1997 Buffalo Bills roster

6-10

Coach: Marv Levy

The Buffalo Bills went 6-10 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 4th of 5 in the AFC East.

1997 Bills roster: passing

1997 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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.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.
Todd Collins15QB26142153912,367121369.5
Alex Van Pelt10QB2766012468421037.2
Chris Mohr9P3116112900118.8

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Bills roster: rushing

1997 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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Antowain Smith23RB25161948404.38
Thurman Thomas34RB31161546434.21
Darick Holmes44RB2613221064.82
Todd Collins15QB261430772.60
Eric Moulds80WR241645914.80
Alex Van Pelt10QB27611333.01
Andre Reed83WR33153113.70
Lonnie Johnson84TE2616166.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Bills roster: receiving

1997 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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Andre Reed83WR331560088014.75
Quinn Early88WR321660085314.25
Lonnie Johnson84TE26164103408.32
Eric Moulds80WR241629029410.10
Thurman Thomas34RB31163002086.90
Jay Riemersma85TE24162602088.02
Antowain Smith23RB25162801776.30
Darick Holmes44RB26131301068.20
Tim Tindale33FB2674010526.30
Tony Cline86TE2610102929.00
Jerry Reese81WR245101313.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Bills roster: defense

1997 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.
Henry Jones20DB301581642.0070
Ted Washington92DT291680614.0061
Phil Hansen90DE291678566.0042
Bryce Paup95LB291677579.5032
Chris Spielman54LB32868500.0130
Damien Covington57LB25867370.5110
Bruce Smith78DE3416634814.0010
Kurt Schulz24FS291560420.0262
John Holecek52LB251457371.5011
Sam Rogers59LB271552383.5001
Jeff Burris22CB251445390.0280
Thomas Smith28DB271639350.0060
Sean Moran98DE241637244.5250
Gabe Northern99DE231626150.0010
Marlon Kerner46DB241322180.0270
Shawn Price91DE271021120.0000
Manny Martin21DB281621170.0150
Mark Maddox55LB29818100.0110
Marcellus Wiley75DE231615110.0001
Marlo Perry58LB25131390.0120
Dan Brandenburg96LB241211100.0000
Eric Smedley40DB24131090.0020
Ken Irvin27DB2516550.0260
Mark Pike94LB3415500.0000
Jim Jeffcoat77DE367420.5000
Darick Holmes44RB2613100.0000
Raymond Jackson31DB249100.0002

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

Team stats and league rank

1997 Buffalo Bills team stats
Points15.930th of 30
Passing Yards179.725th of 30
Passing Touchdowns0.926th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.629th of 30
Rushing Yards111.414th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.816th of 30
Sacks2.98th of 30
Tackles46.611th of 30
Touchdowns1.629th of 30
Total Yards312.225th of 30
Points Allowed22.923rd of 30
Point Differential-11228th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %25.030th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997vs MINL 13-34
  2. Sep 7, 1997@ NYJW 28-22
  3. Sep 14, 1997@ KCL 16-22
  4. Sep 21, 1997vs INDW 37-35
  5. Oct 5, 1997vs DETW 22-13
  6. Oct 12, 1997@ NEL 6-33
  7. Oct 20, 1997@ INDW 9-6
  8. Oct 26, 1997vs DENL 20-23
  9. Nov 2, 1997vs MIAW 9-6
  10. Nov 9, 1997vs NEL 10-31
  11. Nov 17, 1997@ MIAL 13-30
  12. Nov 23, 1997@ TENL 14-31
  13. Nov 30, 1997vs NYJW 20-10
  14. Dec 7, 1997@ CHIL 3-20
  15. Dec 14, 1997vs JAXL 14-20
  16. Dec 20, 1997@ GBL 21-31

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.