The Buffalo Bills were 12-4 in 1988. They finished 1st in the AFC East and 1st in the AFC. They fell to the Cincinnati Bengals, 21 to 10, in the 1988 AFC Championship game on January 8, 1989.
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Josh Allen laments not throwing ball away, after interception seals Bills loss to New England
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Maye overcomes his two turnovers with 3 TD passes in Patriots' 29-26 win over Bills
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Bills starting cornerback Christian Benford inactive against Patriots because of toe injury
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Bills linebacker Joe Andreesen signs 2-year contract to extend stay with hometown team
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Patriots defense heads to Buffalo without Christian Gonzalez and Christian Barmore
1988 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 | 329 | 5,315 | 1,012 | 5.3 | 2,133 | 528 | 4.0 | 3,411 | 454 | 7.5 | 30 | 229 | 313 | 137 | 161 | 15 | 109 | 824 |
Team Rank | 14th | 12th | 18th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 12th | 17th | 23rd | 4th | 9th | 20th | 11th | 5th | 17th | 27th | 20th | 19th | |
Opponent | 16 | 237 | 4,578 | 971 | 4.7 | 1,854 | 477 | 3.9 | 3,046 | 448 | 6.8 | 46 | 322 | 299 | 114 | 146 | 39 | 90 | 713 |
Opponent Rank | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 12th | 13th | 11th | 5th | 3rd | 12th | 4th | 8th | 12th | 15th | 5th | 27th | 23rd | 23rd | |
Net | +92 | +737 | +41 | +0.5 | +279 | +51 | +0.2 | +365 | +6 | +0.7 | -16 | -93 | +14 | +23 | +15 | -24 | +19 | +111 | |
Net Rank | 5th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 10th | 12th | 5th | 6th | 22nd | 11th | 8th | 10th | 28th | 21st | 20th |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
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