2016 Buffalo Bills roster: 7-9
The Buffalo Bills went 7-9 in the 2016 NFL regular season, 3rd of 4 in the AFC East.
Team stats and league rank
Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 32 clubs that season.
2016 Bills roster: 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | QB | 15 | 269 | 436 | 3,023 | 17 | 6 | 89.7 |
| EJ Manuel | QB | 6 | 11 | 26 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 |
2016 Bills roster: 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeSean McCoy | RB | 15 | 234 | 1,267 | 5.4 | 13 |
| Tyrod Taylor | QB | 15 | 95 | 580 | 6.1 | 6 |
| Mike Gillislee | RB | 15 | 101 | 577 | 5.7 | 8 |
| Brandon Tate | WR | 15 | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 |
| EJ Manuel | QB | 6 | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Colton Schmidt | P | 16 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
| Jerome Felton | FB | 15 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Percy Harvin | WR | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | WR | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | RB | 13 | 12 | -3 | -0.3 | 1 |
What the columns mean: CAR
2016 Bills roster: 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Woods | WR | 13 | 51 | 74 | 613 | 12.0 | 1 |
| Charles Clay | TE | 15 | 57 | 87 | 552 | 9.7 | 4 |
| Marquise Goodwin | WR | 15 | 29 | 68 | 431 | 14.9 | 3 |
| Sammy Watkins | WR | 8 | 28 | 52 | 430 | 15.4 | 2 |
| LeSean McCoy | RB | 15 | 50 | 57 | 356 | 7.1 | 1 |
| Justin Hunter | WR | 12 | 10 | 24 | 189 | 18.9 | 4 |
| Walter Powell | WR | 9 | 14 | 25 | 142 | 10.1 | 0 |
| Brandon Tate | WR | 15 | 8 | 11 | 117 | 14.6 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | RB | 13 | 7 | 10 | 90 | 12.9 | 0 |
| Greg Salas | WR | 2 | 4 | 6 | 89 | 22.3 | 1 |
| Jerome Felton | FB | 15 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 |
| Mike Gillislee | RB | 15 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 5.6 | 1 |
| Percy Harvin | WR | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
2016 Bills roster: 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Brown | LB | 16 | 149 | 97 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Preston Brown | LB | 16 | 139 | 79 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Corey Graham | S | 16 | 87 | 62 | 1.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | LB | 16 | 76 | 56 | 12.5 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Ronald Darby | CB | 14 | 69 | 60 | 0.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | DT | 15 | 64 | 42 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephon Gilmore | CB | 15 | 48 | 42 | 0.0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Jerry Hughes | DE | 16 | 48 | 31 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Leger Douzable | DT | 16 | 43 | 24 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcell Dareus | DT | 8 | 39 | 24 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Blanton | S | 10 | 35 | 27 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nickell Robey-Coleman | CB | 16 | 35 | 32 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Corey White | CB | 15 | 30 | 22 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Aaron Williams | S | 7 | 20 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| James Ihedigbo | S | 4 | 16 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Meeks | S | 16 | 16 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ramon Humber | LB | 16 | 16 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lerentee McCray | DE | 13 | 16 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerel Worthy | DT | 13 | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corbin Bryant | DT | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | LB | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergio Brown | S | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gillislee | RB | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke Williams | S | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Deandre Coleman | DT | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Powell | WR | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marquise Goodwin | WR | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Schmidt | P | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colt Anderson | S | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Carpenter | PK | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Watkins | WR | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cordy Glenn | OT | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyrus Kouandjio | OT | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shamiel Gary | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Tate | WR | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Hunter | WR | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
- Sep 11, 2016@ BALL 7-13
- Sep 15, 2016vs NYJL 31-37
- Sep 25, 2016vs ARIW 33-18
- Oct 2, 2016@ NEW 16-0
- Oct 9, 2016@ LARW 30-19
- Oct 16, 2016vs SFW 45-16
- Oct 23, 2016@ MIAL 25-28
- Oct 30, 2016vs NEL 25-41
- Nov 7, 2016@ SEAL 25-31
- Nov 20, 2016@ CINW 16-12
- Nov 27, 2016vs JAXW 28-21
- Dec 4, 2016@ LVL 24-38
- Dec 11, 2016vs PITL 20-27
- Dec 18, 2016vs CLEW 33-13
- Dec 24, 2016vs MIAL 31-34
- Jan 1, 2017@ NYJL 10-30
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.