35th season in franchise history
1994 Buffalo Bills season Owner Ralph Wilson Head coach Marv Levy General manager John Butler Home field Rich Stadium Record 7–9 Division place 4th AFC East Playoff finish Did not qualify
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] Going into Week 14 the Bills were still in postseason contention, before losing their final three games and finishing the season with a losing record for the first time since the strike-shortened 1987 season .
NFL Draft [ ]
1994 Buffalo Bills Draft
Round
Selection
Player
Position
College
Notes
1
27
Jeff Burris
CB
Notre Dame
2
48
Bucky Brooks
CB
North Carolina
61
Lonnie Johnson
TE
Florida State
64
Sam Rogers
LB
Colorado
3
81
Marlo Perry
LB
Jackson State
98
Corey Louchiey
OT
South Carolina
4
130
Sean Crocker
DB
North Carolina
5
158
A. J. Ofodile
TE
Missouri
6
188
Anthony Abrams
DT
Clark Atlanta
192
Kevin Knox
WR
Florida State
221
Filmel Johnson
DB
Illinois
Personnel [ ]
Staff/Coaches [ ]
1994 Buffalo Bills staff[2]
Front Office
President – Ralph Wilson
Vice President of Administration/General Manager – John Butler
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
Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line –
QuarterbackskCoach s - Jim Shofner
Running Backs Coach – Elijah Pitts
Receivers Coach – Charlie Joiner
Offensive Quality Control/Tight Ends – Don Lawrence
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
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Rusty Jones
Roster [ ]
1994 Buffalo Bills roster
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
* Note: Rookies in Italics
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
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
Date: September 4Location: Rich Stadium Orchard Park, New York Game start: 4:00 PM EST Game attendance: 79,460Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) • 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)Referee: Gerald Austin TV announcers (NFL on NBC ): Marv Albert and Paul Maguire
Week 2 [ ]
Week Two: Buffalo Bills (0–1) at New England Patriots (0–1)
1
2
3 4 Total
Bills
14
14
0 10 38
Patriots
7
7
7 14 35
at Foxboro Stadium • Foxborough, Massachusetts
Date : September 11Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn)Game attendance : 60,274Referee : Dale HamerTV announcers (NBC) : Don Criqui and Beasley ReecePro-Football-Reference.com , The Football Database
Game information
Bills
Jim Kelly 25/41, 328 Yds, 4 TD, 3 INT
Thurman Thomas 26 Rush, 106 Yds
Andre Reed 7 Rec, 142 Yds, TD
Patriots
Drew Bledsoe 26/42, 380 Yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Marion Butts 18 Rush, 82 Yds, 2 TD
Ben Coates 9 Rec, 124 Yds, 2 TD
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
Date: September 18Location: Astrodome Houston, Texas Game start: 1:00pm EST Game attendance: 55,424Game weather: DOMEReferee: Ron Blum TV announcers (NFL on NBC ): Charlie Jones (sportscaster) and Randy Cross
Week 4 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Broncos
0
7 10 3
20
• Bills
3
14 7 3
27
Date: September 26Location: Rich StadiumGame attendance: 75,373Referee: Bob McElweeTV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford , Al Michaels , Dan Dierdorf and Lynn Swann (Sideline Reporter)
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
Date: October 2Location: Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois Game start: 4:00 PM EST Game attendance: 62,406Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) • 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)Referee: Ed Hochuli TV announcers (NFL on NBC ): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy
Week 6 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Dolphins
3
0 0 8
11
• Bills
0
7 7 7
21
Date: October 9Location: Rich Stadium Orchard Park, New York Game start: 1:00 PM EST Game attendance: 79,491Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • 20 miles per hour (32 km/h; 17 kn)Referee: Jerry Markbreit TV announcers (NFL on NBC ): Dick Enberg , Bob Trumpy
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Week 7 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Colts
3
7 7 10
27
Bills
7
3 0 7
17
Date: October 16Location: Rich StadiumTelevision network: NBC
Week 9 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Chiefs
7
0 3 0
10
• Bills
14
17 3 10
44
Date: October 30Location: Rich StadiumGame attendance: 79,501Game weather: 58 degrees, wind 14 mphReferee: Gordon McCarter TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg , Bob Trumpy , Hannah Storm (Sideline Reporter)
Week 10 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
0
14 0 3
17
• Jets
3
7 6 6
22
Date: November 6Location: Giants Stadium Referee: Howard RoeTV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy
Week 11 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
0
3 7 0
10
• Steelers
10
6 7 0
23
Date: November 14Location: Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game start: 9:00 PM EST Game attendance: 59,019Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)Referee: Ed Hochuli TV announcers (Monday Night Football , ABC): Frank Gifford , Al Michaels , Dan Dierdorf , Lynn Swann (sideline reporter)
Week 12 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Packers
0
6 14 0
20
• Bills
14
13 0 2
29
Date: November 20Location: Rich StadiumGame start: 1:00 PM EST Game attendance: 79,029Game weather: 41 °F (5.0 °C); wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)Referee: Johnny GrierTV announcers (FOX ): Joe Buck and Tim Green
Week 13 [ ]
Thanksgiving Day Game
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
0
7 7 7
21
• Lions
7
14 0 14
35
Date: Location: Pontiac Silverdome Game start: 12:30 PM EST Game attendance: 75,67Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Larry NemmersTV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Bob Trumpy, and Hannah Storm (sideline reporter)
Week 14 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bills
7
0 21 14
42
Dolphins
0
17 0 14
31
Date: December 4, 1994Location: Joe Robbie Stadium , Miami, Florida Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 69,358Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn)Referee: Bob McElwee TV announcers (ESPN Sunday Night Football ): Mike Patrick , Joe Theismann , Mark Malone (sideline reporter)
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
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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 StadiumReferee: Red CashionTV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Paul Maguire, John Dockery (sideline reporter)
Week 17 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
0
6 0 3
9
• Colts
0
0 10 0
10
Date: December 24Location: Hoosier Dome
Standings [ ]
Awards and records [ ]
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References [ ]
Buffalo Bills
Founded in 1960
Based and headquartered in Orchard Park, New York
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (11) Conference championships (4) League championships (2) Wall of Fame Media Owners Current league affiliations Former league affiliation
League: American Football League (1960–1969)