season and eliminating their chances of a winless season.
With the win, the Bills improved to 1–8.
Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 49 |
Bengals | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: November 21
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 65°F (18.3°C)
- Game attendance: 55,654
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker
- http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010112102/2010/REG11/bills@bengals
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After coming away with their first win the Bills flew to Paul Brown Stadium for an AFC duel with the Bengals. Ryan Fitzpatrick matched his career high with four touchdown passes during Buffalo's biggest comeback in 13 years, and the Bills won their second consecutive game Sunday, 49-31 over the bumbling Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals (2-8) appeared to be in control after Johnathan Joseph's interception return put them ahead 28-7 in the second quarter. The Bengals' smallest crowd since 2003 saw a vintage collapse. Buffalo (2-8) took advantage of Cincinnati's depleted secondary -- Joseph and safety Chris Crocker went out late in the first half -- for its biggest comeback since it overcame a 26-0 deficit and topped the Indianapolis Colts 37-35 on Sept. 21, 1997, according to STATS LLC. Steve Johnson caught three of the touchdown passes, including an 11-yarder that put Buffalo ahead 35-31 early in the fourth quarter. Johnson finished with eight catches for 137 yards.
With the win, Buffalo improved to 2–8 and are still in postseason contention.
After Week 11, The Buffalo Bills won the GMC Never Say Never Moment of the Week and now are nominated for the Never Say Never moment of the 2010 season.
Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
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Steelers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
Bills | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 36° F (Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 69,642
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
- http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010112801/2010/REG12/steelers@bills
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Coming off their win over the Bengals, the Bills went home, donned their throwbacks, and played a Week 13 intraconference duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Buffalo trailed early in the first quarter as Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall got a 1-yard touchdown run. Pittsburgh added onto their lead in the second quarter with kicker Shaun Suisham getting a 45-yard and a 46-yard field goal.
The Bills answered in the third quarter as quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick found running back Fred Jackson on a 65-yard touchdown reception. Buffalo would tie the game in the fourth quarter with a 29-yard and a 32-yard field goal from kicker Rian Lindell. The Steelers would regain the lead as Suisham made a 48-yard field goal, yet the Bills tied the game again with Lindell's 49-yard field goal. However, Pittsburgh got the last laugh in overtime as Suisham booted the game-winning 41-yard field goal.
With the loss, the Bills fell to 2–9 and were eliminated from postseason contention.
Week 13: at Minnesota Vikings
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Bills | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Vikings | 7 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
at Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: December 5
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: None (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 64,012
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
- http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010120500/2010/REG13/bills@vikings
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The Bills' twelfth game was an interconference duel with the Vikings. The Bills took the lead with CB Drayton Florence returning an interception 40 yards for a touchdown. They soon fell behind with Jackson getting a 31-yard TD pass to WR Sidney Rice. Followed in the second quarter by RB Adrian Peterson getting a 2 and a 3-yard TD run. Then Jackson found Rice again on a 6-yard TD pass, followed by kicker Ryan Longwell nailing a 38-yard field goal. They continued to struggle in the fourth quarter when Peterson ran 43 yards to the endzone for a touchdown. The Bills responded with QB Ryan Fitzpatrick getting a 12-yard TD pass to TE David Martin.
With the loss, Buffalo fell to 2–10.
Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Bills | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: December 12
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 36° F (Rain)
- Game attendance: 50,861
- Referee: Scott Green
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Beuerlein
- http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010121201/2010/REG14/browns@bills
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Hoping to snap a two-game losing streak the Bills played on home ground for an AFC duel against the Browns. The Bills trailed early as kicker Phil Dawson got a 19-yard field goal, but they took the lead in the second quarter as QB Ryan Fitzpatrick completed an 11-yard TD pass to WR David Nelson. The lead was narrowed when Dawson made a 25-yard field goal, but was expanded after kicker Rian Lindell nailed a 30 and a 19-yard field goal.
With the win, the Bills improved to 3–10.
Week 15: at Miami Dolphins
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Bills | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Dolphins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: December 19
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 67° F (Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 65,511
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Rich Gannon
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Coming off their win over the Browns the Bills flew south to Sun Life Stadium for an AFC East rivalry rematch against the Dolphins. The second quarter saw the Bills taking the early advantage with QB Ryan Fitzpatrick completing an 18-yard TD pass to WR David Nelson. This was followed by kicker Rian Lindell nailing a 29-yard field goal. The Dolphins responded with RB Ronnie Brown getting a 6-yard TD run, but the Bills increased their lead in the third quarter with Fitzpatrick throwing a 15-yard TD pass to WR Steve Johnson. The lead was narrowed in the fourth quarter with QB Chad Henne getting a 9-yard TD pass to WR Brandon Marshall, but the Bills defense was solid enough to hang them on for the win.
With the win, Buffalo improved to 4-10.
Week 16: vs. New England Patriots
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Patriots | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
Bills | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: December 26
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 22° F (Cloudy)
- Referee: Alberto Riveron
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
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Coming off their win over the Dolphins the Bills played an AFC East rivalry rematch against the Patriots. In the first quarter the Bills had the early lead as kicker Rian Lindell hit a 26-yard field goal, but failed to maintain this lead as the Patriots dominated the rest of the game with Danny Woodhead getting a 29-yard TD run, followed by QB Tom Brady completing an 8-yard TD pass to TE Rob Gronkowski, then with kicker Shayne Graham nailing a 34-yard field goal, and with Brady completing a 4 and an 8-yard TD pass to TE Alge Crumpler and to Gronkowski. After that Graham made a 26-yard field goal.
With the loss, the Bills fell to 4–11.
Week 17: at New York Jets
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Bills | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Jets | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
at New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: January 2
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 48° F (Overcast)
- Game attendance: 79,019
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker
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The Bills' final game was a division rivalry rematch against the Jets. The Bills trailed early with kicker Nick Folk making a 28-yard field goal. Their offense struggled as CB Marquice Cole returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown, which was then followed by QB Mark Brunell making a 17-yard TD pass to WR Santonio Holmes. The Bills made their only score of the game with FS Jairus Byrd returning an interception 37 yards for a touchdown, but they fell further behind after Brunell found WR Braylon Edwards on a 52-yard TD pass. This was followed by QB Kellen Clemens scrambling 10 yards for a touchdown, then with RB John Conner getting a 16-yard TD run.
With the loss, the Bills finish with a 4–12 record.