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词条 1974 Buffalo Bills season
释义

  1. Offseason

     NFL draft 

  2. Personnel

     Staff/Coaches  Roster 

  3. Regular season

     Schedule  Game summaries  Week 1  Week 8  Standings 

  4. Playoffs

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}{{Infobox NFL season
| team = Buffalo Bills
| year = 1974
| record = 9–5
| division_place = 2nd AFC East
| coach = Lou Saban
| owner = Ralph Wilson
| stadium = Rich Stadium
| playoffs = Lost AFC Divisional Playoff
| shortnavlink = Bills seasons
}}

The 1974 Buffalo Bills season was the 15th season for the club in pro football and fifth in the National Football League (NFL). Buffalo made the NFL playoffs for the first time, and reached the postseason for the first time in eight seasons. In the playoffs, they lost to the eventual champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers, 32-14 in Pittsburgh. This was O.J. Simpson's only playoff game of his career, as the Bills did not have another playoff team with him on the team. Simpson would be traded to the 49ers in 1978, but the 49ers did not make the playoffs that season nor the 1979 season, Simpson's final season in the NFL. In the game, Simpson would only rush for 49 yards on 11 carries and did not score a touchdown. He did, however, catch a touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Ferguson late in the 3rd quarter.

Buffalo debuted their new uniforms and helmets in 1974, replacing the red "standing buffalo" with the "streaking bison."[1] The look first shown to a national audience on the first Monday Night Football game of the season, in a dramatic 21–20 victory over Oakland.[2]

Star running back O.J. Simpson, coming off consecutive rushing titles, did not lead the league in 1974, but did cross the 1,000-yard barrier despite a sore knee.[3]

Buffalo's defense was far more stout than it had been in previous years, as it gave up 3,489 yards in 1974, fifth-fewest in the NFL. The Bills' 1,611 passing yards allowed were the third-best in the league.[4]

The 1974 Bills have the odd distinction of being the last team to go a full game without completing a pass,[5] in Week Three of the season against the New York Jets. Despite this, they still managed to defeat the Jets, behind 223 combined Buffalo rushing yards—as well as only 2 completions by Jets quarterback Joe Namath in 18 attempts.[6]

Offseason

NFL draft

{{main|1974 NFL draft}}

Oklahoma State tight end Reuben Gant played his entire seven-year career with the Bills. Quarterback Gary Marangi was the Bills' backup quarterback for three seasons; in 1976, he started the final seven games of the season when starter Joe Ferguson was injured for the season with a back injury.

{{NFL team draft start
| year = 1974
| teamname = Buffalo Bills
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 1
| pick = 18
| player = Reuben Gant
| position = Tight end
| college = Oklahoma State
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 2
| pick = 27
| player = Doug Allen
| position = Linebacker
| college = Penn State
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 3
| pick = 70
| player = Gary Marangi
| position = Quarterback
| college = Boston College
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 4
| pick = 95
| player = Carlester Crumpler
| position = Running back
| college = East Carolina
| notes =
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 5
| pick = 106
| player = Gary Hayman
| position = Wide receiver
| college = Penn State
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 5
| pick = 122
| player = Tim Guy
| position = Offensive tackle
| college = Oregon
| notes =
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 8
| pick = 203
| player = Greg Hare
| position = Quarterback
| college = Ohio State
| notes =
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 9
| pick = 226
| player = Brian Doherty
| position = Punter
| college = Notre Dame
| notes =
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 10
| pick = 241
| player = Art Cameron
| position = Tight end
| college = Albany State
| notes =
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 10
| pick = 249
| player = Don Calhoun
| position = Running back
| college = Kansas State
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 11
| pick = 278
| player = Rod Kirby
| position = Linebacker
| college = Pittsburgh
| notes =
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 12
| pick = 303
| player = Dave Means
| position = Defensive end
| college = Southeast Missouri State
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 13
| pick = 331
| player = Ed Gatewood
| position = Linebacker
| college = Tennessee State
| notes =
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 14
| pick = 339
| player = Phil Lamm
| position = Defensive back
| college = North Carolina
| notes =
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 14
| pick = 355
| player = Phil Gurbada
| position = Defensive back
| college = Mayville State
| notes =
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 15
| pick = 382
| player = Ken Williams
| position = Linebacker
| college = Southwestern Louisiana
| notes =
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 16
| pick = 406
| player = Sanford Qvale
| position = Offensive tackle
| college = North Dakota State
| notes =
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 17
| pick = 434
| player = Sal Casola
| position = Placekicker
| college = Cincinnati
| notes =
}}{{NFL team draft end
| probowl = no
| hof = no
}}[7]

Personnel

Staff/Coaches

{{NFL final staff
| year = 1974
| team = Buffalo Bills
| front_office =
  • President – Ralph Wilson
  • Vice President and General Manager – Bob Lustig
  • Vice President – Pat McGroder

| head_coach =
  • Head Coach – Lou Saban

| offensive =
  • Receivers – Bob Shaw
  • Offensive Line – Jim Ringo

| defensive =
  • Defensive Line – Stan Jones
  • Linebackers – John Ray
  • Defensive Backfield – Bill Atkins

| special_teams =
  • Special Teams – Ed Cavanaugh

}}

Roster

{{NFL season roster
| year = 1974
| team = Buffalo Bills
| quarterbacks ={{NFLplayer|12|Joe Ferguson}}{{NFLplayer|16|Scott Hunter|d=American football}}{{NFLplayer|17|Gary Marangi|rookie=y}}
| running_backs ={{NFLplayer|34|Jim Braxton|FB}}{{NFLplayer|29|Don Calhoun|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|21|Gary Hayman|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|32|O. J. Simpson}}{{NFLplayer|36|Larry Watkins}}
| wide_receivers ={{NFLplayer|81|Bob Chandler}}{{NFLplayer|89|Wallace Francis}}{{NFLplayer|47|Clint Haslerig|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|40|J. D. Hill}}{{NFLplayer|27|Ahmad Rashad}}
| tight_ends ={{NFLplayer|88|Reuben Gant|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|87|Paul Seymour|d=American football}}
| offensive_linemen ={{NFLplayer|60|Bill Adams|d=American football|G}}{{NFLplayer|68|Joe DeLamielleure|G}}{{NFLplayer|70|Dave Foley|d=American football|T}}{{NFLplayer|74|Donnie Green|T}}{{NFLplayer|76|Halvor Hagen|T}}{{NFLplayer|67|Reggie McKenzie|d=guard|G}}{{NFLplayer|53|Mike Montler|C}}{{NFLplayer|65|Nick Nighswander|rookie=y|C}}{{NFLplayer|61|Willie Parker|d=offensive lineman|G}}
| defensive_linemen ={{NFLplayer|64|Dave Costa|DT}}{{NFLplayer|72|Don Croft|DT}}{{NFLplayer|74|Earl Edwards|d=American football|DE}}{{NFLplayer|71|Mike Kadish|DT}}{{NFLplayer|77|Dave Means|rookie=y|DE}}{{NFLplayer|85|Walt Patulski|DE}}{{NFLplayer|62|Jeff Yeates|rookie=y|DE}}
| linebackers ={{NFLplayer|59|Doug Allen|d=American football|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|50|Jim Cheyunski}}{{NFLplayer|30|Bo Cornell}}{{NFLplayer|52|Merv Krakau}}{{NFLplayer|55|John Skorupan}}{{NFLplayer|86|Dave Washington}}
| defensive_backs ={{NFLplayer|22|Bill Cahill|d=American football|CB}}{{NFLplayer|42|Neal Craig|SS}}{{NFLplayer|43|Tony Greene|FS}}{{NFLplayer|28|Dwight Harrison|CB}}{{NFLplayer|20|Robert James|d=defensive back|CB}}{{NFLplayer|45|Rex Kern|FS}}{{NFLplayer|26|Donnie Walker|CB}}
| special_teams ={{NFLplayer|11|Spike Jones|d=American football|P}}{{NFLplayer| 3|John Leypoldt|K}}
| reserve_lists =
}}

Regular season

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Bills points Opponents Bills first downs Record 'Attendance
1 Sep 16 Oakland Raiders Win 21 20 22 1–0
80,020
2 Sep 22 Miami Dolphins Loss 16 24 16 1–1
80,020
3 Sep 29 New York Jets Win 16 12 17 2–1
76,978
4 Oct 6 at Green Bay Packers Win 27 7 22 3–1
56,267
5 Oct 13 at Baltimore Colts Win 27 14 15 4–1
40,626
6 Oct 20 New England Patriots Win 30 28 19 5–1
78,935
7 Oct 27 Chicago Bears Win 16 6 16 6–1
78,084
8 Nov 3 at New England Patriots Win 29 28 22 7–1
61,279
9 Nov 10 Houston Oilers Loss 9 21 16 7–2
79,144
10 Nov 17 at Miami Dolphins Loss 28 35 16 7–3
69,313
11 Nov 24 at Cleveland Browns Win 15 10 10 8–3
66,504
12 Dec 1 Baltimore Colts Win 6 0 9 9–3
75,325
13 Dec 8 at New York Jets Loss 10 20 12 9–4
61,091
14 Dec 15 at Los Angeles Rams Loss 14 19 8 9–5
84,324
[8]

Game summaries

Week 1

{{AFB game box start
|Title=
|Visitor=Raiders
|V1=0 |V2=3 |V3=7 |V4=10
|Host=Bills
|H1= 0|H2=7 |H3= 0|H4=14
|Date=September 16
|Location=Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
|StartTime=9:00 p.m.
|TimeZone=
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=
|Weather=59°F, wind 13 mph
|Referee=
|TVAnnouncers=
|TVStation=ABC
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    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry= yes|Quarter=2 |Time= |Team= BUF|Event=J.D. Hill 24 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) |Score= Bills 7–0}}    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=OAK |Event=George Blanda 34 yard field goal |Score= Bills 7–3}}    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team= OAK|Event= Clarence Davis 15 yard run (George Blanda kick) |Score= Raiders 10–7}}    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=OAK |Event= George Blanda 41 yard field goal |Score= Raiders 13–7}}    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=BUF |Event= Ahmad Rashād 8 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) |Score= Bills 14–13}}    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 4|Time= |Team=OAK |Event= Art Thoms 29 yard fumble return (George Blanda kick) |Score= Raiders 20–14}}    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 4|Time= |Team=BUF |Event= Ahmad Rashād 13 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) |Score=Bills 21–20 |LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}[9]{{-}}

Week 8

{{AFB game box start
|Title=
|Visitor=Bills
|V1=6 |V2=13 |V3= 7|V4=3
|Host=Patriots
|H1=7 |H2=14 |H3=7 |H4=0
|Date=November 3
|Location=Schaefer Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts
|StartTime=1:00 p.m.
|TimeZone=EST
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=
|Weather=46°F, wind 7 mph
|Referee=
|TVAnnouncers=
|TVStation=
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  • Source: [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197411030nwe.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]
        {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter= 1|Time= |Team=Bills |Event=John Leypoldt 45 yard field goal |Score= Bills 3–0}}    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team= Patriots|Event=Mack Herron 43 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) |Score= Patriots 7–3}}    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team= Bills |Event= John Leypoldt 20 yard field goal|Score=Patriots 7–6}}    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team= Patriots|Event= Mack Herron 20 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) |Score= Patriots 14–6}}    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team= Bills|Event=Ahmad Rashād 25 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (kick failed) |Score= Patriots 14–12}}    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=Patriots |Event=Sam Cunningham 31 yard run (John Smith kick) |Score= Patriots 21–12}}    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team= Bills|Event=O.J. Simpson 1 yard run (John Leypoldt kick) |Score= Patriots 21–19}}    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=Bills |Event=Dave Washington 72 yard interception return (John Leypoldt kick)  |Score= Bills 26–21}}    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 3|Time= |Team=Patriots |Event=Mack Herron 2 yard run (John Smith kick) |Score=Patriots 28–26}}    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 4|Time= |Team=Bills |Event=John Leypoldt 47 yard field goal |Score=Bills 29–28 |LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}{{-}}

Standings

{{1974 AFC East standings}}

Playoffs

{{Americanfootballbox | title=Pittsburgh Steelers 32, Buffalo Bills 14
|Road=Bills
|R1=7
|R2=0
|R3=7
|R4=0
|RT=14
|Home=Steelers
|H1=3
|H2=26
|H3=0
|H4=3
|HT=32
|date= December 22, 1974
|stadium= Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|time= 1:00 p.m. EST
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers=Jim Simpson and John Brodie
|attendance= 48,321
}}

References

1. ^The Gridiron Uniforms Database: Buffalo Bills
2. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4irnG4XuVVI Video: Oakland at Buffalo, Week 1, 1974, highlights] at YouTube
3. ^Neft, David S.; Cohen, Richard M.; and Korch, Rich The Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Football, 12th Edition, p. 270 Martin's Press, August 1994, {{ISBN|0-312-11073-1}}
4. ^[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1974/opp.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1974 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics]
5. ^as of 2011 regular season
6. ^[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197409290buf.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com: New York Jets 12 at Buffalo Bills 16]
7. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/1974_draft.htm |title=1974 Buffalo Bills draftees |work=Pro-Football-Reference.com |accessdate=December 27, 2014 }}
8. ^https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/1974.htm
9. ^ [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197409160buf.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]

External links

  • [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/1974.htm 1974 Buffalo Bills] at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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