1997 Buffalo Bills roster: 6-10

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

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
3rd Down Conversion %25.030th of 30

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

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 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.
Todd CollinsQB142153912,367121369.5
Alex Van PeltQB66012468421037.2
Chris MohrP16112900118.8

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 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.
Antowain SmithRB161948404.38
Thurman ThomasRB161546434.21
Darick HolmesRB13221064.82
Todd CollinsQB1430772.60
Eric MouldsWR1645914.80
Alex Van PeltQB611333.01
Andre ReedWR153113.70
Lonnie JohnsonTE16166.00

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 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 ReedWR1560088014.75
Quinn EarlyWR1660085314.25
Lonnie JohnsonTE164103408.32
Eric MouldsWR1629029410.10
Thurman ThomasRB163002086.90
Jay RiemersmaTE162602088.02
Antowain SmithRB162801776.30
Darick HolmesRB131301068.20
Tim TindaleFB74010526.30
Tony ClineTE10102929.00
Jerry ReeseWR5101313.00

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 JonesDB1581642.0070
Ted WashingtonDT1680614.0061
Phil HansenDE1678566.0042
Bryce PaupLB1677579.5032
Chris SpielmanLB868500.0130
Damien CovingtonLB867370.5110
Bruce SmithDE16634814.0010
Kurt SchulzFS1560420.0262
John HolecekLB1457371.5011
Sam RogersLB1552383.5001
Jeff BurrisCB1445390.0280
Thomas SmithDB1639350.0060
Sean MoranDE1637244.5250
Gabe NorthernDE1626150.0010
Marlon KernerDB1322180.0270
Shawn PriceDE1021120.0000
Manny MartinDB1621170.0150
Mark MaddoxLB818100.0110
Marcellus WileyDE1615110.0001
Marlo PerryLB131390.0120
Dan BrandenburgLB1211100.0000
Eric SmedleyDB131090.0020
Ken IrvinDB16550.0260
Mark PikeLB15500.0000
Jim JeffcoatDE7420.5000
Darick HolmesRB13100.0000
Raymond JacksonDB9100.0002

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

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@ INDT 0-0
  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@ MIAT 0-0
  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.