2014_Buffalo_Bills
2014 Buffalo Bills season
55th season in franchise history; first under Pegula ownership
The 2014 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League (NFL), 55th season of competition, second and final under head coach Doug Marrone and the first in franchise history without Ralph Wilson as owner. The Bills defense continued its strong play from last season, finishing first in the league with 54 quarterback sacks. Overall, the Bills improved on their 6–10 record from 2013, finishing with a 9–7 record, their first winning season since 2004, yet they still missed the playoffs after a Week 16 loss to the Oakland Raiders.
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| 2014 Buffalo Bills season | |
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| Owner | Mary Wilson (weeks 1-5) Terrence Pegula (week 6-present) |
| General manager | Doug Whaley |
| Head coach | Doug Marrone |
| Home field | Ralph Wilson Stadium Ford Field (week 12) |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 2nd AFC East |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | Marcell Dareus, DT Kyle Williams, DT Mario Williams, DE |
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Death of Ralph Wilson and sale to Terrence Pegula
Ralph Wilson, the founding owner of the Buffalo Bills, died at the age of 95 on March 25, 2014. In his will, Wilson placed the team into a trust governed by his wife, niece and two team officials, who were separately given instructions to sell the team in short order, not only to the highest bidder, but with a precondition that the team be kept in Buffalo. Three bidders stepped forward with bids: stalking horse bidder Donald Trump, the family of Buffalo Sabres owner and natural gas baron Terrence Pegula and a consortium led by musician Jon Bon Jovi and the principals of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the last of whom raised serious concerns that the team would relocate to Toronto at the first opportunity. The Pegula family was named as the winning bidder on September 9 and closed on its purchase of the team on October 8.
Cancellation of the Toronto Series
On March 5, 2014, three weeks before Wilson's death, the Bills announced the postponement of the Bills Toronto Series for one year. Bills President and CEO Russ Brandon will evaluate the series in the future, possibly to permanently cancel games in Toronto. On December 3, 2014, after six years and a 1–5 record (their only win coming in a 23–0 shutout victory against the Washington Redskins), the Bills Toronto Series was permanently cancelled.
On-field
The Bills won their first two games, a 23–20 overtime road win at Chicago (their first-ever victory at Soldier Field) and an emotionally raucous 29–10 home win against division rival Miami, a game played just days after the announcement that the Pegulas would purchase the team and keep it in Buffalo. But Buffalo lost their next two, a 22–10 loss at home against San Diego and a 23–17 loss on the road at Houston, after which Marrone benched quarterback EJ Manuel (their first round pick the previous year) in favor of journeyman Kyle Orton. In his first start as a Bill against Detroit at Ford Field, Orton threw for 308 yards as Buffalo came back from a 14-0 halftime deficit to defeat Detroit 17–14 in then-defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz's first return to Detroit since being fired in the offseason, following an eventual game-winning 58-yard field goal by kicker Dan Carpenter.
Buffalo would lose its next game, a 37–22 loss at home against New England before coming back from a 16–10 deficit against Minnesota to win 17-16 after Orton threw for 283 yards, two touchdowns, the second of which to rookie wide receiver Sammy Watkins and connecting with tight end Scott Chandler for 18 yards to convert a 3rd-and-12 and 24 yards to convert a 4th-and-20, respectively (Orton also had an interception and a lost fumble, one of three for the Bills offense). Unfortunately for Buffalo, running backs C. J. Spiller and Fred Jackson were both injured in the first half. With running back Bryce Brown, who the Bills traded their conditional fourth-rounder that can become a third-round selection (that they had acquired in the trade that sent Stevie Johnson to San Francisco) to Philadelphia, inactive for the game and no time to find anyone to help carry the ball, running back Anthony Dixon, who the Bills signed as a free agent from San Francisco was left to carry the ball himself, with fullback Frank Summers assisting.
On November 30, the Bills beat the Cleveland Browns giving them their seventh win, which not only improved on the previous season, in which they finished 6-10 for the third time since 2003 (they finished 6–10 in 2009 and 2011, the latter of which after they started 5–2), but it also gives them their best start entering December since the 2000 Buffalo Bills season, in which they finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs. With a win against the Green Bay Packers on December 14, the Bills broke a league-leading streak of nine consecutive losing seasons dating back to 2005; however, the next week's 26–24 loss to the Oakland Raiders eliminated them from playoff contention for the 15th consecutive year, continuing a league-leading drought. The team finished with a 17–9 win against the New England Patriots, who were resting the starters in preparation for a playoff run; the win was the first time the team had won at Gillette Stadium (they had lost all 12 previous attempts) and established the team's first winning season since 2004 (former head coach Mike Mularkey's first season).
Free agents lost
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| Position | Player | 2014 Team | Notes |
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| S | Jairus Byrd | New Orleans Saints | Signed 6 years/$56 million |
| DE | Alex Carrington | St. Louis Rams | Signed 1 year/$1.5 million |
| S | Jim Leonhard | Cleveland Browns | Signed 1 year/$855,000 |
| LB | Arthur Moats | Pittsburgh Steelers | Signed 1 year/$795,000 |
| OT | Thomas Welch | unsigned |
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Signings
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| Position | Player | 2013 Team | Date signed | Notes and references |
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| MLB | Brandon Spikes | New England Patriots | March 18 | Signed 1 year/$3.25 million |
| RB | Anthony Dixon | San Francisco 49ers | March 15 | Signed 3 years/$3.5 million |
| OG | Chris Williams | St. Louis Rams | March 12 | Signed 4 years/$13.4 million |
| CB | Corey Graham | Baltimore Ravens | March 12 | Signed 4 years/$16.3 million |
| LB | Keith Rivers | New York Giants | March 12 | Signed 2 years/$4.05 million |
| CB | Aaron Williams | Buffalo Bills | March 5 | Signed 4 years/$26.01 million extension |
| K | Dan Carpenter | Buffalo Bills | March 11 | Signed 4 years/$9.95 million extension |
| TE | Scott Chandler | Buffalo Bills | March 13 | Signed 2 years/$4.75 million extension |
| RB | Fred Jackson | Buffalo Bills | July 30 | Signed 1 year/$2.6 million extension |
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Main article: 2014 NFL draft
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| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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| 1 | 4 | Sammy Watkins | Wide receiver | Clemson |
| 2 | 44 | Cyrus Kouandjio | Offensive tackle | Alabama |
| 3 | 73 | Preston Brown | Linebacker | Louisville |
| 4 | 109 | Ross Cockrell | Cornerback | Duke |
| 5 | 153 | Cyril Richardson | Guard | Baylor |
| 6 | None — see draft trades below | |||
| 7 | 221 | Randell Johnson | Linebacker | Florida Atlantic |
| 237 | Seantrel Henderson | Offensive tackle | Miami | |
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- Draft trades
- The Bills traded their original first-round selection (No. 9 overall) and their 2015 first- and fourth-round selections to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for the Browns' first-round selection (No. 4 overall).
- The Bills traded their original second-round selection (No. 41 overall) to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the Rams' second- and fifth-round selections (Nos. 44 and 153 overall, respectively).
- The Bills traded their original fifth-round selection (No. 149 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for the Buccaneers' seventh-round selection (No. 221 overall) and a 2015 fifth-round selection.
- The Bills traded their sixth-round selection (No. 185 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for wide receiver Mike Williams.
- The Bills traded their original seventh-round selection (No. 224 overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange running back Bryce Brown and the Eagles' seventh-round selection (No. 237 overall). The trade also includes a conditional future draft selection, which the Eagles could receive from the Bills in either 2015 or 2016. If Brown hits undisclosed statistical rushing targets in 2014, the Eagles will receive the Bills' 2016 third-round selection, otherwise, the Eagles could receive the Bills' 2015 fourth-round selection, which the Bills conditionally acquired in a trade that sent wide receiver Stevie Johnson to the San Francisco 49ers. However, if Johnson does not meet certain statistical receiving targets with the 49ers in 2014, the trade with the 49ers will be voided, and if Brown does not meet certain statistical rushing targets with the Bills in 2014, the Bills will not have to send a future selection to the Eagles.
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Preseason
On February 27, 2014, the NFL announced that, to celebrate the induction of wide receiver Andre Reed, the Bills would play the New York Giants in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, which took place on August 3, 2014, and aired on NBC.[1] The remainder of the Bills' preseason opponents were announced on April 9, 2014.
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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| HOF | August 3 | vs. New York Giants | L 13–17 | 0–1 | Fawcett Stadium | Recap |
| 1 | August 8 | at Carolina Panthers | W 20–18 | 1–1 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 16 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 16–19 | 1–2 | Heinz Field | Recap |
| 3 | August 23 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 14–27 | 1–3 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | August 28 | Detroit Lions | L 0–23 | 1–4 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
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Regular season
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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| 1 | September 7 | at Chicago Bears | W 23–20 (OT) | 1–0 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 2 | September 14 | Miami Dolphins | W 29–10 | 2–0 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 21 | San Diego Chargers | L 10–22 | 2–1 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 28 | at Houston Texans | L 17–23 | 2–2 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 5 | at Detroit Lions | W 17–14 | 3–2 | Ford Field | Recap |
| 6 | October 12 | New England Patriots | L 22–37 | 3–3 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 19 | Minnesota Vikings | W 17–16 | 4–3 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 26 | at New York Jets | W 43–23 | 5–3 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
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| 10 | November 9 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 13–17 | 5–4 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 13 | at Miami Dolphins | L 9–22 | 5–5 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 24[upper-alpha 1] | New York Jets | W 38–3 | 6–5 | Ford Field | Recap |
| 13 | November 30 | Cleveland Browns | W 26–10 | 7–5 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 7 | at Denver Broncos | L 17–24 | 7–6 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Recap |
| 15 | December 14 | Green Bay Packers | W 21–13 | 8–6 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 21 | at Oakland Raiders | L 24–26 | 8–7 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 17 | December 28 | at New England Patriots | W 17–9 | 9–7 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
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- Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- For the first time since 2007, the Bills did not play a game in Toronto, as the Bills Toronto Series was suspended in March 2014 and permanently canceled later that year.[3]
Game summaries
Week 1: at Chicago Bears
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| Bills | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
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Week One: Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears – Game summary
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: September 7
- Game time: 1:00pm EDT/12:00pm CDT
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 62,425
- Referee: Brad Allen
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins
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| Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Bills | 6 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 29 |
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Week Two: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: September 14
- Game time: 1:00pm EDT
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 69,954
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 3: vs. San Diego Chargers
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| Chargers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| Bills | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
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Week Three: San Diego Chargers at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: September 21
- Game time: 1:00pm EDT
- Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 68,611
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 4: at Houston Texans
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| Bills | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Texans | 0 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
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Week Four: Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans – Game summary
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: September 28
- Game time: 1:00pm EDT/12:00pm CDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 71,756
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 5: at Detroit Lions
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| Bills | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| Lions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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Week Five: Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions – Game summary
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Date: October 5
- Game time: 1:00pm EDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 62,775
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 6: vs. New England Patriots
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| Patriots | 0 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 37 |
| Bills | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
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Week Six: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: October 12
- Game time: 1:00pm EDT
- Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), clear & sunny
- Game attendance: 70,185
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 7: vs. Minnesota Vikings
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Vikings | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Bills | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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Week Seven: Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: October 19
- Game time: 1:00pm EDT
- Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 68,477
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (Fox): Tim Brando, Brendon Ayanbadejo and Peter Schrager
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 8: at New York Jets
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| Bills | 14 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 43 |
| Jets | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
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Week Eight: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets – Game summary
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 26
- Game time: 1:00pm EDT
- Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 78,160
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
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| Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Bills | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
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Week 11: at Miami Dolphins
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| Bills | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
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Week Eleven: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: November 13
- Game time: 8:25pm EST
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 71,573
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 12: vs. New York Jets
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| Jets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bills | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
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Week Twelve: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan[upper-alpha 1]
- Date: November 24[upper-alpha 1]
- Game time: 7:00pm EST[upper-alpha 1]
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 56,044
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (CBS[upper-alpha 1]): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Bills | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 26 |
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Week Thirteen: Cleveland Browns at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: November 30
- Game time: 1:00pm EST
- Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 68,576
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn
- Recap, Gamebook
This was the 1st time the Bills have had a winning record this late in the season since 2008
Week 14: at Denver Broncos
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| Bills | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Broncos | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
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Week Fourteen: Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos – Game summary
at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Date: December 7
- Game time: 4:05pm EST/2:05pm MST
- Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), mostly sunny
- Game attendance: 76,913
- Referee: Ron Torbert
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 15: vs. Green Bay Packers
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| Packers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Bills | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
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Week Fifteen: Green Bay Packers at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: December 14
- Game time: 1:00pm EST
- Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 70,214
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (Fox): Justin Kutcher, David Diehl and Laura Okmin
- Recap, Gamebook
The Bills were the only AFC East team to defeat all of their NFC North opponents. The Bills also improved their record to 6–0 against the Packers at home.
Week 16: at Oakland Raiders
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| Bills | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Raiders | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
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Week Sixteen: Buffalo Bills at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: December 21
- Game time: 4:25pm EST/1:25pm PST
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 53,436
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (CBS): Brian Anderson and Chris Simms
- Recap, Gamebook
This loss eliminated Buffalo from playoff contention.
Week 17: at New England Patriots
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| Bills | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Patriots | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
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Week Seventeen: Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots – Game summary
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: December 28
- Game time: 1:00pm EST
- Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 68,756
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Gamebook
This was the first time Buffalo won in New England since November 5, 2000.
Division
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| (1) New England Patriots | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 468 | 313 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 5–7 | 343 | 289 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 388 | 373 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 283 | 401 | W1 |
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Conference
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| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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| 1[lower-alpha 1] | New England Patriots | East | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .514 | .487 | L1 |
| 2[lower-alpha 1] | Denver Broncos | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–0 | 10–2 | .521 | .484 | W1 |
| 3[lower-alpha 2] | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .451 | .486 | W4 |
| 4[lower-alpha 2] | Indianapolis Colts | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .479 | .372 | W1 |
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| 5 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .498 | .425 | L1 |
| 6 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .475 | .378 | W1 |
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| 7[lower-alpha 3] | Houston Texans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .447 | .299 | W2 |
| 8[lower-alpha 3] | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .512 | .500 | W1 |
| 9[lower-alpha 3] | San Diego Chargers | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .512 | .403 | L1 |
| 10[lower-alpha 3] | Buffalo Bills | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 5–7 | .516 | .486 | W1 |
| 11 | Miami Dolphins | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .512 | .406 | L1 |
| 12 | Cleveland Browns | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .479 | .371 | L5 |
| 13 | New York Jets | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .543 | .375 | W1 |
| 14[lower-alpha 4] | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .514 | .313 | L1 |
| 15[lower-alpha 4] | Oakland Raiders | West | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .570 | .542 | L1 |
| 16 | Tennessee Titans | South | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .506 | .375 | L10 |
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After a touchdown by Denver Broncos' running back C. J. Anderson during the December 7 game, two officials acknowledged the call through the use of a fist bump.[6][7] The move was seen by many Bills fans and players, including defensive back Aaron Williams,[6] as an insensitive gesture, with some likening the gesture to a conspiracy.[8][9] However, the NFL responded saying the gesture was "an acknowledgment of good mechanics between the two officials involved in making the call."[6]
- The Week 12 game vs. the New York Jets, originally scheduled at 1:00 p.m. EST on November 23 at Ralph Wilson Stadium, was re-scheduled to November 24 at 7:00 p.m. EST and relocated to Ford Field in Detroit due to a lake-effect snowstorm that struck the Buffalo area.[2]
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- Rosenthal, Gregg (November 20, 2014). "Jets-Bills game moved to Detroit on Monday night". NFL.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- "No Toronto in 2014." WGR. Retrieved March 5, 2014. "WGR has learned that the Buffalo Bills will not play in Toronto this season. The future of the Toronto Series is unclear. Keep it locked to WGR for details"
- "2014 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- "2014 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- Mandell, Nina (December 8, 2014). "NFL says refs in Broncos game were celebrating correct call, not touchdown with fist bump". USA Today. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- Breech, John (December 8, 2014). "LOOK: Two refs fist bump after Broncos TD; Bills players not happy". ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- "Bills fans angry at referee "fist bump" caught on camera". WIVB. December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- Parziale, James (December 7, 2014). "Refs fist-bump after C. J. Anderson scores for Broncos, but they're not rooting for Denver". Fox Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2014.