1990 Buffalo Bills

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1990 American Football Conference Champions!

K-Gun's Ablazing!

The 1989 season for the Bills was one of bickering between some members of the offense and some members of their defense.  Most of the concerns entering the 1990 season revolved around team chemistry and not whether or not this team had the talent to go far in the playoffs. 

The Bills started sluggishly with a home win against Indy and a loss to a resurgent Dolphins squad in Miami.  The Bills began to roll following that defeat as they rattled off 8 straight wins.  Following a loss at Houston, the Bills would start another winning streak - this time they won 4 straight and the Bills had home field advantage up to the Super Bowl clinched by the final week when they lost to Washington.

The Bills offense kept scoreboard operators busy throughout the season as the no huddle K-Gun offense kept defenses off guard and wore them ragged.  Jim Kelly threw for just under 3000 yards, Andre Reed had 945 yards receiving to lead the team and newcomer James Lofton was an outstanding complement to Reed in the passing game.  Thurman Thomas would rush for over 1000 yards just as he did in his first two NFL campaigns.  This prolific offense actually kicked it up a couple of notches in the playoffs as the snow flurries failed to cool off the offense.  The Bills racked up 44 points against Miami in the Divisional Playoff Game and defeated the Dolphins by 10.  The AFC Title Game was a one-sided affair as the Bills rolled up 51 points against the L.A. Raiders to advance to their first Super Bowl.  As the Giants proved in the Super Bowl, the only way to stop this offense was to keep them off the field.  The Giants had two scoring drives where they held on to the ball for over 7 minutes, yet the Bills were within one point with just seconds remaining.  Scott Norwood would have won the championship for Buffalo if he could make a 48 yard FG.  Well, the kick went wide right and the Bills would come up just 1 point short in arguably the Greatest Super Bowl ever played.  Even the bitter defeat did not completely dampen this team's spirits since they accompished so much in 1990.

........................................1990 Results...............................................

                                Regular Season

   Date        Opponent             Result

  9/  9/90    Indianapolis          W 26-10

  9/16/90    at Miami                L   7-30

  9/24/90    at N.Y. Jets           W 30- 7

  9/30/90    Denver                  W 29-28

10/  7/90    L.A. Raiders          W 38-24

10/14/90    Bye Week

10/21/90    N.Y. Jets               W 30-27

10/28/90    at New England     W 27-10

11/  4/90    at Cleveland          W 42-  0

11/11/90    Phoenix                W 45-14            

11/18/90    New England         W 14-  0

11/26/90    at Houston             L 24-27

12/  2/90    Philadelphia          W 30-23

12/  9/90    at Indianapolis      W 31-  7

12/15/90    at N.Y. Giants       W 17-13

12/23/90    Miami                   W 24-14

12/30/90    at Washington        L 14-29

                 Playoffs

Round                  Opponent            Result

AFC Div. Playoff    Miami                W 44-34

AFC Championship L.A. Raiders      W 51- 3

Super Bowl XXV     vs. N.Y. Giants    L 19-20

Note: Super Bowl XXV played at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, FL.

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1990 Buffalo Bills Depth Chart / Roster:

      # Player                               Ht   Wt Age Exp College                             Face Shape Hair        Equipment

Quarterbacks

1. 12 Jim Kelly                         6-3   218 30   4 Miami                                     28   5 l. brn crop    2 bar, wt wristbands, wt sleeves, left wt elbowpad (turf)

2. 14 Frank Reich                     6-4   210 29   5 Maryland                                73   5 blk crop        2 bar, bk sleeves

3.   7 Gale Gilbert                    6-3   210 29   4 California                               19   3 l. brn crop     2 bar, wt wristbands

Halfbacks

1. 34 Thurman Thomas            5-10 198 24   2 Oklahoma St.                       216   5 blk fade       half cage, wt wristbands, tc gloves (grass), tc sleeves (grass), wt gloves (turf), wt sleeves (turf)

2. 23 Kenneth Davis                 5-10 209 28   4 TCU                                     102   5 blk fade       half cage, tc mouthpiece, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt elbowpads (turf), bk gloves (turf)

3. 30 Don Smith                       5-11 200 27   3 Miss. State                           166   9 blk fade       3 bar rb, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt sleeves

Fullbacks

1. 41 Jamie Mueller                 6-1   224 26   3 N/A                                         50 16 l. brn fade   style 3 helmet, full cage, eye paint, neck roll, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt tc elbowpads (grass)

2. 35 Carwell Gardner              6-2   235 24   R Louisville                               12   4 blk flat top   style 3 helmet, full cage, neck roll, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt sleeves

Wide Receivers

1. 80 James Lofton                   6-3   190 34 12 Stanford                                 79   4 blk flat top   2 bar, eye paint, left wt elbowpad, wt wrist double, bk gloves, wt sleeves, wt half sleeves (grass)

2. 83 Andre Reed                     6-2   190 26   5 Kutztown                                52   2 blk crop       style 3 helmet, 3 bar, eye paint, wt wristbands, tc gloves, tc sleeves, right wt wrist double (turf), left qb wristband (turf), wt gloves (turf), wt sleeves (turf)

3. 82 Don Beebe                      5-11 177 26   1 N/A                                         28   3 l. brn crop   2 bar, eye paint, bk gloves, wt sleeves, wt wristbands (turf), tc rb gloves (turf)

4. 89 Steve Tasker                    5-9   185 28   5 Northwestern                          21   5 brn crop       style 3 helmet, 3 bar rb, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt sleeves

5. 85 Al Edwards                       5-8   170 23   R N'western St.                        251   3 blk fade      2 bar, wt wristbands, tc gloves, wt sleeves, wt gloves (turf)

Tight Ends

1. 84 Keith McKeller                 6-4   245 26   2 Jacksonv. St.                        145   9 blk fade       style 3 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, right tc glove, left wt glove, wt sleeves, wt gloves (turf), tc sleeves (turf)

2. 88 Pete Metzelaars               6-7   250 30   8 N/A                                        25 11 red crop       style 3 helmet, 3 bar qb, neck roll, qb wristbands, wt gloves, wt sleeves, wt elbowpads (turf)

3. 87 Butch Rolle                      6-3   245 26   4 Michigan St.                        194   9 blk flat top   3 bar qb, wt elbowpads, wt gloves, wt sleeves (grass), tc sleeves (turf)

Left Tackles

1. 69 Will Wolford                     6-5   295 26   4 Vanderbilt                              91   9 l. brn crop   half cage, tc extended, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt sleeves, wt elbowpads (turf)

2. 74 Glenn Parker                   6-5   304 24   2 Arizona                                   77   7 brn c. over  right patch2 tattoo, full cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves

Left Guards

1. 51 Jim Ritcher                      6-3   275 32 10 N.C. State                               50 12 brn crop      half cage, tc extended, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt sleeves

2. 59 Mitch Frerotte                  6-3   285 25   1 Penn State                             39 15 blo long      3 bar qb, dk visor, tc extended, bk elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves

Centers

1. 67 Kent Hull                         6-5   275 27   4 Miss. State                              81 18 brn crop      half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves

2. 63 Adam Lingner                 6-4   263 30   7 Illinois                                     30 12 brn crop      style 3 helmet, half cage, wt wristbands, wt sleeves

Right Guards

1. 65 John Davis                       6-4   310 25   3 Georgia Tech                         86 12 blk crop       half cage, tc extended, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves

2. n/a (switch position to DT)

Right Tackles

1. 75 Howard Ballard                6-6   325 27   2 Alabama A&M                     177 15 blk crop        style 3 helmet, full cage, tc mouthpiece, tc extended, wt wristbands, wt gloves

2. n/a (switch position to LE)

Left Defensive Ends

1. 97 Cornelius Bennett            6-2   235 25   3 Alabama                                13   6 blk flat top   style 3 helmet, full cage, wt wristbands, tc gloves, tc sleeves, wt elbowpads (turf), wt gloves (turf)

2. n/a (switch position to MLB)

#  94 Mark Pike                         6-4   272 27   3 Georgia Tech                        18 16 brn crop        style 3 helmet, half cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt sleeves

Right Defensive Ends

1. 78 Bruce Smith                    6-4   275 27   5 Virginia Tech                          92 13 blk fade       half cage, wt wristbands

2. n/a (switch position to MLB)

3. 73 Mike Lodish                    6-3   270 23   1 UCLA                                       35 11 l. brn crop    style 3 helmet, half cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves, tc sleeves

Defensive Tackles

1. 96 Leon Seals                      6-4   270 26   3 Jackson St.     dk skin            178 16 blk fade        full cage, dk visor, tc extended, bk elbowpads, wt wrist double, tc gloves (grass), wt gloves (turf)

2. 91 Jeff Wright                       6-3   270 27   2 N/A                                       107 12 brn mullet    style 3 helmet, full cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves

#  92 Gary Baldinger                6-4   275 27   3 Wake Forest                            63 12 brn crop       full cage, wt gloves, wt elbowpads (turf)

Left Outside Linebackers

1. 58 Shane Conlan                 6-3   230 26   3 Penn State          lt skin          29   7 brn crop       style 3 helmet, full cage, neck roll, wt wristbands, wt gloves, tc sleeves (grass), wt sleeves (turf)

2. 99 Hal Garner                      6-4   238 28   2 Utah State                                9   7 l. brn crop    half cage, neck roll, wt wristbands, wt gloves, tc sleeves, wt elbowpads (turf), bk gloves (turf)

Middle Linebackers

1. 50 Ray Bentley                     6-2   235 30   4 C. Michigan                           39   9 l. brn long    full cage, eye paint, neck roll, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt sleeves, bk gloves (turf)

2. 54 Carlton Bailey                  6-3   235 25   2 N. Carolina          dk skin        71 14 blk flat top   style 3 helmet, full cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves

3. n/a (switch positon to FS)

#  57 Matt Monger                    6-1   235 29   6 Oklahoma           lt skin           51   5 brn crop

Right Outside Linebackers

1. 56 Darryl Talley                    6-4   245 30   7 West Virginia   med skin         32   9 blk crop       style 2 helmet, full cage, tc gloves, tc sleeves, wt wristbands (turf), wt gloves (turf)

2. 53 Marvcus Patton                6-2   223 23   R UCLA               dk skin          167   7 blk fade      full cage, rubber pads, wt wristbands, tc gloves, wt sleeves

Cornerbacks

1. 97 Cornelius Bennett            6-2   235 25   3 Alabama                                13   6 blk flat top   style 3 helmet, full cage, wt wristbands, tc

1. 37 Nate Odomes                   5-10 188 25   3 Wisconsin                               86   3 blk fade       style 3 helmet, 3 bar, wt gloves, wt sleeves, left wt elbowband (turf)

2. 47 Kirby Jackson                    5-10 180 25   3 Miss. State                           203   6 blk crop       3 bar, wt elbowpads, qb wristbands, wt gloves, wt sleeves (grass), tc gloves (turf), tc sleeves (turf)

3. 31 James Williams                 5-10 175 23   R Fresno State                       149   6 blk buzz       3 bar rb, wt wristbands, bk gloves, wt sleeves

4. 29 David Pool                        5-9   188 23   R N/A                                     180   6 blk fade       2 bar, tc rb gloves, wt sleeves

5. 27 Clifford Hicks                     5-10 188 26   3 Oregon                                                               3 bar rb, qb wristbands, wt gloves

#  26 Chris Hale                        5-7   170 24   R USC                                       89   6 blk fade       style 3 helmet, 2 bar, wt wristbands, bk gloves (grass), tc gloves (turf)

#  20 Richard Carey                  5-9   185 22   R Idaho             dk skin                        blk flat top   bk wristbands, wt gloves, wt sleeves

Free Safeties

1. 38 Mark Kelso                       5-11 185 27   4 Will. & Mary                           37   1 l. brn crop    style 2 helmet, 3 bar qb, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt sleeves

2. n/a (switch position to CB)

#  22 John Hagy                       5-11 185 25   2 Texas       lt skin                   105 13 brn crop       style 3 helmet, 3 bar rb, tc gloves, wt sleeves, wt gloves (turf)

Strong Safeties

1. 46 Leonard Smith                5-11 202 30   7 McNeese St.                           38   4 blk flat top   3 bar rb, tc gloves, wt half sleeves

2. 45 Dwight Drane                  6-2   205 28   4 Oklahoma      dk skin             226   4 blk flat top   3 bar rb, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt sleeves

3. n/a (switch position to CB)

Kicker

1. 11 Scott Norwood                 6-0   207 30   5 J. Madison                              97   4 brn crop      1 bar, wt gloves, tc sleeves (grass), wt sleeves (turf)

Punter

1. 10 Rick Tuten                       6-2   218 25   R Florida State                          29   2 blo crop       3 bar rb, wt sleeves

Players Not Included

#  28 Larry Kinnebrew   FB       6-1   256 31   8 Tennessee St.     dk skin                                       2 bar, wt elbowpads, wt wrist double, wt gloves (grass)

#  86 Vernon Turner     WR       5-8   185 23   R Carson-Newman   dk skin

#  43 Kim Phillips         CB       5-9   188 24   R North Texas          dk skin                                     3 bar rb, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt sleeves

Player Ratings    spd-str-awr-agi-acl-cth-car-jmp-bkt-tak-thp-tha-pbk-rbk-kpr-kac-ret-stm-inj-tgh

J. Kelly              59-65-87-64-66-53-56-56-50-74-96-97-21-24-42-30-0-84-84-66

Reich                 51-57-76-56-55-26-53-48-39-21-85-90-22-27-32-23-0-82-80-81

G. Gilbert          47-52-68-62-61-29-44-59-42-17-81-77-22-25-25-23-0-77-77-72

T. Thomas        95-74-83-98-97-84-85-66-86-24-32-24-41-40-27-23-10-84-88-90

K. Davis            99-56-77-92-96-76-80-79-73-23-28-22-36-33-27-25-63-80-86-82

D. Smith           89-59-64-85-88-78-74-71-70-22-77-64-32-29-30-23-66-79-77-73

J. Mueller         64-73-75-70-74-66-76-50-68-23-35-18-68-66-27-22-10-82-81-78

C. Gardner        67-79-56-68-75-65-75-54-62-23-34-23-62-59-28-25-10-79-83-70

A. Reed            91-64-87-95-94-96-75-86-78-22-38-34-35-39-32-23-10-89-87-84

J. Lofton           95-61-92-96-96-91-78-83-79-22-36-31-33-35-28-24-10-84-78-74

Beebe              95-56-65-96-93-84-79-79-66-19-27-23-37-35-25-19-78-81-73-65

Tasker               87-55-62-89-86-82-73-74-58-38-30-24-27-29-28-23-47-82-82-80

A. Edwards       94-43-55-92-91-72-68-84-55-25-27-24-23-26-29-24-76-85-71-65

McKeller          83-67-64-82-84-77-72-63-73-24-27-23-57-54-25-23-8-80-78-68

Metzelaars       68-74-84-71-66-76-73-55-62-23-26-24-62-58-25-22-8-83-85-76

B. Rolle           62-67-70-54-75-52-51-48-57-23-32-18-74-70-25-22-8-76-86-83

W. Wolford       63-95-88-61-83-23-21-55-29-28-34-21-92-92-26-24-0-71-78-83

G. Parker         51-90-58-50-68-32-30-44-30-26-22-20-82-85-28-25-0-68-77-75

Ritcher            52-92-90-51-69-21-21-42-29-23-27-22-93-90-26-23-0-69-83-78

M. Frerotte      56-85-58-54-73-56-49-50-27-25-30-18-77-81-30-22-0-72-80-84

K. Hull             61-94-84-60-73-25-22-55-26-23-23-20-90-90-25-20-0-67-80-82

Lingner           55-78-56-54-60-29-27-48-27-24-26-22-85-80-25-22-0-61-83-77

J. Davis           62-91-64-60-72-22-22-47-25-23-26-22-86-86-24-22-0-67-77-72

Staysniak        57-88-55-56-73-19-22-52-28-25-31-20-81-79-30-23-0-71-81-77

H. Ballard       59-93-74-54-84-23-21-54-28-26-28-23-88-90-27-24-0-70-93-86

C. Bennett      84-78-85-83-80-41-43-61-28-94-25-23-26-44-29-23-0-84-88-87

M. Pike           66-77-66-67-65-30-36-56-28-78-25-24-25-43-29-22-10-76-81-78

B. Smith         86-95-90-83-85-24-24-62-28-95-15-33-31-21-19-19-0-80-77-89

Lodish            62-86-55-60-69-19-21-56-29-75-28-18-26-42-28-26-0-78-82-83

L. Seals          69-84-72-67-72-26-28-56-28-81-25-21-24-28-27-19-0-79-83-82

J. Wright         62-88-75-60-73-25-24-49-28-88-27-24-26-35-31-24-0-78-80-83

G. Baldinger   64-84-66-63-67-20-22-52-28-76-27-23-26-31-25-21-0-77-66-77

Conlan            78-76-84-82-79-46-42-61-28-96-28-25-24-42-31-23-0-80-78-85

H. Garner        71-72-70-70-69-37-36-56-28-84-26-23-25-42-27-22-0-78-70-74

R. Bentley       74-75-79-73-70-42-39-51-28-86-26-24-26-47-28-24-0-78-77-85

C. Bailey         74-73-71-80-77-43-42-58-28-90-27-24-25-46-29-23-0-87-95-87

Monger           75-74-66-75-80-57-65-54-58-84-38-24-28-46-27-23-0-75-76-75

D. Talley         81-83-92-80-76-49-41-57-28-95-30-27-26-43-27-22-0-84-98-84

M. Patton        75-79-57-76-72-52-32-60-31-87-20-26-31-24-26-26-0-82-85-85

N. Odomes      90-54-78-89-89-66-51-82-28-76-26-23-22-25-25-21-27-81-78-71

K. Jackson       89-51-75-90-89-56-45-80-28-77-27-24-22-25-25-22-10-78-81-78

J. Williams      94-55-60-94-93-58-44-85-28-71-23-21-19-24-26-22-10-82-74-74

D. Pool           94-48-55-92-90-56-51-78-27-71-23-22-14-18-21-23-10-79-78-65

C. Hicks           92-49-71-94-90-60-55-74-47-59-22-21-19-23-23-22-74-78-73-69

C. Hale           95-47-53-90-92-59-56-86-38-52-24-22-19-23-22-20-71-78-70-62

R. Carey         91-46-55-88-87-61-46-82-39-55-25-24-19-21-23-22-10-76-73-71

Kelso             84-55-82-86-84-65-44-68-28-89-24-22-22-27-26-22-10-79-73-77

Hagy              83-53-64-86-83-58-43-75-28-81-27-24-25-31-26-21-10-78-80-75

L. Smith         82-54-86-84-80-59-47-76-28-88-26-23-24-29-28-24-27-87-87-85

Drane             86-56-72-85-83-53-46-77-28-74-23-20-21-32-28-25-10-76-69-71

S. Norwood    40-37-81-48-44-41-32-53-28-25-22-22-16-19-88-86-0-63-86-53

R. Tuten        54-37-64-55-52-47-25-48-14-17-26-33-25-18-82-90-0-76-73-56

 

Defensive End Bruce Smith finished second in the NFL with 19 QB sacks in 1990. Here, he takes down Giants QB Phil Simms.

1990 Buffalo Bills Individual Leaders

Passing: Jim Kelly, 2829 yds., 63.3 comp. pct, 24 TDs, 101.2 rating

Rushing: Thurman Thomas, 1297 yds., 11 TDs, 4.8 yds./carry

Receiving: Andre Reed, 71 rec., 945 yds., 8 TDs

Touchdowns: Thurman Thomas, 13 (11 rush., 2 rec.)

QB Sacks: Bruce Smith, 19

Interceptions: Kirby Jackson, 3 int., 16 yds., 0 TDs

Scoring: Scott Norwood, 110 pts. (20 FG’s, 50 PAT’s)

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1990 AFC EAST STANDINGS

1st Place – Buffalo (13-3)

2nd Place – Miami (12-4)

3rd Place – Indianapolis (7-9)

4th Place – N.Y. Jets (6-10)

5th Place – New England (1-15)

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Thurman Thomas (pictured below) gains a few of his 1297 rushing yards on this carry at home against the Los Angeles Raiders.