1966 Buffalo Bills season

1966 Buffalo Bills season
Head coach	Joe Collier
Owner	Ralph Wilson
Home field	War Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	9–4–1
Division place	1st AFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Lost AFL Championship (Chiefs, 31–7)
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1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 3 7 0 14 24 • Bills 21 27 3 7 58 Date: September 18 Location: War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, NY Game weather: 61°F; wind 3

Scoring summary Q1 BUF Kemp 1 yard run (Lusteg kick) BUF 7–0 Q1 BUF Byrd 60 yard interception return (Lusteg kick) BUF 14–0 Q1 BUF Byrd 72 yard punt return (Lusteg kick) BUF 21–0 Q1 MIA Mingo 24 yard field goal BUF 21–3 Q2 BUF Crockett 26 yard pass from Kemp (Lusteg kick) BUF 28–3 Q2 BUF Burnett 1 yard run (Lusteg kick) BUF 35–3 Q2 BUF Burnett 3 yard run (kick failed) BUF 41–3 Q2 MIA Roderick 4 yard pass from Wilson (Mingo kick) BUF 41–10 Q2 BUF Spikes 11 yard run (Lusteg kick) BUF 48–10 Q3 BUF Lusteg 13 yard field goal BUF 51–10 Q4 MIA Roberson 66 yard pass from Wilson (Mingo kick) BUF 51–17 Q4 BUF Spikes 18 yard pass from Lamonica (Lusteg kick) BUF 58–17 Q4 MIA Kocourek 13 yard pass from Wilson (Mingo kick) BUF 58–24

Scoring summary
Q1		BUF	Kemp 1 yard run (Lusteg kick)	BUF 7–0
Q1		BUF	Byrd 60 yard interception return (Lusteg kick)	BUF 14–0
Q1		BUF	Byrd 72 yard punt return (Lusteg kick)	BUF 21–0
Q1		MIA	Mingo 24 yard field goal	BUF 21–3
Q2		BUF	Crockett 26 yard pass from Kemp (Lusteg kick)	BUF 28–3
Q2		BUF	Burnett 1 yard run (Lusteg kick)	BUF 35–3
Q2		BUF	Burnett 3 yard run (kick failed)	BUF 41–3
Q2		MIA	Roderick 4 yard pass from Wilson (Mingo kick)	BUF 41–10
Q2		BUF	Spikes 11 yard run (Lusteg kick)	BUF 48–10
Q3		BUF	Lusteg 13 yard field goal	BUF 51–10
Q4		MIA	Roberson 66 yard pass from Wilson (Mingo kick)	BUF 51–17
Q4		BUF	Spikes 18 yard pass from Lamonica (Lusteg kick)	BUF 58–17
Q4		MIA	Kocourek 13 yard pass from Wilson (Mingo kick)	BUF 58–24

1 2 3 4 Total Jets 0 0 3 0 3 • Bills 0 0 0 14 14 Date: November 13 Location: War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York Game attendance: 45,738 Game weather: 33°F; wind 10

Scoring summary Q3 NYJ Jim Turner 43 yard field goal NYJ 3–0 Q4 BUF Elbert Dubenion 14 yard pass from Jack Kemp (Booth Lusteg kick) BUF 7–3 Q4 BUF Jim Dunaway 72 yard blocked field goal return (Booth Lusteg kick) BUF 14–3

Scoring summary
Q3		NYJ	Jim Turner 43 yard field goal	NYJ 3–0
Q4		BUF	Elbert Dubenion 14 yard pass from Jack Kemp (Booth Lusteg kick)	BUF 7–3
Q4		BUF	Jim Dunaway 72 yard blocked field goal return (Booth Lusteg kick)	BUF 14–3

The 1966 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s seventh season in the American Football League. It was the first season for head coach Joe Collier, who had been the Bills' defensive coordinator for the previous four seasons.

It ended with a loss in the AFL Championship Game to the Kansas City Chiefs, ending the team's two-year reign as league champions.

The Bills allowed the fewest points in the AFL for the third consecutive year. Although defensive tackle Tom Sestak hampered by a bad knee, defensive linemen Jim Dunaway and Ron McDole took a leadership position. Linebackers Mike Stratton, Harry Jacobs and John Tracey, and defensive backs George Saimes, Butch Byrd, Hagood Clarke and Tom Janik provided a strong defensive foundation.

Halfback Bobby Burnett and split end Bobby Crockett joined long-time Bills running back Wray Carlton and quarterback Jack Kemp, leading Buffalo's offense to scoring 358 points, second-most in the AFL in 1966. Burnett's 1,185 total yards from scrimmage were 5th in the AFL, and garnered AFL Rookie of the Year honors for Burnett.

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