2013 Buffalo Bills season

54th season in franchise history; final one under ownership of Ralph Wilson November 2013 March 2026 Buffalo Bills 2013 6–10 4th AFC East Doug Marrone Buddy Nix, Doug Whaley Ralph Wilson Ralph Wilson Stadium Did not qualify Mario WilliamsKyle WilliamsJairus Byrd Marcell Dareus 250px Bills seasons The 2013 season was the Buffalo Bills' 44th in the National Football League (NFL) and their first under head coach Doug Marrone. It was also their final season under the ownership of Ralph Wilson, who died on March 25, 2014, at the age of 95. The team equaled their record from 2012 and missed the playoffs, increasing their playoff drought to 14 seasons. This was the first year of renewed leases on Ralph Wilson Stadium and for the Bills Toronto Series, both of which were signed in the preceding offseason. The Toronto series was originally set to expire in 2017, but was cancelled in December 2014; the lease on Ralph Wilson Stadium expired in 2022 and was presumably the last long-term agreement with the aging stadium, as the lease specifies that the process of exploring a new stadium began during the lease period. The Bills also started the 2013 season with a new starting quarterback, first-round draft pick EJ Manuel, after previous starter Ryan Fitzpatrick refused a pay cut and was subsequently released. As of the 2025 season, this is the most recent season the Bills finished in last place in the AFC East. After one season, the team's defensive coordinator, Mike Pettine, left to go to the Cleveland Browns to be their head coach, taking Jim Leonhard with him. 3 2013 draft 2013 NFL draft 2013 Buffalo Bills 1 16 EJ Manuel QB Florida State Pick from STLRams trade [a] yes 2 41 Robert Woods WR USC yes 2 46 Kiko Alonso LB Oregon Pick from STLRams trade [a] yes 3 78 Marquise Goodwin WR Texas Pick from STLRams trade [a] yes 4 105 Duke Williams S Nevada yes 5 143 Jonathan Meeks S Clemson yes 6 177 Dustin Hopkins K Florida State yes 7 222 Chris Gragg TE Arkansas Pick from STLSeahawks trade [b]Rams trade [a] yes Notes Rams trade [a] The Bills traded their first- and third-round selections (8th and 71st overall) to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the Rams' first-, second-, third- and seventh-round selections (16th, 46th, 78th and 222nd overall). Seahawks trade [b] The Bills traded their original seventh-round selection (214th overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for quarterback Tarvaris Jackson. Staff 2013 Buffalo Bills #00338d white #c60c30 Owner – Ralph Wilson President/CEO – Russ Brandon General manager – Buddy Nix/Doug Whaley Senior Vice-president of Football Administration – Jim Overdorf Special assistant – Buddy Nix Director of pro personnel – Jim Monos Director of pro personnel – Tom Gibbons Pro Personnel Coordinator – Rob Hanrahan Director of college scouting – Chuck Cook Asst. Director of College Scouting – Kelvin Fisher Director of Football Administration - Don Purdy Contract Administrator/Football Analyst – Kevin Meganck Director of Analytics – Michael Lyons Head coach – Doug Marrone Assistant to the head coach – Stephen Brown Offensive coordinator – Nathaniel Hackett Running backs – Tyrone Wheatley Wide receivers – Ike Hilliard Tight ends – Greg Adkins Offensive line – Pat Morris Offensive quality control – Kurt Anderson Offensive quality control – Jason Vrable Defensive coordinator – Mike Pettine Defensive line – Anthony Weaver Linebackers – Chuck Driesbach Linebackers – Jim O'Neil Defensive backs – Donnie Henderson Assistant defensive backs – Samson Brown Defensive quality control – Brian Fleury Defensive quality control – Jason Rebrovich Special teams coordinator – Danny Crossman Special teams assistant – John Anselmo Head strength and conditioning – Eric Ciano Assistant strength and conditioning – Hal Luther Strength and conditioning assistant – Dan Liburd Final roster 2013 Buffalo Bills 53 7 7  9 Thad Lewis  3 EJ Manuel y  7 Jeff Tuel y 22 Fred Jackson running back 28 C. J. Spiller 38 Frank Summers American football FB 42 Ronnie Wingo y 81 Marcus Easley 88 Marquise Goodwin y 11 T. J. Graham 15 Chris Hogan American football 13 Stevie Johnson 14 Cordell Roberson y 10 Robert Woods wide receiver, born 1992 y 84 Scott Chandler American football 89 Chris Gragg y 48 Evan Rodriguez 82 Tony Moeaki 85 Lee Smith American football 62 Mark Asper G 77 Cordy Glenn T 59 Doug Legursky G 73 Antoine McClain G 79 Erik Pears T 64 J. J. Unga y G 60 Kraig Urbik G 66 Thomas Welch American football T 70 Eric Wood C 90 Alan Branch DE 97 Corbin Bryant DT 96 Stefan Charles y DT 99 Marcell Dareus DT 95 Kyle Williams defensive tackle DT 94 Mario Williams DE 50 Kiko Alonso y MLB 53 Nigel Bradham OLB 55 Jerry Hughes OLB 91 Manny Lawson OLB 52 Arthur Moats OLB 57 Ty Powell y MLB 33 Ron Brooks CB 31 Jairus Byrd FS 24 Stephon Gilmore CB 35 Jim Leonhard SS 21 Leodis McKelvin CB 37 Nickell Robey CB 36 Jonathan Meeks y SS 25 Da'Norris Searcy FS 44 Brandon Smith defensive back, born 1987 CB 27 Duke Williams safety y FS  2 Dan Carpenter K  8 Brian Moorman P 65 Garrison Sanborn LS 80 Mike Caussin TE IR 92 Alex Carrington DE IR 18 Kevin Elliott WR IR 75 Chris Hairston T NF-Inj.  5 Dustin Hopkins y K IR  4 Kevin Kolb QB IR 23 Aaron Williams American football SS IR 30 Mario Butler American football CB 72 Edawn Coughman T  6 Dennis Dixon QB 98 Ike Igbinosun DE 63 Jamaal Johnson-Webb y T 17 Brandon Kaufman y WR 56 Jacquies Smith LB Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 11 at Indianapolis Colts W 44–20 1–0 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap 2 August 16, 2013 Minnesota Vikings W 20–16 2–0 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 3 August 24, 2013 at Washington Redskins L 7–30 2–1 FedExField Recap 4 August 29, 2013 Detroit Lions L 13–35 2–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 8 New England Patriots L 21–23 0–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 2 September 15 Carolina Panthers W 24–23 1–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 3 September 22 at New York Jets L 20–27 1–2 MetLife Stadium Recap 4 September 29 Baltimore Ravens W 23–20 2–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 5 October 3, 2013 at Cleveland Browns L 24–37 2–3 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap 6 October 13 Cincinnati Bengals L 24–27 (OT) 2–4 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 7 October 20 at Miami Dolphins W 23–21 3–4 Sun Life Stadium Recap 8 October 27 at New Orleans Saints L 17–35 3–5 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap 9 November 3 Kansas City Chiefs L 13–23 3–6 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 10 November 10 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–23 3–7 Heinz Field Recap 11 November 17 New York Jets W 37–14 4–7 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 12Bye 13 December 1 Atlanta Falcons L 31–34 (OT) 4–8 Canada Rogers Centre (Toronto) Recap 14 December 8 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 6–27 4–9 Raymond James Stadium Recap 15 December 15 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 27–20 5–9 EverBank Field Recap 16 December 22 Miami Dolphins W 19–0 6–9 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 17 December 29 at New England Patriots L 20–34 6–10 Gillette Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.  #  Indicates that the game was part of the Bills Toronto Series. Game summaries Week 1: vs. New England Patriots Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills – Game summary September 8 1:00 p.m. EDT Patriots 10 7 0 6 Bills 0 14 7 0 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 65,519 65 F C, sunny Walt Anderson CBS Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Game book First quarter NE – Julian Edelman 9-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 10:46. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 0:47. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 48-yard field goal, 4:47. Patriots 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 20 yards, 3:43. Second quarter BUF – Da'Norris Searcy 74-yard fumble return (Dan Carpenter kick), 8:25. Patriots 10–7. NE – Julian Edelman 8-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 1:55. Patriots 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:50. BUF – Robert Woods 18-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 0:34. Patriots 17–14. Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:39. Third quarter BUF – Stevie Johnson 18-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 11:03. Bills 21–17. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:57. Fourth quarter NE – Stephen Gostkowski 33-yard field goal, 10;48. Bills 21–20. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:29. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 35-yard field goal, 0:05. Patriots 23–21. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 4:26. Top passers NE – Tom Brady – 29/52, 288 yards, 2 TD, INT BUF – EJ Manuel – 18/27, 150 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NE – Shane Vereen – 14 rushes, 101 yards BUF – Fred Jackson – 13 rushes, 67 yards Top receivers NE – Danny Amendola – 10 receptions, 104 yards BUF – Fred Jackson – 4 receptions, 41 yards Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 35-yard field goal with five seconds left to give the Patriots the win. With the loss, the Bills began the season 0–1. Week 2: vs. Carolina Panthers Buffalo Bills 64thru73 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Carolina Panthers at Buffalo Bills – Game summary September 15 1:00 p.m. EDT Panthers 0 7 7 9 Bills 0 3 11 10 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 67,819 65 F C, mostly cloudy Walt Coleman Fox Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden Recap, Game book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 55-yard field goal, 10:41. Bills 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:04. CAR – Greg Olsen 13-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 0:13. Panthers 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 1:54. Third quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 20-yard field goal, 10:49. Panthers 7–6. Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 4:11. CAR – Ted Ginn Jr. 40-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 6:52. Panthers 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:57. BUF – Fred Jackson 4-yard run (EJ Manuel–Robert Woods pass), 4:15. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:37. Fourth quarter CAR – Graham Gano 27-yard field goal, 12:44. Panthers 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 7 yards, 3:15. CAR – Graham Gano 25-yard field goal, 8:41. Panthers 20–14. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:33. BUF – Dan Carpenter 48-yard field goal, 7:13. Panthers 20–17. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:28. CAR – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 1:38. Panthers 23–17. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 5:35. BUF – Stevie Johnson 2-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 0:02. Bills 24–23. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 1:36. Top passers CAR – Cam Newton – 21/38, 229 yards, 2 TD, INT BUF – EJ Manuel – 27/39, 296 yards, TD, INT Top rushers CAR – DeAngelo Williams – 22 rushes, 85 yards BUF – C. J. Spiller – 16 rushes, 103 yards Top receivers CAR – Greg Olsen – 7 receptions, 84 yards, TD BUF – Stevie Johnson – 8 receptions, 111 yards Buffalo trailed for most of their Week 2 game against the Panthers but took the lead with two seconds left after Stevie Johnson caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from EJ Manuel. Dan Carpenter kicked the extra point to give the Bills a 24–23 win. With the win, Buffalo improved to 1–1. Week 3: at New York Jets Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets – Game summary September 22 4:25 p.m. EDT Bills 0 6 6 8 Jets 7 10 3 7 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 76,957 67 F C, cloudy Scott Green CBS Marv Albert and Rich Gannon Recap, Game book First quarter NYJ – Geno Smith 8-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 9:06. Jets 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:54. Second quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 37-yard field goal, 13:45. Jets 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:17. BUF – Dan Carpenter 23-yard field goal, 9:57. Jets 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 3:29. NYJ – Stephen Hill 51-yard pass from Geno Smith (Nick Folk kick), 6:58. Jets 14–6. 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:59. NYJ – Nick Folk 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Jets 17–6. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 0:43. Third quarter NYJ – Nick Folk 34-yard field goal, 9:48. Jets 20–6. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:47. BUF – Dan Carpenter 43-yard field goal, 8:18. Jets 20–9. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 1:30. BUF – Dan Carpenter 26-yard field goal, 5:35. Jets 20–12. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:15. Fourth quarter BUF – Scott Chandler 33-yard pass from EJ Manuel (EJ Manuel–Stevie Johnson pass), 10:39. Tied 20–20. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:43. NYJ – Santonio Holmes 69-yard pass from Geno Smith (Nick Folk kick), 9:23. Jets 27–20. Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, 1:16. Top passers BUF – EJ Manuel – 19/42, 243 yards, TD NYJ – Geno Smith – 16/29, 331 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers BUF – Fred Jackson – 7 rushes, 72 yards NYJ – Bilal Powell – 27 rushes, 149 yards Top receivers BUF – Stevie Johnson – 6 receptions, 86 yards NYJ – Santonio Holmes – 5 receptions, 154 yards, TD With the loss, the Bills fell to 1–2. Week 4: vs. Baltimore Ravens Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills – Game summary September 29 1:00 p.m. EDT Ravens 0 7 7 6 Bills 6 14 3 0 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 68,296 67 F C, mostly sunny Jerome Boger CBS Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts Recap, Game book First quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 27-yard field goal, 6:11. Bills 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 4:43. BUF – Dan Carpenter 27-yard field goal, 3:03. Bills 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:26. Second quarter BAL – Marlon Brown 10-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 13:55. Ravens 7–6. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 0:54. BUF – Robert Woods 42-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 8:40. Bills 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:59. BUF – Fred Jackson 16-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 6:52. Bills 20–7. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:13. Third quarter BAL – Torrey Smith 26-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 7:17. Bills 20–14. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:31. BUF – Dan Carpenter 22-yard field goal, 1:56. Bills 23–14. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 2:57. Fourth quarter BAL – Justin Tucker 35-yard field goal, 7:12. Bills 23–17. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:21. BAL – Justin Tucker 24-yard field goal, 4:04. Bills 23–20. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:39. Top passers BAL – Joe Flacco – 25/50, 347 yards, 2 TD, 5 INT BUF – EJ Manuel – 10/22, 167 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers BAL – Fred Jackson – 16 rushes, 87 yards, TD BUF – Ray Rice – 5 rushes, 17 yards Top receivers BAL – Torrey Smith – 5 receptions, 166 yards, TD BUF – Robert Woods – 4 receptions, 80 yards, TD The Bills defense intercepted Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco five times in this game, as Flacco completed only 50% of his passes. Despite the five turnovers, the game was still somewhat close, but the Bills won the game 23–20. With the win, the Bills improved to 2–2. Week 5: at Cleveland Browns Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns – Game summary October 3 8:25 p.m. EDT Bills 10 0 14 0 Browns 0 17 7 13 FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 71,239 75 F C, cloudy Pete Morelli NFLNWBBZ-TV [a] Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan Recap, Game book First quarter BUF – Fred Jackson 1-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 13:16. Bills 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:45. BUF – Dan Carpenter 52-yard field goal, 5:51. Bills 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 4:14. Second quarter CLE – Billy Cundiff 30-yard field goal, 14:24. Bills 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:12. CLE – Willis McGahee 1-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 3:52. Tied 10–10. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 7:10. CLE – Travis Benjamin 79-yard punt return (Billy Cundiff kick), 2:20. Browns 17–10. Third quarter BUF – C. J. Spiller 54-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 13:51. Tied 17–17. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:59. BUF – Fred Jackson 1-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 6:32. Bills 24–17. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:15. CLE – Josh Gordon 37-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Billy Cundiff kick), 5:35. Tied 24–24. Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:57. Fourth quarter CLE – Billy Cundiff 24-yard field goal, 12:31. Browns 27–24. Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 4:32. CLE – Billy Cundiff 44-yard field goal, 2:19. Browns 30–24. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 4:41. CLE – T. J. Ward 44-yard interception return, 1:44. Browns 37–24. Top passers BUF – EJ Manuel – 11/20, 129 yards CLE – Brandon Weeden – 13/24, 197 yards, TD Top rushers BUF – C. J. Spiller – 8 rushes, 66 yards, TD CLE – Willis McGahee – 26 rushes, 72 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Robert Woods – 5 receptions, 64 yards CLE – Josh Gordon – 4 receptions, 86 yards, TD EJ Manuel left the game for the Bills with a knee injury, and was replaced by Jeff Tuel. The Bills had a 24–17 lead in the third quarter, but the Browns, who also lost quarterback Brian Hoyer, won the game with Brandon Weeden at the helm. T. J. Ward returned an interception 44 yards to seal the game. With the loss, the Bills fell to 2–3. Week 6: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills – Game summary October 13 1:00 p.m. EDT Bengals 10 7 7 0 3 Bills 7 3 0 14 0 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 67,739 65 F C, mostly cloudy Ed Hochuli CBS Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots and Boomer Esiason Recap, Game book First quarter CIN – Mike Nugent 46-yard field goal, 12:14. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:46. BUF – Thad Lewis 3-yard run, 10:01. Bills 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:13. CIN – A. J. Green 18-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 5:26. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:35. Second quarter CIN – Giovani Bernard 20-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 8:34. Bengals 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 5:07. BUF – Dan Carpenter 51-yard field goal, 4:14. Bengals 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:20. Third quarter CIN – Marvin Jones 10-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:49. Bengals 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:51. Fourth quarter BUF – Scott Chandler 22-yard pass from Thad Lewis (Dan Carpenter kick), 10:13. Bengals 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:33. BUF – Marquise Goodwin 40-yard pass from Thad Lewis (Dan Carpenter kick), 1:08. Tied 24–24. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 1:32. Overtime CIN – Mike Nugent 43-yard field goal, 6:44. Bengals 27–24. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:04. Top passers CIN – Andy Dalton – 26/40, 337 yards, 3 TD, INT BUF – Thad Lewis – 19/32, 216 yards, 2 TD Top rushers CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 18 rushes, 86 yards BUF – C. J. Spiller – 10 rushes, 55 yards Top receivers CIN – A. J. Green – 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD BUF – T. J. Graham – 4 receptions, 74 yards The Bills trailed 24–10 in the fourth quarter, but came back to tie the game after Marquise Goodwin caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from Thad Lewis and force overtime. In the extra period, the Bills got the ball first, but were forced to punt after they went three-and-out. The Bengals returned the punt 39 yards to set them up in field goal range. A couple of plays later, Mike Nugent kicked the game winning 43-yard field goal. With the tough loss, the Bills fell to 2–4. Week 7: at Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – Game summary October 20 1:00 p.m. EDT Bills 14 3 0 6 Dolphins 0 14 7 0 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 60,592 87 F C, partly cloudy Gene Steratore CBS Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker Recap, Game book First quarter BUF – Nickell Robey 19-yard interception return (Dan Carpenter kick), 13:27. Bills 7–0. BUF – Fred Jackson 3-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 5:47. Bills 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:35. Second quarter MIA – Charles Clay 7-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 10:59. Bills 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 3:23. BUF – Dan Carpenter 39-yard field goal, 3:14. Bills 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 2:36. MIA – Brandon Gibson 13-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 0:21. Bills 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:04. Third quarter MIA – Brandon Gibson 4-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 6:46. Dolphins 21–17. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:43. Fourth quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 20-yard field goal, 14:16. Dolphins 21–20. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 7:30. BUF – Dan Carpenter 31-yard field goal, 0:33. Bills 23–21. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 2:15. Top passers BUF – Thad Lewis – 21/32, 202 yards, INT MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 19/37, 194 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers BUF – Fred Jackson – 11 rushes, 36 yards, TD MIA – Daniel Thomas – 12 rushes, 60 yards Top receivers BUF – Stevie Johnson – 6 receptions, 61 yards MIA – Brian Hartline – 6 receptions, 69 yards With the win, the Bills improved to 3–4. Week 8: at New Orleans Saints Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints – Game summary October 27 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Bills 0 10 0 7 Saints 7 14 7 7 Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 72,405 Played indoors (dome stadium) Terry McAulay CBS Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf Recap, Game book First quarter NO – Lance Moore 15-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 4:44. Saints 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 1:21. Second quarter BUF – Stevie Johnson 13-yard pass from Thad Lewis (Dan Carpenter kick), 10:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:07. BUF – Dan Carpenter 37-yard field goal, 4:35. Bills 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 3:58. NO – Kenny Stills 69-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 3:43. Saints 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 86 yards, 0:52. NO – Jimmy Graham 15-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 0:30. Saints 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:48. Third quarter NO – Jimmy Graham 13-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 5:15. Saints 28–10. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:25. Fourth quarter BUF – Fred Jackson 1-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 14:20. Saints 28–17. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:55. NO – Kenny Stills 42-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 7:34. Saints 35–17. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:58. Top passers BUF – Thad Lewis – 22/39, 234 yards, TD, INT NO – Drew Brees – 26/34, 332 yards, 5 TD Top rushers BUF – Fred Jackson – 15 rushes, 45 yards, TD NO – Pierre Thomas – 14 rushes, 65 yards Top receivers BUF – Stevie Johnson – 7 receptions, 72 yards, TD NO – Kenny Stills – 3 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD This marked the Bills' only game outside of the Eastern time zone during the 2013 season. Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills – Game summary November 3 1:00 p.m. EST Chiefs 0 3 10 10 Bills 7 3 3 0 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 68,159 36 F C, overcast Ron Winter CBS Greg Gumbel and Danny Amendola Recap, Game book First quarter BUF – Marquise Goodwin 59-yard pass from Jeff Tuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 1:52. Bills 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:10. Second quarter KC – Ryan Succop 27-yard field goal, 7:30. Bills 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 4:19. BUF – Dan Carpenter 26-yard field goal, 1:47. Bills 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 5:43. Third quarter KC – Sean Smith 100-yard interception return (Ryan Succop kick), 10:58. Tied 10–10. KC – Ryan Succop 41-yard field goal, 3:57. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:46. BUF – Dan Carpenter 30-yard field goal, 0:20. Tied 13–13. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 3:37. Fourth quarter KC – Tamba Hali 11-yard fumble return (Ryan Succop kick), 12:47. Chiefs 20–13. KC – Ryan Succop 39-yard field goal, 2:13. Chiefs 23–13. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 4:16. Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 19/29, 124 yards BUF – Jeff Tuel – 18/39, 229 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Jamaal Charles – 17 rushes, 90 yards BUF – C. J. Spiller – 12 rushes, 116 yards Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe – 7 receptions, 67 yards BUF – Marquise Goodwin – 2 receptions, 64 yards, TD Despite Buffalo's defense not allowing a touchdown, the offense gave up two turnover returns for touchdowns in the second half. With the loss, the Bills fell to 3–6. Week 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary November 10 1:00 p.m. EST Bills 3 0 0 7 Steelers 0 10 7 6 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 60,406 46 F C, mostly cloudy Scott Green CBS Marv Albert and Rich Gannon Recap, Game book First quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 20-yard field goal, 6:16. Bills 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 3:59. Second quarter PIT – Shaun Suisham 36-yard field goal, 8:47. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 6:46. PIT – Jerricho Cotchery 5-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 1:55. Steelers 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 4:48. Third quarter PIT – Le'Veon Bell 4-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 3:02. Steelers 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:03. Fourth quarter PIT – Shaun Suisham 37-yard field goal, 8:00. Steelers 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, -5 yards, 1:31. PIT – Shaun Suisham 23-yard field goal, 4:34. Steelers 23–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:36. BUF – Chris Gragg 2-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 0:03. Steelers 23–10. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 4:31. Top passers BUF – EJ Manuel – 22/39, 155 yards, TD, INT PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 18/30, 204 yards, TD, INT Top rushers BUF – Fred Jackson – 12 rushes, 55 yards PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 22 rushes, 57 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Stevie Johnson – 3 receptions, 48 yards PIT – Antonio Brown – 6 receptions, 104 yards With the loss, the Bills fell to 3–7 and they finished 1-3 against the AFC North. Week 11: vs. New York Jets Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills – Game summary November 17 1:00 p.m. EST Jets 0 0 7 7 Bills 0 20 14 3 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 68,036 62 F C, cloudy Bill Leavy CBS Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts Recap, Game book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 40-yard field goal, 12:40. Bills 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 3:40. BUF – T. J. Graham 34-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 4:05. Bills 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:02. BUF – Frank Summers 3-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 3:17. Bills 17–0. Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:36. BUF – Dan Carpenter 42-yard field goal, 1:15. Bills 20–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:11. Third quarter NYJ – Chris Ivory 1-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 7:18. Bills 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:25. BUF – Marquise Goodwin 43-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 4:40. Bills 27–7. Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:27. BUF – Da'Norris Searcy 32-yard interception return (Dan Carpenter kick), 1:14. Bills 34–7. Fourth quarter NYJ – Jeff Cumberland 13-yard pass from Matt Simms (Nick Folk kick), 9:36. Bills 34–14. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:19. BUF – Dan Carpenter 43-yard field goal, 4:02. Bills 37–14. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:54. Top passers NYJ – Geno Smith – 8/23, 103 yards, 3 INT BUF – EJ Manuel – 20/28, 245 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NYJ – Chris Ivory – 15 rushes, 98 yards, TD BUF – Fred Jackson – 12 rushes, 34 yards Top receivers NYJ – Santonio Holmes – 2 receptions, 71 yards BUF – Marquise Goodwin – 6 receptions, 81 yards, TD With the win, the Bills improved to 4–7. Week 13: vs. Atlanta Falcons Bills Toronto Series Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Atlanta Falcons at Buffalo Bills – Game summary December 1 4:05 p.m. EST Falcons 7 10 7 7 3 Bills 14 3 7 7 0 Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 38,969 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Walt Anderson Fox Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden Recap, Game book First quarter BUF – EJ Manuel 1-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 10:54. Bills 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:56. BUF – Fred Jackson 4-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 5:00. Bills 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:56. ATL – Steven Jackson 27-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 2:30. Bills 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:30. Second quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 29-yard field goal, 7:24. Bills 17–7. Drive: 15 plays, 56 yards, 5:25. ATL – Antone Smith 38-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 4:49. Bills 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:35. ATL – Matt Bryant 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 17–17. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 2:49. Third quarter ATL – Tony Gonzalez 11-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 8:13. Falcons 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:30. BUF – Fred Jackson 21-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 6:01. Tied 24–24. Drive: 1 play, 21 yards, 0:09. Fourth quarter BUF – C. J. Spiller 36-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 11:48. Bills 31–24. Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 1:03. ATL – Steven Jackson 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 1:28. Tied 31–31. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 2:58. Overtime ATL – Matt Bryant 36-yard field goal, 12:00. Falcons 34–31. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:16. Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 28/47, 311 yards, TD BUF – EJ Manuel – 18/32, 210 yards, TD Top rushers ATL – Steven Jackson – 23 rushes, 84 yards, 2 TD BUF – C. J. Spiller – 15 rushes, 149 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Roddy White – 10 receptions, 143 yards BUF – Scott Chandler – 4 receptions, 63 yards With the loss, the Bills fell to 4–8. Week 14: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Buffalo Bills at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary December 8 1:00 p.m. EST Bills 3 0 3 0 Buccaneers 14 10 3 0 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 59,194 82 F C, cloudy Bill Vinovich CBS Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein Recap, Game book First quarter TB – Bobby Rainey 80-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 14:42. Buccaneers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:18. BUF – Dan Carpenter 40-yard field goal, 8:07. Buccaneers 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:29. TB – Vincent Jackson 38-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Rian Lindell kick), 2:34. Buccaneers 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:33. Second quarter TB – Rian Lindell 53-yard field goal, 10:45. Buccaneers 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:32. TB – Tim Wright 5-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Rian Lindell kick), 0:15. Buccaneers 24–3. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:31. Third quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 46-yard field goal, 10:19. Buccaneers 24–6. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:41. TB – Rian Lindell 32-yard field goal, 0:07. Buccaneers 27–6. Drive: 4 plays, −2 yards, 0:54. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers BUF – EJ Manuel – 18/33, 184 yards, 4 INT TB – Mike Glennon – 9/25, 90 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers BUF – EJ Manuel – 5 rushes, 29 yards TB – Bobby Rainey – 22 rushes, 127 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Stevie Johnson – 5 receptions, 67 yards TB – Vincent Jackson – 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD With the loss, the Bills fell to 4–9 and they finished 1-3 against the NFC South. Week 15: at Jacksonville Jaguars Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary December 15 1:00 p.m. EST Bills 3 17 0 7 Jaguars 3 7 3 7 EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida 60,085 60 F C, 10% chance of rain Ron Winter CBS Andrew Catalon and Rich Gannon Recap, Game book First quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 42-yard field goal, 13:10. Bills 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:48. JAX – Josh Scobee 32-yard field goal, 8:07. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 1:48. Second quarter JAX – Ace Sanders 12-yard pass from Chad Henne (Josh Scobee kick), 14:54. Jaguars 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 3:33. BUF – Robert Woods 7-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 7:07. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 4:05. BUF – EJ Manuel 8-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 2:14. Bills 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:27. BUF – Dan Carpenter 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Bills 20–10. Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 0:26. Third quarter JAX – Josh Scobee 55-yard field goal, 4:43. Bills 20–13. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:05. Fourth quarter JAX – Marcedes Lewis 13-yard pass from Chad Henne (Josh Scobee kick), 13:50. Tied 20–20. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:05. BUF – Frank Summers 1-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 9:35. Bills 27–20. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:15. Top passers BUF – EJ Manuel – 17/24, 193 yards, 2 TD, INT JAX – Chad Henne – 21/36, 237 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers BUF – Fred Jackson – 17 rushes, 80 yards JAX – Jordan Todman – 25 rushes, 109 yards Top receivers BUF – Robert Woods – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD JAX – Marcedes Lewis – 4 receptions, 54 yards, TD With the win, the Bills improved to 5–9, but were eliminated from playoff contention with the Miami Dolphins' win over the New England Patriots. Week 16: vs. Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary December 22 1:00 p.m. EST Dolphins 0 0 0 0 Bills 3 7 0 9 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 54,305 41 F C, cloudy with mist Clete Blakeman CBS Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein (blacked out locally) Recap, Game book First quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 45-yard field goal, 6:42. Bills 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:46. Second quarter BUF – Fred Jackson 9-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 13:18. Bills 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:47. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 21-yard field goal, 12:01. Bills 13–0. Drive: 19 plays, 92 yards, 9:16. BUF – Dan Carpenter 22-yard field goal, 6:43. Bills 16–0. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:48. BUF – Dan Carpenter 26-yard field goal, 2:26. Bills 19–0. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 2:18. Top passers MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 10/27, 82 yards BUF – EJ Manuel – 15/25, 193 yards, INT Top rushers MIA – Lamar Miller – 3 rushes, 8 yards BUF – Fred Jackson – 18 rushes, 105 yards, TD Top receivers MIA – Brian Hartline – 2 receptions, 53 yards BUF – Robert Woods – 3 receptions, 70 yards With the win, the Bills improved to 6–9. This was also the last home game that the Bills didn't sell out. Since the next game (Week 2 of the 2014 season against the Dolphins), every Bills home game has been sold out. Week 17: at New England Patriots Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots – Game summary December 29 4:25 p.m. EST Bills 3 0 7 10 Patriots 6 10 0 18 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 68,756 39 F C, rain Ed Hochuli CBS Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts Recap, Game book First quarter NE – Stephen Gostkowski 43-yard field goal, 9:41. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 5:19. BUF – Dan Carpenter 51-yard field goal, 6:14. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 3:27. BUF – Stephen Gostkowski 35-yard field goal, 2:41. Patriots 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:33. Second quarter NE – LeGarrette Blount 36-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 12:14. Patriots 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 94 yards, 2:49. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Patriots 16–3. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:43. Third quarter BUF – T. J. Graham 12-yard pass from Thaddeus Lewis (Dan Carpenter kick), 1:29. Patriots 16–10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:50. Fourth quarter NE – Shane Vereen 5-yard pass from Tom Brady (Tom Brady-Julian Edelman pass), 14:56. Patriots 24–10. Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 1:33. BUF – Fred Jackson 5-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 10:20. Patriots 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:36. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 35-yard field goal, 7:57. Patriots 27–17. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:23. BUF – Dan Carpenter 37-yard field goal, 3:26. Patriots 27–20. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 1:33. NE – LeGarrette Blount 35-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 2:31. Patriots 34–20. Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:55. Top passers BUF – Thaddeus Lewis – 16/29, 247 yards, TD NE – Tom Brady – 14/24, 122 yards, TD, INT Top rushers BUF – C. J. Spiller – 19 rushes, 105 yards NE – LeGarrette Blount – 24 rushes, 189 yards, 2 TD Top receivers BUF – T. J. Graham – 3 receptions, 62 yards, TD NE – Julian Edelman – 9 receptions, 65 yards With the loss, the Bills ended their season at 6–10.2013 Buffalo Bills Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/2013.htm 2024-12-02 Pro-Football-Reference.com en Standings Division BUF Conference BUF References External links http://www.buffalobills.com Buffalo Category:Buffalo Bills seasons Buffalo