1986 Buffalo Bills Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (2-5)
Coach: Hank Bullough (2-7)
Location: Buffalo, New York

1986 Buffalo Bills Roster
1986 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Bills racked up 287 points, but the defensive squad conceded 348. Jim Kelly led the charge, throwing for 3,593 yards. Andre Reed hauled in 53 balls, while Chris Burkett added 778 receiving yards, while Pete Metzelaars and Robb Riddick provided receiving help, too.

Robb Riddick rushed for a team-leading 632 yards for Buffalo.

Charles Romes intercepted 4 opponent throws. Bruce Smith topped the defensive unit with 15 quarterback sacks.

Marv Levy 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
Jim Kelly	480	285	59.4	3593	7.5	22	4.6	17	3.5	84	43	330	83.3
Frank Reich	19	9	47.4	104	5.5	0	0.0	2	10.5	37	2	4	24.8
Totals	499	294	58.9	3697	7.4	22	4.4	19	3.8	84	45	334

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Robb Riddick	150	632	4.2	41	4
Greg Bell	90	377	4.2	42	4
Jim Kelly	41	199	4.9	20	0
Ronnie Harmon	54	172	3.2	38	0
Carl Byrum	38	156	4.1	18	0
Ricky Moore	33	104	3.2	14	1
Gary Wilkins	3	18	6.0	11	0
Bruce King	4	10	2.5	7	0
Frank Reich	1	0	0.0	0	0
John Kidd	1	0	0.0	0	0
Walter Broughton	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Andre Reed	3	-8	-2.7	4	0
Totals	419	1654	3.9	42	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Andre Reed	53	739	13.9	55	7
Pete Metzelaars	49	485	9.9	44	3
Robb Riddick	49	468	9.6	31	1
Chris Burkett	34	778	22.9	84	4
Ricky Moore	23	184	8.0	27	0
Ronnie Harmon	22	185	8.4	27	1
Jerry Butler	15	302	20.1	53	2
Carl Byrum	13	104	8.0	17	1
Greg Bell	12	142	11.8	40	2
Gary Wilkins	8	74	9.2	26	0
Jimmy Teal	6	60	10.0	20	1
Butch Rolle	4	56	14.0	20	0
Walter Broughton	3	71	23.7	57	0
Eric Richardson	3	49	16.3	32	0
Totals	294	3697	12.6	84	22

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Scott Norwood	34	32	94.1	27	17	63.0	83
Totals	34	32	94.1	27	17	63.0	83

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John Kidd	75	3031	40.4	57
Totals	75	3031	40.4	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ron Pitts	18	194	10.8	49	1
Walter Broughton	12	53	4.4	13	0
Rod Hill	1	0	0.0	0	0
Eric Richardson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	32	247	7.7	49	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ronnie Harmon	18	321	17.8	32
Walter Broughton	11	243	22.1	39
Robb Riddick	8	200	25.0	49
Steve Tasker	9	148	16.4	24
Eric Richardson	6	123	20.5	28
Rodney Bellinger	2	32	16.0	16
Ron Pitts	1	7	7.0	5
Totals	55	1074	19.5	49

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charles Romes	4	23	5.8	23
Derrick Burroughs	2	49	24.5	41
Rodney Bellinger	1	14	14.0	14
Fred Smerlas	1	3	3.0	3
Martin Bayless	1	0	0.0	0
Steve Freeman	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	10	89	8.9	41

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Bruce Smith	15.0
Sean McNanie	6.5
Darryl Talley	3.0
Eugene Marve	2.5
Fred Smerlas	2.0
Mike Hamby	1.0
Guy Frazier	1.0
Dean Prater	1.0
Martin Bayless	1.0
George Cumby	1.0
Lucius Sanford	1.0
Dwight Drane	1.0
Totals	36.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Darryl Talley	116	116	0		0	1	47	0	0
Martin Bayless	102	102	0	0
Bruce Smith	63	63	0		0	0	0	0	3
Rodney Bellinger				0	0	4	15	1	0
Guy Frazier					0	2	0	0	0
Ron Pitts					2	2	0		0
Andre Reed					2	2	2		0
Greg Bell					2	2	0		0
Jim Kelly					7	2	0	0	0
Sean McNanie					0	1	0	0	0
Jim Ritcher					0	1	0	0	0
John Kidd					0	1	0	0	0
Mike Hamby					0	1	0	0	0
Mark Traynowicz					0	1	0	0	0
Charles Romes				0	0	1	6	0	0
Eric Richardson					4	1	0	0	0
Pete Metzelaars					2	1	0	1	0
Walter Broughton					5	1	0	0	0
George Cumby					0	1	38	0	0
Ronnie Harmon					2	0	0		0
Chris Burkett					1	0	0		0
Robb Riddick					8	0	0		0
Rod Hill					1	0	0	0	0
Frank Reich					1	0	0	0	0
Dale Hellestrae					1	0	-14	0	0
Ricky Moore					2	0	0		0
Totals	281	281	0	0	40	25	94	2	3

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Scott Norwood									17	32	0			83
Andre Reed	0	7							0	0	0			42
Greg Bell	4	2							0	0	0			36
Robb Riddick	4	1		0					0	0	0			30
Pete Metzelaars		3					1		0	0	0			24
Chris Burkett		4							0	0	0			24
Jerry Butler		2							0	0	0			12
Rodney Bellinger				0		0	1		0	0	0			6
Ronnie Harmon	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Carl Byrum	0	1							0	0	0			6
Jimmy Teal		1							0	0	0			6
Ron Pitts			1	0					0	0	0			6
Ricky Moore	1	0							0	0	0			6
Totals	9	22	1	0	0	0	2	0	17	32	0	0	0	287