who was the defensive player of the year in 1996

Bruce Smith won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1996.

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		NAME	DPOY	SEASON	TM	GP	YDS	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1		Bruce Smith B. Smith	1	1996	BUF	16	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

	NAME	DATE	DPOY	SEASON	TM		OPP	YDS	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC TD	KR YDS	KR TD	PR YDS	PR TD
1	Bruce Smith B. Smith	12/22/1996	1	1996	BUF	vs	KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bruce Smith B. Smith	12/16/1996	1	1996	BUF	@	MIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bruce Smith B. Smith	12/8/1996	1	1996	BUF	@	SEA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Bruce Smith B. Smith	12/1/1996	1	1996	BUF	@	IND	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Bruce Smith B. Smith	11/24/1996	1	1996	BUF	vs	NYJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Bruce Smith B. Smith	11/17/1996	1	1996	BUF	vs	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Bruce Smith B. Smith	11/10/1996	1	1996	BUF	@	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Bruce Smith B. Smith	11/3/1996	1	1996	BUF	vs	WAS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Bruce Smith B. Smith	10/27/1996	1	1996	BUF	@	NE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Bruce Smith B. Smith	10/20/1996	1	1996	BUF	@	NYJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Bruce Smith B. Smith	10/13/1996	1	1996	BUF	vs	MIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Bruce Smith B. Smith	10/6/1996	1	1996	BUF	vs	IND	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Bruce Smith B. Smith	9/22/1996	1	1996	BUF	vs	DAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Bruce Smith B. Smith	9/16/1996	1	1996	BUF	@	PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Bruce Smith B. Smith	9/8/1996	1	1996	BUF	vs	NE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Bruce Smith B. Smith	9/1/1996	1	1996	BUF	@	NYG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Average		0.1					0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Total		1					0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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786

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RUSH

346

Cook

REC

263

Kincaid

Team Rankings

PPG

33.7

1st

OPP PPG

26.0

21st

RUSH YDS/G

155.0

4th

PASS YDS/G

262.0

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	3	0	1.000
Patriots	1	2	.333
Jets	1	2	.333
Dolphins	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	BUF	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	BAL	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM

Last Game

Chargers

0 - 3

Final

Bills

3 - 0

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	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)
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM

Bruce Smith won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1996.

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