The Buffalo Bills were 6-10 in 1997. They finished 4th in the AFC East and 12th in the AFC.
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Joe Brady's aggressive approach to Bills offense validated in Josh Allen's production through 2 wins
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Josh Allen opens the Bills' new stadium with a 5-TD outing in a 41-31 win over the Lions
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Fireworks, 2 anthems and a full house: Bills beat Lions in 1st regular-season game at new stadium
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Bills starting DT Ed Oliver ruled out against Lions after hurting his hip in warmups
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Lions rule out starting offensive linemen Blake Miller and Christian Mahogany against Bills
1997 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 16 | 255 | 4,657 | 1,014 | 4.6 | 1,782 | 422 | 4.2 | 3,213 | 546 | 5.9 | 46 | 338 | 268 | 98 | 144 | 26 | 92 | 742 |
Team Rank | 29th | 25th | 19th | 23rd | 14th | 23rd | 9th | 24th | 11th | 28th | 21st | 7th | 25th | 14th | 26th | 8th | 4th | 5th | |
Opponent | 16 | 367 | 4,853 | 1,041 | 4.7 | 1,792 | 493 | 3.6 | 3,405 | 502 | 6.8 | 46 | 344 | 265 | 85 | 160 | 20 | 98 | 992 |
Opponent Rank | 23rd | 9th | 19th | 6th | 15th | 23rd | 6th | 14th | 9th | 19th | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 8th | 11th | 9th | 19th | 4th | |
Net | -112 | -196 | -27 | -0.1 | -10 | -71 | +0.6 | -192 | +44 | -0.9 | 0 | -6 | +3 | +13 | -16 | +6 | -6 | -250 | |
Net Rank | 28th | 16th | 22nd | 16th | 12th | 26th | 5th | 22nd | 8th | 29th | 19th | 13th | 14th | 9th | 20th | 9th | 12th | 1st |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
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