2014 Buffalo Bills season

55th season in franchise history; first under Pegula ownership August 2023 March 2026 Buffalo Bills 2014 9–7 2nd AFC East Doug Marrone Doug Whaley Mary Wilson (weeks 1-5)Terrence Pegula (week 6-present) Ralph Wilson StadiumFord Field (week 12) Did not qualify DT Marcell DareusDT Kyle WilliamsDE Mario Williams 250px Bills seasons The 2014 season was the Buffalo Bills' 45th in the National Football League (NFL), their 55th overall, their second and final season under head coach Doug Marrone, and the first in franchise history without Ralph Wilson as owner. The Bills defense continued its strong play from last season, finishing first in the league with 54 quarterback sacks. Overall, the Bills improved on their 6–10 record from 2013, finishing with a 9–7 record, their first winning season since 2004, yet they still missed the playoffs after a Week 16 loss to the Oakland Raiders. 3 Background Death of Ralph Wilson and sale to Terrence Pegula Ralph Wilson, the founding owner of the Buffalo Bills, died at the age of 95 on March 25, 2014. In his will, Wilson placed the team into a trust governed by his wife, niece and two team officials, who were separately given instructions to sell the team in short order, not only to the highest bidder, but with a precondition that the team be kept in Buffalo. Three bidders stepped forward with bids: stalking horse bidder Donald Trump, the family of Buffalo Sabres owner and natural gas baron Terrence Pegula and a consortium led by musician Jon Bon Jovi and the principals of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the last of whom raised serious concerns that the team would relocate to Toronto at the first opportunity. The Pegula family was named as the winning bidder on September 9 and closed on its purchase of the team on October 8. Cancellation of the Toronto Series On March 5, 2014, three weeks before Wilson's death, the Bills announced the postponement of the Bills Toronto Series for one year. Bills President and CEO Russ Brandon would evaluate the series in the future, possibly to permanently cancel games in Toronto. On December 3, 2014, after six years and a 1–5 record (their only win coming in a 23–0 shutout victory against the Washington Redskins), the Bills Toronto Series was permanently cancelled. On-field The Bills won their first two games, a 23–20 overtime road win at Chicago (their first-ever victory at Soldier Field) and an emotionally raucous 29–10 home win against division rival Miami, a game played just days after the announcement that the Pegulas would purchase the team and keep it in Buffalo. But Buffalo lost their next two, a 22–10 loss at home against San Diego and a 23–17 loss on the road at Houston, after which Marrone benched quarterback EJ Manuel (their first round pick the previous year) in favor of journeyman Kyle Orton. In his first start as a Bill against Detroit at Ford Field, Orton threw for 308 yards as Buffalo came back from a 14-0 halftime deficit to defeat Detroit 17–14 in then-defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz's first return to Detroit since being fired in the offseason, following an eventual game-winning 58-yard field goal by kicker Dan Carpenter. Buffalo would lose its next game, a 37–22 loss at home against New England before coming back from a 16–10 deficit against Minnesota to win 17-16 after Orton threw for 283 yards, two touchdowns, the second of which to rookie wide receiver Sammy Watkins and connecting with tight end Scott Chandler for 18 yards to convert a 3rd-and-12 and 24 yards to convert a 4th-and-20, respectively (Orton also had an interception and a lost fumble, one of three for the Bills offense). Unfortunately for Buffalo, running backs C. J. Spiller and Fred Jackson were both injured in the first half. With running back Bryce Brown, who the Bills traded their conditional fourth-rounder that can become a third-round selection (that they had acquired in the trade that sent Stevie Johnson to San Francisco) to Philadelphia, inactive for the game and no time to find anyone to help carry the ball, running back Anthony Dixon, who the Bills signed as a free agent from San Francisco was left to carry the ball himself, with fullback Frank Summers assisting. On November 30, the Bills beat the Cleveland Browns giving them their seventh win, which not only improved on the previous season, in which they finished 6-10 for the third time since 2003 (they finished 6–10 in 2009 and 2011, the latter of which after they started 5–2), but it also gives them their best start entering December since the 2000 Buffalo Bills season, in which they finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs. With a win against the Green Bay Packers on December 14, the Bills broke a league-leading streak of nine consecutive losing seasons dating back to 2005; however, the next week's 26–24 loss to the Oakland Raiders eliminated them from playoff contention for the 15th consecutive year, continuing a league-leading drought. The team finished with a 17–9 win against the New England Patriots, who were resting the starters in preparation for a playoff run; the win was the first time the team had won at Gillette Stadium (they had lost all 12 previous attempts) and established the team's first winning season since 2004 (former head coach Mike Mularkey's first season). Roster changes Free agents lost Position Player 2014 Team Notes S Jairus Byrd New Orleans Saints Signed 6 years/$56 million DE Alex Carrington St. Louis Rams Signed 1 year/$1.5 million S Jim Leonhard Cleveland Browns Signed 1 year/$855,000 LB Arthur Moats Pittsburgh Steelers Signed 1 year/$795,000 OT Thomas Welch American football unsigned Signings Position Player 2013 Team Date signed Notes and references MLB Brandon Spikes New England Patriots March 18 Signed 1 year/$3.25 million RB Anthony Dixon San Francisco 49ers March 15 Signed 3 years/$3.5 million OG Chris Williams offensive lineman St. Louis Rams March 12 Signed 4 years/$13.4 million CB Corey Graham Baltimore Ravens March 12 Signed 4 years/$16.3 million LB Keith Rivers New York Giants March 12 Signed 2 years/$4.05 million CB Aaron Williams American football Buffalo Bills March 5 Signed 4 years/$26.01 million extension K Dan Carpenter Buffalo Bills March 11 Signed 4 years/$9.95 million extension TE Scott Chandler American football Buffalo Bills March 13 Signed 2 years/$4.75 million extension RB Fred Jackson running back Buffalo Bills July 30 Signed 1 year/$2.6 million extension 2014 draft 2014 NFL draft 2014 Buffalo Bills Draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 4 Sammy Watkins Wide receiver Clemson 2 44 Cyrus Kouandjio Offensive tackle Alabama 3 73 Preston Brown Linebacker Louisville 4 109 Ross Cockrell Cornerback Duke 5 153 Cyril Richardson Guard Baylor 6 None — see draft trades below 7 221 Randell Johnson Linebacker Florida Atlantic 237 Seantrel Henderson Offensive tackle Miami Draft trades The Bills traded their original first-round selection (No. 9 overall) and their 2015 first- and fourth-round selections to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for the Browns' first-round selection (No. 4 overall). The Bills traded their original second-round selection (No. 41 overall) to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the Rams' second- and fifth-round selections (Nos. 44 and 153 overall, respectively). The Bills traded their original fifth-round selection (No. 149 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for the Buccaneers' seventh-round selection (No. 221 overall) and a 2015 fifth-round selection. The Bills traded their sixth-round selection (No. 185 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for wide receiver Mike Williams. The Bills traded their original seventh-round selection (No. 224 overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange running back Bryce Brown and the Eagles' seventh-round selection (No. 237 overall). The trade also includes a conditional future draft selection, which the Eagles could receive from the Bills in either 2015 or 2016. If Brown hits undisclosed statistical rushing targets in 2014, the Eagles will receive the Bills' 2016 third-round selection, otherwise, the Eagles could receive the Bills' 2015 fourth-round selection, which the Bills conditionally acquired in a trade that sent wide receiver Stevie Johnson to the San Francisco 49ers. However, if Johnson does not meet certain statistical receiving targets with the 49ers in 2014, the trade with the 49ers will be voided, and if Brown does not meet certain statistical rushing targets with the Bills in 2014, the Bills will not have to send a future selection to the Eagles. Staff 2014 Buffalo Bills Owner/CEO – Terrence Pegula Owner – Kim Pegula President – Russ Brandon General Manager – Doug Whaley Senior Vice President of Football Administration – Jim Overdorf Director of Football Administration - Don Purdy Special Assistant – Buddy Nix Director of Player Personnel – Jim Monos Director of Pro Personnel – Tom Gibbons Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Rob Hanrahan Director of College Scouting – Kelvin Fisher 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 Quarterbacks – Todd Downing Running backs – Tyrone Wheatley Wide receivers – Rob Moore Tight ends – Greg Adkins Offensive line – Pat Morris Senior offensive assistant – Jim Hostler Offensive quality control – Kurt Anderson Offensive quality control – Jason Vrable Defensive coordinator – Jim Schwartz Defensive line – Pepper Johnson Assistant defensive line – Jason Rebrovich Linebackers – Fred Pagac Defensive backs – Donnie Henderson Assistant defensive backs – Samson Brown Defensive quality control – Thad Bogardus 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 2014 Buffalo Bills 53 8 11  3 EJ Manuel 18 Kyle Orton 35 Bryce Brown 26 Anthony Dixon 22 Fred Jackson running back 28 C. 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Spiller 81 Marcus Easley 88 Marquise Goodwin 15 Chris Hogan American football 11 Marcus Thigpen 80 Deonte Thompson 14 Sammy Watkins y 10 Robert Woods wide receiver, born 1992 84 Scott Chandler American football 89 Chris Gragg 48 MarQueis Gray 85 Lee Smith American football 77 Cordy Glenn T 75 Chris Hairston T 66 Seantrel Henderson T y 71 Cyrus Kouandjio T y 79 Erik Pears G 68 Cyril Richardson G y 60 Kraig Urbik G/C 70 Eric Wood C 97 Corbin Bryant DT 96 Stefan Charles DT 99 Marcell Dareus DT 55 Jerry Hughes DE 91 Manny Lawson DE 95 Kyle Williams defensive tackle DT 94 Mario Williams DE 92 Jarius Wynn DE 53 Nigel Bradham OLB 52 Preston Brown linebacker y OLB 54 Larry Dean Canadian football OLB 58 Randell Johnson y OLB 57 Ty Powell MLB 56 Keith Rivers OLB 51 Brandon Spikes MLB 33 Ron Brooks CB 29 Ross Cockrell CB y 24 Stephon Gilmore CB 20 Corey Graham CB 30 Bacarri Rambo FS 37 Nickell Robey-Coleman CB 25 Da'Norris Searcy SS 23 Aaron Williams American football FS 27 Duke Williams safety SS  2 Dan Carpenter K  4 Jordan Gay K 65 Garrison Sanborn LS  6 Colton Schmidt P 50 Kiko Alonso OLB NF-Inj. 30 Mario Butler American football CB IR 31 Kenny Ladler FS y IR 21 Leodis McKelvin CB IR 36 Jonathan Meeks FS IR 58 Stevenson Sylvester OLB IR 74 Chris Williams offensive lineman G IR 46 Deon Broomfield S y 62 William Campbell American football T 45 Jimmy Gaines LB y 86 Caleb Holley WR y 98 Ike Igbinosun DE 93 Bryan Johnson linebacker LB y 73 D. J. Morrell G y 17 Tobais Palmer WR 44 Rod Sweeting CB 90 Jeremy Towns DT y  7 Jeff Tuel QB Schedule Preseason On February 27, 2014, the NFL announced that, to celebrate the induction of wide receiver Andre Reed, the Bills would play the New York Giants in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, which took place on August 3, 2014, and aired on NBC.Patra, Kevin Buffalo Bills, N.Y. Giants to play in Hall of Fame Game https://www.nfl.com/news/buffalo-bills-n-y-giants-to-play-in-hall-of-fame-game-0ap2000000329635 NFL.com February 27, 2014 February 27, 2014 The remainder of the Bills' preseason opponents were announced on April 9, 2014. Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap HOF August 3 vs. New York Giants L 13–17 0–1 Fawcett Stadium (Canton, Ohio) Recap 1 August 8, 2014 at Carolina Panthers W 20–18 1–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap 2 August 16, 2014 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–19 1–2 Heinz Field Recap 3 August 23, 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 14–27 1–3 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 4 August 28, 2014 Detroit Lions L 0–23 1–4 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 7 at Chicago Bears W 23–20 (OT) 1–0 Soldier Field Recap 2 September 14 Miami Dolphins W 29–10 2–0 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 3 September 21 San Diego Chargers L 10–22 2–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 4 September 28 at Houston Texans L 17–23 2–2 NRG Stadium Recap 5 October 5 at Detroit Lions W 17–14 3–2 Ford Field Recap 6 October 12 New England Patriots L 22–37 3–3 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 7 October 19 Minnesota Vikings W 17–16 4–3 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 8 October 26 at New York Jets W 43–23 5–3 MetLife Stadium Recap 9Bye 10 November 9 Kansas City Chiefs L 13–17 5–4 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 11 November 13, 2014 at Miami Dolphins L 9–22 5–5 Sun Life Stadium Recap 12 November 24, 2014Week12 The Week 12 game vs. the New York Jets, originally scheduled at 1:00 p.m. EST on November 23 at Ralph Wilson Stadium, was re-scheduled to November 24 at 7:00 p.m. EST and relocated to Ford Field in Detroit due to a lake-effect snowstorm that struck the Buffalo area.Rosenthal, Gregg Jets-Bills game moved to Detroit on Monday night https://www.nfl.com/news/jets-bills-game-moved-to-detroit-on-monday-night-0ap3000000431579 NFL.com November 20, 2014 November 20, 2014 New York Jets W 38–3 6–5 Ford Field Recap 13 November 30 Cleveland Browns W 26–10 7–5 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 14 December 7 at Denver Broncos L 17–24 7–6 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap 15 December 14 Green Bay Packers W 21–13 8–6 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 16 December 21 at Oakland Raiders L 24–26 8–7 O.co Coliseum Recap 17 December 28 at New England Patriots W 17–9 9–7 Gillette Stadium Recap Notes Intra-division opponents are in bold text. For the first time since 2007, the Bills did not play a game in Toronto, as the Bills Toronto Series was suspended in March 2014 and permanently canceled later that year."No Toronto in 2014." WGR. Retrieved March 5, 2014. "WGR has learned that the Buffalo Bills will not play in Toronto this season. The future of the Toronto Series is unclear. Keep it locked to WGR for details" Game summaries Week 1: at Chicago Bears Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears – Game summary September 7 1:00pm EDT/12:00pm CDT Bills 7 10 0 3 3 Bears 7 0 10 3 0 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 62,425 74 F C, sunny Brad Allen Fox Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa Recap, Gamebook First quarter CHI – Martellus Bennett 12-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 11:35. Bears 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:55. BUF – EJ Manuel 2-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 6:52. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:43. Second quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 50-yard field goal, 8:07. Bills 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 3:23. BUF – C. J. Spiller 7 yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 5:30. Bills 17–7. Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:06. Third quarter CHI – Robbie Gould 41-yard field goal, 9:34. Bills 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:26. CHI – Brandon Marshall 11 yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 2:30. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:30. Fourth quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 33-yard field goal, 4:02. Bills 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:50. CHI – Robbie Gould 37-yard field goal, 0:30. Tied 20–20. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 3:32. Overtime BUF – Dan Carpenter 27-yard field goal, 9:46. Bills 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:34. Top passers BUF – EJ Manuel – 16/22, 173 yards, TD, 1 INT CHI – Jay Cutler – 34/49, 349 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers BUF – Fred Jackson – 7 carries, 61 yards CHI – Matt Forte – 17 carries, 82 yards Top receivers BUF – Robert Woods – 4 receptions, 78 yards CHI – Matt Forte – 8 receptions, 87 yards Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills 64thru73 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary September 14 1:00pm EDT Dolphins 0 0 10 0 Bills 6 3 14 6 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 69,954 58 F C, mostly cloudy Clete Blakeman CBS Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta Recap, Gamebook First quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 27-yard field goal, 4:47. Bills 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:46. BUF – Dan Carpenter 27-yard field goal, 0:22. Bills 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 1:50. Second quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 31-yard field goal, 10:22. Bills 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:15. Third quarter MIA – Caleb Sturgis 34-yard field goal, 9:35. Bills 9–3. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:25. BUF – C. J. Spiller 102-yard kickoff return (Dan Carpenter kick), 9:23. Bills 16–3. MIA – Mike Wallace 7-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 3:15. Bills 16–10. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 6:08. BUF – Sammy Watkins 12-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 0:13. Bills 23–10. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:02. Fourth quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 32-yard field goal, 10:32. Bills 26–10. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 4:14. BUF – Dan Carpenter 38-yard field goal, 1:54. Bills 29–10. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:38. Top passers MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 31/49, 241 yards, TD, INT BUF – EJ Manuel – 16/26, 202 yards, TD Top rushers MIA – Lamar Miller – 11 rushes, 46 yards BUF – C. J. Spiller – 12 rushes, 69 yards Top receivers MIA – Mike Wallace – 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD BUF – Sammy Watkins – 8 receptions, 117 yards, TD Week 3: vs. San Diego Chargers Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: San Diego Chargers at Buffalo Bills – Game summary September 21 1:00pm EDT Chargers 7 6 7 2 Bills 0 3 7 0 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 68,611 72 F C, partly cloudy John Parry CBS Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker Recap, Gamebook First quarter SD – Eddie Royal 3-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 9:45. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:18. Second quarter SD – Nick Novak 19-yard field goal, 10:18. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 17 plays, 89 yards, 7:51. BUF – Dan Carpenter 45-yard field goal, 2:56. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:58. SD – Nick Novak 37-yard field goal, 0:21. Chargers 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:35. Third quarter SD – Eddie Royal 5-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 7:31. Chargers 20–3. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:29. BUF – Fred Jackson 11-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 1:16. Chargers 20–10. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:15. Fourth quarter SD – Penalty on EJ Manuel enforced in the endzone for a safety, 3:23. Chargers 22–10. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 18/25, 256 yards, 2 TD BUF – EJ Manuel – 23/39, 238 yards, TD Top rushers SD – Donald Brown – 31 rushes, 62 yards BUF – Fred Jackson – 6 rushes, 34 yards Top receivers SD – Malcom Floyd – 2 receptions, 98 yards BUF – Fred Jackson – 8 receptions, 78 yards, TD Week 4: at Houston Texans Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans – Game summary September 28 1:00pm EDT/12:00pm CDT Bills 0 10 0 7 Texans 0 7 10 6 NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,756 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Bill Vinovich CBS Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 31-yard field goal, 11:37. Bills 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 6:13. BUF – Sammy Watkins 5-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 5:54. Bills 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:56. HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 35-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock kick), 0:57. Bills 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:32. Third quarter HOU – J. J. Watt 80-yard interception return (Randy Bullock kick), 13:28. Texans 14–10. HOU – Randy Bullock 41-yard field goal, 6:14. Texans 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 6:10. Fourth quarter HOU – Randy Bullock 55-yard field goal, 9:21. Texans 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:30. BUF – Mike Williams 80-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 9:08. Texans 20–17. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:13. HOU – Randy Bullock 50-yard field goal, 4:49. Texans 23–17. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:19. Top passers BUF – EJ Manuel – 21/44, 225 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT HOU – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 25/37, 268 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers BUF – C. J. Spiller – 15 rushes, 60 yards HOU – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 5 rushes, 14 yards Top receivers BUF – Mike Williams – 2 receptions, 84 yards, TD HOU – Andre Johnson – 6 receptions, 71 yards Week 5: at Detroit Lions Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions – Game summary October 5 1:00pm EDT Bills 0 3 3 11 Lions 7 7 0 0 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan 62,775 Played indoors (dome stadium) Craig Wrolstad Fox Sam Rosen, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale Recap, Gamebook First quarter DET – Golden Tate 9-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Alex Henery kick), 0:05. Lions 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:38. Second quarter DET – Rashean Mathis 41-yard interception return (Alex Henery kick), 13:44. Lions 14–0. BUF – Dan Carpenter 45-yard field goal, 6:51. Lions 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 3:38. Third quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 25-yard field goal, 1:23. Lions 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:42. Fourth quarter BUF – Chris Gragg 2-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Fred Jackson run), 9:23. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:56. BUF – Dan Carpenter 58-yard field goal, 0:04. Bills 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:17. Top passers BUF – Kyle Orton – 30/43, 308 yards, TD, INT DET – Matthew Stafford – 18/31, 231 yards, TD, INT Top rushers BUF – Fred Jackson – 10 rushes, 49 yards DET – George Winn – 11 rushes, 48 yards Top receivers BUF – Sammy Watkins – 7 receptions, 87 yards DET – Golden Tate – 7 receptions, 134 yards, TD Week 6: vs. New England Patriots Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills – Game summary October 12 1:00pm EDT Patriots 0 13 10 14 Bills 0 7 7 8 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 70,185 55 F C, clear & sunny Walt Coleman Fox Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa Recap, Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter NE – Tim Wright 1-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 13:04. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:49. BUF – Robert Woods 7-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Dan Carpenter kick), 3:52. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:51. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 42-yard field goal, 1:42. Patriots 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:26. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 53-yard field goal, 0:00. Patriots 13–7. Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:06. Third quarter NE – Brian Tyms 43-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 12:30. Patriots 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:30. BUF – Fred Jackson 1-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 5:33. Patriots 20–14. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:57. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 40-yard field goal, 3:08. Patriots 23–14. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:25. Fourth quarter NE – Brandon LaFell 18-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 8:42. Patriots 30–14. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:08. BUF – Chris Hogan 8-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Kyle Orton-Robert Woods pass), 5:58. Patriots 30–22. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:44. NE – Brandon LaFell 56-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 2:49. Patriots 37–22. Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 3:09. Top passers NE – Tom Brady – 27/37, 361 yards, 4 TD BUF – Kyle Orton – 24/38, 299 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NE – Stevan Ridley – 10 rushes, 23 yards BUF – Fred Jackson – 10 rushes, 26 yards, TD Top receivers NE – Brandon LaFell – 4 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD BUF – Scott Chandler – 6 receptions, 105 yards This was the first AFC vs. AFC game to air on Fox. Week 7: vs. Minnesota Vikings Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills – Game summary October 19 1:00pm EDT Vikings 3 10 0 3 Bills 0 10 0 7 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 68,477 41 F C, cloudy Ed Hochuli Fox Tim Brando, Brendon Ayanbadejo and Peter Schrager Recap, Gamebook First quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 40-yard field goal, 1:50. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:59. Second quarter BUF – Sammy Watkins 26-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Dan Carpenter kick), 9:23. Bills 7–3. Drive: 1 play, 26 yards, 0:05. MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 4-yard pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh kick), 6:17. Vikings 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 3:06. BUF – Dan Carpenter 31-yard field goal, 4:01. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:16. MIN – Blair Walsh 55-yard field goal, 0:15. Vikings 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:04. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 33-yard field goal, 11:45. Vikings 16–10. Drive: 12 plays, 36 yards, 5:43. BUF – Sammy Watkins 2-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Dan Carpenter kick), 0:01. Bills 17–16. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 3:06. Top passers MIN – Teddy Bridgewater – 15/26, 157 yards, TD BUF – Kyle Orton – 31/43, 283 yards, 2 TD Top rushers MIN – Jerick McKinnon – 19 rushes, 103 yards BUF – C. J. Spiller – 1 rush, 53 yards Top receivers MIN – Greg Jennings – 6 receptions, 77 yards BUF – Sammy Watkins – 9 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD Week 8: at New York Jets Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets – Game summary October 26 1:00pm EDT Bills 14 10 6 13 Jets 0 17 0 6 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 78,160 59 F C, mostly cloudy Gene Steratore CBS Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon Recap, Gamebook First quarter BUF – Robert Woods 22-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Dan Carpenter kick), 9:37. Bills 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:45. BUF – Lee Smith 1-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Dan Carpenter kick), 4:36. Bills 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04. Second quarter NYJ – Chris Ivory 2-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 14:22. Bills 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:14. BUF – Frank Summers 2-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 11:50. Bills 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 2:32. BUF – Dan Carpenter 53-yard field goal, 6:16. Bills 24–7. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 1:18. NYJ – Chris Ivory 2-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 1:50. Bills 24–14. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:26. NYJ – Nick Folk 55-yard field goal, 0:00. Bills 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 0:33. Third quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 36-yard field goal, 8:31. Bills 27–17. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:39. BUF – Dan Carpenter 29-yard field goal, 1:11. Bills 30–17. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 1:22. Fourth quarter BUF – Scott Chandler 12-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Dan Carpenter kick), 14:11. Bills 37–17. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:05. BUF – Sammy Watkins 61-yard pass from Kyle Orton (kick failed), 9:46. Bills 43–17. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 2:21. NYJ – Bilal Powell 3-yard run (pass failed), 4:06. Bills 43–23. Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 5:40. Top passers BUF – Kyle Orton – 10/17, 238 yards, 4 TD NYJ – Michael Vick – 18/36, 153 yards, INT Top rushers BUF – Anthony Dixon – 22 rushes, 44 yards NYJ – Michael Vick – 8 rushes, 69 yards Top receivers BUF – Sammy Watkins – 3 receptions, 157 yards, TD NYJ – Jace Amaro – 5 receptions, 51 yards Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills – Game summary November 9 1:00pm EST Chiefs 3 0 0 14 Bills 7 3 3 0 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 68,119 42 F C, cloudy Brad Allen CBS Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Gamebook First quarter BUF – Chris Hogan 25-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Dan Carpenter kick), 9:51. Bills 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:00. KC – Cairo Santos 36-yard field goal, 5:24. Bills 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:27. Second quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 26-yard field goal, 7:09. Bills 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 23 yards, 3:57. Third quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 21-yard field goal, 3:06. Bills 13–3. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:02. Fourth quarter KC – Jamaal Charles 39-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 13:30. Bills 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:36. KC – Alex Smith 8-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 8:59. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:45. Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 17/29, 177 yards BUF – Kyle Orton – 29/48, 259 yards, TD Top rushers KC – Jamaal Charles – 15 rushes, 98 yards, TD BUF – Anthony Dixon – 9 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe – 8 receptions, 93 yards BUF – Bryce Brown – 6 receptions, 65 yards Week 11: at Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – Game summary November 13 Thursday 8:25pm EST Bills 3 3 3 0 Dolphins 3 0 9 10 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 71,573 74 F C, clear Walt Coleman NFLN Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter MIA – Caleb Sturgis 38-yard field goal, 6:40. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 8:20. BUF – Dan Carpenter 33-yard field goal, 0:13. Tied 3–3. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:27. Second quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 21-yard field goal, 3:26. Bills 6–3. Drive: 17 plays, 85 yards, 9:24. Third quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 46-yard field goal, 6:26. Bills 9–3. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:27. MIA – Brandon Gibson 7-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 2:18. Dolphins 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:08. MIA – Penalty on Kyle Orton enforced in the endzone for a safety, 1:08. Dolphins 12–9. Fourth quarter MIA – Jarvis Landry 8-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 11:35. Dolphins 19–9. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:18. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 38-yard field goal, 3:01. Dolphins 22–9. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 0:18. Top passers BUF – Kyle Orton – 22/39, 193 yards MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 26/34, 240 yards, 2 TD Top rushers BUF – Anthony Dixon – 10 rushes, 35 yards MIA – Lamar Miller – 15 rushes, 86 yards Top receivers BUF – Chris Hogan – 7 receptions, 74 yards MIA – Brian Hartline – 3 receptions, 55 yards Week 12: vs. New York Jets Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills – Game summary November 24 MondayWeek12 7:00pm ESTWeek12 Jets 3 0 0 0 Bills 7 7 17 7 Ford Field, Detroit, MichiganWeek12 56,044 Played indoors (dome stadium) Pete Morelli CBSWeek12 Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Gamebook First quarter BUF – Robert Woods 7-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Dan Carpenter kick), 8:04. Bills 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:17. NYJ – Nick Folk 27-yard field goal, 1:01. Bills 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 4:16. Second quarter BUF – Scott Chandler 19-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Dan Carpenter kick), 0:43. Bills 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 5:04. Third quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 53-yard field goal, 9:45. Bills 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:15. BUF – Manny Lawson blocked punt recovery in endzone (Dan Carpenter kick), 7:57. Bills 24–3. BUF – Fred Jackson 5-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 5:03. Bills 31–3. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:49. Fourth quarter BUF – Anthony Dixon 30-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 5:53. Bills 38–3. Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 4:12. Top passers NYJ – Geno Smith – 10/12, 89 yards BUF – Kyle Orton – 24/32, 230 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NYJ – Chris Johnson – 7 rushes, 40 yards BUF – Anthony Dixon – 12 rushes, 54 yards, TD Top receivers NYJ – Jeremy Kerley – 5 receptions, 66 yards BUF – Robert Woods – 9 receptions, 118 yards, TD Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Cleveland Browns at Buffalo Bills – Game summary November 30 1:00pm EST Browns 3 0 0 7 Bills 0 0 17 9 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 68,576 57 F C, cloudy Jerome Boger CBS Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn Recap, Gamebook First quarter CLE – Billy Cundiff 22-yard field goal, 4:51. Browns 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 91 yards, 6:03. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter BUF – Chris Hogan 3-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Dan Carpenter kick), 8:04. Bills 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 4:09. BUF – Jerry Hughes 18-yard fumble return (Dan Carpenter kick), 7:54. Bills 14–3. Fourth quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 49-yard field goal, 13:41. Bills 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 3:01. BUF – Dan Carpenter 34-yard field goal, 12:01. Bills 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:58. CLE – Johnny Manziel 10-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 8:47. Bills 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:14. BUF – Dan Carpenter 34-yard field goal, 3:32. Bills 23–10. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:15. BUF – Dan Carpenter 35-yard field goal, 0:27. Bills 26–10. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:16. Top passers CLE – Brian Hoyer – 18/30, 192 yards, 2 INT BUF – Kyle Orton – 17/31, 190 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers CLE – Terrance West – 7 rushes, 32 yards BUF – Fred Jackson – 21 rushes, 70 yards Top receivers CLE – Miles Austin – 7 receptions, 86 yards BUF – Robert Woods – 4 receptions, 71 yards This was the 1st time the Bills have had a winning record this late in the season since 2008 Week 14: at Denver Broncos Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos – Game summary December 7 4:05pm EST/2:05pm MST Bills 0 3 0 14 Broncos 7 7 10 0 Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado 76,913 63 F C, mostly sunny Ron Torbert CBS Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon Recap, Gamebook First quarter DEN – C. J. Anderson 6-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 2:43. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:52. Second quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 44-yard field goal, 11:51. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:52. DEN – C. J. Anderson 1-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 3:26. Broncos 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:27. Third quarter DEN – C. J. Anderson 3-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 12:01. Broncos 21–3. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:59. DEN – Connor Barth 50-yard field goal, 1:07. Broncos 24–3. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 3:49. Fourth quarter BUF – Chris Hogan 14-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Dan Carpenter kick), 10:46. Broncos 24–10. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:21. BUF – Kyle Orton 1-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 0:55. Broncos 24–17. Drive: 17 plays, 90 yards, 3:25. Top passers BUF – Kyle Orton – 38/57, 355 yards, TD, 2 INT DEN – Peyton Manning – 14/20, 173 yards, 2 INT Top rushers BUF – Fred Jackson – 8 rushes, 35 yards DEN – Juwan Thompson – 4 rushes, 63 yards Top receivers BUF – Sammy Watkins – 7 receptions, 127 yards DEN – Wes Welker – 6 receptions, 82 yards Week 15: vs. Green Bay Packers Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Green Bay Packers at Buffalo Bills – Game summary December 14 1:00pm EST Packers 3 7 0 3 Bills 7 3 6 5 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 70,214 38 F C, partly cloudy Bill Leavy Fox Justin Kutcher, David Diehl and Laura Okmin Recap, Gamebook First quarter GB – Mason Crosby 45-yard field goal, 4:27. Packers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:24. BUF – Marcus Thigpen 75-yard punt return (Dan Carpenter kick), 2:09. Bills 7–3. Second quarter GB – Eddie Lacy 1-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 14:14. Packers 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:55. BUF – Dan Carpenter 27-yard field goal, 8:04. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 6:10. Third quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 51-yard field goal, 9:21. Bills 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 5:39. BUF – Dan Carpenter 35-yard field goal, 4:18. Bills 16–10. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:18. Fourth quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 48-yard field goal, 9:23. Bills 19–10. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:40. GB – Mason Crosby 34-yard field goal, 4:51. Bills 19–13. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:32. BUF – Eddie Lacy tackled in the endzone by Nickell Robey for a safety, 1:51. Bills 21–13. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 17/42, 185 yards, 2 INT BUF – Kyle Orton – 14/27, 158 yards, INT Top rushers GB – Eddie Lacy – 15 rushes, 97 yards, TD BUF – Fred Jackson – 20 rushes, 71 yards Top receivers GB – Randall Cobb – 7 receptions, 96 yards BUF – Bryce Brown – 1 reception, 40 yards The Bills were the only AFC East team to defeat all of their NFC North opponents. The Bills also improved their record to 6–0 against the Packers at home. Week 16: at Oakland Raiders Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Buffalo Bills at Oakland Raiders – Game summary December 21 4:25pm EST/1:25pm PST Bills 7 3 0 14 Raiders 0 13 6 7 O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California 53,436 64 F C, cloudy Craig Wrolstad CBS Brian Anderson and Chris Simms Recap, Gamebook First quarter BUF – Sammy Watkins 42-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Dan Carpenter kick), 9:45. Bills 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 4:29. Second quarter OAK – James Jones 3-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 14:56. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:31. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 54-yard field goal, 8:09. Raiders 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 4:02. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 36-yard field goal, 1:11. Raiders 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:05. BUF – Dan Carpenter 54-yard field goal, 0:00. Raiders 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 1:11. Third quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 38-yard field goal, 10:18. Raiders 16–10. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:54. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 49-yard field goal, 2:36. Raiders 19–10. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 5:49. Fourth quarter BUF – Scott Chandler 29-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Dan Carpenter kick), 14:54. Raiders 19–17. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 2:42. OAK – Jamize Olawale 1-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 2:51. Raiders 26–17. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:22. BUF – Robert Woods 30-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Dan Carpenter kick), 1:09. Raiders 26–24. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 0:46. Top passers BUF – Kyle Orton – 32/49, 329 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT OAK – Derek Carr – 17/34, 214 yards, 2 TD Top rushers BUF – Fred Jackson – 6 rushes, 10 yards OAK – Latavius Murray – 23 rushes, 86 yards Top receivers BUF – Fred Jackson – 9 receptions, 93 yards OAK – Kenbrell Thompkins – 5 receptions, 90 yards This loss eliminated Buffalo from playoff contention.Sessler Marc Bills eliminated from playoffs with loss to Raiders NFL.com 2014-12-21 https://www.nfl.com/news/bills-eliminated-from-playoffs-with-loss-to-raiders-0ap3000000447638 2024-12-02 Week 17: at New England Patriots Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots – Game summary December 28 1:00pm EST Bills 7 10 0 0 Patriots 3 3 3 0 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 68,756 49 F C, mostly cloudy Terry McAulay CBS Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Gamebook First quarter BUF – Robert Woods 6-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Dan Carpenter kick), 11:59. Bills 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:01. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 24-yard field goal, 3:02. Bills 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:33. Second quarter BUF – Anthony Dixon 1-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 10:38. Bills 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:24. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 44-yard field goal, 5:07. Bills 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 18 yards, 3:24. BUF – Dan Carpenter 48-yard field goal, 2:14. Bills 17–6. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:53. Third quarter NE – Stephen Gostkowski 35-yard field goal, 0:37. Bills 17–9. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:18. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers BUF – Kyle Orton – 16/23, 176 yards, TD NE – Jimmy Garoppolo – 10/17, 90 yards Top rushers BUF – Fred Jackson – 18 rushes, 58 yards NE – LeGarrette Blount – 10 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers BUF – Sammy Watkins – 3 receptions, 57 yards NE – Brandon LaFell – 4 receptions, 70 yards This was the first time Buffalo won in New England since November 5, 2000. Standings Division BUF Conference BUF Fist bump controversy After a touchdown by Denver Broncos' running back C. J. Anderson during the December 7 game, two officials acknowledged the call through the use of a fist bump. https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/12/denver-fist-bump-refs NFL says refs in Broncos game were celebrating correct call, not touchdown with fist bump Mandell Nina December 8, 2014 USA Today December 8, 2014 http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24874852/look-two-refs-fist-bump-after-broncos-td-bills-players-not-happy LOOK: Two refs fist bump after Broncos TD; Bills players not happy December 8, 2014 December 8, 2014 CBSSports.com Breech John The move was seen by many Bills fans and players, including defensive back Aaron Williams, as an insensitive gesture, with some likening the gesture to a conspiracy. http://wivb.com/2014/12/07/refs-fist-bump-after-denver-scores-vs-bills/ Bills fans angry at referee "fist bump" caught on camera December 7, 2014 December 8, 2014 WIVB https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/laces-out/refs-fist-bump-after-c-j-anderson-scored-for-denver-broncos-120714 Refs fist-bump after C. J. Anderson scores for Broncos, but they're not rooting for Denver December 7, 2014 December 8, 2014 Fox Sports Parziale James However, the NFL responded saying the gesture was "an acknowledgment of good mechanics between the two officials involved in making the call." Notes References External links https://www.buffalobills.com Buffalo Category:Buffalo Bills seasons Buffalo Bills