1985 Buffalo Bills Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-14
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Kay Stephenson (0-4)
Coach: Hank Bullough (2-10)
Location: Buffalo, New York

1985 Buffalo Bills Roster
1985 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Bills managed just 200 points, worst in the league, and the defensive squad allowed 381. Vince Ferragamo threw for 1,677 yards, and Bruce Mathison played quarterback also. Greg Bell topped pass catchers, hauling in 58 balls, while Jerry Butler added 770 receiving yards. Andre Reed provided receiving help, too.

Greg Bell rushed for a team-leading 883 yards for Buffalo.

Charles Romes intercepted 7 opponent throws. Bruce Smith dropped opposing passers 6.5 times.

Kay Stephenson and Hank Bullough coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Vince Ferragamo	287	149	51.9	1677	5.8	5	1.7	17	5.9	48	19	135	50.8
Bruce Mathison	228	113	49.6	1635	7.2	4	1.8	14	6.1	60	22	203	53.5
Frank Reich	1	1	100.0	19	19.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	19	0	0	118.8
Greg Bell	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
John Kidd	0	0		0		0		0		0	1	9	0.0
Totals	517	263	50.9	3331	6.4	9	1.7	31	6.0	60	42	347

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Greg Bell	223	883	4.0	77	8
Joe Cribbs	122	399	3.3	16	1
Bruce Mathison	27	231	8.6	22	1
Anthony Steels	4	26	6.5	22	0
Mike Pruitt	7	24	3.4	7	0
Booker Moore	15	23	1.5	4	1
Vince Ferragamo	8	15	1.9	5	1
Anthony Hutchison	2	11	5.5	7	0
Bruce Smith	1	0	0.0	0	0
Andre Reed	3	-1	-0.3	14	1
Totals	412	1611	3.9	77	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Greg Bell	58	576	9.9	49	1
Andre Reed	48	637	13.3	32	4
Jerry Butler	41	770	18.8	60	2
Eason Ramson	37	369	10.0	43	1
Chris Burkett	21	371	17.7	38	0
Joe Cribbs	18	142	7.9	23	0
Eric Richardson	12	201	16.8	27	0
Pete Metzelaars	12	80	6.7	13	1
Booker Moore	7	44	6.3	9	0
Mitchell Brookins	3	71	23.7	46	0
Ulysses Norris	2	30	15.0	18	0
Anthony Steels	2	9	4.5	6	0
Jimmy Teal	1	24	24.0	24	0
Van Van Williams	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	263	3331	12.7	60	9

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Scott Norwood	23	23	100.0	17	13	76.5	62
Totals	23	23	100.0	17	13	76.5	62

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John Kidd	92	3818	41.5	67
Totals	92	3818	41.5	67

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Don Wilson	16	161	10.1	30
Rod Hill	16	120	7.5	25
Andre Reed	5	12	2.4	5
Eric Wilson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	38	293	7.7	30

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Don Wilson	22	465	21.1	37
Anthony Steels	20	338	16.9	35
Anthony Hutchison	12	239	19.9	36
Mitchell Brookins	6	152	25.3	39
Eric Richardson	3	69	23.0	31
Booker Moore	3	31	10.3	15
Van Van Williams	1	20	20.0	20
Jimmy Teal	1	20	20.0	20
Totals	68	1334	19.6	39

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charles Romes	7	56	8.0	21
Rodney Bellinger	2	64	32.0	41
Don Wilson	2	23	11.5	23
Rod Hill	2	17	8.5	17
Martin Bayless	2	10	5.0	10
Derrick Burroughs	2	7	3.5	7
Jim Haslett	1	40	40.0	40
Guy Frazier	1	8	8.0	8
Lawrence Johnson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	20	225	11.2	41

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Bruce Smith	6.5
Don Smith	3.0
Sean McNanie	3.0
Lucius Sanford	2.0
Jim Perryman	2.0
Darryl Talley	2.0
Ben Williams	1.5
Lawrence Johnson	1.5
Jim Haslett	1.0
Guy Frazier	1.0
Fred Smerlas	0.5
Totals	24.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Martin Bayless	65	65	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Bruce Smith	48	48	0		0	4	0	0	0
Darryl Talley	43	43	0
Jim Haslett				0	1	3	0	0	0
Greg Bell					8	2	0		0
Don Smith					0	2	0	0	0
Bruce Mathison					8	2	-9		0
Andre Reed					2	2	0		0
Rodney Bellinger				0	0	1	0	0	0
Eugene Marve					0	1	0	0	0
Fred Smerlas					0	1	0	0	0
Don Wilson				0	5	1	61	1	0
Mark Traynowicz					0	1	0	0	0
Joe Cribbs					5	1	0		0
Charles Romes				0	0	1	0	0	0
Will Grant					0	1	0	0	0
Lucius Sanford					0	1	0	0	0
Steve Maidlow					0	1	0	0	0
Pete Metzelaars					0	1	2		0
Tim Vogler					0	1	0	0	0
Eric Wilson					0	1	0	0	0
Vince Ferragamo					1	0	0		0
Booker Moore					1	0	0		0
Eason Ramson					1	0	0		0
Anthony Steels					2	0	0	0	0
Ulysses Norris					1	0	0	0	0
Rod Hill				0	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	156	156	0	0	36	29	54	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Scott Norwood									13	23	0			62
Greg Bell	8	1							0	0	0			54
Andre Reed	1	4	0						0	0	0			30
Jerry Butler		2							0	0	0			12
Eason Ramson		1							0	0	0			6
Don Wilson			0	0		0	1		0	0	0			6
Vince Ferragamo	1								0	0	0			6
Booker Moore	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Bruce Mathison	1								0	0	0			6
Pete Metzelaars		1							0	0	0			6
Joe Cribbs	1	0							0	0	0			6
Totals	13	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	23	0	0	0	200