1990 Buffalo Bills season
| 1990 Buffalo Bills season | |
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| Head coach | Marv Levy |
| General manager | Bill Polian |
| Owner | Ralph Wilson |
| Home field | Rich Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 13–3 |
| Division place | 1st AFC East |
| Playoff finish |
Won Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 44–34 Won Conference Championship (Raiders) 51–3 Lost Super Bowl XXV (Giants) 19–20 |
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| 1 | NYJ | Brad Baxter 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick) | Jets 7–0 | |
| 1 | BUF | Kenneth Davis 1-yard run (Scott Norwood kick) | Tie 7–7 | |
| 2 | BUF | Butch Rolle 2-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | Bills 14–7 | |
| 2 | BUF | Scott Norwood 48-yard field goal | Bills 17–7 | |
| 2 | BUF | Scott Norwood 42-yard field goal | Bills 20–7 | |
| 3 | BUF | Scott Norwood 27-yard field goal | Bills 23–7 | |
| 4 | BUF | Keith McKeller 6-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | Bills 30–7 | |
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| Q1 | DEN | Humphrey 1 yard run (Treadwell kick) | DEN 7–0 | |
| Q2 | DEN | Sewell 3 yard run (Treadwell kick) | DEN 14–0 | |
| Q2 | BUF | Norwood 37 yard field goal | DEN 14–3 | |
| Q3 | BUF | Smith 12 yard run (kick failed) | DEN 14–9 | |
| Q3 | DEN | Winder 3 yard run (Treadwell kick) | DEN 21–9 | |
| Q4 | BUF | Bennett 80 yard blocked field goal return (Norwood kick) | DEN 21–16 | |
| Q4 | BUF | Smith 39 yard interception return (kick failed) | BUF 22–21 | |
| Q4 | BUF | Davis 2 yard run (Norwood kick) | BUF 29–21 | |
| Q4 | DEN | Nattiel 7 yard pass from Elway (Treadwell kick) | BUF 29–28 | |
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| Q1 | BUF | James Lofton 63 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | BUF 7–0 | |
| Q1 | BUF | Scott Norwood 43 yard field goal | BUF 10–0 | |
| Q1 | BUF | Andre Reed 56 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | BUF 17–0 | |
| Q1 | BUF | Thurman Thomas 4 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | BUF 24–0 | |
| Q2 | PHI | Keith Jackson 18 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (kick failed) | BUF 24–6 | |
| Q2 | PHI | Roger Ruzek 32 yard field goal | BUF 24–9 | |
| Q2 | PHI | Fred Barnett 95 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick) | BUF 24–16 | |
| Q3 | PHI | Keith Byars 1 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick) | BUF 24–23 | |
| Q3 | BUF | Scott Norwood 21 yard field goal | BUF 27–23 | |
| Q4 | BUF | Scott Norwood 45 yard field goal | BUF 30–23 | |
The 1990 Buffalo Bills season was the 31st for the franchise and the 21st in the National Football League. The team finished the year with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, and first in the American Football Conference (AFC) East division. They were 8–0 at home for the second time in their franchise history. On the road, the Bills were 5–3. Buffalo qualified for their first Super Bowl appearance.
The Bills' offense was one of the best in the league; their 428 points (26.75 points per game) scored was first in the league, and since they only gave up 263 points (6th in the league), their point differential was 165 points (10.3 per game), which was the best in the NFL in 1990, as well as the best point-differential in franchise history. Buffalo's 48 offensive touchdowns (28 passing, 20 rushing) also led the league.
Defensive end Bruce Smith was named Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year for 1990, recording 101 tackles, four forced fumbles, and a career-high 19 sacks.
The season was chronicled on October 2, 2008 for America's Game: The Missing Rings, as one of the five greatest NFL teams to never win the Super Bowl.
Bruce Smith set a club record with 19 sacks. Smith also had 101 tackles.
Sunday, September 16, 1990: The Bills offense never got rolling and were soundly defeated on the road, 30–7, to their rival Miami Dolphins.
The Bills avenged their 1989 Monday Night defeat against the defending AFC Champion Broncos. The Broncos rushed for 208 yards, led 21–9 after three quarters, and held Jim Kelly and the offense to just 197 yards of offense, but the pivotal play of the game erupted in the fourth on a touchdown return of a blocked Bronco field goal by linebacker Cornelius Bennett. The Bills then scored on a John Elway interception and ultimately won 29–28.
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