1980 Buffalo Bills season
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The 1980
Buffalo Bills
season was the 21st season for the club in the National Football League
.
threw the 50-yard winning touchdown pass to receiver Ron Smith to defeat the Bills, 20–14.
against the Pittsburgh Steelers
in the last game of the 1972 season, and there have been only two since, by the 1983 Minnesota Vikings
and the 1993 Cincinnati Bengals
.
1980 NFL season
The 1980 NFL season was the 61st regular season of the National Football League.After the league declined to approve the proposed move by the Raiders from Oakland, California to Los Angeles, the team along with the Los Angeles Coliseum sued the NFL for violating antitrust laws...
Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
season was the 21st season for the club in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
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NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Bills points | Opponents | Bills first downs | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | Sept. 7 | Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Win | 17 | 7 | 22 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Sept. 14 | New York Jets New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Win | 20 | 10 | 22 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Sept. 21 | at New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League .... |
Win | 35 | 26 | 26 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Sept. 28 | Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Win | 24 | 7 | 25 | 4–0 | |
| 5 | Oct. 5 | at San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Win | 26 | 24 | 14 | 5–0 | |
| 6 | Oct. 12 | Baltimore Colts | Loss | 12 | 17 | 24 | 5–1 | |
| 7 | Oct. 19 | at Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Loss | 14 | 17 | 18 | 5–2 | |
| 8 | Oct. 26 | New England Patriots New England Patriots The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National... |
Win | 31 | 13 | 21 | 6–2 | |
| 9 | Nov. 2 | Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Loss | 14 | 30 | 20 | 6–3 | |
| 10 | Nov. 9 | at New York Jets New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Win | 31 | 24 | 17 | 7–3 | |
| 11 | Nov. 16 | at Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL... |
Win | 14 | 0 | 22 | 8–3 | |
| 12 | Nov. 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
Win | 28 | 13 | 23 | 9–3 | |
| 13 | Nov. 30 | at Baltimore Colts | Loss | 24 | 28 | 24 | 9–4 | |
| 14 | Dec. 7 | Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... |
Win | 10 | 7 | 15 | 10–4 | |
| 15 | Dec. 14 | at New England Patriots New England Patriots The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National... |
Loss | 2 | 24 | 28 | 10–5 | |
| 16 | Dec. 21 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
Win | 18 | 13 | 16 | 11–5 | |
Standings
| AFC East AFC East The American Football Conference – Eastern Division or AFC East is a division of the National Football League's American Football Conference. There are four members: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots , and New York Jets... |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Buffalo Bills | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 320 | 260 |
| New England Patriots 1980 New England Patriots season The New England Patriots finished the National Football League's 1980 season with a record of ten wins and six losses, and finished second in the AFC East division.... |
10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 441 | 325 |
| Miami Dolphins 1980 Miami Dolphins season -NFL Draft:-Regular season:The 1980 NFL season would see the Dolphins drop to an 8–8 record, from their 10–6 showing the previous year.Quarterback Bob Griese, who struggled with leg problems during 1979, lost the starting job to longtime backup Don Strock, but he did poorly in two games, leading... |
8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 266 | 305 |
| Baltimore Colts 1980 Baltimore Colts season The 1980 Baltimore Colts season was the 28th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1980 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, and finished fourth in the AFC East division.... |
7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 355 | 387 |
| New York Jets 1980 New York Jets season The 1980 New York Jets season was the 21st season for the team and the 11th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 8–8 record from 1979 under head coach Walt Michaels... |
4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 302 | 395 |
Starters
AFC Playoff
With 2:08 left in the game, Chargers quarterback Dan FoutsDan Fouts
Daniel Francis Fouts is a retired Hall of Fame American football quarterback in the National Football League. Fouts played his entire professional career with the San Diego Chargers from 1973 through 1987...
threw the 50-yard winning touchdown pass to receiver Ron Smith to defeat the Bills, 20–14.
Notable events
In Week 15, the Bills became the thirty-fourth team to score only a safety in a full game. It was the first occurrence of this since the San Diego Chargers1972 San Diego Chargers season
The 1972 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 6–8 record in 1971.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Notable events:...
against the Pittsburgh Steelers
1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the 40th in franchise history. The team went 11–3 that season, and won their first-ever AFC Central Division title.-Depth chart:-Schedule:- Week 1 : Oakland Raiders :...
in the last game of the 1972 season, and there have been only two since, by the 1983 Minnesota Vikings
1983 Minnesota Vikings season
1983 was the 23nd year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 64th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of eight wins and eight losses.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Awards, records, and honors:...
and the 1993 Cincinnati Bengals
1993 Cincinnati Bengals season
The 1993 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 26th year in professional football and its 24th with the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Standings:-Awards and records:...
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