Answer: One point
In Super Bowl XXV, in what became known for Scott Norwood missing a field goal wide right from 47 yards, the Bills became the first team to lose by one point, 20-19, versus the NY Giants. A kick of that distance was not an automatic. In fact, it would have set a Super Bowl record for longest field goal made.
From Quiz: Buffalo Bills: Super Bowl History
Answer: Four
The Bills played in an amazing four consecutive Super Bowls in the 1990-1993 seasons, and was the first team to do so. The first of their Super Bowls in which they faced the New York Giants was their best appearance, losing 20-19. It was the smallest Super Bowl victory margin at that time. It was also the first Super Bowl in which two teams from the same state competed.
Incidentally, this was the Super Bowl in which Whitney Houston performed her famous rendition of the national anthem.
From Quiz: The 1990s Buffalo Bills
Answer: OJ Simpson
OJ Simpson went to USC in 1967-68. He was a Heisman Trophy award-winning running back but also ran track. The world record breaking sprint relay was at the NCAA Track Championships at Provo, Utah in 1967. He was a first-overall draft pick for the Bills in 1969. Dennis, Miller, and Moore were also running backs for the Bills, but none attended USC.
From Quiz: The Players of Buffalo
Answer: 1960
The Buffalo Bills were established in 1959 as the 8th team and a charter member in the AFL, and saw their first action in the opening season of 1960. They were part of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.
From Quiz: All About the Bills
Answer: Marcellus Wiley
The defensive end had 10 and a half in 2000, his fourth season in Buffalo. He had 13 in 2001 as a San Diego Charger. In 2004, he was in a Dallas Cowboy uniform.
From Quiz: Buffalo Bills
Answer: Kansas City Chiefs
Levy coached the Chiefs from 1978-1982 and the Bills from 1986-1997. Though he failed to make the playoffs with the Chiefs, he did pull a terrible team up to average. With the Bills, he turned an equally terrible team into an excellent one. He finished his coaching career with a record of 154-120-0, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
From Quiz: Ups and Downs - Buffalo Bills
Answer: Gale Gilbert
Gale Gilbert never actually played in a Super Bowl for the Bills. He went on to play for the Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX.
From Quiz: The Buffalo Bills (1990-1993)
Answer: Super Bowl XXV
Had the Bills won, Thurman Thomas would have been named MVP!
From Quiz: Buffalo Bills
Answer: Dallas Cowboys
The Bills played the Cowboys twice in 1993 and 1994. The ending scores were 52-17 and 30-13, respectively, in the Cowboys' favor. The Cowboys went on to win a third Super Bowl in 1990s. In 1996, they faced the Pittsburgh Steelers and won 27-17. This resulted in the Cowboys being called the 'Team of the Decade', but with four Super Bowl appearances, this title clearly belonged to the Bills.
Incidentally, besides the Giants and the Cowboys, the Bills also faced the Washington Redskins in the 1992 Super Bowl, with an ending score of 37-24, sadly not in the Bills' favor.
From Quiz: The 1990s Buffalo Bills
Answer: Cookie Gilchrist
Carlton Chester "Cookie" Gilchrist started out as a Canadian Football League star then played for the Bills from 1962-1964. In the year he became the first 1000-yard rusher, he had 1096 yards and 13 touchdowns, which at the time was also an AFL record. He was the 1962 AFL MVP. Carlton, Crockett, and Warlick were all on the 1962 Bills' roster.
From Quiz: The Players of Buffalo
Answer: War Memorial Stadium
They were in the War Memorial Stadium until moving to Ralph Wilson Stadium in 1973.
From Quiz: All About the Bills
Answer: 4
Eric Moulds, Ted Washington, Sam Cowert, and Reuben Browna are the Pro Bowlers from 2001.
From Quiz: Buffalo Bills
Answer: Frank Reich
The final score was Buffalo 41, Houston 38.
From Quiz: Buffalo Bills
Answer: 2
The Bills won the coin toss prior to XXV with Pete Rozelle, and XXVII with O.J. Simpson doing the honors. They lost the other two with Chuck Noll and Joe Namath presiding.
From Quiz: Buffalo Bills: Super Bowl History
Answer: Jim Kelly
The 1983 draft earned its nickname due to six quarterbacks being selected in the first round. Jim Kelly was selected by the Buffalo Bills as the 14th pick overall, but he initially signed with the United States Football League's (USFL) Houston Gamblers. He was the Most Valuable Player for that league in 1984, but after that league folded a couple of years later, he joined the Bills where he was a four-time Pro Bowler. He retired in 1996 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2002.
Incidentally, all four quarterbacks listed above played in Super Bowls, but only John Elway was victorious, winning the 1998 and 1999 games (the 1997 and 1998 seasons).
From Quiz: The 1990s Buffalo Bills
Answer: Defensive back and punt returner
George Edward "Butch" Byrd was a fourth round draft pick by the Bills out of Boston University. From 1960 through the 2007 season, Butch held the Bills' team record for interceptions (40), interception return yards (666) and interceptions returned for touchdowns (5). One famous moment was when he returned a punt for a touchdown in the 1965 AFL Championship game vs the San Diego Chargers.
From Quiz: The Players of Buffalo
Answer: Raiders
It was a 51-3 in the 1990 whomping that the Raiders suffered in Buffalo. It was snowing and cold on that day.
From Quiz: Buffalo Bills
Answer: Chuck Knox
Like Marv Levy, Knox also inherited a dreadful Bills team and made it respectable. Knox's record with the Bills was 38-38-0.
From Quiz: Ups and Downs - Buffalo Bills
Answer: 1991
Bruce Smith only recorded 1.5 sacks in 1991.
From Quiz: The Buffalo Bills (1990-1993)
Answer: Marv Levy
From Quiz: Buffalo Bills
Answer: He kicked before the referee signaled to begin play
Dalusio kicked off before the referee signaled play to begin. That was the game Thurman Thomas lost his helmet, Chris Mohr punted for only 23 yards to set up the Redskins first touchdown, and Andre Reed took the team out of field goal range by throwing his helmet late in the first half.
From Quiz: Buffalo Bills: Super Bowl History
Answer: Bruce Smith
11-time Pro Bowler Bruce Smith was the number one pick in the 1985 draft. As a Buffalo Bill, Smith racked up many awards including being named to the 1980s and 1990s All-Decade Team. He left the Bills in 1999 and played with the Redskins until 2003. He was the NFLs all-time sack leader at the time of his retirement in 2003, and he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009 in his first year of eligibility.
From Quiz: The 1990s Buffalo Bills
Answer: Jack Kemp
Kemp played for the Bills from 1962-1969. He was the AFL MVP and AFL Championship MVP in 1965. Kemp was Bob Dole's running mate in an unsuccessful Presidential race in 1996. Smith, Lamonica, and Bass all played on the 1964 and 1965 Bills team.
From Quiz: The Players of Buffalo
Answer: Toronto
The Bills are the first NFL team to play a home game in Canada. The Rogers Centre, formerly known as the Skydome, will host the annual home game for the Bills.
From Quiz: All About the Bills
Answer: Elbert Dubenion
He did it in 1964. Andre Reed did it 30 years later. Eric did it in 2000.
From Quiz: Buffalo Bills
Answer: Virginia Tech
He was the Bills' first round pick in 1985!
From Quiz: Buffalo Bills
Answer: Thurman Thomas
How good was Thurman Thomas? The legendary Barry Sanders was his backup at Oklahoma State (although Sanders went on to win the Heisman Trophy for the outstanding college player of the year in 1988, something that eluded Thomas in 1987). Thomas was drafted by the Bills in 1988 and was selected as the league's Most Valuable Player in 1991. He left the Bills in 1999 to briefly play for the Miami Dolphins, but he re-signed with his old team for a day so he that he could retire as a Buffalo Bill. Thomas was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007 in his second year of eligibility.
From Quiz: The 1990s Buffalo Bills
Answer: Bob Kalsu
James Robert Kalsu was an offensive lineman. He entered the army in 1969 to fulfill his ROTC obligation. Second Lieutenant Kalsu was killed in South Vietnam July 21, 1970. He was an All-American tackle from the University of Oklahoma and an 8th round draft pick for the Bills. Cunningham, Shaw, and Miller were all offensive starters on the 1968 Bills team.
From Quiz: The Players of Buffalo
Answer: Detroit Lions
Detroit at one time was owned by a group that included Ralph Wilson. In 1964, William Clay Ford Sr. obtained sole ownership. By forming the Bills, Ralph Wilson became a founding owner in the American Football League. He was active in the AFL league policies and finances, and had remained an outspoken voice in the NFL.
From Quiz: All About the Bills
Answer: 1983
He didn't sign with them until August 18th, 1986. He was picked 14th. He was Buffalo's second pick that year.
From Quiz: Buffalo Bills
Answer: Pittsburgh Steelers
The Bills played their only playoff game of the 70s in 1974, and lost to the Steelers 32-14.
From Quiz: Ups and Downs - Buffalo Bills
Answer: XXV and XXVI
Scott Norwood's "Wide Right", occured in Super Bowl XXV against the Giants. He stayed around the next year for Super Bowl XXVI, but in 1992 the Bills replaced him with Steve Christie.
From Quiz: The Buffalo Bills (1990-1993)
Answer: Music City Miracle
The Bills never should have attacked the football and left their postitions open!
From Quiz: Buffalo Bills
Answer: Most points scored in a game
In Super Bowl XXVIV, the San Francisco 49ers scored 55 points against the Denver Broncos. The Cowboys put up 52 in Super Bowl XXVII, and Lett would have put them over the top if he had scored.
From Quiz: Buffalo Bills: Super Bowl History
Answer: Marv Levy
Before joining the Bills in 1986, Marv Levy had been the head coach with the Kansas City Chiefs, the USFLs Chicago Blitz and the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes. He turned the Bills around from a 7-8 record to a 12-4 record in 1988, earning Coach of the Year honors. He retired as the Bills coach in 1997, stating that the losses had become too painful but briefly returned as a general manager in 2006. Levy was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001.
From Quiz: The 1990s Buffalo Bills
Answer: OJ Simpson
All choices were in the top four of the 1969 NFL draft. Running back OJ Simpson was the Bills' number one pick and the overall pick of the draft. He was a Heisman Trophy winner and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
From Quiz: The Players of Buffalo
Answer: Billy Shaw
William Lewis "Billy" Shaw was a Buffalo Bill offensive guard. He played from 1961-1969 in the AFL and retired after the 1969 season just prior to the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. He was in 8 Pro Bowl/all-star games. He is on the All-Time All-AFL Team, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1999.
From Quiz: All About the Bills
Answer: Miami (FL)
He wanted to go to Tennesee but couldn't do to a verbal agreement with Miami. Penn State recruited him as a linebacker. He played linebacker in HS.
From Quiz: Buffalo Bills
Answer: Al Cowlings
Cowlings was drafted one year after "the Juice". Haven Moses was the team's first round pick in 1968, DeLamielleure and Ferguson were both drafted in 1973.
From Quiz: Ups and Downs - Buffalo Bills
Answer: Steve Christie
Steve Christie kicked 5 field goals at Miami, to lead the Bills to victory 29-10. They would go on to lose to the Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVII.
From Quiz: The Buffalo Bills (1990-1993)
