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35th season in franchise history
The 1994 Buffalo Bills season was the 35th season for the team franchise and the 25th in the National Football League . The Bills entered the season as the four-time defending AFC champions and looked to advance to the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season and to the Super Bowl for the fifth consecutive season.
However, for the first time since 1987 , the Bills failed to make the playoffs. Buffalo finished at 7–9 for the year, only good enough for fourth place in the AFC East .[1]
In Week 14, the Bills were still in postseason contention, before losing their final three games and finishing the season with a losing record at 7–9.
NFL Draft Personnel Staff/Coaches
1994 Buffalo Bills staff [2]
Front OfficePresident – Ralph Wilson
Vice President of Administration/General Manager – Bill Polian
Assistant General Manager/Director of Pro Personnel – Bob Ferguson
Director of Player Personnel – John Butler
Assistant Director/Collegiate Scouting – A. J. Smith
Summer Intern - Tom Telesco Coaching Staff
Vice President for Football Operations/Head Coach – Marv Levy
Assistant Head Coach - Elijah Pitts
Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach – Chuck Lester Offensive Coaches
Defensive Coaches
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Walt Corey
Defensive Line – Don Sekanovich
Defensive Backs – Dick Roach
Linebackers Coach - Walt Corey
Assistant Linebackers Coach – Chuck Lester Special Teams
Strength & Conditioning
Roster
1994 Buffalo Bills roster
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
Reserve lists
* Note: Rookies in Italics
Regular season Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Game Site
Attendance
Notes
1
September 4, 1994
New York Jets
L 3–23
0–1
Rich Stadium
79,460
Bills fumbled twice
2
September 11, 1994
at New England Patriots
W 38–35
1–1
Foxboro Stadium
60,274
Steve Christie booted winning 32-yard field goal in final seconds
3
September 18, 1994
at Houston Oilers
W 15–7
2–1
Houston Astrodome
55,424
Third straight Buffalo win over Oilers
4
September 26, 1994
Denver Broncos
W 27–20
3–1
Rich Stadium
75,373
Thurman Thomas scored twice
5
October 2, 1994
at Chicago Bears
L 13–20
3–2
Soldier Field
62,406
Jim Kelly and Steve Walsh combined for just 276 passing yards
6
October 9, 1994
Miami Dolphins
W 21–11
4–2
Rich Stadium
79,491
Dolphins committed 12 penalties for 94 yards
7
October 16, 1994
Indianapolis Colts
L 17–27
4–3
Rich Stadium
79,404
Jim Kelly sacked four times
8
Bye
9
October 30, 1994
Kansas City Chiefs
W 44–10
5–3
Rich Stadium
79,501
Chiefs used three quarterbacks
10
November 6, 1994
at New York Jets
L 17–22
5–4
The Meadowlands
66,949
Jets used Boomer Esiason and Jack Trudeau at quarterback
11
November 14, 1994
at Pittsburgh Steelers
L 10–23
5–5
Three Rivers Stadium
59,019
Steelers score final points on goal line fumble recovery
12
November 20, 1994
Green Bay Packers
W 29–20
6–5
Rich Stadium
79,029
Bills put up 455 yards of offense
13
November 24, 1994
at Detroit Lions
L 21–35
6–6
Pontiac Silverdome
75,672
Bills lost despite holding Barry Sanders to just 45 yards
14
December 4, 1994
at Miami Dolphins
W 42–31
7–6
Joe Robbie Stadium
69,358
Dan Marino intercepted three times in first game following The Fake Spike Game
15
December 11, 1994
Minnesota Vikings
L 17–21
7–7
Rich Stadium
66,501
Warren Moon defeated Bills two years after 1992 game in Buffalo with Oilers
16
December 18, 1994
New England Patriots
L 17–41
7–8
Rich Stadium
56,784
Bills eliminated from playoff race
17
December 24, 1994
at Indianapolis Colts
L 9–10
7–9
RCA Dome
38,458
Colts finished 8–8
Game summaries Week 1 Pete Carroll 's debut as a head coach with the New York Jets.
1
2 3 4 Total
• Jets
0
17 3 3
23
Bills
3
0 0 0
3
Week 2
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
BUF
NE
1
12:38
8
80
Bills
Andre Reed 37-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kelly , Steve Christie kick good
7
0
1
6:58
11
89
Bills
Thurman Thomas 4-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kelly, Steve Christie kick good
14
0
1
0:07
6
42
Patriots
Ben Coates 18-yard touchdown reception from Drew Bledsoe , Matt Bahr kick good
14
7
2
12:04
9
77
Bills
Bill Brooks 12-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kelly, Steve Christie kick good
21
7
2
2:58
10
88
Patriots
Ben Coates 5-yard touchdown reception from Drew Bledsoe, Matt Bahr kick good
21
14
2
1:13
6
78
Bills
Don Beebe 14-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kelly, Steve Christie kick good
28
14
3
12:33
1
19
Patriots
Marion Butts 19-yard touchdown run, Matt Bahr kick good
28
21
4
14:07
Bills
Fumble recovery in end zone for touchdown by Mike Lodish , Steve Christie kick good
35
21
4
9:17
3
23
Patriots
Michael Timpson 12-yard touchdown reception from Drew Bledsoe, Matt Bahr kick good
35
28
4
9:22
5
69
Patriots
Marion Butts 6-yard touchdown run, Matt Bahr kick good
35
35
4
0:52
8
53
Bills
32-yard field goal by Steve Christie
38
35
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
38
35
Week 3 In a game that featured the old American Football League helmets, the Houston Oilers starting QB for this game was Bucky Richardson .
Buffalo Bills (1-1) at Houston Oilers (0-2)
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bills
0
9 3 3
15
Oilers
0
0 0 7
7
Week 4
1
2 3 4 Total
Broncos
0
7 10 3
20
• Bills
3
14 7 3
27
Week 5
Buffalo Bills (3-1) at Chicago Bears (2-2)
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
3
3 7 0
13
• Bears
0
7 3 10
20
Week 6
1
2 3 4 Total
Dolphins
3
0 0 8
11
• Bills
0
7 7 7
21
[3]
Week 7
1
2 3 4 Total
• Colts
3
7 7 10
27
Bills
7
3 0 7
17
Date: October 16Location: Rich Stadium
Week 9
1
2 3 4 Total
Chiefs
7
0 3 0
10
• Bills
14
17 3 10
44
Week 10
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
0
14 0 3
17
• Jets
3
7 6 6
22
Week 11
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
0
3 7 0
10
• Steelers
10
6 7 0
23
Week 12
1
2 3 4 Total
Packers
0
6 14 0
20
• Bills
14
13 0 2
29
Date: November 20Location: Rich Stadium
Week 13
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
0
7 7 7
21
• Lions
7
14 0 14
35
Week 14
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bills
7
0 21 14
42
Dolphins
0
17 0 14
31
Scoring summary Q1 BUF Brooks 8 yard pass from Kelly (Christie kick)BUF 7–0 Q2 MIA Fryar 3 yard pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick)Tie 7–7 Q2 MIA Stoyanovich 23 yard field goal MIA 10–7 Q2 MIA Fryar 45 yard pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick) MIA 17–7 Q3 BUF Beebe 72 yard pass from Kelly (Christie kick)MIA 17–14 Q3 BUF Reed 21 yard pass from Kelly (Christie kick)BUF 21–17 Q3 BUF Gardner 1 yard run (Christie kick)BUF 28–17 Q4 MIA Jackson 23 yard pass from Marino (pass failed)BUF 28–23 Q4 BUF Gardner 1 yard run (Christie kick) BUF 35–23 Q4 BUF Reed 83 yard pass from Kelly (Christie kick) BUF 42–23 Q4 MIA Miller 1 yard pass from Kosar (Parmalee run)BUF 42–31
[4]
Week 15
1
2 3 4 Total
• Vikings
3
6 3 9
21
Bills
7
3 7 0
17
Date: December 11Location: Rich Stadium
Week 16
1
2 3 4 Total
• Patriots
3
14 14 10
41
Bills
10
7 0 0
17
Date: December 18Location: Rich Stadium
Week 17
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
0
6 0 3
9
• Colts
0
0 10 0
10
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References
^ 1994 was the only season from 1988–1996 that Buffalo did not qualify for the postseason
^ 1994 Buffalo Bills Media Guide . pp. 2–23.^ [1] ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-Jun-25.
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