2013 Buffalo Bills season

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2013 Buffalo Bills season
Owner Ralph Wilson
General manager Buddy Nix, Doug Whaley
Head coach Doug Marrone
Home field Ralph Wilson Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers Mario Williams
Kyle Williams
Jairus Byrd
Marcell Dareus

The 2013 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 44th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the first under head coach Doug Marrone. It was also the final season under the ownership of Ralph Wilson, who died in March 2014 at the age of 95. The team equaled their record from 2012 and missed the playoffs, increasing their playoff drought to 14 seasons. This was the first year of renewed leases on Ralph Wilson Stadium and for the Bills Toronto Series, both of which were signed in the preceding offseason.

Contents

The Toronto series was originally set to expire in 2017, but was cancelled in December 2014; the lease on Ralph Wilson Stadium expired in 2022 and was presumably the last long-term agreement with the aging stadium, as the lease specifies that the process of exploring a new stadium began during the lease period. The Bills also started the 2013 season with a new starting quarterback, first-round draft pick EJ Manuel, after previous starter Ryan Fitzpatrick refused a pay cut and was subsequently released.

2013 draft

2013 Buffalo Bills draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
116 EJ Manuel   QB Florida State Pick from STL [a]
241 Robert Woods   WR USC
246 Kiko Alonso   LB Oregon Pick from STL [a]
378 Marquise Goodwin  WR Texas Pick from STL [a]
4105 Duke Williams   S Nevada
5143 Jonathan Meeks  S Clemson
6177 Dustin Hopkins   K Florida State
7222 Chris Gragg   TE Arkansas Pick from STL [b] [a]
      Made roster    †    Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

^[a] The Bills traded their first- and third-round selections (8th and 71st overall) to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the Rams' first-, second-, third- and seventh-round selections (16th, 46th, 78th and 222nd overall).
^[b] The Bills traded their original seventh-round selection (214th overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for quarterback Tarvaris Jackson.

Staff

2013 Buffalo Bills staff

Front office

  • Owner – Ralph Wilson
  • President/CEO – Russ Brandon
  • General manager – Buddy Nix/Doug Whaley
  • Senior Vice-president of Football Administration – Jim Overdorf
  • Special assistant – Buddy Nix
  • Director of pro personnel – Jim Monos
  • Director of pro personnel – Tom Gibbons
  • Pro Personnel Coordinator – Rob Hanrahan
  • Director of college scouting – Chuck Cook
  • Asst. Director of College Scouting – Kelvin Fisher
  • Director of Football Administration - Don Purdy
  • Contract Administrator/Football Analyst – Kevin Meganck
  • Director of Analytics – Michael Lyons

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Doug Marrone
  • Assistant to the head coach – Stephen Brown

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Danny Crossman
  • Special teams assistant – John Anselmo

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Eric Ciano
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Hal Luther
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Dan Liburd

Final roster

2013 Buffalo Bills final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 7 inactive, 7 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
1August 11at Indianapolis Colts W 44–201–0 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
2August 16 Minnesota Vikings W 20–162–0 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
3August 24at Washington Redskins L 7–302–1 FedExField Recap
4August 29 Detroit Lions L 13–352–2Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap

Regular season

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
1September 8 New England Patriots L 21–230–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
2September 15 Carolina Panthers W 24–231–1Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
3September 22at New York Jets L 20–271–2 MetLife Stadium Recap
4September 29 Baltimore Ravens W 23–202–2Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
5October 3at Cleveland Browns L 24–372–3 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
6October 13 Cincinnati Bengals L 24–27 (OT)2–4Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
7October 20at Miami Dolphins W 23–213–4 Sun Life Stadium Recap
8October 27at New Orleans Saints L 17–353–5 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
9November 3 Kansas City Chiefs L 13–233–6Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
10November 10at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–233–7 Heinz Field Recap
11November 17 New York Jets W 37–144–7Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
12 Bye
13December 1 Atlanta Falcons L 31–34 (OT)4–8 Rogers Centre (Toronto) Recap
14December 8at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 6–274–9 Raymond James Stadium Recap
15December 15at Jacksonville Jaguars W 27–205–9 EverBank Field Recap
16December 22 Miami Dolphins W 19–06–9Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
17December 29at New England Patriots L 20–346–10 Gillette Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
 #  Indicates that the game was part of the Bills Toronto Series.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New England Patriots

Week One: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period1234Total
Patriots1070623
Bills0147021

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 35-yard field goal with five seconds left to give the Patriots the win.

With the loss, the Bills began the season 0–1.

Week 2: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Two: Carolina Panthers at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period1234Total
Panthers077923
Bills03111024

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

Buffalo trailed for most of their Week 2 game against the Panthers but took the lead with two seconds left after Stevie Johnson caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from EJ Manuel. Dan Carpenter kicked the extra point to give the Bills a 24–23 win.

With the win, Buffalo improved to 1–1.

Week 3: at New York Jets

Week Three: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bills066820
Jets7103727

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

With the loss, the Bills fell to 1–2.

Week 4: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Four: Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period1234Total
Ravens077620
Bills6143023

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

The Bills defense intercepted Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco five times in this game, as Flacco completed only 50% of his passes. Despite the five turnovers, the game was still somewhat close, but the Bills won the game 23–20.

With the win, the Bills improved to 2–2.

Week 5: at Cleveland Browns

Week Five: Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bills10014024
Browns01771337

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

EJ Manuel left the game for the Bills with a knee injury, and was replaced by Jeff Tuel. The Bills had a 24–17 lead in the third quarter, but the Browns, who also lost quarterback Brian Hoyer, won the game with Brandon Weeden at the helm. T. J. Ward returned an interception 44 yards to seal the game.

With the loss, the Bills fell to 2–3.

Week 6: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Six: Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Bengals10770327
Bills73014024

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

The Bills trailed 24–10 in the fourth quarter, but came back to tie the game after Marquise Goodwin caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from Thad Lewis and force overtime. In the extra period, the Bills got the ball first, but were forced to punt after they went three-and-out. The Bengals returned the punt 39 yards to set them up in field goal range. A couple of plays later, Mike Nugent kicked the game winning 43-yard field goal.

With the tough loss, the Bills fell to 2–4.

Week 7: at Miami Dolphins

Week Seven: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bills1430623
Dolphins0147021

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

With the win, the Bills improved to 3–4.

Week 8: at New Orleans Saints

Week Eight: Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bills0100717
Saints7147735

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 72,405
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

This marked the Bills' only game outside of the Eastern time zone during the 2013 season.

Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Nine: Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period1234Total
Chiefs03101023
Bills733013

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), overcast
  • Game attendance: 68,159
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Danny Amendola
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

Despite Buffalo's defense not allowing a touchdown, the offense gave up two turnover returns for touchdowns in the second half. With the loss, the Bills fell to 3–6.

Week 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Ten: Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bills300710
Steelers0107623

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 60,406
  • Referee: Scott Green
  • TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

With the loss, the Bills fell to 3–7.

Week 11: vs. New York Jets

Week Eleven: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period1234Total
Jets007714
Bills02014337

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 68,036
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

With the win, the Bills improved to 4–7.

Week 13: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Bills Toronto Series
Week Thirteen: Atlanta Falcons at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Falcons71077334
Bills14377031

at Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 38,969
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

With the loss, the Bills fell to 4–8.

Week 14: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Fourteen: Buffalo Bills at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bills30306
Buccaneers14103027

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Game information

With the loss, the Bills fell to 4–9.

Week 15: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Fifteen: Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bills3170727
Jaguars373720

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), 10% chance of rain
  • Game attendance: 60,085
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon and Rich Gannon
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

With the win, the Bills improved to 5–9, but were eliminated from playoff contention with the Miami Dolphins' win over the New England Patriots.

Week 16: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Sixteen: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period1234Total
Dolphins00000
Bills370919

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), cloudy with mist
  • Game attendance: 54,305
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein (blacked out locally)
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

With the win, the Bills improved to 6–9. This was also the last home game that the Bills didn't sell out. Since the next game (Week 2 of the 2014 season against the Dolphins), every Bills home game has been sold out.

Week 17: at New England Patriots

Week Seventeen: Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bills3071020
Patriots61001834

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: December 29
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C), rain
  • Game attendance: 68,756
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

With the loss, the Bills ended their season at 6–10.

Standings

Division

AFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(2) New England Patriots 1240.7504–29–3444338W2
New York Jets 880.5003–35–7290387W2
Miami Dolphins 880.5002–47–5317335L2
Buffalo Bills 6100.3753–35–7339388L1

Conference

AFC [1] [2]
#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division winners
1 Denver Broncos West1330.8135–19–3.469.423W2
2 New England Patriots East1240.7504–29–3.473.427W2
3 [lower-alpha 1] Cincinnati Bengals North1150.6883–38–4.480.494W2
4 Indianapolis Colts South1150.6886–09–3.484.449W3
Wild cards
5 Kansas City Chiefs West1150.6882–47–5.445.335L2
6 San Diego Chargers West970.5634–26–6.496.549W4
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] Pittsburgh Steelers North880.5004–26–6.469.441W3
8 [lower-alpha 4] Baltimore Ravens North880.5003–36–6.484.418L2
9 [lower-alpha 5] New York Jets East880.5003–35–7.488.414W2
10 Miami Dolphins East880.5002–47–5.523.523L2
11 Tennessee Titans South790.4382–46–6.504.375W2
12 Buffalo Bills East6100.3753–35–7.520.500L1
13 [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 7] Oakland Raiders West4120.2501–54–8.523.359L6
14 [lower-alpha 8] Jacksonville Jaguars South4120.2503–34–8.504.234L3
15 Cleveland Browns North4120.2502–43–9.516.477L7
16 Houston Texans South2140.1251–52–10.559.500L14
Tiebreakers [lower-alpha 9]
  1. ↑ Cincinnati defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 14, 42–28).
  2. ↑ Pittsburgh finished with a better division record than Baltimore.
  3. ↑ Pittsburgh defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 6, 19–6).
  4. ↑ Baltimore defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 12, 19–3).
  5. ↑ The New York Jets finished with a better division record than Miami.
  6. ↑ Oakland and Jacksonville finished with a better conference record than Cleveland.
  7. ↑ Oakland defeated Jacksonville head-to-head (Week 2, 19–9).
  8. ↑ Jacksonville defeated Cleveland head-to-head (Week 13, 32–28).
  9. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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  2. ↑ "2013 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

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