1994 Buffalo Bills season

35th season in franchise history November 2013 March 2026 Buffalo Bills 1994 7–9 4th AFC East Marv Levy John Butler Ralph Wilson Rich Stadium Did not qualify WR Andre ReedWR Steve TaskerDE Bruce Smith Bills seasons 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- and to finally win a Super Bowl. 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.1994 was the only season between 1988 and 1996 when Buffalo did not qualify for the postseason. 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 aforementioned strike-shortened 1987 season. Offseason Additions SubtractionsQB Rick Strom (Steelers) T Howard Ballard (Seahawks) CB James Williams (Cardinals) QB Gale Gilbert (Chargers) G Jim Ritcher (Falcons) NFL draft 1994 Buffalo Bills draft Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 27Jeff BurrisCBNotre Dame 2 48 Bucky Brooks CB North Carolina 61 Lonnie Johnson TE Florida State 64Sam RogersLBColorado 3 81Marlo Perry LBJackson 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 Source:1994 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com 2024-12-16 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1994/draft.htm 2025-04-11 Undrafted free agents + 1994 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeJohn BockCenterIndiana StateMike CollinsSafetyWest VirginiaTodd HergetLinebackerBYUSteve HoyemTackleStanford Personnel Staff/coaches 1994 Buffalo Bills staff1994 Buffalo Bills Media Guide 2–23 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 Bresnahan Quarterbacks coach – 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 – Dan 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 14 Frank Reich 11 Rick Strom 10 Alex Van Pelt Running backs 23 Kenneth Davis 35 Carwell Gardner FB 30 Yonel Jourdain KR 34 Thurman Thomas 33 Tim Tindale FB 21 Nate Turner FB Wide receivers 82 Don Beebe KR 80 Bill Brooks 85 Russell Copeland KR 83 Andre Reed 16 Damon Thomas Tight ends 84 Lonnie Johnson 87 Vince Marrow 88 Pete Metzelaars Offensive linemen 66 Jerry Crafts T/G 65 John Davis G 62 Mike Devlin C 70 John Fina T 76 Steve Hoyem T 67 Kent Hull C 63 Adam Lingner C/LS 72 Corey Louchiey T 60 Jerry Ostroski G 74 Glenn Parker T Defensive linemen 77 Oliver Barnett DE 90 Phil Hansen DE 73 Mike Lodish NT 99 James Patton DE 94 Mark Pike DE 78 Bruce Smith DE 91 Jeff Wright NT Linebackers 97 Cornelius Bennett OLB 50 Keith Goganious ILB 55 Mark Maddox ILB 53 Marvcus Patton ILB 58 Marlo Perry OLB 59 Sam Rogers OLB 56 Darryl Talley OLB Defensive backs 22 Jeff Burris CB/PR 43 Matt Darby FS 38 Mike Dumas FS 41 Greg Evans SS 36 Jerome Henderson CB 39 Filmel Johnson CB 20 Henry Jones SS 24 Kurt Schulz FS 28 Thomas Smith CB 25 Mickey Washington CB Special teams  2 Steve Christie K  9 Chris Mohr P Reserve lists 81 Bucky Brooks WR/KR (IR) 7px 96 Monty Brown LB (IR) 7px 12 Jim Kelly QB (IR) 7px 68 Corbin Lacina G (IR) 7px 86 A. J. Ofodile TE (PUP) 7px 71 Ed Philion DT (IR) 7px 89 Steve Tasker WR (IR) 7px Practice squad* Note: Rookies in Italics 53 active, 7 inactive Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 4 New York Jets L 3–23 0–1 Rich Stadium Recap 2 September 11 at New England Patriots W 38–35 1–1 Foxboro Stadium Recap 3 September 18 at Houston Oilers W 15–7 2–1 Astrodome Recap 4 September 26, 1994 Denver Broncos W 27–20 3–1 Rich Stadium Recap 5 October 2 at Chicago Bears L 13–20 3–2 Soldier Field Recap 6 October 9 Miami Dolphins W 21–11 4–2 Rich Stadium Recap 7 October 16 Indianapolis Colts L 17–27 4–3 Rich Stadium Recap 8 Bye 9 October 30 Kansas City Chiefs W 44–10 5–3 Rich Stadium Recap 10 November 6, 1994 at New York Jets L 17–22 5–4 Giants Stadium Recap 11 November 14, 1994 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–23 5–5 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 12 November 20 Green Bay Packers W 29–20 6–5 Rich Stadium Recap 13 November 24, 1994 at Detroit Lions L 21–35 6–6 Pontiac Silverdome Recap 14 December 4 at Miami Dolphins W 42–31 7–6 Joe Robbie Stadium Recap 15 December 11 Minnesota Vikings L 17–21 7–7 Rich Stadium Recap 16 December 18 New England Patriots L 17–41 7–8 Rich Stadium Recap 17 December 24, 1994 at Indianapolis Colts L 9–10 7–9 RCA Dome Recap Game summaries Week 1 Pete Carroll's debut as a head coach with the New York Jets. Jets 0 17 3 3 Bills 3 0 0 0 September 4 Rich Stadium Orchard Park, New York 4:00 PM EST 79,460 57 F C • 8 mph km/h knot Gerald Austin Marv Albert and Paul Maguire NFL on NBC Week 2 1994 New England Patriots season Bills–Patriots rivalry Buffalo Bills 1994 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Two: Buffalo Bills (0–1) at New England Patriots (0–1) September 11 1:00 p.m. EDT Bills 14 14 0 10 Patriots 7 7 7 14 Foxboro Stadium • Foxborough, Massachusetts 60,274 62 F C • Wind 15 mph km/h knot Dale Hamer NBC Don Criqui and Beasley Reece Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database Bills Jim Kelly25/41, 328 Yds, 4 TD, 3 INT Thurman Thomas26 Rush, 106 Yds Andre Reed7 Rec, 142 Yds, TD Patriots Drew Bledsoe26/42, 380 Yds, 3 TD, 2 INT Marion Butts18 Rush, 82 Yds, 2 TD Ben Coates9 Rec, 124 Yds, 2 TD BUF NE collapsed 1 12:38 Bills 8 80 RecTD Andre Reed Jim Kelly 37 good Steve Christie run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 6:58 Bills 11 89 RecTD Thurman Thomas Jim Kelly 4 good Steve Christie run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 0 1 0:07 Patriots 6 42 RecTD Ben Coates Drew Bledsoe 18 good Matt Bahr run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 7 2 12:04 Bills 9 77 RecTD Bill Brooks Jim Kelly 12 good Steve Christie run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 7 2 2:58 Patriots 10 88 RecTD Ben Coates Drew Bledsoe 5 good Matt Bahr run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 14 2 1:13 Bills 6 78 RecTD Don Beebe Jim Kelly 14 good Steve Christie run/pass good/failed/incomplete 28 14 3 12:33 Patriots 1 19 RushTD Marion Butts 19 good Matt Bahr run/pass good/failed/incomplete 28 21 4 14:07 Bills Other Fumble recovery in end zone for touchdown by Mike Lodish, Steve Christie kick good 35 21 4 9:17 Patriots 3 23 RecTD Michael Timpson Drew Bledsoe 12 good Matt Bahr run/pass good/failed/incomplete 35 28 4 9:22 Patriots 5 69 RushTD Marion Butts 6 good Matt Bahr run/pass good/failed/incomplete 35 35 4 0:52 Bills 8 53 FG 32 Steve Christie 38 35 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) Bills 0 9 3 3 Oilers 0 0 0 7 September 18 Astrodome Houston, Texas 1:00pm EST 55,424 DOME Ron Blum Charlie Jones (sportscaster) and Randy Cross NFL on NBC Week 4 Broncos 0 7 10 3 Bills 3 14 7 3 September 26 Rich Stadium 9:00 75,373 Bob McElwee Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf, and Lynn Swann (Sideline Reporter) ABC Week 5 Buffalo Bills (3-1) at Chicago Bears (2-2) Bills 3 3 7 0 Bears 0 7 3 10 October 2 Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois 4:00 PM EST 62,406 56 F C • 16 mph km/h knot Ed Hochuli Dick Enberg, Bob Trumpy, and Hannah Storm NFL on NBC Week 6 Dolphins 3 0 0 8 Bills 0 7 7 7 October 9 Rich Stadium Orchard Park, New York 1:00 PM EST 79,491 61 F C • 20 mph km/h knot Jerry Markbreit Dick Enberg, Bob Trumpy, and Hannah Storm NFL on NBC Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills - October 9th, 1994 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199410090buf.htm 2025-03-15 Pro-Football-Reference.com en Week 7 Colts 3 7 7 10 Bills 7 3 0 7 October 16 Rich Stadium 1:00 Tom Hammond and Cris Collinsworth NBC Week 9 Chiefs 7 0 3 0 Bills 14 17 3 10 October 30 Rich Stadium 1:00 79,501 58 degrees, wind 14 mph Gordon McCarter Dick Enberg, Bob Trumpy, and Hannah Storm (Sideline Reporter) NBC Week 10 Bills 0 14 0 3 Jets 3 7 6 6 November 6 Giants Stadium 4:00 Howard Roe Dick Enberg, Bob Trumpy, and Hannah Storm NBC Week 11 Bills 0 3 7 0 Steelers 10 6 7 0 November 14 Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 9:00 PM EST 59,019 58 F C • 10 mph km/h knot Ed Hochuli Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf, and Lynn Swann (sideline reporter) Monday Night Football, ABC Week 12 Packers 0 6 14 0 Bills 14 13 0 2 November 20 Rich Stadium 1:00 PM EST 79,029 41 °F °C 1; wind 8 mph km/h knots Johnny Grier Joe Buck and Tim Green FOX Week 13 Thanksgiving Day Game Bills 0 7 7 7 Lions 7 14 0 14 November 24 Thursday Pontiac Silverdome 12:30 PM EST 75,67 Indoors (dome) Larry Nemmers Dick Enberg, Bob Trumpy, and Hannah Storm (sideline reporter) NBC Week 14 Bills 7 0 21 14 Dolphins 0 17 0 14 December 4, 1994 Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida 8:00 p.m. EST 69,358 79 F C • 15 mph km/h knot Bob McElwee Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, and Mark Malone (sideline reporter) ESPN Sunday Night Football yes 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 yes Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins - December 4th, 1994 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199412040mia.htm 2024-11-11 Pro-Football-Reference.com en Week 15 Vikings 3 6 3 9 Bills 7 3 7 0 December 11 Rich Stadium 1:00 Thom Brennaman, Anthony Muñoz, and Kevin Frazier Fox Week 16 Patriots 3 14 14 10 Bills 10 7 0 0 December 18 Rich Stadium 1:00 Red Cashion Marv Albert, Paul Maguire, and John Dockery (sideline reporter) NBC Week 17 Bills 0 6 0 3 Colts 0 0 10 0 December 24 Hoosier Dome 1:00 Don Criqui and Beasley Reece NBC Standings Notes "note" References Bills on Pro Football Reference Bills on jt-sw.com Bills Stats on jt-sw.com Buffalo Bills Category:Buffalo Bills seasons Buff