1993 Buffalo Bills season

34th season in franchise history, fourth straight Super Bowl appearance and loss November 2013 March 2026 Buffalo Bills 1993 12–4 1st AFC East Marv Levy Tom Bresnahan Walt Corey John Butler Ralph Wilson Rich Stadium Won Divisional Playoffs(vs. Raiders) 29–23Won AFC Championship(vs. Chiefs) 30–13Lost Super Bowl XXVIII(vs. Cowboys) 13–30 7 RB Thurman Thomas WR Andre Reed OT Howard Ballard OLB Cornelius Bennett DT Bruce Smith CB Nate Odomes ST Steve Tasker 3 DT Bruce Smith (1st team) RB Thurman Thomas (2nd team) CB Nate Odomes (2nd team) Bills seasons The 1993 Buffalo Bills season was the 34th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). 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, where they faced the Dallas Cowboys in a rematch of the previous season's Super Bowl. However, the Bills once again fell to the Cowboys, this time by a score of 30–13, marking their fourth straight Super Bowl loss. Until the 2020 season, this Bills squad was the last to reach the AFC Championship Game. The Bills' four consecutive Super Bowl appearances remains unmatched as of , with no other team having even so much as played in four out of five consecutive Super Bowls until the New England Patriots did so from 2014 through 2018 and later the Kansas City Chiefs from 2019 through 2024. This is also the last Super Bowl appearance for the Bills overall as of 2026. Season summary Despite the many jokes about the Bills having lost three straight Super Bowls—a fan pleaded with head coach Marv Levy for the team to not return to the Super Bowl: "I can't take it. I can't go to work on Monday if we don't win the game. It's tearing me up. I can't handle it"—Don Beebe recalled that "I've got to be honest with you. We thrived in it. We enjoyed it. We were going to go to four ... I think that comes a lot from the Winston Churchill poems and the speeches that we would get from Marv". Dan Patrick reported that "Buffalo players have been wearing t-shirts reading something along the lines of 'Let's Tick Them Off and Go for Four'".Four Falls of Buffalo 30 for 30 ESPN 2015-12-12 3 https://www.espn.com/watch/film/f844e1d2-b60a-4205-9b5e-e583a6a08bf7/four-falls-of-buffalo The team qualified for another Super Bowl; they became the first franchise to win four consecutive conference championships, as well as the first to appear in four consecutive Super Bowls. 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.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. Running back Thurman Thomas led the AFC with 1,315 rushing yards.Neft, David S.; Cohen, Richard M.; and Korch, Rich The Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Football, 12th Edition, p. 680, Martin's Press, August 1994, 0-312-11073-1 Offseason Additions SubtractionsWR Bill Brooks (Colts) LB Shane Conlan (Rams)CB Mickey Washington (Redskins) WR James Lofton (Rams) CB Cliff Hicks (Jets) G Mitch Frerotte (Seahawks) NFL draft 1993 Buffalo Bills 1 28 Thomas Smith CB North Carolina yes 2 55 John Parrella DT Nebraska yes 4 111 Russell Copeland WR Memphis yes 5 136 Mike Devlin C Iowa yes 5 139 Sebastian Savage CB NC State 5 167 Corbin Lacina OT Augustana 7 195 Willie Harris WR Mississippi State 8 223 Chris Leuneberg OT West Chester (PA) Undrafted free agents + 1993 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeKurt BloedornPunterCal State FullertonMonty BrownLinebackerFerris StatePhil BryantRunning backVirginia TechJason CarthenLinebackerOhio StateMalcolm EveretteSafetyYoungstown StateAnthony FieldingsLinebackerMorningsideBob GordonWide receiverNebraska-OmahaDean JonesDefensive endMorningsideYonel JourdainRunning backSouthern IllinoisKevin O'BrienLinebackerBowling GreenTom SvobodnyTackleMorehead StateDavid WhiteLinebackerNebraska Personnel 1993 Buffalo Bills Owner/President – Ralph Wilson Vice President of Administration/general manager – John Butler Vice President of Football Operations – Marv Levy Assistant general manager/Director of Pro Personnel – Bob Ferguson Director of player personnel – John Butler Assistant director/Collegiate Scouting – A. J. Smith Director of Player Development/Alumni Relations - Jerry Butler Head coach – Marv Levy Assistant head coach – Elijah Pitts Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach – Chuck Lester Offensive coordinator/Offensive Line – Tom Bresnahan Quarterbacks – Jim Shofner Running Backs – Elijah Pitts Receivers – Charlie Joiner Offensive Quality Control/Tight Ends – Don Lawrence Defensive coordinatorr/Linebackers – Walt Corey Defensive line – Dan Sekanovich Defensive backs – Dick Roach Defensive Quality Control / Administrative Assistant – Chuck Lester Special teams – Bruce DeHaven Strength and conditioning Coordinator – Rusty Jones Roster 1993 Buffalo Bills  7 Gale Gilbert 12 Jim Kelly 14 Frank Reich 23 Kenneth Davis American football KR 33 Eddie Fuller American football 35 Carwell Gardner FB 34 Thurman Thomas 21 Nate Turner FB 82 Don Beebe KR 80 Bill Brooks wide receiver 85 Russell Copeland y KR/PR 81 Brad Lamb American football 83 Andre Reed 89 Steve Tasker 87 Chris Walsh American football 84 Keith McKeller 88 Pete Metzelaars 75 Howard Ballard T 66 Jerry Crafts T 65 John Davis offensive lineman G/C 62 Mike Devlin American football y C 70 John Fina T 67 Kent Hull C 68 Corbin Lacina y G 63 Adam Lingner C/LS 74 Glenn Parker G 51 Jim Ritcher G 77 Oliver Barnett DE 90 Phil Hansen American football DE 73 Mike Lodish NT 92 John Parrella y NT 99 James Patton defensive lineman NT/DE 94 Mark Pike DE 78 Bruce Smith DE 91 Jeff Wright defensive tackle NT 97 Cornelius Bennett OLB 96 Monty Brown y ILB 50 Keith Goganious ILB 52 Richard Harvey American football OLB 55 Mark Maddox ILB 53 Marvcus Patton ILB 56 Darryl Talley OLB 43 Matt Darby American football FS 36 Jerome Henderson CB 20 Henry Jones American football SS 38 Mark Kelso FS 37 Nate Odomes CB 24 Kurt Schulz FS 28 Thomas Smith cornerback y CB 25 Mickey Washington CB 29 James Williams cornerback CB  2 Steve Christie K  9 Chris Mohr P 86 Rob Awalt TE IR 85 Al Edwards American football WR IR 47 Kirby Jackson CB IR 53 active, 3 inactive, 5 practice squad 54 Anthony Fieldings y LB 30 Yonel Jourdain y RB 48 Vince Marrow TE 60 Jerry Ostroski G 31 Sebastian Savage y CB Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 5 New England Patriots W 38–14 1–0 Rich Stadium 79,751 2 September 12 at Dallas Cowboys W 13–10 2–0 Texas Stadium 63,226 3 Bye 4 September 26 Miami Dolphins L 13–22 2–1 Rich Stadium 79,635 5 October 3 New York Giants W 17–14 3–1 Rich Stadium 79,283 6 October 11 Houston Oilers W 35–7 4–1 Rich Stadium 79,613 7 Bye 8 October 24 at New York Jets W 19–10 5–1 Giants Stadium 71,541 9 November 1 Washington Redskins W 24–10 6–1 Rich Stadium 79,106 10 November 7 at New England Patriots W 13–10 (OT) 7–1 Foxboro Stadium 54,326 11 November 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–23 7–2 Three Rivers Stadium 60,265 12 November 21 Indianapolis Colts W 23–9 8–2 Rich Stadium 79,101 13 November 28 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–23 8–3 Arrowhead Stadium 74,452 14 December 5 Los Angeles Raiders L 24–25 8–4 Rich Stadium 79,478 15 December 12 at Philadelphia Eagles W 10–7 9–4 Veterans Stadium 60,769 16 December 19 at Miami Dolphins W 47–34 10–4 Joe Robbie Stadium 71,597 17 December 26 New York Jets W 16–14 11–4 Rich Stadium 70,817 18 January 2, 1994 at Indianapolis Colts W 30–10 12–4 Hoosier Dome 43,028 Game summaries Week 1 1993 New England Patriots season #fff #eee background-color:#000; color:#fff; text-align:center; collapsed Week One: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills – Game summary September 5 1:00 p.m. Patriots 0 7 7 0 Bills 0 17 0 21 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 66 F, wind 12 mph on Gerald Austin NBC Tom Hammond and Cris Collinsworth Box Score Patriots Drew Bledsoe – 14/30, 148 yards, 2 TD, INT Leonard Russell – 23 rush, 81 yards Leonard Russell – 4 receptions, 20 yards Bills Jim Kelly – 13/22, 167 yards, 4 TD, INT Thurman Thomas – 24 rush, 114 yards Andre Reed – 6 receptions, 110 yards, 3 TD Patriots Bills collapsed 2 Bills FG 28 Steve Christie 0 3 2 Bills RecTD Bill Brooks Jim Kelly 4 good Steve Christie run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 10 2 Patriots RecTD Ben Coates Drew Bledsoe 54 good Scott Sisson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 10 2 Bills RecTD Andre Reed Jim Kelly 41 good Steve Christie run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 17 3 Patriots RecTD Greg McMurtry Drew Bledsoe 2 good Scott Sisson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 17 4 Bills RecTD Andre Reed Jim Kelly 22 good Steve Christie run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 24 4 Bills RecTD Andre Reed Jim Kelly 14 good Steve Christie run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 31 4 Bills Other Punt returned 47 yards for touchdown by Russell Copeland, Steve Christie kick good 14 38 14 38 Week 2 Bills 7 3 0 3 Cowboys 0 3 0 7 September 12 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 3:00 p.m. 85 F, wind 16 mph on Bernie Kukar Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy NBC yes 1 BUF Carwell Gardner 10 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick) Bills 7–0 2 BUF Steve Christie 48 yard field goal Bills 10–0 2 DAL Lin Elliott 43 yard field goal Bills 10–3 4 DAL Kevin Williams 5 yard run (Lin Elliott kick) Tie 10–10 4 BUF Steve Christie 35 yard field goal Bills 13–10 yes Buffalo Bills at Dallas Cowboys - September 12th, 1993 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199309120dal.htm 2025-03-15 Pro-Football-Reference.com en Week 3 Dolphins 16 3 3 0 Bills 0 6 0 7 September 26 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 1:00 p.m. EST 79,635 61 F C • 16 mph km/h knot, rain (at start of game) Johnny Grier Dick Enberg, Paul Maguire NBC Week 5 1993 New York Giants season Buffalo Bills 1993 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Five: New York Giants (3–0) at Buffalo Bills (2–1) October 3 8:00 p.m. EST Giants 0 14 0 0 Bills 10 0 0 7 Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, New York 79,283 47 F C • 15 mph km/h knot Gordon McCarter TNT Gary Bender and Pat Haden Pro-Football-Reference.com Giants Phil Simms12/28, 160 Yds, 2 TD, 3 INT Rodney Hampton32 Rush, 86 Yds Dave Meggett2 Rec, 37 Yds Mike Sherrard2 Rec, 37 Yds Bills Jim Kelly14/25, 142 Yds, TD, INT Thurman Thomas26 Rush, 122 Yds Pete Metzelaars6 Rec, 44 Yds, TD NYG BUF collapsed 1 Bills FG 24 Steve Christie 0 3 1 Bills IntTD Henry Jones 85 good Steve Christie run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 10 2 Giants RecTD Chris Calloway Phil Simms 5 good David Treadwell run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 10 2 Giants RecTD Mark Jackson Phil Simms 3 good David Treadwell run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 10 4 Bills RecTD Pete Metzelaars Jim Kelly 8 good Steve Christie run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 17 14 17 Week 6 Oilers 7 0 0 0 Bills 7 21 0 7 October 11 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 9:00 p.m. EST 79,613 41 F C • 9 mph km/h knot Tom White (American football official) Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf ABC yes Q1 BUF Don Beebe 34 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick) BUF 7–0 Q1 HOU Leonard Harris 17 yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 BUF Andre Reed 24 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick) BUF 14–7 Q2 BUF Andre Reed 39 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick) BUF 21–7 Q2 BUF Thurman Thomas 7 yard run (Steve Christie kick) BUF 28–7 Q4 BUF Kenneth Davis 3 yard run (Steve Christie kick) BUF 35–7 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-14. Week 8 Buffalo Bills (4–1) at New York Jets (2–3) Bills 0 6 7 6 Jets 7 0 0 3 October 24 1:00 PM EST 71,541 55 F C • 14 mph km/h knot Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy NBC yes Q1 NYJ Brad Baxter 1 yard rush (Cary Blanchard kick) NYJ 7–0 Q2 BUF Steve Christie 37 yard field goal NYJ 7–3 Q2 BUF Steve Christie 33 yard field goal NYJ 7–6 Q3 BUF Darryl Talley 61 yard interception return (Steve Christie kick) BUF 13–7 Q4 BUF Steve Christie 22 yard field goal BUF 16–7 Q4 NYJ Cary Blanchard 33 yard field goal BUF 16–10 Q4 BUF Steve Christie 30 yard field goal BUF 19–10 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-Jun-06. Week 9 November 1, 1993. Redskins 7 3 0 0 Bills 14 0 7 3 November 1 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 9:00 p.m. EST 79,106 32 F C • 13 mph km/h knot Larry Nemmers Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf Monday Night Football yes Q1 9:00 BUF Andre Reed 65 yard pass from Kelly (Christie kick) BUF 7–0 Q1 4:35 WSH Reggie Brooks 7 yard rush (Chip Lohmiller kick) TIE 7–7 Q1 0:10 BUF Bill Brooks (American football) 11 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick) BUF 14–7 Q2 8:24 WSH Chip Lohmiller 19 yard field goal BUF 14–10 Q3 5:27 BUF Thurman Thomas 1 yard rush (Steve Christie kick) BUF 21–10 Q4 11:25 BUF Steve Christie 45 yard field goal BUF 24–10 yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199311010buf.htm Washington Redskins at Buffalo Bills - November 1st, 1993 Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 12 Colts 3 3 3 0 Bills 0 16 7 0 November 21, 1993 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 1:00 p.m. EST 79,101 37 F C • 21 mph km/h knot Jerry Markbreit Dan Hicks, Dan Hampton NBC Week 13 Buffalo Bills (8–2) at Kansas City Chiefs (7–3) Bills 7 0 0 0 Chiefs 7 3 10 3 November 28 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 4:00 p.m. EST 74,452 29 F C • 11 mph km/h knot Dale Hamer Marv Albert, Mike Ditka NFL on NBC yes 1 4:14 BUF Kenneth Davis (American football) 9 yard rush (Steve Christie kick) Bills 7–0 1 KC Marcus Allen 18 yard pass from Joe Montana (Nick Lowery kick) TIE 7–7 2 KC Nick Lowery 30 yard field goal Chiefs 10–7 3 KC Keith Cash 1 yard pass from Joe Montana (Nick Lowery kick) Chiefs 17–7 3 KC Nick Lowery 22 yard field goal Chiefs 20–7 4 KC Nick Lowery 34 yard field goal Chiefs 23–7 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com, Week 14 Los Angeles Raiders (6–5) at Buffalo Bills (8–3) Raiders 3 7 6 9 Bills 0 14 3 7 December 5 Rich Stadium Orchard Park, NY 1:00 PM EST 79,478 37 F C • 13 mph km/h knot; wind chill 29 Bob McElwee Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen NBC yes 1 7:43 Raiders Jeff Jaeger 37 yard field goal Raiders 3–0 2 Bills Thurman Thomas 3 yard rush (Steve Christie kick) Bills 7–3 2 Raiders Jeff Hostetler 11 yard rush (Jeff Jaeger kick) Raiders 10–7 2 Bills Don Beebe 65 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Christie kick) Bills 14–10 3 Raiders Jeff Jaeger 34 yard field goal Bills 14–13 3 Bills Steve Christie 35 yard field goal Bills 17–13 3 Raiders Jeff Jaeger 26 yard field goal Bills 17–16 4 Bills Thurman Thomas 1 yard rush (Steve Christie kick) Bills 24–16 4 Raiders Jeff Jaeger 47 yard field goal Bills 24–19 4 Raiders Tim Brown 29 yard pass from Jeff Hostetler Raiders 25–24 yes Los Angeles Raiders at Buffalo Bills - December 5th, 1993 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199312050buf.htm 2024-11-11 Pro-Football-Reference.com en Week 15 Bills 9 17 21 0 Eagles 7 13 7 7 December 12th, 1993 Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. EST 60,769 30 F C • 21 mph km/h knot; wind chill 17 Johnny Grier Marv Albert and Paul Maguire NBC Week 16 Buffalo (9–4) at Miami (9–4) Bills 9 17 21 0 Dolphins 7 13 7 7 December 19 Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 1:00 p.m. EST 2:59.44 71,597 71 F C • 7 mph km/h knot Howard Roe Dick Enberg, Bob Trumpy NFL on NBC NBC Week 17 Jets 7 0 7 0 Bills 7 6 0 3 December 26, 1993 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY 1:00 p.m. EST 70,817 9 F C • 23 mph km/h knot Ed Hochuli Don Criqui, Paul Maguire NFL on NBC NBC Standings Playoffs Round Date Opponent Game Site Final score Attendance Divisional January 15, 1994 Los Angeles Raiders (4) Rich Stadium W 29–23 61,923 AFC Championship January 23, 1994 Kansas City Chiefs (3) Rich Stadium W 30–13 76,642 Super Bowl January 30, 1994 vs. Dallas Cowboys (N1) Georgia Dome L 13–30 72,817 Super Bowl XXVIII Super Bowl XXVIII collapsed January 30, 1994 Cowboys 6 0 14 10 Bills 3 10 0 0 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia With the loss, the Bills secured an NFL record 4 consecutive Super Bowl losses, with 3 out of 4 being multi-possession losses. As of 2025, this remains the Bills last Super Bowl appearance. Scoring Summary DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 41 yards 3–0 DAL BUF – FG: Steve Christie 54 yards 3–3 tie DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 24 yards 6–3 DAL BUF – TD: Thurman Thomas 4 yard run (Steve Christie kick) 10–6 BUF BUF – FG: Steve Christie 28 yards 13–6 BUF DAL – TD: James Washington 46 yard fumble return (Eddie Murray kick) 13–13 tie DAL – TD: Emmitt Smith 17 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) 20–13 DAL DAL – TD: Emmitt Smith 1 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) 27–13 DAL DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 20 yards 30–13 DAL Awards and records Nate Odomes, Tied NFL Lead, 9 Interceptions Bruce Smith, Newspaper Enterprise Association Defensive Player of the Year Award Thurman Thomas, AFC Leader, 1,315 Rushing Yards References Bills on Pro Football Reference Bills on jt-sw.com Bills Stats on jt-sw.com Buffalo Bills Category:AFC East championship seasons Category:American Football Conference championship seasons Category:Buffalo Bills seasons Buff