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.
The Bills qualified for their fourth straight Super Bowl appearance; 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.[ 1]
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.[ 2]
Running back Thurman Thomas led the AFC with 1,315 rushing yards.[ 3]
NFL Draft [ edit ]
Regular season [ edit ]
Schedule [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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
Plays
Yards
TOP
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
1
2
3
4
Total
• Bills
7
3
0
3
13
Cowboys
0
3
0
7
10
[ 4]
1
2
3
4
Total
Oilers
7
0
0
0
7
• Bills
7
21
0
7
35
[ 5]
Standings [ edit ]
Playoffs [ edit ]
Super Bowl XXVIII [ edit ]
Scoring Summary [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ 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.
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