2013 Buffalo Bills season | |
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Owner | Ralph Wilson |
General manager | Buddy Nix, Doug Whaley |
Head coach | Doug Marrone |
Home field | Ralph Wilson Stadium |
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Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 4th AFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | Mario Williams Kyle Williams Jairus Byrd Marcell Dareus |
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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.
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.
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 16 | EJ Manuel | QB | Florida State | Pick from STL [a] |
2 | 41 | Robert Woods | WR | USC | |
2 | 46 | Kiko Alonso | LB | Oregon | Pick from STL [a] |
3 | 78 | Marquise Goodwin | WR | Texas | Pick from STL [a] |
4 | 105 | Duke Williams | S | Nevada | |
5 | 143 | Jonathan Meeks | S | Clemson | |
6 | 177 | Dustin Hopkins | K | Florida State | |
7 | 222 | Chris Gragg | TE | Arkansas | Pick from STL [b] [a] |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 11 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 44–20 | 1–0 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 16 | Minnesota Vikings | W 20–16 | 2–0 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 24 | at Washington Redskins | L 7–30 | 2–1 | FedExField | Recap |
4 | August 29 | Detroit Lions | L 13–35 | 2–2 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | September 8 | New England Patriots | L 21–23 | 0–1 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 15 | Carolina Panthers | W 24–23 | 1–1 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 22 | at New York Jets | L 20–27 | 1–2 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 29 | Baltimore Ravens | W 23–20 | 2–2 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 3 | at Cleveland Browns | L 24–37 | 2–3 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 13 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 24–27 (OT) | 2–4 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 20 | at Miami Dolphins | W 23–21 | 3–4 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
8 | October 27 | at New Orleans Saints | L 17–35 | 3–5 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
9 | November 3 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 13–23 | 3–6 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 10 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–23 | 3–7 | Heinz Field | Recap |
11 | November 17 | New York Jets | W 37–14 | 4–7 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
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13 | December 1 | Atlanta Falcons | L 31–34 (OT) | 4–8 | Rogers Centre (Toronto) | Recap |
14 | December 8 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 6–27 | 4–9 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 15 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 27–20 | 5–9 | EverBank Field | Recap |
16 | December 22 | Miami Dolphins | W 19–0 | 6–9 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
17 | December 29 | at New England Patriots | L 20–34 | 6–10 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
Bills | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
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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.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
Bills | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 24 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
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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.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
Jets | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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With the loss, the Bills fell to 1–2.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Bills | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
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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.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Browns | 0 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
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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.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Bengals | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
Bills | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
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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.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
Dolphins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
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With the win, the Bills improved to 3–4.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Saints | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
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This marked the Bills' only game outside of the Eastern time zone during the 2013 season.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
Bills | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
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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.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Steelers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
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With the loss, the Bills fell to 3–7.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Bills | 0 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
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With the win, the Bills improved to 4–7.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
Bills | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
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With the loss, the Bills fell to 4–8.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Buccaneers | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
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With the loss, the Bills fell to 4–9.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
Jaguars | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
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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.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bills | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
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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.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
Patriots | 6 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 34 |
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With the loss, the Bills ended their season at 6–10. [1]
AFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(2) New England Patriots | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 444 | 338 | W2 |
New York Jets | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 5–7 | 290 | 387 | W2 |
Miami Dolphins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 7–5 | 317 | 335 | L2 |
Buffalo Bills | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 5–7 | 339 | 388 | L1 |
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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1 | Denver Broncos | West | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .469 | .423 | W2 |
2 | New England Patriots | East | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .473 | .427 | W2 |
3 [a] | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .480 | .494 | W2 |
4 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .484 | .449 | W3 |
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5 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .445 | .335 | L2 |
6 | San Diego Chargers | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .496 | .549 | W4 |
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7 [b] [c] | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .469 | .441 | W3 |
8 [d] | Baltimore Ravens | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .484 | .418 | L2 |
9 [e] | New York Jets | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .488 | .414 | W2 |
10 | Miami Dolphins | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .523 | .523 | L2 |
11 | Tennessee Titans | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .504 | .375 | W2 |
12 | Buffalo Bills | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .520 | .500 | L1 |
13 [f] [g] | Oakland Raiders | West | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .523 | .359 | L6 |
14 [h] | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .504 | .234 | L3 |
15 | Cleveland Browns | North | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .516 | .477 | L7 |
16 | Houston Texans | South | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .559 | .500 | L14 |
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