1993 Buffalo Bills season

1993 Buffalo Bills season
Head coach	Marv Levy
General manager	John Butler
Owner	Ralph Wilson
Home field	Rich Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st AFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Super Bowl XXVIII (Cowboys) 13–30

The 1993 Buffalo Bills season was the 34th season for the Buffalo, New York team in the National Football League. The Buffalo Bills finished the National Football League's 1993 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, and finished first in the AFC East division.

Despite the many jokes about the Bills having lost three straight Super Bowls—a fan pleaded with head coach Marv Levy for the team to not return to the Super Bowl: "I can't take it. I can't go to work on Monday if we don't win the game. It's tearing me up. I can't handle it"—Don Beebe recalled that "I've got to be honest with you. We thrived in it. We enjoyed it. We were going to go to four ... I think that comes a lot from the Winston Churchill poems and the speeches that we would get from Marv". Dan Patrick reported that "Buffalo players have been wearing t-shirts reading something along the lines of 'Let's Tick Them Off and Go for Four'".^[1] The team qualified for another Super Bowl; they became the first franchise to win four consecutive conference championships, as well as the first team in major professional sports to lose four consecutive championship games.^[2]

Defensive end Bruce Smith was named NEA Defensive Player of the Year, and tied for the league lead with 13.5 sacks. Smith, linebacker Darryl Talley and special teams gunner Steve Tasker were named to the 1993 All-Pro team. The Bills' 47 defensive takeaways in 1993 is the third-highest total of the 1990s.^[3]

Running back Thurman Thomas led the AFC with 1,315 rushing yards.^[4]

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1993 Buffalo Bills draft
1	28	Thomas Smith	CB	North Carolina
2	55	John Parrella	DT	Nebraska
4	111	Russell Copeland	WR	Memphis
5	136	Mike Devlin	C	Iowa
5	139	Sebastian Savage	CB	NC State
5	167	Corbin Lacina	OT	Augustana
7	195	Willie Harris	WR	Mississippi State
8	223	Chris Leuneberg	OT	West Chester (PA)
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Game Site	Final Score	Record	Attendance
1	September 5, 1993	New England Patriots	Rich Stadium	W 38–14	1–0	79,751
2	September 12, 1993	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium	W 13–10	2–0	63,226
3	Bye
4	September 26, 1993	Miami Dolphins	Rich Stadium	L 22–13	2–1	79,635
5	October 3, 1993	New York Giants	Rich Stadium	W 17–14	3–1	79,283
6	October 11, 1993	Houston Oilers	Rich Stadium	W 35–7	4–1	79,613
7	Bye
8	October 24, 1993	at New York Jets	The Meadowlands	W 19–10	5–1	71,541
9	November 1, 1993	Washington Redskins	Rich Stadium	W 24–10	6–1	79,106
10	November 7, 1993	at New England Patriots	Foxboro Stadium	W 13–10	7–1	54,326
11	November 15, 1993	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium	L 0–23	7–2	60,265
12	November 21, 1993	Indianapolis Colts	Rich Stadium	W 23–9	8–2	79,101
13	November 28, 1993	at Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	L 7–23	8–3	74,452
14	December 5, 1993	Los Angeles Raiders	Rich Stadium	L 24–25	8–4	79,478
15	December 12, 1993	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium	W 10–7	9–4	60,769
16	December 19, 1993	at Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium	W 47–34	10–4	71,597
17	December 26, 1993	New York Jets	Rich Stadium	W 16–14	11–4	70,817
18	January 2, 1994	at Indianapolis Colts	Hoosier Dome	W 30–10	12–4	43,028

Game summaries

Week 1

Week One: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	7	7	0	14
Bills	0	17	0	21	38

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Date: September 5
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 66 F, wind 12 mph
Box Score

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Patriots	Bills
2					Bills	28-yard field goal by Steve Christie	0	3
2					Bills	Bill Brooks 4-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kelly, Steve Christie kick good	0	10
2					Patriots	Ben Coates 54-yard touchdown reception from Drew Bledsoe, Scott Sisson kick good	7	10
2					Bills	Andre Reed 41-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kelly, Steve Christie kick good	7	17
3					Patriots	Greg McMurtry 2-yard touchdown reception from Drew Bledsoe, Scott Sisson kick good	14	17
4					Bills	Andre Reed 22-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kelly, Steve Christie kick good	14	24
4					Bills	Andre Reed 14-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kelly, Steve Christie kick good	14	31
4					Bills	Punt returned 47 yards for touchdown by Russell Copeland, Steve Christie kick good	14	38
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							14	38

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bills	7	3	0	3	13
Cowboys	0	3	0	7	10

Date: September 12
Location: Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
Game start: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: 85°F, wind 16 mph

Scoring summary

1	BUF	Carwell Gardner 10 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick)	Bills 7–0

2	BUF	Steve Christie 48 yard field goal	Bills 10–0

2	DAL	Lin Elliott 43 yard field goal	Bills 10–3

4	DAL	Kevin Williams 5 yard run (Lin Elliott kick)	Tie 10–10

4	BUF	Steve Christie 35 yard field goal	Bills 13–10

^[5]

Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	7	0	0	0	7
• Bills	7	21	0	7	35

Date: October 11
Location: Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 41°F; wind 9
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

Q1	BUF	Don Beebe 34 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick)	BUF 7–0

Q1	HOU	Leonard Harris 17 yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	BUF	Andre Reed 24 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick)	BUF 14–7

Q2	BUF	Andre Reed 39 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick)	BUF 21–7

Q2	BUF	Thurman Thomas 7 yard run (Steve Christie kick)	BUF 28–7

Q4	BUF	Kenneth Davis 3 yard run (Steve Christie kick)	BUF 35–7

^[6]

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Buffalo Bills	12	4	0	.750	329	242	W4
Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	349	351	L5
New York Jets	8	8	0	.500	270	247	L3
New England Patriots	5	11	0	.313	238	286	W4
Indianapolis Colts	4	12	0	.250	189	378	L4

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Game Site	Final Score	Attendance
Divisional	January 15, 1994	Los Angeles Raiders (4)	Rich Stadium	W 29–23	61,923
AFC Championship	January 23, 1994	Kansas City Chiefs (3)	Rich Stadium	W 30–13	76,642
Super Bowl	January 30, 1994	vs. Dallas Cowboys (N1)	Georgia Dome	L 13–30	72,817

Super Bowl XXVIII

Scoring Summary

DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 41 yards 3–0 DAL
BUF – FG: Steve Christie 54 yards 3–3 tie
DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 24 yards 6–3 DAL
BUF – TD: Thurman Thomas 4 yard run (Steve Christie kick) 10–6 BUF
BUF – FG: Steve Christie 28 yards 13–6 BUF
DAL – TD: James Washington 46 yard fumble return (Eddie Murray kick) 13–13 tie
DAL – TD: Emmitt Smith 17 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) 20–13 DAL
DAL – TD: Emmitt Smith 1 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) 27–13 DAL
DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 20 yards 30–13 DAL

Awards and records

Nate Odomes, Tied NFL Lead, 9 Interceptions
Bruce Smith, Newspaper Enterprise Association Defensive Player of the Year Award
Thurman Thomas, AFC Leader, 1,315 Rushing Yards

References

↑ "Four Falls of Buffalo". 30 for 30. Season 3. 2015-12-12. ESPN.
↑ Through 2011 season
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1990 to 1999, in the regular season, sorted by descending Takeaways, behind the 1991 Eagles and 1991 Saints.
↑ Neft, David S.; Cohen, Richard M.; and Korch, Rich The Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Football, 12th Edition, p. 680, Martin's Press, August 1994, ISBN 0-312-11073-1
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-14.

Buffalo Bills

Founded in 1960 Based and headquartered in Orchard Park, New York

Franchise	Franchise History Players Seasons List of Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl selections First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Coaches Logos and uniforms NFL in Toronto Bills series

Stadiums	War Memorial Stadium New Era Field Rogers Centre (Bills Toronto Series) New Era Field II (proposed)

Culture	Buffalo sports curse Ralph Wilson Billy Buffalo Buffalo Jills Ken "Pinto Ron" Johnson Second String "Shout" (The Isley Brothers song) Four Falls of Buffalo

Lore	AAFC Buffalo Bills Electric Company The Comeback Wide Right Music City Miracle

Rivalries	Miami Dolphins New England Patriots New York Jets

Division championships (10)	1964 1965 1966 1980 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1995

Conference championships (4)	1990 1991 1992 1993

League championships (2)	1964 1965

Wall of Fame	Simpson Kemp McGroder Sestak Shaw Wilson 12th Man Dubenion Stratton Ferguson Levy DeLamielleure James Abramoski Kalsu Saimes Kelly Smerlas Hull Talley Ritcher Thomas Reed Tasker Smith Edgerson Hansen Polian Miller Saban

Media	Radio Radio network WGR 550 Television MSG Western New York Personalities: John Murphy Van Miller Mark Kelso Steve Tasker

Owners	Wilson Pegula family Terry Kim

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Buffalo Bills seasons

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1993 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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