1994 Buffalo Bills season

Buffalo Bills
1994 Buffalo Bills season
Owner	Ralph Wilson
Head coach	Marv Levy
General manager	John Butler
Home field	Rich Stadium
Results
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]

In Week 14, the Bills were still in postseason contention, before losing their final three games and finishing the season with a losing record at 7–9.

NFL Draft

1994 Buffalo Bills Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
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
3	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 – Tom Breshnhan
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

Special Teams – Bruce DeHaven

Strength & Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Rusty Jones

Roster

1994 Buffalo Bills roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

66 Jerry Crafts T
62 Mike Devlin C
65 John Davis G
70 John Fina G
67 Kent Hull C
76 Steve Hoyem T
68 Corbin Lacina G
63 Adam Lingner C
72 Corey Louchiey T
60 Jerry Ostroski G
74 Glenn Parker T

Defensive Linemen

90 Phil Hansen DE
73 Mike Lodish NT
99 James Patton DE
71 Ed Philion DT
94 Mark Pike DE
78 Bruce Smith DE
91 Jeff Wright NT

Linebackers

97 Cornelius Bennett OLB
96 Monty Brown OLB
55 Mark Maddox ILB
53 Marvcus Patton ILB
58 Marlo Perry
59 Sam Rogers OLB
56 Darryl Talley OLB

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

2 Steve Christie K
9 Chris Mohr P

Reserve lists

81 Bucky Brooks WR (IR)

Practice squad

—- Tim Tindale FB

* Note: Rookies in Italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance	Notes	TV/Time
1	September 4, 1994	New York Jets	L 3–23	0–1	Rich Stadium	79,460	Bills fumbled twice	NBC 4:00 ET
2	September 11, 1994	at New England Patriots	W 38–35	1–1	Foxboro Stadium	60,274	Steve Christie booted winning 32-yard field goal in final seconds	NBC 1:00 ET
3	September 18, 1994	at Houston Oilers	W 15–7	2–1	Houston Astrodome	55,424	Third straight Buffalo win over Oilers	NBC 1:00 ET
4	September 26, 1994	Denver Broncos	W 27–20	3–1	Rich Stadium	75,373	Thurman Thomas scored twice	ABC 9:00 ET
5	October 2, 1994	at Chicago Bears	L 13–20	3–2	Soldier Field	62,406	Jim Kelly and Steve Walsh combined for just 276 passing yards	NBC 4:00 ET
6	October 9, 1994	Miami Dolphins	W 21–11	4–2	Rich Stadium	79,491	Dolphins committed 12 penalties for 94 yards	NBC 1:00 ET
7	October 16, 1994	Indianapolis Colts	L 17–27	4–3	Rich Stadium	79,404	Jim Kelly sacked four times	NBC 1:00 ET
8	Bye
9	October 30, 1994	Kansas City Chiefs	W 44–10	5–3	Rich Stadium	79,501	Chiefs used three quarterbacks	NBC 1:00 ET
10	November 6, 1994	at New York Jets	L 17–22	5–4	The Meadowlands	66,949	Jets used Boomer Esiason and Jack Trudeau at quarterback	NBC 4:00 ET
11	November 14, 1994	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–23	5–5	Three Rivers Stadium	59,019	Steelers score final points on goal line fumble recovery	ABC 9:00 ET
12	November 20, 1994	Green Bay Packers	W 29–20	6–5	Rich Stadium	79,029	Bills put up 455 yards of offense	Fox 1:00 ET
13	November 24, 1994	at Detroit Lions	L 21–35	6–6	Pontiac Silverdome	75,672	Bills lost despite holding Barry Sanders to just 45 yards	NBC 12:30 ET
14	December 4, 1994	at Miami Dolphins	W 42–31	7–6	Joe Robbie Stadium	69,358	Dan Marino intercepted three times in first game following The Fake Spike Game	ESPN 8:00 ET
15	December 11, 1994	Minnesota Vikings	L 17–21	7–7	Rich Stadium	66,501	Warren Moon defeated Bills two years after 1992 game in Buffalo with Oilers	NBC 1:00 ET
16	December 18, 1994	New England Patriots	L 17–41	7–8	Rich Stadium	56,784	Bills eliminated from playoff race	NBC 1:00 ET
17	December 24, 1994	at Indianapolis Colts	L 9–10	7–9	RCA Dome	38,458	Colts finished 8–8	NBC 1:00 ET

Game summaries

Week 1

Pete Carroll's debut as a head coach with the New York Jets.

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 11
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn)
Game attendance: 60,274
Referee: Dale Hamer
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Beasley Reece
Pro-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
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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.

Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	7	10	3	20
• Bills	3	14	7	3	27

Date: September 26
Location: Rich Stadium
Game attendance: 75,373
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV 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 2
Location: Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois
Game start: 4:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 62,406
Game 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 9
Location: Rich Stadium Orchard Park, New York
Game start: 1:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 79,491
Game 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 16
Location: Rich Stadium
Television network: NBC

Week 9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	0	3	0	10
• Bills	14	17	3	10	44

Date: October 30
Location: Rich Stadium
Game attendance: 79,501
Game weather: 58 degrees, wind 14 mph
Referee: 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 6
Location: Giants Stadium
Referee: Howard Roe
TV 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 14
Location: Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game start: 9:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 59,019
Game 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 20
Location: Rich Stadium
Referee: Johnny Grier
TV announcers (FOX): Joe Buck and Tim Green

Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	7	7	7	21
• Lions	7	14	0	14	35

Date: November 24
Location: Pontiac Silverdome
Game weather: Indoors (dome)
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV 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, 1994
Location: Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 69,358
Game 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)

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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 11
Location: Rich Stadium

Week 16

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Patriots	3	14	14	10	41
Bills	10	7	0	0	17

Date: December 18
Location: Rich Stadium
Referee: Red Cashion
TV 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 24
Location: Hoosier Dome

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Miami Dolphins	10	6	0	.625	389	327	W1
⁽⁵⁾ New England Patriots	10	6	0	.625	351	312	W7
Indianapolis Colts	8	8	0	.500	307	320	W2
Buffalo Bills	7	9	0	.438	340	356	L3
New York Jets	6	10	0	.375	264	320	L5

References

1994 was the only season from 1988–1996 that Buffalo did not qualify for the postseason
1994 Buffalo Bills Media Guide. pp. 2–23.
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jun-25.

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[1] 1994 was the only season from 1988–1996 that Buffalo did not qualify for the postseason

[2] 1994 Buffalo Bills Media Guide. pp. 2–23.

[4] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jun-25.

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