most sacks player buffalo bills in a rookie season

Cornelius Bennett has the most sacks by a rookie for the Bills, with 8.5 sacks in 1987.

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	NAME	SCK	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Cornelius Bennett C. Bennett	8.5	1987	BUF	8					0	0	0		0	0
2	Aaron Schobel A. Schobel	6.5	2001	BUF	16	31	11	42	44	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bruce Smith B. Smith	6.5	1985	BUF	16					0	0	0		4	0
4	Marcell Dareus M. Dareus	5.5	2011	BUF	16	32	11	43	33	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	Ed Oliver E. Oliver	5.0	2019	BUF	16	24	19	43	39	0	0	0	1	0	0
6	Gabe Northern G. Northern	5.0	1996	BUF	16					0	0	0		0	0
7	Jeff Wright J. Wright	5.0	1988	BUF	15					0	0	0		1	0
8	Darryl Talley D. Talley	5.0	1983	BUF	16					0	0	0		2	0
9	Greg Rousseau G. Rousseau	4.0	2021	BUF	17	42	8	50	12	1	3	0	1	0	0
10	Leon Seals L. Seals	3.5	1987	BUF	13					0	0	0		0	0
11	Nickell Robey-Coleman N. Robey-Coleman	3.0	2013	BUF	16	30	9	39	23	1	19	1	1	1	0
12	Coy Wire C. Wire	3.0	2002	BUF	16	71	25	96	23	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Bryce Fisher B. Fisher	3.0	2001	BUF	13	20	13	33	25	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	Kendrick Office K. Office	3.0	2001	BUF	8	11	5	16	25	0	0	0	2	0	0
15	Sean McNanie S. McNanie	3.0	1984	BUF	15					0	0	0		0	0
16	Boogie Basham B. Basham	2.5	2021	BUF	8	11	7	18	24	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Adolphus Washington A. Washington	2.5	2016	BUF	15	12	9	21	16	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Arthur Moats A. Moats	2.5	2010	BUF	15	18	15	33	13.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	Grant Irons G. Irons	2.5	2002	BUF	15	5	3	8	15	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Javon Solomon J. Solomon	2.0	2024	BUF	14	9	4	13	28	0	0	0	1	1	0
21	Tremaine Edmunds T. Edmunds	2.0	2018	BUF	15	80	41	121	4	2	19	0	2	0	0
22	Shaq Lawson S. Lawson	2.0	2016	BUF	10	7	6	13	17	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	Kiko Alonso K. Alonso	2.0	2013	BUF	16	87	72	159	17	4	38	0	1	2	0
24	Kellen Heard K. Heard	2.0	2011	BUF	15	13	8	21	8	0	0	0	1	0	0
25	Tyrone Robertson T. Robertson	2.0	2001	BUF	12	19	7	26	6	0	0	0	0	0	0

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PASS

1,039

Allen

RUSH

421

Cook

REC

270

Kincaid

Team Rankings

PPG

31.8

2nd

OPP PPG

26.8

25th

RUSH YDS/G

139.0

6th

PASS YDS/G

259.8

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	3	1	.750
Patriots	3	2	.600
Jets	2	3	.400
Dolphins	0	5	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	BUF	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	BAL	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	BUF	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	MIA	@	BUF	1:00 PM

Last Game

Patriots

2 - 2

Final

Bills

3 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

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LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

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Reichard

54

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NFL 2026 Betting

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4-1

3-1

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM

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