2014 Buffalo Bills Season
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| 2014 Buffalo Bills season | |||||
| Head coach | Doug Marrone | ||||
| General manager | Doug Whaley | ||||
| Owner | Ralph Wilson | ||||
| Home field | Ralph Wilson Stadium | ||||
| Results | |||||
| Record | 1-0 | ||||
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The 2014 Buffalo Bills season is the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League, 55th season of competition, and the second under head coach Doug Marrone. Founding owner Ralph Wilson died in March of 2014, leaving the team under new ownership for the first time in its history (his widow will control the trust holding the team until its eventual sale, which is expected in 2015).
On March 5, 2014, the Bills announced the postponement of the Bills Toronto Series for one year. President Russ Brandon will evaluate the series in the future, possibly to cancel games in Toronto.
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[edit] 2014 draft
- Main article: 2014 NFL Draft
| Position | Player | 2014 Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | Jairus Byrd | New Orleans Saints | Signed 6 years/$56 million |
| DE | Alex Carrington | St. Louis Rams | Signed 1 year/$1.5 million |
| S | Jim Leonhard | unsigned | |
| LB | Arthur Moats | Pittsburgh Steelers | Signed 1 year/$795,000 |
| OT | Thomas Welch | unsigned |
[edit] Staff
[edit] Current roster
[edit] Schedule
[edit] Preseason
On February 27, 2014, the NFL announced that the Bills will play the New York Giants in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. The game occurred on August 3, 2014, and was aired by NBC. The remainder of the Bills' preseason opponents were announced on April 9, 2014.
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| HOF | August 3 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. New York Giants | L 13–17 | 0–1 | Fawcett Stadium (Canton, Ohio) | NBC | Recap |
| 1 | August 8 | 7:30 p.m. | at Carolina Panthers | W 20-18 | 1-1 | Bank of America Stadium | WKBW | Recap |
| 2 | August 16 | 7:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 16–19 | 1–2 | Heinz Field | WKBW | Recap |
| 3 | August 23 | 4:30 p.m. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 14–27 | 1–3 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | WKBW/NFLN | |
| 4 | August 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Detroit Lions | L 0–23 | 1–4 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | WKBW | |
[edit] Regular season
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Chicago Bears | W 23-20 | 1-0 | Soldier Field | Fox | |
| 2 | September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Miami Dolphins | W 29-10 | 2-0 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | CBS | |
| 3 | September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | San Diego Chargers | Ralph Wilson Stadium | CBS | |||
| 4 | September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | CBS | |||
| 5 | October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Detroit Lions | Ford Field | Fox | |||
| 6 | October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | New England Patriots | Ralph Wilson Stadium | CBS | |||
| 7 | October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Minnesota Vikings | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Fox | |||
| 8 | October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | CBS | |||
| 9 | Bye | |||||||
| 10 | November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Kansas City Chiefs | Ralph Wilson Stadium | CBS | |||
| 11 | November 13 Thursday | 8:25 p.m. | at Miami Dolphins | Sun Life Stadium | NFLN | |||
| 12 | November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | New York Jets | Ralph Wilson Stadium | CBS | |||
| 13 | November 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Cleveland Browns | Ralph Wilson Stadium | CBS | |||
| 14 | December 7 | 4:05 p.m. | at Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | CBS | |||
| 15 | December 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Green Bay Packers | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Fox | |||
| 16 | December 21 | 4:25 p.m. | at Oakland Raiders | O.co Coliseum | CBS | |||
| 17 | December 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | CBS | |||
- Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
- For the first time since 2007, the Bills will not play a game in Toronto; the Bills Toronto Series was suspended in March 2014.
[edit] Game summaries
[edit] Week 1: at Chicago Bears
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
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