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The 1993 Buffalo Bills season was the 34th season for the Buffalo, New York team in the National Football League . The Buffalo Bills finished the National Football League 's 1993 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, and finished first in the AFC East division.
Season summary
Despite the many jokes about the Bills having lost three straight Super Bowls —a fan pleaded with head coach Marv Levy for the team to not return to the Super Bowl: "I can't take it. I can't go to work on Monday if we don't win the game. It's tearing me up. I can't handle it"—Don Beebe recalled that "I've got to be honest with you. We thrived in it. We enjoyed it. We were going to go to four ... I think that comes a lot from the Winston Churchill poems and the speeches that we would get from Marv". Dan Patrick reported that "Buffalo players have been wearing t-shirts reading something along the lines of 'Let's Tick Them Off and Go for Four'".[1] The team qualified for another Super Bowl; they became the first franchise to win four consecutive conference championships, as well as the first to appear in four consecutive Super Bowls.
Defensive end Bruce Smith was named NEA Defensive Player of the Year , and tied for the league lead with 13.5 sacks . Smith, linebacker Darryl Talley and special teams gunner Steve Tasker were named to the 1993 All-Pro team . The Bills' 47 defensive takeaways in 1993 is the third-highest total of the 1990s.[2]
Running back Thurman Thomas led the AFC with 1,315 rushing yards.[3]
NFL Draft
Personnel
1993 Buffalo Bills staff
Front office
Owner/President – Ralph Wilson
Vice President of Administration/General Manager – Bill Polian
Vice President of Football Operations – Marv Levy
Assistant General Manager/Director of Pro Personnel – Bob Ferguson
Director of Player Personnel – John Butler
Assistant Director/Collegiate Scouting – A. J. Smith
Director of Player Development/Alumni Relations - Jerry Butler
Head coaches
Head Coach – Marv Levy
Assistant Head Coach – Elijah Pitts
Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach – Chuck Lester
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Defensive Coordinatorr/Linebackers – Walt Corey
Defensive Line – Dan Sekanovich
Defensive Backs – Dick Roach
Defensive Quality Control / Administrative Assistant – Chuck Lester
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Roster
1993 Buffalo Bills roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
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Rookies in italics
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Game Site
Final Score
Record
Attendance
1
September 5, 1993
New England Patriots
Rich Stadium
W 38–14
1–0
79,751
2
September 12, 1993
at Dallas Cowboys
Texas Stadium
W 13–10
2–0
63,226
3
Bye
4
September 26, 1993
Miami Dolphins
Rich Stadium
L 22–13
2–1
79,635
5
October 3, 1993
New York Giants
Rich Stadium
W 17–14
3–1
79,283
6
October 11, 1993
Houston Oilers
Rich Stadium
W 35–7
4–1
79,613
7
Bye
8
October 24, 1993
at New York Jets
The Meadowlands
W 19–10
5–1
71,541
9
November 1, 1993
Washington Redskins
Rich Stadium
W 24–10
6–1
79,106
10
November 7, 1993
at New England Patriots
Foxboro Stadium
W 13–10
7–1
54,326
11
November 15, 1993
at Pittsburgh Steelers
Three Rivers Stadium
L 0–23
7–2
60,265
12
November 21, 1993
Indianapolis Colts
Rich Stadium
W 23–9
8–2
79,101
13
November 28, 1993
at Kansas City Chiefs
Arrowhead Stadium
L 7–23
8–3
74,452
14
December 5, 1993
Los Angeles Raiders
Rich Stadium
L 24–25
8–4
79,478
15
December 12, 1993
at Philadelphia Eagles
Veterans Stadium
W 10–7
9–4
60,769
16
December 19, 1993
at Miami Dolphins
Joe Robbie Stadium
W 47–34
10–4
71,597
17
December 26, 1993
New York Jets
Rich Stadium
W 16–14
11–4
70,817
18
January 2, 1994
at Indianapolis Colts
Hoosier Dome
W 30–10
12–4
43,028
Game summaries
Week 1
Week One: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Patriots
0
7
7 0 14
Bills
0
17
0 21 38
at Rich Stadium , Orchard Park, New York
Date : September 5Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : 66 F, wind 12 mphBox Score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Patriots
Bills
2
Bills
28-yard field goal by Steve Christie
0
3
2
Bills
Bill Brooks 4-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kelly, Steve Christie kick good
0
10
2
Patriots
Ben Coates 54-yard touchdown reception from Drew Bledsoe, Scott Sisson kick good
7
10
2
Bills
Andre Reed 41-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kelly, Steve Christie kick good
7
17
3
Patriots
Greg McMurtry 2-yard touchdown reception from Drew Bledsoe, Scott Sisson kick good
14
17
4
Bills
Andre Reed 22-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kelly, Steve Christie kick good
14
24
4
Bills
Andre Reed 14-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kelly, Steve Christie kick good
14
31
4
Bills
Punt returned 47 yards for touchdown by Russell Copeland , Steve Christie kick good
14
38
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
14
38
Week 2
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bills
7
3 0 3
13
Cowboys
0
3 0 7
10
[4]
Week 6
1
2 3 4 Total
Oilers
7
0 0 0
7
• Bills
7
21 0 7
35
[5]
Standings
Playoffs
Super Bowl XXVIII
Scoring Summary
DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 41 yards 3–0 DAL
BUF – FG: Steve Christie 54 yards 3–3 tie
DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 24 yards 6–3 DAL
BUF – TD: Thurman Thomas 4 yard run (Steve Christie kick) 10–6 BUF
BUF – FG: Steve Christie 28 yards 13–6 BUF
DAL – TD: James Washington 46 yard fumble return (Eddie Murray kick) 13–13 tie
DAL – TD: Emmitt Smith 17 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) 20–13 DAL
DAL – TD: Emmitt Smith 1 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) 27–13 DAL
DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 20 yards 30–13 DAL
Awards and records
References
^ "Four Falls of Buffalo" . 30 for 30 . Season 3. December 12, 2015. ESPN.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1990 to 1999, in the regular season, sorted by descending Takeaways , behind the 1991 Eagles and 1991 Saints .
^ Neft, David S.; Cohen, Richard M.; and Korch, Rich The Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Football, 12th Edition , p. 680, Martin's Press, August 1994, ISBN 0-312-11073-1
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2013-Dec-14.
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