1988 Buffalo Bills season

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The 1988 Buffalo Bills season was the 29^th season for the team and the 19th season in the National Football League. The Buffalo Bills finished in first place in the AFC East and finished the National Football League's 1988 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses.

[edit] NFL Draft

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season Standings

[edit] Season Schedule

• Week 1 Sep 4 W 13-10 vs Minnesota Vikings
• Week 2 Sep 11 W 9-6 vs Miami Dolphins
• Week 3 Sep 18 W 16-14 at New England Patriots
• Week 4 Sep 25 W 36-28 vs Pittsburgh Steelers
• Week 5 Oct 2 L 24-3 at Chicago Bears
• Week 6 Oct 9 W 34-23 vs Indianapolis Colts
• Week 7 Oct 17 W 37-14 at New York Jets
• Week 8 Oct 23 W 23-20 vs New England Patriots
• Week 9 Oct 30 W 28-0 vs Green Bay Packers
• Week 10 Nov 6 W 13-3 at Seattle Seahawks
• Week 11 Nov 14 W 31-6 at Miami Dolphins
• Week 12 Nov 20 W 9-6 vs New York Jets (OT)
• Week 13 Nov 27 L 35-21 at Cincinnati Bengals
• Week 14 Dec 4 L 10-5 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Week 15 Dec 11 W 37-21 vs Los Angeles Raiders
• Week 16 Dec 18 L 17-14 at Indianapolis Colts

[edit] Roster

[edit] Postseason

[edit] AFC Divisional Playoff

• Buffalo Bills 17, Houston Oilers 10

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
• TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Paul Maguire
• Referee: Gordon McCarter
• Game attendance: 79,532

[edit] AFC Championship Game

• Cincinnati Bengals 21, Buffalo Bills 10

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
• Referee: Gene Barth
• Game attendance: 59,747

The Bengals forced 3 interceptions, and allowed only 45 rushing yards and 136 passing yards, while their offense held the ball for 39:29. Bills starting running back Thurman Thomas was held to just 6 yards on 4 carries, while quarterback Jim Kelly completed only 14 of 30 passes for 161 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 interceptions.

[edit] Awards and Records

[edit] References

• Bills on Pro Football Reference
• Bills on jt-sw.com
• Bills Stats on jt-sw.com