1996 Buffalo Bills roster: 10-6

The Buffalo Bills went 10-6 in the 1996 NFL regular season, 2nd of 5 in the AFC East. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

1996 Buffalo Bills team stats
Points19.916th of 29
Passing Yards201.117th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.120th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.528th of 30
Rushing Yards118.88th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.910th of 30
Sacks3.03rd of 30
Tackles47.88th of 30
Touchdowns2.213th of 29
Total Yards341.211th of 30
Points Allowed16.66th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %34.924th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 29 clubs that season.

1996 Bills roster: passing

1996 Buffalo Bills passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Jim KellyQB132223792,810141973.2
Todd CollinsQB755997394571.9
Alex Van PeltQB12590047.9

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1996 Bills roster: rushing

1996 Buffalo Bills rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Thurman ThomasRB152811,0333.78
Darick HolmesRB161895713.04
Jim KellyQB1319663.52
Tim TindaleFB1414493.50
Eric MouldsWR1612443.70
Todd CollinsQB721432.00
Quinn EarlyWR1633913.00
Steve TaskerWR89313.40
Andre ReedWR168222.80
Jason BrattonRB2482.00
Alex Van PeltQB13-5-1.70

What the columns mean: CAR

1996 Bills roster: receiving

1996 Buffalo Bills receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Andre ReedWR166601,03615.76
Quinn EarlyWR1650079816.04
Lonnie JohnsonTE164604579.90
Steve TaskerWR821037217.73
Eric MouldsWR1620027913.92
Thurman ThomasRB152602549.80
Tony ClineTE161901176.21
Darick HolmesRB161601026.41
Russell CopelandWR11708512.10
Chris BrantleyWR1050479.41
Robert CoonsTE16101212.00
Tim TindaleFB1410-1-1.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1996 Bills roster: defense

1996 Buffalo Bills defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Chris SpielmanLB161561090.0171
Ted WashingtonDT1693713.5030
Bruce SmithDE16896813.5015
Phil HansenDE1680608.0051
Mark MaddoxLB1469440.0042
Kurt SchulzFS1568530.04120
Sam RogersLB1458383.5020
Jeff BurrisCB1549400.01121
Bryce PaupLB1247376.0022
Thomas SmithDB1643380.01140
Matt StevensFS1333260.0290
Manny MartinDB1631200.0260
Henry JonesDB525190.0030
Marlo PerryLB1325150.0120
David WhiteLB1624160.5021
Ken IrvinDB1623172.0020
Damien CovingtonLB922150.0040
Gabe NorthernDE1619165.0040
Marlon KernerDB1517161.0150
Jim JeffcoatDE161085.0010
Shawn PriceDE15850.0000
Sean MoranDE16640.0000
Raymond JacksonDB12440.0110
Mark PikeLB16400.0000
Ethan AlbrightLS16200.0000
Tim TindaleFB14200.0000
Darick HolmesRB16100.0000
Eric MouldsWR16100.0000
Steve TaskerWR8110.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 1, 1996@ NYGW 23-20
  2. Sep 8, 1996vs NEW 17-10
  3. Sep 16, 1996@ PITT 0-0
  4. Sep 22, 1996vs DALW 10-7
  5. Oct 6, 1996vs INDW 16-13
  6. Oct 13, 1996vs MIAL 7-21
  7. Oct 20, 1996@ NYJW 25-22
  8. Oct 27, 1996@ NEL 25-28
  9. Nov 3, 1996vs WSHW 38-13
  10. Nov 10, 1996@ PHIW 24-17
  11. Nov 17, 1996vs CINW 31-17
  12. Nov 24, 1996vs NYJW 35-10
  13. Dec 1, 1996@ INDL 10-13
  14. Dec 8, 1996@ SEAL 18-26
  15. Dec 16, 1996@ MIAT 0-0
  16. Dec 22, 1996vs KCW 20-9
  17. Dec 28, 1996vs JAXL 27-30playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.