1966 Buffalo Bills season
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| 1966 Buffalo Bills season | |
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| Head Coach | Joe Collier |
| Home Field | War Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9-4-1 |
| Place | 1st Eastern Division |
| Playoff Finish | Lost AFL Championship |
| Timeline | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 1965 | 1967 |
The 1966 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s seventh season. It ended with a loss in the AFL Championship.
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[edit] Offseason
[edit] AFL Draft
[edit] Regular Season
[edit] Season Standings
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| *Buffalo Bills | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 358 | 255 |
| Boston Patriots | 8 | 4 | 2 | .677 | 315 | 283 |
| New York Jets | 6 | 6 | 2 | .500 | 322 | 312 |
| Houston Oilers | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 335 | 396 |
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 213 | 362 |
[edit] Season Schedule
- Week 1 Sep 4 L 27-7 at San Diego Chargers
- Week 2 Sep 11 L 42-20 vs Kansas City Chiefs
- Week 3 Sep 18 W 58-24 vs Miami Dolphins
- Week 4 Sep 25 W 27-20 vs Houston Oilers
- Week 5 Oct 2 W 29-14 at Kansas City Chiefs
- Week 6 Oct 8 L 20-10 vs Boston Patriots
- Week 7 Oct 16 T 17-17 vs San Diego Chargers
- Week 9 Oct 30 W 33-23 at New York Jets
- Week 10 Nov 6 W 29-0 at Miami Dolphins
- Week 11 Nov 13 W 14-3 vs New York Jets
- Week 12 Nov 20 W 42-20 at Houston Oilers
- Week 13 Nov 24 W 31-10 at Oakland Raiders
- Week 14 Dec 4 L 14-3 at Boston Patriots
- Week 16 Dec 18 W 38-21 vs Denver Broncos
[edit] Roster
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Buffalo Bills roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
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Offensive Linemen
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[edit] Postseason
[edit] AFL Championship Game
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Bills | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Kansas City Chiefs 31, Buffalo Bills 7
The Bills went into the 1966 AFL Championship having already won the game the previous two years. Though the game was to be played in Buffalo, the visiting Kansas City Chiefs were three-point favorites, mainly because of their explosive and innovative offense led by Head Coach Hank Stram. The Bills were a more conventional team with a solid defensive line and a running mindset on offense.
Buffalo found no offensive rhythm in the second half, and the Chiefs closed the game out in the fourth quarter with Dawson found Chris Burford for a 45 yard gain, setting up a one foot touchdown run by rookie Mike Garrett. Garrett scored his second touchdown less than two minutes later following another Bills fumble.
Scoring
- KC - Arbanas 29 pass from Dawson (Mercer kick)
- BUF - Dubenion 69 pass from Kemp (Lusteg kick)
- KC - Taylor 29 pass from Dawson (Mercer kick)
- KC - Field goal Mercer 32
- KC - Garrett 1 run (Mercer kick)
- KC - Garrett 18 run (Mercer kick)
[edit] Awards and Records
- Bobby Burnett, Rookie of the Year
[edit] References
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| Eastern Division | Western Division |
| Boston | Denver |
| Buffalo | Kansas City |
| Houston | Oakland |
| Miami | San Diego |
| New York Jets | |
| 1966 AFL Draft • AFL Playoffs • 1966 AFL All-Star game • Super Bowl I Related: 1966 NFL Season |
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