1983 Buffalo Bills season
| 1983 Buffalo Bills season | |
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| Head coach | Kay Stephenson |
| Owner | Ralph Wilson |
| Home field | Rich Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Division place | 2nd AFC East |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| Q1 |
4:06
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BUF | Butler 15 yard pass from Ferguson (Danelo kick) | BUF 7–0 |
| Q2 |
13:14
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BUF | Hunter 40 yard pass from Ferguson (Danelo kick) | BUF 14–0 |
| Q2 |
5:59
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BUF | Mosley 22 yard pass from Ferguson (kick failed) | BUF 20–0 |
| Q2 |
1:57
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NO | Tice 12 yard pass from Wilson (Andersen kick) | BUF 20–7 |
| Q3 |
0:19
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BUF | Mosley 8 yard pass from Ferguson (Danelo kick) | BUF 27–7 |
| Q4 |
7:33
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NO | Brenner 3 yard pass from Wilson (Andersen kick) | BUF 27–14 |
| Q4 |
3:34
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NO | Young 5 yard pass from Wilson (Andersen kick) | BUF 27–21 |
The 1983 Buffalo Bills season was the 24th season for the club and its 14th in the National Football League (NFL). It was the first of three seasons for head coach Kay Stephenson. Bills running back Joe Cribbs was both the Bills' leading rusher (1131 yards), and the team's leader in receptions and receiving yards (57 catches for 524 yards). The team looked to improve on it's 4-5 record from 1982. With the NFL schedule back to 16 games, the Bills were a more competitive team during 1983. The team started 5-2 through it's first 7 games. However, they would struggle the rest of the way, as they went 3-6 in it's final 9 games en route to a mediocre 8-8 season. This season also saw the Bills beat the Dolphins in Miami for the first time since 1966, Miami's inaugural season.
The Bills drafted future Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, the third of a record six quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 1983 draft. Kelly would play for the USFL's Houston Gamblers from 1983–1985, before making his first start with the Bills in Week One of the 1986 season. The Bills later retired Kelly's #12, the only time the franchise ever retired a player's number. Linebacker Darryl Talley played for twelve years with the Bills. He was a two-time Pro Bowler, in 1990 and 1991. He was inducted into the Bills Wall of Fame.
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