#1997 buffalo bills roster full#
#1997 buffalo bills roster pro#

Tony Richardson (American football) 1-yard touchdown reception from Elvis Grbac, Pete Stoyanovich kick no good (blocked) Kickoff returned 94 yards for touchdown by Tamarick Vanover, Pete Stoyanovich kick good Roster 1997 Buffalo Bills rosterĪndre Reed 77-yard touchdown reception from Todd Collins (quarterback), Steve Christie kick good RosterEdit 79 Ruben Brown G 63 Bill Conaty C 70 John Fina T 68 Corbin Lacina G 72 Corey Louchiey T 74 Jamie Nails G 60 Jerry Ostroski T - Mike Rockwood.

#1997 buffalo bills roster pro#

One notable player that was not drafted by the Bills, but debuted for the team in 1997, was future Pro Bowl defensive tackle Pat Williams, who played with the team for eight seasons. Third-year quarterback Todd Collins started the season, and the Bills signed former Raiders quarterback Billy Joe Hobert, whose contract was terminated after a Week Seven loss to New England. This left the Bills forced to find a different opening day starting quarterback for the first time since 1985. Prior to the 1997 season, long-time quarterback (and future Hall of Famer) Jim Kelly announced his retirement from professional football. The game was the third-greatest regular season comeback in NFL history (third only to a 33-point comeback by the 2022 Vikings and a 28-point comeback by the 1980 49ers), and the second greatest in team history (second to ' The Comeback' in the 1992 playoffs.) Offseason The Colts closed to within two, but missed a two-point conversion, giving Buffalo a two-point victory.

#1997 buffalo bills roster full#

The Colts roared to a 26–0 lead in the second quarter, before the Bills went on a 37–3 run, ultimately taking the lead 37–29 with 1:15 remaining in the game. The upcoming 2023 season will be the Buffalo Bills 64th season as a franchise, their 54th in the National Football League, their ninth full season under the ownership of Terry and Kim Pegula, and their seventh under the head coach/general manager tandem of Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane. One of the most memorable games in Buffalo Bills history occurred in Week Four against the Indianapolis Colts. Hobert's contract was terminated after Week Seven, in which Hobert was backing up an injured Collins, and after the game revealed to the media that he had not studied the playbook. Third-string quarterback Alex Van Pelt also saw playing time with three starts in Collins' absence.

The Bills also signed Oakland's Billy Joe Hobert to challenge Collins for the starting job.

Todd Collins started at quarterback for the Bills in their first season in the post- Jim Kelly era. This for first since 1982 Jim Kelly was not on the opening day roster. 1997 was Hall of Fame head coach Marv Levy's final year as the team's head coach. They missed the playoffs for only the second time in ten seasons. The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 10–6, instead falling to 6–10. The 1997 Buffalo Bills season was their 38th in the league.